Facebook, Apple and other tech giants face rising pressure over Ukraine
Russia and the West are pressuring tech companies to respond to the conflict in Ukraine.
Tech giants turn to a classic recruitment tool: Cash
After years of enticing employees with large stock awards and surging share prices, some giant technology companies are employing a new tool: cash.
Publishers move to abandon Google-supported mobile web initiative
Several large online publishers are taking steps to abandon a program from Alphabet Inc.’s Google that was billed as a way to optimize readers’ mobile-browsing experience, saying it generates less advertising revenue.
Google launching job training, placement initiative through $100M career certificates fund
Google is launching an initiative that they say will help more than 20,000 Americans with job training and placement through its $100 million Google Career Certificates Fund.
Former Google CEO commits $125M to launch AI initiative
Former Google chief Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, have committed $125 million to a project aimed at advancing artificial intelligence while preparing for unintended consequences the technology could bring
Google plans to curtail cross-app tracking on Android phones
Google said Wednesday that it plans to develop more privacy-focused replacements for the alphanumeric identifiers associated with individual smartphones that some apps use to gather and share information about users.
US labor unions finding new hope in younger workers
Workers in their 20s are leading efforts to unionize in the U.S.
Watchdog group pushes Google, YouTube parent company for government censorship requests
An ethics watchdog is using shareholder activism to try to pry information about whether the Biden administration has been essentially outsourcing censorship to Google and YouTube.
Google launches bipartisan effort to train candidates, campaigns ahead of 2022 midterms
Google is launching a bipartisan effort to provide tools to train candidates and campaign workers in ways to “stay safe online” ahead of the 2022 midterm election cycle.
PriceRunner sues Google for 2.1 billion euros, prepares for long fight
Swedish price comparison firm PriceRunner said on Monday it was suing Alphabet-owned Google for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion), the latest firm to take legal action alleging the search giant manipulated search results.
App-store bill targeting Apple, Google is approved by Senate panel
A Senate panel advanced bipartisan legislation Thursday that would limit the ability of Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google to impose rules and fees on developers using their consumer-app stores.
Alphabet eyes $2 trillion value after blowout results
Google parent company Alphabet Inc advanced nearer to joining peers Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp in the elite $2 trillion market valuation club on Wednesday as the search giant's shares surged more than 8% following a blowout quarterly report.
Stocks rise for fourth day, Google surges 7%
Tech stocks remain in focus for investors after Google's strong quarter and ahead of Facebook results due after the bell.
Inside Google’s 20-for-one stock split
Google's massive stock split may attract a new crop of investors as shares become more affordable.
Conservative groups ask senators to keep app market open
A group of conservative policy organizations sent a letter to U.S. senators Monday asking them to keep the app market open and free from anti-competitive practices.
Google to invest $1B to push India's digitalization
Google will invest up to $1 billion in partnership with India’s Airtel to provide affordable access to smartphones to over a billion Indians and speed up use of cloud-based computing for business, the two companies said on Friday.
Google must face Arizona lawsuit against tracking services, judge rules
An Arizona judge on Tuesday refused to toss out the state's lawsuit against Google, which alleges that the company uses unfair practices to obtain users' location data.
Apple’s Tim Cook and Google's Sundar Pichai working Capitol Hill together to stop Big Tech bill
Apple CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet chief Sundar Pichai are both reaching out to senators personally in an effort to stop a bill aimed at reining in Big Tech
Texas attorney general takes Google to court for deceptive trade practice on Pixel phones
Google is facing a lawsuit headache after Utah also filed a lawsuit claiming the tech giant had engaged in antitrust practices with Facebook.
YouTube bans counseling channel for 'hate speech' after 'conversion therapy' report
YouTube has deleted the account of a nonprofit counseling organization for “Hate Speech” days after a left-leaning group published a report about “conversion therapy” online, attacking the organization.