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 19, 2019 GOP Sen. Josh Hawley takes aim at Big Tech's legal protection with new bill Sen. Josh Hawley has announced legislation that would remove tech titans’ protection from liability for third-party content on their platforms.
June 18, 2019 Google caught 'red handed' stealing lyrics data, Genius says Music website Genius says it has proof Google is copying its lyrics, displaying them in search results, and driving down traffic to Genius.com.
June 17, 2019 Google wants next billion users, but has no plans to launch in China Google CEO Sundar Pichai said his company doesn't have plans to launch in China, but that doesn't mean the tech giant wants to ignore its hundreds of millions of Internet users.
June 17, 2019 Buttigieg fears tech could fuel racially biased credit decisions Pete Buttigieg fears that artificial intelligence may further fuel racial bias in America's already challenging credit scoring system.
June 14, 2019 Pressure mounts on Facebook over Mark Zuckerberg's emails on privacy practices, ongoing FTC investigation Facebook's privacy policies — and how its CEO Mark Zuckerberg allegedly discussed them internally — are under a microscope.
June 14, 2019 Amazon's Alexa voice assistant illegally records children without consent, lawsuits claim Amazon's Alexa devices are recording children without their consent, in violation of laws in at least eight states, according to a lawsuit filed in Seattle.
June 13, 2019 Google CEO Sundar Pichai apologizes to LGBTQ community amid hate speech controversy Google CEO Sundar Pichai apologized to LGBTQ employees and the community at large in a Wednesday email sent to employees.
June 13, 2019 Steven Weisman: Antitrust issues against Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple should be addressed this way On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee began what is expected to be 18 months of inquiry into antitrust concerns with the large tech companies Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple.
