The settlement is a historic win for consumers, and the largest multistate settlement in U.S. history dealing with privacy.
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Google unveils new phones and watch that undercut Apple on price
Google’s Pixel phones every year serve as the showcase for the company’s latest Android software and artificial intelligence-based services, such as the Google Assistant.
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Fight over social media’s role in terror content goes to Supreme Court
A case involving Google and an ISIS attack in Paris in 2015 will give the high court a chance to review Section 230, the controversial law that shields websites from liability for users’ posts.
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Google CEO says company will slow hiring amid economic conditions
Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees that the company will slow down its hiring in response to economic conditions.
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Our View: Big tech spending big to fight needed change
Companies like Amazon want us to think that their market dominance is good for us. It’s not.
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Big tech grapples with Russian state media, propaganda
After the European Union’s president called for a ban on Russian state media, a wave of tech companies blocked the channels from their platforms.
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Another View: Google shouldn’t know where you are if you don’t want it to
A lawsuit alleges the tech giant made it ’nearly impossible’ for users to avoid sharing their location data.
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Google cracks down on climate change denial by targeting ads
The company says the new policy will also apply to YouTube, which last week announced a sweeping crackdown of vaccine misinformation.
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Google workers form new labor union, a tech industry rarity
Members are pushing for change without traditional collective bargaining rights.
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Nearly 40 states, including Maine, sue Google over allegations it manipulates search results
The lawsuit by state attorneys general marks the third competition case that U.S. regulators have filed against the search-and-advertising giant since October.