Google parent Alphabet posts sales miss but posts YouTube, Cloud revenue in rare move
Investors wrestle with mixed quarterly results.
YouTube: No 'birther' conspiracy videos for 2020 election
Also banned: Election-related "deepfake" videos and anything that aims to mislead viewers about voting procedures and how to participate in the 2020 census.
Google hosts summit with Washington, DC, policy experts
The summit will give Google a chance to help the policy pros from across the political spectrum understand its products better.
UPS buys 10,000 electric delivery vans and announces Waymo partnership
UPS announced Wednesday that it has partnered with self-driving car company Waymo and invested in electric car company Arrival.
Google shuts down offices in China due to coronavirus concerns
Google joins wave of shutdowns in China as coronavirus concerns mount.
Antivirus program tracked users' porn habits, sold browsing data
Antivirus program Avast, which is used by hundreds of millions of people, collected and sold users' most secretive browsing data to some of the world's largest companies until 2019.
Google antitrust probe: State AGs, Justice Department reportedly could join forces
State attorneys general investigating Google for antitrust practices will reportedly have an information-sharing meeting with the Department of Justice next week.
Google backtracks on new Search results design after backlash
The new design added a small icon next to each Search result, blurring the lines between actual search results and advertisements.
Google Flights no longer charging airlines for ads
Google is getting rid of ads in its flight search engine.
Google envelope will hide your phone from you
The app will print a piece of paper to cover your phone, while still allowing you to make calls and take photos.
Alphabet CEO backs temporary ban on facial-recognition
Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet urged regulators to take a "proportionate approach" when drafting rules for AI
Why Twitter’s Jack Dorsey has invested in this Airbnb rival
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt have invested in Peek.com because they understand the market opportunity, founder and CEO Ruzwana Bashir said.
France's Macron says he, Trump had 'great discussion' on digital tax
Some tech giants such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon said the French tax, known as GAFA — an acronym representing all four companies — unfairly targets them.
Google CEO calls for AI regulation to avoid 'negative consequences' of thinking machines
Sundar Pichai’s comments come as lawmakers and governments seriously consider putting limits on how artificial intelligence is used.
Medical software company tells customers it won't use Google Cloud amid privacy concerns
People have been skeptical of Google's approach to health care storage
Google joins $1T club
Google shares are up 8.5 percent in 2020.
Google’s desktop search results get a redesign
Google is changing the design of its desktop search results. Here is how it's going to look.
Google legal chief leaving amid sexual misconduct troubles
David Drummond, the legal chief of Google parent company Alphabet, is leaving at the end of the month, following accusations of inappropriate relationships with employees.
How different social media services handle political ads
Online platforms including Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google face growing pressure to stop carrying political ads that contain false or misleading claims ahead of the U.S. presidential election.