Human Workers Can Listen to Google Assistant Recordings
11 July 2019Google says contractors listen to recordings to better understand language patterns and accents.
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US Delay to Huawei Ban Gives Tech Sector Time to Adjust
21 May 2019The ban on selling technology to Huawei, the world's biggest maker of mobile network gear and the No. 2 smartphone brand, will be delayed by 90 days.
Facebook, Google Face Hearing on White Nationalism
9 April 2019Controversy over white nationalism and hate speech has dogged online platforms such as Facebook and Google's YouTube for years.
UK Plan Steps Up Global Crackdown on Social Media
8 April 2019"No one in the world has done this before, and it's important that we get it right."
Warren Says Tech Giants Have ‘Too Much Power,’ Need Breakup
8 March 2019The Massachusetts senator is proposing legislation targeting tech giants with annual revenue of $25 billion or more.
Google Seeks Tax Breaks for $600M Data Center in Minnesota
25 February 2019The project would bring an estimated 50 full-time tech jobs to the area.
Google Employees Walk out to Protest Treatment of Women
1 November 2018Employees were seen staging walkouts at offices from Tokyo and Singapore to London and Dublin.
Did Google Fail to Promote President Trump’s State of the Union Address?
30 August 2018President Trump attempted to show Google's alleged bias by falsely claiming that search engine failed to promote his State of the Union address.
Did a Google Exec Admit to Rigging Search Results Against Donald Trump?
28 August 2018A satirical web site published a fictitious article claiming that an exec at Google admitted to rigging search results against President Trump.
Consumer Groups File FTC Complaint over YouTube Ads Targeting Children
9 April 2018Several consumer and child privacy advocacy groups asked the Federal Trade Commission to examine YouTube's advertising policy and its effect on kids.
Fired Google Engineer’s Suit Claims Reverse Discrimination
8 January 2018A Google engineer fired for writing a memo questioning Google's commitment to diversity has filed a lawsuit alleging his ouster was driven by a corporate culture that discriminates against white men and people with conservative views.
Google to Teach School Kids About Online Safety, Etiquette
6 June 2017Google is spearheading an educational campaign to teach pre-teen children how to protect themselves from scams, predators and other trouble.
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Did U.S. Women’s Soccer Player Give Nazi Salute Outside Holocaust Museum?
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Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Say ‘White Men Should Be Put in Chains’?
19 November 2018A widely-shared meme offered a malicious quotation attributed to the Minnesota Democrat.
Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook from Making Your Posts Public?
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