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.
Social media dominance needs to be monitored 'carefully' at federal level: ex-US AG
Former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told "Mornings with Maria" that he is worried about social media platforms becoming too powerful.
McDonald's, Nike, Boeing, Wells Fargo latest to share stance on pausing political donations after Capitol riots
A growing list of businesses are pausing or reviewing political contributions in response to efforts against the certification of the Electoral College and the Capitol riot by a group of Trump supporters that followed.
Parler to be down 'for a while' without AWS, executives say: 'We are clearly being singled out'
Parler will likely go offline for "a while" Sunday evening given Amazon Web Services' decision to suspend the upstart social media platform after Wednesday's U.S. Capitol riot, executives said Sunday.
US judge overseeing Google case will sell mutual funds holding Alphabet stock
Judge Amit Mehta in Washington said he learned that some mutual funds held by him and his wife contain Alphabet stock and directed their sale
CEOs, business groups condemn Capitol Hill protests, violence and urge peace
Business leaders from Wall Street to Silicon Valley joined trade groups across the nation in calling for an end to the protests and violence on Capitol Hill.
Georgia elections, blue wave bad for Big Tech, analyst says
Should the Senate come under Democratic control, this would be viewed as a negative for the Big Tech companies, such as Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google, one analyst believes.
Drones set to deliver packages 'everywhere' in country in near future
Several drone companies are embracing this disruptive delivery channel, enabling consumers to receive drone deliveries directly to their homes.

















