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Google Job Cuts Hit 1,800 Employees in California, Including 27 Massage Therapists
As part of Google’s largest ever round of job cuts, the company eliminated more than 1,800 positions in its home state.
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DOJ Files Second Antitrust Suit Against Google, Seeks to Break Up Its Ad Business
The lawsuit targets Google’s advertising business and comes after reports that DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter had been cleared to work on Google.
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YouTube TV Lands Sunday Ticket With Deal Between Google, NFL
The NFL and Google agreed to a multiyear deal that gives YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels rights to Sunday Ticket.
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These Are the Top Google Searches of 2022
From Wordle and election results to Powerball numbers and Will Smith, here are the top Google searches of 2022.
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Here's What Americans Googled in 2022
From cultural trends to news and sports, here is what Americans Googled the most in 2022.
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40 States Settle Google Location-Tracking Charges for $392M
Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states in connection with an investigation into how the company tracked users’ locations, state attorneys general announced Monday, calling it the largest multistate privacy settlement in U.S history.
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Gmail Has a Cool New Feature That Shows When a Package Is Arriving
Google recently announced a new feature in Gmail that lets you easily track packages for things you’ve ordered.
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‘Pre-Bunking' Videos Teaching Critical Thinking Show Promise in Fight Against Misinformation
Researchers created videos similar to a public service announcement that focused on specific misinformation techniques that include emotionally charged language, personal attacks or false comparisons between two unrelated items.
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Miyares Among 17 AGs to Ask Google Not to Limit Anti-Abortion Center Results
A month after some members of Congress urged Google to limit the appearance of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in certain abortion-related search results, 17 Republican attorneys general warned the company that doing so could invite investigations and possible legal action.
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Google Memo on End of Roe v. Wade: Employees May Apply to Relocate ‘Without Justification'
When the ruling first leaked, Google said it would provide travel benefits for employees seeking abortion care out of state.
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Google Teases Smart Glasses Prototype That Translates Languages in Real Time
Essentially, it looks as if the glasses will transcribe speech in real time and display them as subtitles.
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Google Announces Its First Smartwatch, a New Budget Phone and More
It will be released this fall along with the Pixel 7.
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Google Adds Ways to Request Removing Personal Info From Search Results
Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches. Here’s how you can request certain info be removed from results.
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EU Law Targets Big Tech Over Hate Speech, Disinformation
The European Union has reached a landmark deal to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online
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Employees at Google Fiber Contractor in Kansas City Are First to Unionize Under Alphabet Workers Union
Employees at a Google Fiber contractor in Kansas City voted to unionize, becoming the first to attain bargaining rights under the Alphabet Workers Union.
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Google Employees Bombard Execs With Questions About Pay at Recent All-Hands Meeting
Google executives faced a flurry of questions from employees about their pay at a recent all-hands meeting after an internal survey showed discontent.
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Lawsuit Says Google Discriminates Against Black Workers
A former Google employee sued the tech giant saying it engages in a “pattern and practice” of racial discrimination against its Black workers, steering them into lower-level and lower-paid jobs and subjecting them to a hostile work environment if they speak out
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DoorDash Offers Gas Rewards Program for Drivers, Says Customers Won't Bear the Costs
While DoorDash is following Uber and Lyft in providing aid to drivers, the company says it won’t raise prices on consumers.
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Google Employees Are Becoming Unhappy With Pay, Promotions and Execution, Survey Results Show
In the annual “Googlegeist” survey, Google workers gave their employer particularly poor marks on how compensation compares to similar jobs at other companies.
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Alphabet CFO Explains Reasoning Behind $5.4 Billion Mandiant Acquisition
Alphabet’s finance chief noted that the $5.4 billion cybersecurity acquisition will help compete against larger-scaled competitors