Google workers, labor organizers fired over Thanksgiving call for federal probe
“This is an expression of Google’s management power,” Duke said. “They are scared of worker power.”
Trump says he won't let France 'take advantage of American companies' with digital tax
The U.S. threatened a 100% tariff on $2.4 billion of French imports.
UK watchdog investigating Google's $2.6B plan to buy Looker data company
Google said in June it planned to buy Looker, which helps customers “visualize data,” for $2.6 billion in cash to bolster its Google Cloud service.
U.S. trade officials finalizing investigation into France's digital tax
The 3 percent tax would be placed on companies with more than $834 million in revenue globally.
Google fires employees who helped organize labor protests
Memo says workers were fired for violating security policies.
Google faces new protest over accusations of retaliation against employee activism
Organizers want two employees who were put on administrative leave reinstated.
Google takes a stand on political ads
The tech giant said it would begin restricting political ads on its platform.
Amnesty International torches Google, Facebook as human rights violators
It said Google and Facebook should be forced to abandon what it calls their surveillance-based business model because it is “predicated on human rights abuse.”
Google reins in political advertising
Google is making political ads harder to target at specific types of people.
US tech giants answer questions on business practices amid House probe
The House Judiciary Committee is conducting one of several antitrust probes into U.S. tech firms amid mounting scrutiny about data privacy and their impact on various industries.
This Silicon Valley company will pay you $10,000 to leave the Bay Area
With Silicon Valley's tech hub creating a housing crisis in the Bay Area, one company is offering employees $10,000 to move elsewhere.
Ayesha Curry Thanksgiving recipe debuts on Google Assistant
Curry’s recipes will be featured on Google’s tech devices.
Leaks prompt Google CEO to cut down on meetings, leaked email says
The company's weekly town hall meetings will now be held monthly.
Huawei sells folding smartphone with no Google after US ban
Huawei Technologies Ltd. is China’s first global tech brand.
Move over Gucci! Watch out Saks! 5th Avenue has a new holiday player
The mega-brand brought in $15 billion in revenue in the United States last year.
Google whistleblower writes anonymous Guardian op-ed with concerns over Ascension project
The author was one of 250 people working on the project, according to the op-ed.
Pope demands Facebook, Apple, Google crack down on child porn online
Pope Francis called Thursday for Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Google and other tech companies to urgently take measures to remove child porn from the web and prevent children from accessing pornography online.
Amazon, Facebook and Google to face another House inquiry
The committee is exploring the effect tech has on small business.
Fomer Google CEO Eric Schmidt donating $1B to philanthropic causes
Schmidt and his wife will double the $1B they have given to philanthropic causes to date, the pair announced.
Privacy, justice groups don't trust Google's $2B move into fitness
They say in a Wednesday letter to the Federal Trade Commission that the deal would consolidate Google’s dominance over internet services like search, advertising and smartphone operating systems.

















