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YouTube Music contractors vote to unionize
The 58 workers want bargaining rights and formal recognition of their bargaining unit after a supermajority signed union cards.
Texas AG sues Google over its facial data collection practices
Texas AG, Ken Paxton, is once again suing Google -- this time over the company's use of facial and voice biometric data gathered from the state's residents.
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
Epic Games and Match Group are attempting to expand their lawsuits against Google to include additional allegations against the search giant.
Chrome's controversial new extension platform is coming in 2023
Chrome's controversial new Manifest V3 extension platform is coming in 2023.
Thousands of Google's cafeteria workers 'quietly unionized during the pandemic,' report says
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of people who work in Google’s cafeterias have joined unions, according to a new report.
UK police accused of uploading misleading Waze reports to encourage safer driving
The Surrey police force in the UK has found itself at the center of a minor controversy after one of its Twitter accounts shared how some officers use Waze to encourage drivers to slow down.
Google TV is getting improved performance and app management
If you feel like Google has neglected Google TV from a performance and stability standpoint, the latest update is for you.
YouTube kicks off its podcast push with an Explore page
YouTube has launched an Explore page for podcasts that hints at ambitions to challenge Apple and Spotify.
Google is failing to protect users and contractors post-Roe, workers say
Alphabet was among the many tech companies to alter its healthcare and data policies once abortion access was no longer guaranteed. Workers say the company isn't doing nearly enough.
Google Fiber is expanding again after years of inactivity
It's making its way to Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada and Idaho over the next years.
DeepMind's AI has now catalogued every protein known to science
On Thursday, DeepMind announced that it is expanding the number of proteins listed in its publicly-available AlphaFold Protein Structure Database to basically all of them.
Google fires researcher who claimed LaMDA AI was sentient
After public claims that Googe's LaMDA had attained sentience and even possessed a soul, researcher Blake Lemoine has been let go.
Big tech's abortion travel policies do nothing for its contractor workforce
Tech companies cannot promise to build the future while vast numbers of their workforces are trapped in 1972.
Google tells workers they can relocate 'without justification' following Supreme Court decision
Google will allow employees to move between states in response to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Google News redesign puts a greater emphasis on local stories
Google News has been given a major overhaul, including a new focus on local coverage.
Google Tasks finally lets you prioritize important to-dos with a star
Google Tasks is finally getting some long-overdue functionality.
Google's Screencast app for Chrome OS lets teachers record video lessons
In its ongoing push to corner the education market, Google is introducing new classroom-specific features to Chrome OS.
Google is merging Duo and Meet into a single video calling platform
Google is about to simplify its communication services.
Senate bill would break up Google’s ad business
The Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act has won bipartisan support.