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By Wayt Texas sued Google on Thursday for allegedly collecting residents’ facial and voice data without their consent – and accused the tech giant of turning millions of everyday Texans …
Read More By Zilber Google CEO Sundar Pichai reportedly grew agitated during a “heated” all-hands meeting in which an employee asked why the search engine was “nickel-and-diming” workers by taking away perks …
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By Elisa Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it plans to invest about $9.5 billion across its U.S. offices and data centers this year, up from $7 billion last year. Google said the investment will create …
Read MoreBy Zilber European Union officials have agreed on the language of new legislation aimed at reining in powerful American tech giants like Meta-owned Facebook and Alphabet Inc.’s Google. Approval is …
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By Elisa Alphabet’s Google urged a judge hearing a US antitrust case against it to reject the Justice Department’s request that it be sanctioned, saying it had not abused attorney-client privilege. …
Read More By Barrabi Google Maps appeared to be experiencing a global outage on Friday afternoon, with users around the world reporting the service was down and maps were not loading. DownDetector, …
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By Wayt A bipartisan bill that could cost Apple and Google billions of dollars by loosening the companies’ “twin monopolies” over their app stores was advanced by a key Senate …
Read MoreBy Barrabi Apple CEO Tim Cook and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai both personally lobbied members of the Senate Judiciary Committee to vote against legislation that would begin to rein in …
Read MoreBy Zilber Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg and his counterpart at Google, CEO Sundar Pichai, secretly struck a deal in 2018 to carve up the digital advertising market between the two …
Read More By Barrabi Alphabet-owned Google is planning to give hefty raises and stock awards to four of its top executives – just weeks after the tech giant informed employees they should …
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By Steigrad The video-driven social media app is the most popular site in 2021 – beating out last year’s top favorite Google, according to a new tech report. TikTok even …
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By Wayt The escalating supply chain crisis isn’t just hurting manufacturers and retailers that sell goods off the shelf – it’s bleeding into the tech world. Companies that sell everything …
Read More By Wayt Details of alleged collusion between Google and Facebook to squash competition in the online ad space are set to be made public this week, a federal judge has …
Read MoreBy Wayt Apple and Google will be forced to allow app developers to use alternative payment systems under a new law passed by South Korea’s parliament Tuesday, threatening the companies’ …
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By Wayt Apple has banned a dating and friendship app for unvaccinated people from its App Store – but the so-called “Tinder for anti-vaxxers” is still available on Android devices. …
Read MoreBy Wayt A UK regulator is probing whether Amazon and Google are doing enough to crack down on fake reviews – and said it will take the tech giants to …
Read MoreBy Wayt Tech giants like Facebook, Twitter and Google will be forced to swiftly remove abusive online posts or face stiff fines under a tough new law passed by the …
Read More By Wayt Google is battling anti-monopoly regulators on both sides of the Atlantic – and the European Union is reportedly about to turn up the heat. Antitrust regulators in the …
Read More By Alex Alphabet’s Google will cut the service fee that it charges developers on its app store by half for the first $1 million in revenue they earn every year, …
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By Steigrad Australian lawmakers advanced a bill that effectively will force Google and Facebook to pay media companies for news content, clearing the last major hurdle for legislation that could …
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