Google invests $600M to develop new Texas data center
Google is capping off a week of cross-country multi-million dollar investment announcements in Texas.
Tech industry needs competition to thrive, expert says
“You don't want to create a space where you crush the competition,” said Julie Samuels.
Alliances between rival carmakers define future of auto industry
Driving the partnerships is the need to invest significantly in new technology as a slowdown in auto sales squeeze margins.
Google fires several lobbying firms amid possible antitrust probe: report
Google fired several of its largest lobbying firm shuffled lobbyists and other political consultants amid a possible antitrust probe by the U.S. Justice Department, a report said.
Fired Google employee cries foul play in 'kangaroo court' investigation
A former Google software engineer believes he was penalized over his political ideology.
Google, Salesforce's billion-dollar acquisitions driven by a need to understand big data
The deals are also intended to help the firms better compete against Microsoft.
Google plans $17M expansion in Michigan to add ‘significant’ number of jobs
Google announced plans to invest $17 million to expand two Michigan offices that would add a “significant” amount of sales and technical support jobs, a report said.
Trump rips Google, Facebook, other tech firms for bias, hints at antitrust crackdown
Trump has traded barbs with top tech leaders for months over alleged political bias on their platforms.
Trump budget official pushes for delay in Huawei ban
The ban could also predominately affect rural companies and recipients of federal grants.
Google to buy cloud company Looker for $2.6 billion
This marks the first major transaction of new CEO Thomas Kurian, a former Oracle executive.
Google Stadia pricing, launch details for 'Netflix of video games' expected
As more consumers rely on digital downloads rather than physical copies of video games, traditional retailers have struggled to maintain sales.
Antitrust policy in spotlight as Trump admin, 2020 Dems and Congress lay siege to tech giants
Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon are all in the crosshairs.
Google is the top company business students want to work at in 2019, survey finds
It shouldn't come as a shock many business students are aiming to call Silicon Valley their home after graduation.
Antitrust probes of Amazon, Google could force industry shift even without legal action
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice are reportedly splitting new scrutiny of the tech giants.
DOJ reportedly exploring antitrust probe of Google
If the DOJ proceeds with the investigation, it will mark the first major antitrust case against a big tech company since President Trump took office.
Google bans apps selling marijuana in Play Store
Android users can’t purchase marijuana with a press of a button through a smartphone app anymore.
Google engineer speaks out on the tech giant’s anti-conservative bias
Mike Wacker, a conservative software engineer, says Google has become a hostile workplace for employees with conservative views.
Huawei’s operating system to replace Android expected to launch in June, report says
Huawei’s own operating system that’s expected to replace the Android system amid the Google ban is set to launch in June, a report said.
Google adds food ordering to products without delivery app download
Hungry people can now order food through Google without downloading an app.
Google cracks down on misleading pro-life ads with new policy
Google is changing its policy for abortion-related ads after it received backlash for allegedly giving free advertising to a pro-life group putting out misleading information.