FTC reportedly investigating YouTube over child-privacy claims
The investigation, which could result in fines against YouTube, comes after complaints by parents and consumer groups that the video giant had collected data of...
Attention, Amazon shoppers: Google wants some of your spending money
Amazon wants to sell ads. Google wants to woo shoppers. The two tech giants now have a range of competing interests.
Share of Google parent Alphabet slide 7% after revenue shortfall
On Monday, Alphabet said revenue in its most recent quarter increased 17% from the same period last year, to $36.3 billion. That was about $1...
Apple and Qualcomm settle all disputes worldwide
On Tuesday, just as a trial had begun in a federal courtroom in San Diego over a suit Apple had filed against Qualcomm, the two...
Google approved $45 million exit package for executive accused of misconduct
The amount was revealed Monday in a shareholder lawsuit accusing the board of directors of Alphabet, the parent of Google, of shirking their responsibilities by...
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Company led by Google veterans uses AI to ‘nudge’ workers toward happiness
Humu digs through employee surveys using artificial intelligence to identify one or two behavioral changes, then uses emails and text messages to “nudge” individual employees...
Google, after employee walkout, overhauls abuse policy
A week after more than 20,000 employees around the globe staged a walkout over the handling of sexual harassment and assault cases, Google said it...
How Google protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’
The internet giant paid the creator of Android mobile software $90 million and praised him, while keeping silent about a misconduct claim. Andy Rubin was...
Google employees protest secret work on censored search engine for China
The internal activism presents another obstacle for Google’s potential return to China eight years after the company publicly withdrew from the country in protest of...