Google Trial Wraps Up as Judge Weighs Landmark US Antitrust Claims May 6, 2024 By Mike Scarcella Google and the U.S. Justice Department wrapped up closing arguments on Friday over claims that the Alphabet unit has unlawfully...
Google Fires 28 Workers Protesting $1.2 Billion Israeli Contract April 18, 2024 By Davey Alba and Julia Love Alphabet Inc.’s Google has fired 28 employees after they were involved in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion joint...
Google Agrees to Delete Web Browsing Data as it Settles ‘Incognito’ Lawsuit April 2, 2024 By Davey Alba Google said it would delete millions of records of users’ browsing activities as part of a settlement of a class-action...
Canadian School Boards Sue Social Media Giants for Over C$4B in Damages April 1, 2024 Four Canadian school boards have sought more than C$4 billion ($2.96 billion) in damages from social media firms such as...
Apple, Meta, Google to Face EU Digital Markets Act Probes: Sources March 22, 2024 By Foo Yun Chee Apple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google are set to be investigated for potential violations of the European Union’s Digital Markets...
US Judge Says Google Must Face Some Advertisers’ Antitrust Claims, Dismisses Others March 4, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Alphabet’s Google must face advertisers’ proposed class action lawsuit claiming that it monopolizes the ad exchange market, a U.S. judge...
Top AI Companies Join Government Effort to Set Safety Standards February 9, 2024 By Oma Seddiq and Mackenzie Hawkins The top US artificial intelligence companies will participate in a government-led effort intended to craft federal standards on the technology...
Google Calls Out Spyware Firms and Advocates for Tighter Regulation February 7, 2024 By Zeba Siddiqui Internet giant Google on Feb 6 called out a series of surveillance software companies that it said were enabling the...
Google Settles AI-Related Chip Patent Lawsuit That Sought $1.67B January 26, 2024 By Blake Brittain and Nate Raymond Google on Wednesday reached a settlement in a patent infringement lawsuit over chips that power the company’s artificial-intelligence technology, according...
Google Must Bargain With YouTube Worker Union, US Labor Board Rules January 5, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner Alphabet Inc’s Google violated U.S. labor law by refusing to bargain with a union representing contract workers for YouTube Music,...