August 6, 2019 Trump slams Google over alleged political bias: We're watching 'very closely’ President Donald Trump has slammed Google and its CEO Sundar Pichai in the wake of recent allegations of anti-conservative bias at the tech giant.
August 6, 2019 Democrats blast Google as 'anti-worker,' demand its fleet of contractors become permanent employees Leading Democrats are urging Google to convert its army of contract workers into permanent employees.
July 17, 2019 Google says controversial Chinese search app Dragonfly has been 'terminated' amid GOP senator's grilling Under withering questions from GOP Sen. Josh Hawley, a top Google executive said the company has "terminated" its censored Chinese search engine project known as Dragonfly.
July 12, 2019 OK Google, are you listening? Tech giant's smart speakers eavesdrop on private conversations, investigation finds Google's smart speakers allow contractors for the tech giant employees to listen to excerpts of private conversations, some which could include sensitive information, according to a new investigation from a Belgian public broadcaster.
June 21, 2019 'Not OK, Google': Employees, activists protest at Alphabet shareholder meeting Google employees, community activists and investors protested outside its parent company's headquarters in a show of force that coincided with a series of proposals to reform and improve the tech giant.
June 19, 2019 Activists see Google's $1 billion Bay Area housing pledge as 'big win' amid affordability crisis Can Google, which has helped fuel the Bay Area's housing crisis, become a better neighbor?
June 10, 2019 Google CEO defends YouTube amid hate speech controversies: 'It's a hard societal problem' Google CEO Sundar Pichai defended his company's efforts to cleanse YouTube of hate speech and misinformation as growing controversies continue to roil the popular video-sharing platform.
June 4, 2019 Silicon Valley in the crosshairs: Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple face bipartisan onslaught Big Tech's moment of reckoning has finally arrived.
May 29, 2019 'White-collar sweatshop': Google Assistant contractors slam tech giant Google's use of artificial intelligence to power many of its products, including its Google Assistant, inspires awe and praise.
May 28, 2019 Apple rejects Google CEO's criticism over privacy being a 'luxury good' A senior Apple executive dismissed Google CEO Sundar Pichai's claim that Apple is only able to focus on privacy because it charges a premium for its products.