Republican National Committee sues Google over email spam filters
The Republican National Committee (RNC) filed a lawsuit against Google Friday for discriminating against the political group by sending its emails to users' spam folders.
Waymo robotaxis coming to LA
Los Angeles is the third largest U.S. ride-hailing service area, with an estimated market opportunity of $2 billion in 2022, according to Alphabet-owned Waymo.
Google sued by Texas attorney general over alleged biometric data violations
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Google, alleging the California-based tech giant violated a state identity law, his office announced Thursday.
Paul Pelosi exercises $1M Google stock call options before Dems introduce congressional stock trading ban
Paul Pelosi exercised call options on Google parent-company Alphabet worth between $1 million and $5 million just a week before a bill banning congress members and their spouses from trading individual stocks.
Google approves Trump's Truth Social for distribution in Google Play
Google told FOX Business it has approved former President Trump’s Truth Social for distribution in its Google Play store for the first time.
Meta warns 1M Facebook users about Android, iOS apps used to steal login information
Meta's security researchers discovered over 400 Android and iOS apps this year designed to steal Facebook login information and compromise users' accounts.
Fitbit users will be required to log in through Google by 2025
Google will require new and existing Fitbit users to sign in through its services to access Fitbit accounts by 2025. Google bought Fitbit in January 2021.
RNC chair rips Google for alleged email suppression: Must keep ‘Big Tech’s thumb off the scale’ of democracy
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel says the political group is exploring legal action after Google allegedly suppressed get-out-the-vote emails ahead of the midterms.
Truth Social now available in Samsung Galaxy Store
Samsung has added former President Trump’s Truth Social to its Galaxy app store, despite still working on getting the platform into Google's store.
Arizona AG announces $85 million Google settlement over location privacy lawsuit
Arizona AG Mark Brnovich announced Tuesday that his office had secured an $85 million settlement with Google over its lawsuit over the company's policies on location data.
Google quietly backtracks on racial quota for PhD fellowship program: report
Google has revered its racial quota policy for its PhD fellowship program following pushback that accused the company of unfairly discriminating against Asians.
House passes antitrust bill targeting Big Tech
The House passed a bipartisan antitrust measure giving states greater power concerning tech company issues.
Google CEO says employees shouldn't 'equate fun with money’
Google employees are complaining that the company is limiting benefits and perks despite the company's booming success. CEO Sundar Pichai says fund doesn't equate with money.
Google co-founder Larry Page's flying car company Kittyhawk shutting down
Google co-founder Larry Page's Kittyhawk — an automobile company aimed at making flying cars a reality — has announced it will fold after more than a decade of losses.
Meta and Google are cutting staff. Just don’t mention layoffs.
Meta and Google are quietly laying off employees by reorganizing departments and giving employees a limited window to apply for other roles within the company.
Google erroneously sent a nearly $250,000 payment to engineer
Google accidentally sent a security engineer named Sam Curry a payment of nearly $250,000 a few weeks ago, the engineer said in a Sept. 13 tweet.
Google Android antitrust fine largely upheld by EU court
The European Court of Justice’s General Court largely upheld a decision to fine Google more than 4 billion euros for restricting competition through Android.
DuckDuckGo, Mozilla and others support bill to reign in Big Tech's power
Giant tech companies like Alphabet's Google and Meta's Facebook may be facing further regulation if a bill brought forward by Sen. Amy Klobuchar is passed.
Google to face $25.4 billion in damages by UK and Dutch courts over adtech practices
Google will be facing lawsuits with damages of more than $25.4 billion brought on by British and Dutch courts for its alleged unfair advertising practices.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai looking to improve tech giant's efficiency
Pichai warned that Google has been "slower" to make decisions as its headcount has swelled. The search engine technology, online advertising, and cloud computing and consumer electronics company has slowed hiring for the remainder of 2022.