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Google parent Alphabet made a whopping $61.9 billion last quarter
Google's parent company Alphabet announced today that it made $61.9 billion in Q2 2021 -- a jump of 62 percent from the same period last year.
Alphabet's latest moonshot aims to make industrial robots more practical
Alphabet has launched its latest X moonshot company, Intrinsic, with the goal of making industrial robots more practical for many people.
Alphabet's Wing brings its drone safety app to the US
Alphabet's Wing is launching its drone navigation app OpenSky in the US.
Tech giants call on the SEC to require climate impact reports from companies
Alphabet, Facebook, Amazon, Intel, eBay, Salesforce and Autodesk asked the agency to leverage global standards.
NLRB expands its Google complaint for alleged retaliatory dismissals
The US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is expanding its complaint against Google to include three additional former employees of the company.
San Jose approves massive Google 'Downtown West' project
After nearly four years of securing community buy-in, Google's plan for a San Jose campus is moving forward.
Sundar Pichai lays out Google's new 'hybrid' workplace plan
With some Google employees returning to the company's offices voluntarily last month, CEO Sundar Pichai says the tech giant will adopt a new hybrid work week.
Google owner Alphabet posts big gains after pandemic uncertainty
Google parent Alphabet reported today that it raked in a total of $55.3 billion in revenue over the past three months — that’s up 34 percent compared to this time last year. (In case you were curious, Wall Street types were expecting revenue growth of just around 25 percent.) The company’s net income jumped dramatically as well, from $6.8 billion in Q1 2020 to $17.9 billion in this year’s quarter.
Supreme Court rules in Google's favor in Oracle copyright case
Today, the US Supreme Court ruled 6-2 in favor of Google in the company's long-running legal battle against Oracle.
Waymo has two new CEOs, one of whom is a woman of color
John Krafcik is handing over the job to executives Tekedra Mawakana and Dmitri Dolgov.
Alphabet is reportedly working on a wearable that can pick out voices in a crowd
Alphabet’s moonshot factory is reportedly developing a wearable device that could augment your hearing.
What's going on at Google AI?
Google hired two tech luminaries to lead its ethical AI team, then fired them after they challenging its authority.
Waymo's set to test its self-driving taxis in San Francisco
Alphabet's self-driving subsidiary Waymo is for the first time expanding its testing range beyond the boundaries of the Phoenix, Arizona area and heading to the City by the Bay.
OnePlus co-founder's 'Nothing' brand will launch wireless earbuds this summer
After parting ways with OnePlus, Carl Pei has revealed that his new startup, Nothing, will unveil a pair of wireless earphones sometime this summer.
Google union files first complaint over alleged labor abuses
The Alphabet Workers Union says Google contract workers were banned from discussing pay, allegedly violating US labor law.
YouTube and Search continue to make Alphabet tons of money
Google parent company Alphabet has released its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2020 results and the numbers are staggering. This continues a trend of revenue growth that we saw last quarter, when Alphabet reported earning $46.2 billion compared to the $40.5 billion from the same period in 2019.
Alphabet will 'wind down' Loon's internet-broadcasting balloons
Google's parent company is shutting down its balloon internet project.
Waymo will no longer use the term 'self-driving' to describe its tech
The next time Waymo talks about its autonomous vehicle technology, you won’t see the Alphabet subsidiary use the term “self-driving.”
Google workers have formed a union
A group of 226 engineers and other Google workers have formed a union.
Alphabet's Wing argues new US drone rules will hurt privacy
Alphabet's Wing has criticized the FAA's new rules for drone ID, warning they may have 'unintended consequences' for privacy.