YouTube pulls Florida Gov. DeSantis coronavirus roundtable video
YouTube has removed a video of a public health roundtable discussion with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis that included comments advising against mask-wearing in opposition to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 guidelines.
COVID-19 vaccine start-up files for IPO
The biotech startup behind the COVID-fox19 vaccine jointly developed by AstraZeneca PLC and the University of Oxford filed Friday with U.S. regulators for a public share offering. Vaccitech PLC said in a securities filing it plans to use the technology underpinning the vaccine to develop treatments targeting prostate cancer, hepatitis B and human papillomavirus.
Lawmakers call YouTube Kids a 'wasteland of vapid' content
A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video service feeds children inappropriate material in “a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content" so it can serve them ads
Supreme Court rules for Google in software copyright dispute with Oracle over Android devices
The Supreme Court Monday ruled in Google's favor, deciding that the tech giant's use of lines of code that was copyrighted by Oracle was permitted as "fair use."
Google to welcome some US employees back to the office in April
A spokesperson for the company told FOX Business that select offices in the U.S. will begin reopening at limited capacity based on specific criteria, including vaccine availability and downward trends in COVID-19 cases.
Google's 'Teacher approved' apps mislead on kids' privacy, activists tell FTC
Google's Play Store is the default option for downloading apps on nearly every Android smartphone and tablet in the United States
Google helps launch cyber-threat training for state lawmakers, staff ahead of 2022 midterms
The National Cybersecurity Center and Google on Monday are launching a training program for state lawmakers and their staff in all 50 states to best prepare them for cyber threats ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, Fox Business has learned.
Big Tech's outsized influence draws state-level pushback
Consumer activists, small business owners and state lawmakers across the U.S. are increasingly calling for measures to rein in companies such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google that wield influence over so much of everyday life.
Silicon Valley firms in no hurry to open up offices despite easing of virus ban
Starting Wednesday, companies are allowed to open up their offices for up to a quarter of their capacity
Google to invest $7 billion in office space, create 10,000 new full-time jobs
Google plans to invest more than $7 billion into opening new offices and expanding data centers across the country and creating at least 10,000 new full-time Google jobs in the U.S. this year.
Google certificate program seeks to boost non-college grads, provide 'opportunity for everyone'
Google’s online job training program is hoping to “create real economic opportunity for everyone,” according to Grow with Google Vice President Lisa Gevelber.
Google location data places Ohio suspect at Capitol on Jan. 6, DOJ says
Google location data placed a suspect from Ohio inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the Justice Department said, as court documents included a detailed map pinpointing spots where the man allegedly illegally entered and meandered through the complex with rioters that day.
Microsoft, Google have nasty exchange over Journalism Competition and Preservation Act
Microsoft and Google are going head-to-head over new, bipartisan legislation that would help digital media companies and newspapers negotiate with Big Tech companies.
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Former Google CEO: China is winning AI race, US must do more
An artificial intelligence commission led by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is urging the U.S. to boost its AI skills to counter China, including by pursuing “AI-enabled” weapons – something that Google itself has shied away from on ethical grounds.
Texas AG Ken Paxton addresses Utah trip during historic winter storm
Texas AG Ken Paxton responds to media backlash from a trip to Utah during the historic winter storm.
Australia passes law to make Google, Facebook pay for news
The legislation was designed to curb the outsized bargaining power of Facebook and Google in their negotiations with Australian news providers
Australian lawmakers expected to pass amendments to Facebook, Google law
Facebook on Tuesday said it would restore Australian users' access to news in light of the compromise it had reached with the government
Google to lift political ad ban imposed after Capitol insurrection
Google said Monday that the platform would be lifting its ban on political ads starting Wednesday after the measure was imposed following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last month.
Big tech employees opened wallets for Biden campaign
Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Facebook made up the biggest source of donations to Democrat Joe Biden among corporate employees.

















