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December 11, 2018

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says tech giant is no haven for political bias

Embattled Google CEO Sundar Pichai, amid allegations of anti-conservative bias and privacy violations on the platform, plans to tell the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that his company supports federal privacy legislation and diverse viewpoints.

December 11, 2018

Google's missing moral compass: Tech giant happy to help China but not our US military

Google’s lack of moral compass has crossed the line into endangering the very nation that hosts it and provides the fundamentals for its success.

December 9, 2018

Ex-Google researcher says stopping leaks now company's top priority, engineer had nasty message for leakers

A former senior Google employee who resigned in protest over the company's plan for a censored search engine in China has said that despite the numerous controversies surrounding the tech giant, preventing leaks is now the "number one priority" of its leadership. 

December 7, 2018

Fox on Tech: Google driverless taxis

It seems like these days, the market is flooded with ride-hailing apps, each promising better service and lower rates than the next. From Uber to Lyft to Gett, there's no shortage of taxi-alternatives for tech-savvy Americans. Now a new company throws its hat into the ring, and it's one that most people are familiar with. 

December 6, 2018

Google vendors, temps and contract workers demand higher pay, more respect

In a letter to CEO Sundar Pichai, Google's vendors, temporary workers, and contractors, who constitute a large percentage of the company's overall workforce, are demanding higher pay, more respect and access to the same information given to full-time staffers. 

December 6, 2018

San Jose votes to sell 10 acres to Google for massive downtown campus after protest-filled meeting

San Jose's City Council approved a $110 million public land sale of 10 acres to Google in the first step to building a massive campus for 20,000 workers downtown — as protesters disrupted the contentious, 10-hour meeting by chaining themselves to chairs.

December 5, 2018

John Stossel: Google and Facebook cross 'The Creepy Line' of censorship every day

This morning Google told me that it would not allow my YouTube video “Socialism Leads to Violence” to be viewed by young people. It violates “community guidelines,” said the company in a computer-generated email.

December 4, 2018

Ryan of ToysReview, 7, is YouTube's highest-paid star

A 7-year-old toy reviewer who posts videos of his playful critiques and analysis to YouTube is reportedly the video-sharing site’s highest-paid star.

December 4, 2018

Apple's Tim Cook: Violence, hate and division have ‘no place’ on his platform

Apple CEO Tim Cook said his company is no place for hate, violence and division, seemingly taking a swipe at Facebook and Twitter in the process without mentioning them by name.

December 4, 2018

YouTube mobile videos will now play automatically

Love them or hate them, autoplay videos are coming to YouTube's mobile apps on Android and iOS.