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Google 'is a monopolist' in search, US judge rules in antitrust case
A judge has ruled that Google has illegally maintained a monopoly in the online search market. It is not yet clear what remedies the judge will impose on the company.
Kris Holt08.05.2024
TikTok will still be a 'gatekeeper' under the Digital Markets Act, EU rules
TikTok will maintain its gatekeeper status in the EU.
Sarah Fielding07.17.2024
Waymo’s robotaxis are now open to anyone in San Francisco
Waymo is now available for anyone in San Francisco. The Alphabet-owned company has had government approval to operate paid driverless cars since last August but had been working its way through a waitlist in the months since.
Will Shanklin06.25.2024
Waymo gets approval to deploy its robotaxi service in Los Angeles
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has given Waymo permission to expand its robotaxi operations to Los Angeles and more locations in the San Francisco Peninsula despite opposition from local groups and government agencies.
Mariella Moon03.02.2024
NVIDIA becomes the third most valuable US company at Alphabet's expense
NVIDIA has overtaken Alphabet and Amazon's earnings in recent days and now stands as the third most valuable country in the United States.
Sarah Fielding02.15.2024
Alphabet is cutting dozens of jobs at its X moonshot lab
Alphabet has laid off dozens of workers from its X moonshot lab in its latest round of downsizing.
Kris Holt01.22.2024
Meta is letting users uncouple Messenger and Marketplace accounts in the EU
It follows regulations in the Digital Markets Act, which goes into effect in March.
Sarah Fielding01.22.2024
Google CEO says more layoffs expected 'throughout the year' in internal memo
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has reportedly told remaining employees to expect further layoffs throughout 2024.
Richard Lai01.17.2024
Alphabet’s Wing shows off a larger delivery drone with a bigger payload capacity
Alphabet’s drone delivery company, Wing, just unveiled a larger delivery drone with a bigger payload capacity. The new drone can lift up to five pounds, fly up to 65 MPH and go 12 miles round trip.
Lawrence Bonk01.17.2024
Google is laying off hundreds of workers who sell ads to big businesses
Google’s latest cuts continue the trend of layoffs at tech companies, which shed thousands of jobs in 2023.
Pranav Dixit01.16.2024
Google lays off hundreds of employees in its Assistant, hardware and other divisions
Google has laid off "several hundred" workers in multiple divisions each in a new round of belt tightening.
Steve Dent01.12.2024
Google workers publish letter criticizing company’s Israel-Palestine ‘double standard’
A group of Google employees has published an open letter calling out an alleged double standard in the company related to freedom of expression surrounding the Israel-Hamas war. The letter condemns “hate, abuse and retaliation” within the company against Muslim, Arab, and Palestinian workers and demands it pulls out of Project Nimbus.
Will Shanklin11.08.2023
Google and major mobile carriers want Europe to regulate Apple's iMessage platform
The EU's Digital Market Act prohibits Apple and other tech giants from favoring their own systems.
Sarah Fielding11.08.2023
Google extends software support for Pixel 8 phones to a full seven years
Pixel phones' potential longevity are getting a boost, hopefully saving a few more handsets from an early visit to the landfill.
Avery Ellis10.04.2023
Intel joins Apple, Alphabet and Samsung as an Arm investor
The company sees a bright future manufacturing low-power chips.
Sarah Fielding09.07.2023
EU confirms the six tech giants subject to its strict new competition laws
Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta and Microsoft now have until March to make sure certain services comply with strict EU rules around their ecosystems. The Digital Markets Act doesn't apply to Samsung for the time being.
Kris Holt09.06.2023
Google tenatively settles with US antitrust probe into Play Store dominance
Attorneys general and consumers from 37 states alleged that Google held an unfair monopoly on Android devices.
Sarah Fielding09.06.2023
Google wants an invisible digital watermark to bring transparency to AI art
Google took a step towards transparency in AI-generated images today. Google DeepMind announced SynthID, a watermarking / identification tool for generative art. The company says the technology embeds a digital watermark, invisible to the human eye, directly onto an image’s pixels. SynthID is rolling out first to “a limited number” of customers using Imagen, Google’s art generator available on its suite of cloud-based AI tools.
Will Shanklin08.29.2023
Wing and Walmart will offer six-mile drone deliveries over Dallas
Wing, Alphabet’s aviation subsidiary, is partnering with Walmart to kick off drone deliveries from the retail chain in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metro area. The flights will begin taking off “in the coming weeks” from a Walmart Supercenter in Frisco, TX, and the companies plan to expand to a second DFW location before the end of the year. The companies say the coverage area from both stores will cover 60,000 homes.
Will Shanklin08.24.2023
Google's latest bid to push hybrid work is a $99 rate at its on-campus hotel
Google is trying to entice hybrid workers back to the office by offering 'cheap' stays at its campus hotel.
Jon Fingas08.04.2023