Big Tech reacts to G7 minimum tax rate deal: 'Significant first step'
Big Tech may face some of the most significant impact of a proposed 15% minimum corporate tax rate that members of the Group of Seven, or G7, meeting in London agreed to support on Saturday.
Google drops staffer from diversity team after unearthed blog post deemed anti-Semitic
Google has removed its former head of global diversity strategy after a 14-year-old blog post resurfaced that some deemed to be anti-Semitic.
Sen. Booker, Dem lawmakers urge Google to conduct 'racial equity audit' to make product safer for Black people
Sen. Cory Booker is calling on Google's parent company to conduct a "racial equity audit" that he says is necessary to identify "harmful" racial bias baked into the technology of its products.
Rabbinic organization calls on Google to replace staffer over ‘deeply disturbing,’ ‘anti-Semitic’ blog post
The largest rabbinic public policy organization in America is calling on Google to replace staffer Kamau Bobb over a 2007 blog post the group characterized as “deeply disturbing” and “viciously anti-Semitic.”
Google staffer under fire for past comment suggesting Jews have 'insatiable appetite for war'
A Google staffer named Kamau Bobb made comments on his personal blog in the past about the Jewish community that have come under renewed scrutiny this week over their potential anti-Semitic nature.
Google to accept cryptocurrency exchange, wallet advertisements in August
The tech giant said it will update its financial products and services policy in August to "clarify the scope and requirements to allow the advertisement of cryptocurrency related business and services."
Coinbase partnering with Apple, Google wallets for crypto purchases
Select customers on the Coinbase Card's waitlist will become eligible to earn up to 4% back in crypto rewards on purchases starting this week.
Amazon, Google, Apple employees voice support for Palestinians
Employees at Amazon, Google and Apple have voiced support for Palestinians in public posts and letters and are asking their employers to do the same.
Microsoft plans to pull the plug on Internet Explorer
Microsoft said it plans to largely retire its Internet Explorer browser, adding to the digital scrap heap a product once at the center of one of the tech industry’s biggest battles.
Google exec says Meet demand grows more than expected in new remote era
Google Workspace VP and general manager Javier Soltero on demand for Meet during the coronavirus pandemic and remote work.
Google Docs to suggest users write using gender-neutral terms
A new feature to Google Docs will soon be prompting users to write in more gender-neutral terms.
From geeks to freaks – the not-so-secret sex lives of the world’s richest and most powerful
They’re among the world’s wealthiest men, they run the world’s most influential tech companies – and nerdy backgrounds haven’t hampered their nightlives.
Big Tech, semiconductors team up to lobby US government on chip production funding
Big Tech and top chipmakers have formed a new lobbying group that is seeking government chip manufacturing subsidies.
Google expects 20% of its workforce will telecommute permanently
A spokesperson for the tech giant confirmed to FOX Business on Wednesday that it expects about 20% of its workforce will be permanently allowed to telecommute, while another 20% will work in new office locations and the other 60% will work on site for a few days per week.
Hawley warns Big Tech ‘too powerful,’ calls for breakup to spark competition
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., explains how breaking up Big Tech would benefit America.
Gates joins other recent billionaire high-profile divorces
Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda, in a statement Monday, announced they calling it quits after nearly 30 years of marriage.
Varney: Big Tech’s stock price surge a 'huge shot in the arm' for pensions
FOX Business' Stuart Varney on the benefits and downsides of Big Tech during his latest "My Take."
CA officials, Big Tech and Biden firm coordinated 'misinformation' censorship before election: Judicial Watch
Judicial Watch, a government transparency watchdog group, announced Tuesday that it has obtained documents allegedly showing California officials colluding with social media giants to censor speech surrounding the 2020 elections – including some of its own posts.
Google smashes sales records as digital advertising market booms
Google's parent company shattered sales records for the first quarter, fueled by a surge in digital ad spending that has strengthened the tech heavyweight even as regulators try to curtail its power.
Ex-Google employee: Big Tech's biz model is 'a society that is addicted, outraged, polarized'
Ex-Google employee and Big Tech critic Tristan Harris on Tuesday said the business model of big social media companies "is to create a society that is addicted, outraged, [and] polarized."