BY RACHEL LERMAN | The Seattle Times

October 30, 2019 at 1:08 pm

Twitter bans political ads ahead of 2020 election

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter, reacting to growing concern about misinformation spread on social media, is banning all political advertising from its service. Its move...

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October 28, 2019 at 1:18 pm

Google falls short on third-quarter profit

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google parent company Alphabet reported mixed third-quarter results Monday, beating analyst expectations for revenue but falling short on profits. The stock...

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FILE – In this Aug. 28, 2018, file photo, a cursor moves over Google’s search engine page, in Portland, Ore. Google is paying more attention to the small words in your searches. Google is rolling out the change to English language searches in the U.S. starting this week. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File) CAET568 CAET568

October 25, 2019 at 12:01 am

Google digs into deeper meanings of searches

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) — Google is paying more attention to the small words in your searches. Want to figure out how to park on...

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September 12, 2019 at 10:27 am

Google settles with labor board over employee speech

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has reached a settlement over employees' ability to speak out about workplace issues after a former worker filed a complaint....

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Google headquarters on Jan. 24, 2016, in Mountain View, Calif. The top prosecutors for 50 U.S. states and territories on Monday launched an official investigation into Google, as the tech giant faces claims it violates antitrust law and engages in monopolistic practices. (Kristoffer Tripplaar/Sipa USA/TNS) 1421518 1421518

September 8, 2019 at 11:17 pm

States led by Texas target Google in new antitrust probe

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty U.S. states and territories, led by Texas, announced an investigation into Google's "potential monopolistic behavior." The Monday announcement closely followed one...

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August 16, 2019 at 5:41 am

Google employees call for pledge not to work with ICE

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of Google employees are calling on the company to pledge it won't work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection or...

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August 15, 2019 at 5:23 pm

Google employees call for pledge not to work with ICE

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Hundreds of Google employees are calling on the company to pledge it won't work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection or...

July 25, 2019 at 1:22 pm

Google crushes second quarter earnings expectations

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google parent Alphabet beat analyst expectations for the second quarter Thursday, sending its shares up sharply as it bounced back from...

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July 17, 2019 at 12:50 pm

Myths and risks in app that gives you peek into older self

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Is a peek into the future worth your privacy in the present? That concern was pushed to the spotlight this week...

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July 11, 2019 at 11:58 am

Human workers can listen to Google Assistant recordings

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google contractors regularly listen to and review some recordings of what people say to artificial-intelligence system Google Assistant, via their phone...