Google Ordered to Pay Former Australian Lawmaker for Defamatory YouTube Videos June 6, 2022 By Byron Kaye SYDNEY – An Australian court on Monday ordered Google to pay a former lawmaker A$715,000 ($515,000), saying its refusal to...
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...
Twitter, Facebook, Alphabet Executives to Defend Liability Shield Before Senate October 28, 2020 By David Shepardson and Nandita Bose The chief executives of Twitter Inc., Facebook and Alphabet Inc. will tell U.S. lawmakers at a hearing on Wednesday that...
After 20K Employees Protest, Google Searches for New Harassment Policies November 9, 2018 By Arjun Panchadar and Paresh Dave Alphabet Inc.’s Google said on Thursday it would change the way it handles sexual harassment claims, a week after 20,000...
Google Partners with Indian Banks to Attract Users to Its Digital Payments Services August 29, 2018 By Sankalp Phartiyal Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Tuesday it is partnering with a handful of Indian banks to bring quick loans to...
India Weighs Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill, Similar to EU’s GDPR July 31, 2018 By Saritha Rai A draft of a sweeping data privacy bill has been submitted to India’s government that, if enacted, will restrict the...
Self-Driving Delivery Cars, Robot Taxis ‘Will Be Ready to Roll’ in 2018 December 5, 2017 By Keith Naughton and Gabrielle Coppola Self-driving vehicles will be ready to roll next year, though the work to make them affordable to individual consumers is...
Waymo, Nonprofits Team Up for Safety Campaign on Self-Driving Cars October 11, 2017 By David Shepardson AAlphabet Inc.’s self-driving car unit Waymo and several groups are launching a campaign aimed at convincing skeptical Americans of what...
AXA Joins Growing List of Companies Committed to Using Renewable Energy July 11, 2017 By Brian Eckhouse AXA SA and Burberry Group Plc are joining an array of companies committing to going green. Burberry expects to source...
BMW, Intel & Parts Maker Delphi to Develop Self-Driving Platform May 17, 2017 By Paul Lienert German automaker BMW AG, U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp. and parts maker Delphi Automotive PLC on Tuesday said they would collaborate...