Google Settles $1.4B Lawsuit With Texas Over Data Privacy Violations May 12, 2025 By Hallie Golden Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission, the state’s attorney...
US Seeks Forced Sale of Google Ad Technology Products May 7, 2025 By Leah Nylen Alphabet Inc.’s Google should be forced to sell off two of its businesses that help websites buy, sell and serve...
Update: North Korean IT Warriors Push to Infiltrate European Firms April 2, 2025 By Olivia Solon North Korean IT workers are increasingly posing as remote freelancers from other countries to infiltrate companies in Europe, putting organizations...
Google to Pay $28M to Settle Claims it Favored White and Asian Employees March 19, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Google agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that it favored white and Asian employees...
Teen’s Suicide Turns Mother Against Google, AI Chatbot Startup March 18, 2025 By Malathi Nayak Megan Garcia says her son would still be alive today if it weren’t for a chatbot urging the 14-year-old to...
News Corp. Sued by Google Search Engine Rival Brave Software to Defend Its ‘Fair Use’ March 14, 2025 News Corp. has been sued by Google search engine rival Brave Software, which seeks to forestall a lawsuit by Rupert...
Google’s AI Previews Erode the Internet, Educational Tech Company Says in Lawsuit February 25, 2025 By Jody Godoy Alphabet’s Google internet search engine is eroding demand for original content and undermining publishers’ ability to compete with its artificial...
Google to Be Hit With EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules, Sources Say February 24, 2025 By Foo Yun Chee Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech...
Mexico’s Sheinbaum Threatens to Sue Google Over ‘Gulf of America’ Maps Change February 14, 2025 By Amy Stillman Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened a civil lawsuit against Google for renaming the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America...
Google Scraps Diversity-Based Hiring Targets February 6, 2025 By Kenrick Cai Alphabet’s Google is scrapping its goal to hire more employees from underrepresented groups and is reviewing some of its diversity,...