Self-Driving Car Firms Seek to Charge for Rides in San Francisco: Reuters May 12, 2021 By Hyunjoo Jin and Paresh Dave Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo and rival Cruise have applied for permits needed to start charging for rides and delivery using autonomous...
‘Vaccine Passport’ Apps Gaining Traction in Airports, Live Events May 5, 2021 By Paresh Dave Over 60 U.S. stadiums and other venues are deploying an app from Clear to verify people’s COVID-19 status, placing the...
EEOC Probes Facebook for ‘Systemic’ Racial Bias in Employment Practices: Reuters March 9, 2021 By Paresh Dave A U.S. agency investigating Facebook Inc. for racial bias in hiring and promotions has designated the probe as “systemic,” attorneys...
Lawmakers Sought to Ban Facial Software Being Used to ID Capitol Attackers January 19, 2021 By Paresh Dave U.S. lawmakers are moving ahead with efforts to ban facial recognition software even as the technology helps identify supporters of...
Google Adds Extra Scrutiny of Its Scientists’ Research on ‘Sensitive Topics’ December 23, 2020 By Paresh Dave and Jeffrey Dastin Alphabet Inc.’s Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers by launching a “sensitive topics” review, and...
Fired Employees Accuse Google of Labor Violations Over Handling of Protests December 3, 2020 By Paresh Dave The National Labor Relations Board will file a complaint accusing Alphabet Inc.’s Google of unlawfully monitoring and questioning workers, who...
States Prepare Second Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google for December November 24, 2020 By Diane Bartz and Paresh Dave A bipartisan group of U.S. states plans to file an antitrust lawsuit against Google as early as next month, according...
Health Officials Hope New Coronavirus Contact Tracing Apps Attract More Users November 20, 2020 By Paresh Dave A new wave of mobile apps that help track exposure to the coronavirus is coming to U.S. states ahead of...
Alphabet Settles Suit Over Executives’ Exit Pay, Coverups Linked to Sexual Misconduct September 28, 2020 By Munsif Vengattil and Paresh Dave Alphabet Inc. on Friday settled a shareholder lawsuit that accused the Google parent of covering up lavish exit packages to...
Google Turns Android Phones Into Earthquake Sensors August 12, 2020 By Paresh Dave Alphabet Inc’s Google’s Android phones on Tuesday started detecting earthquakes around the world to provide data that could eventually give...