West Virginia newspaper publisher sues Google, Facebook
The suit alleges that Google and Facebook conspired to further their dominance with a secret agreement.
Google helps Robinhood after swarm of negative reviews drops company to 1-star rating
Google is helping clean up negative reviews of trading app Robinhood on Google Play after the platform came under fire for restricting trading on the platform, reports show.
Former Google CEO says 'China surging to overtake' US
A group of tech and policy leaders including former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is warning that China is "surging to overtake the United States in critical areas."
YouTube CEO says service has paid $30 billion to creators, artists, and media companies
YouTube has paid creators, artists, and media organizations more than $30 billion in the last three years, CEO Susan Wojcicki announced in a Tuesday newsletter.
Google stops donations to members of Congress who voted against certifying presidential election results
Google is the latest tech company to halt political donations to members of Congress who voted against certifying the results of the presidential election.
Musk says Tesla beats Waymo at self-driving tech after Krafcik criticises it
Elon Musk has responded to criticsm of Tesla's 'self-driving' systems by Waymo CEO John Krafcik, saying his tech is better.
Google commits $150M to promote coronavirus vaccine education, opens company space as vaccination sites
Google will provide more than $150 million to promote coronavirus vaccine education and will open up Google spaces to serve as vaccination sites, the company announced Monday.
Google closes Loon, its plan to use balloons for web access
Loon, which was overseen by Alphabet Inc., was unable to reduce costs enough to make its business model sustainable.
Google says it will shut search engine in Australia if forced to pay for news
The search giant had warned that its 19 million Australian users would face degraded search and YouTube experiences if the new code were enforced
Big Tech backs Biden's Day 1 immigration, climate executive orders
Big Tech came together Wednesday to cheer President Biden's inauguration and his first executive orders as the 46th president of the United States.
Twitch 'indefinitely' suspends Trump following Capitol riot
"The President’s statements continue to be interpreted as calls to action, and we are taking this action to remove the potential for harm to our community and the general public," a Twitch spokesperson told FOX Business in a statement Wednesday.
Google investigates ethical AI team member over handling of sensitive data
Alphabet Inc’s Google is investigating a member of its ethical AI team and has locked the corporate account linked to that person after finding that thousands of files were retrieved from its server and shared with external accounts, the company said on Wednesday.
Trump pardons former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski
Levandowski was sentenced in August to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty in March
Biden inauguration bankrolled by corporate donors like Amazon, Google, Boeing
Major companies Google, Amazon and Boeing are among President-elect Joe Biden's Inauguration Committee donors.
The 5 biggest issues for technology companies in 2021
After a year of startling growth, the tech industry faces a more vexing 2021.
Parler CEO John Matze says platform will welcome users 'back soon' in new status update
Parler's lawyer, David Groesbeck, argued during a hearing on Thursday that the company would suffer irreparable harm if it was forced to permanently shut down and that it is in the public interest to restore the platform's service.
Google bans political ads ahead of Biden inauguration
Google has banned political ads after last week's Capitol riots and ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's Jan. 20 inauguration.
Google to pay $250G in DACA fees to cover more than 500 Dreamers
Google said Tuesday it will create a $250,000 grant to cover fees for 500 people applying or renewing their applications under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
YouTube suspends Trump's channel after violating policy on inciting violence
Trump's channel is now prevented from uploading new videos or livestreams for a minimum of seven days
YouTube rival sues Google for 'unfairly rigging' search algorithms
"By unfairly rigging its search algorithms such that YouTube is the first-listed links ‘above the fold’ on its search results page, Google, through its search engine, was able to wrongfully divert massive traffic to YouTube, depriving Rumble of the additional traffic, users, uploads, brand awareness and revenue it would have otherwise received,” the 38-page complaint states.