YouTube accused of using return-to-office policies to thwart union organizers
Contractors are calling on labor officials to intervene.
Alphabet
Google may soon demo an AI Search chatbot amid pressure from ChatGPT
The company is doubling down on AI just as it lays off 12,000 workers.
Google is laying off 12,000 employees
That's six percent of parent Alphabet's global workforce.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Google will pay $9.5 million to settle Washington DC AG's location-tracking lawsuit
The company has agreed to make it easier for users to opt out of location tracking as part of the settlement.
DeepMind created an AI tool that can help generate rough film and stage scripts
Feed a log line into Dramatron and it can generate a title, character descriptions and dialogue.
Epic lawsuit claims Google paid Activision Blizzard $360 million to prevent Play Store rival
New details about "Project Hug" emerge.
Waymo is using its self-driving taxis to create real-time weather maps
The data will help improve Waymo's robotaxi service.
Waymo is one step closer to charging for self-driving taxis in California
Service isn't yet ready in San Francisco, however.
DoorDash is piloting drone deliveries with Wing in Australia
It's the first time Wing's service has been integrated into a third-party app.
Google buys an AI avatar startup to take on TikTok
The company reportedly spent about $100 million to acquire Alter.
YouTube Music contractors vote to unionize
They're seeking bargaining rights after organizing their workplace in Austin, Texas.
Texas AG sues Google over its facial data collection practices
Allegedly, the company is operating in violation of the state's Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act.
Waymo's cafeteria workers are forming a union
4,000 other Google food service workers unionized during the pandemic.
Epic Games and Match Group want to bring additional antitrust allegations against Google
They claim the company paid developers to prevent Play Store competition.
Chrome's controversial new extension platform is coming in 2023
The transition to Manifest V3 will effectively break most ad-blockers.
Thousands of Google's cafeteria workers 'quietly unionized during the pandemic,' report says
Workers at the company's Atlanta office could be the next to join.
UK police accused of uploading misleading Waze reports to encourage safer driving
“We definitely don’t drop police markers on Waze at random points on our patrol, nope - never.”
Google TV is getting improved performance and app management
You can look forward to the "For you" tab loading faster.
YouTube kicks off its podcast push with an Explore page
The section is very modest, but hints at greater ambitions.
