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Google’s Russian subsidiary will file for bankruptcy, citing asset seizure

The tech giant, which already paused most of its operations in the country, says it cannot pay workers or carry out other basic business operations.

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2 days ago

Anti-abortion groups target women with misleading ads

Abortion providers describe a battle to put out accurate information.

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2 days ago

The Battle After Roe v. Wade

If the Supreme Court nullifies federal reproductive rights, where will conservatives take the fight against abortion? Jia Tolentino, Margaret Talbot, and Peter Slevin weigh in.

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Jamil Jan Kochai Reads “Occupational Hazards”

The author reads his story from the May 23, 2022, issue of the magazine.

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2 days ago

Google Is Sharing Our Data at a Startling Scale

It transmits our locations and browsing habits 70 billion times a day to advertisers amid trillions a year by other firms, a new report shows.

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3 days ago

You can now ask Google to remove your personal data from its search results—here's how

The internet search giant has rolled out new policies and tools that allow users to quickly and easily request the removal of personal data from search results.

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The Battle After Roe v. Wade

If the Supreme Court nullifies federal reproductive rights, where will conservatives take the fight against abortion? Plus, a conversation with the Internet comedy darling Megan Stalter.

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We think Apple is a buy again — here's why

We're formally upgrading our rating on Apple back to a 1, which means we view it as a buy at current levels.

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How COVID Strengthened Authoritarianism in China

Two former China correspondents for The New Yorker on how the pandemic enabled Xi Jinping to win over young supporters.

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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai on inflation, investing in growth, and free speech on the internet

Google's Sundar Pichai signaled that a sluggish economy could present more obstacles for the internet giant, whose shares have slumped this year.

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Google gets more multilingual, but will it get the nuance?

About 10 million people speak Quechua, but trying to automatically translate emails and text messages into the lingua franca of the Inca Empire was nearly impossible before Google introduced it into its digital translation service Wednesday.

Google teases smart glasses prototype that translates languages in real time

Essentially, it looks as if the glasses will transcribe speech in real time and display them as subtitles.

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Google will take on Apple with a tablet and smartwatch of its own

For years, Google was content making smart home gadgets and the occasional smartphones. Not anymore.

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Google adopts an Apple-like approach for its Pixel products

Google on Wednesday took a big step toward pushing its Pixel product line-up down a road already paved by Apple and its array of trendsetting phones, tablets and watches.

Google announces its first smartwatch, a new budget phone and more

It will be released this fall along with the Pixel 7.

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Google tweaks its products for new reality: Hybrid work

The tech giant’s suite of productivity tools, called Google Workspace, is getting new features aimed at helping distributed workforces, the company announced at its annual developer conference, Google I/O.

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Google strikes content deals with 300 European publishers

Google says it struck licensing deals with 300 news publishers in Europe in its latest effort to comply with a recently introduced European Union copyright law.

The best streaming deals at Amazon ahead of Amazon Prime Day: Roku, Apple TV and more

Don't wait for Prime Day. These Roku streaming sticks, smart TVs and other goodies are on sale now.

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Tinder parent company sues Google over app store fees

Match Group, the owner of dating apps including Tinder, is suing Google over the fees it charges developers who take payments through their apps.

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Google says it's raising employee pay through performance review revamp

Google is making changes to its performance evaluation and promotions process, which will result in higher salaries, executives said.

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Britain pushes tough tech rules under new digital watchdog

Big tech companies like Google and Facebook parent Meta would have to comply with tough British rules under a new digital watchdog aimed at giving consumers more choice online.

The Fate of Abortion After the Supreme Court Leak

A draft decision by Samuel Alito suggests that a majority of Justices might reconsider other personal rights after overturning Roe v. Wade.

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Compare the best-selling smart thermostats: Google Nest, Amazon Smart Thermostat, Ecobee and Honeywell

This is a look at Amazon's top-selling programmable smart thermostats, plus deals.

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Best smart speakers: Which is right for your home?

Check out our guide to smart speakers from Amazon, Google and Apple.

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Android apps are getting data safety labels. Here’s what they tell you.

Google is making app developers explain how they handle our data.

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The Experiment Podcast: Judge Judy’s Law

For decades, Americans have been bypassing the court system and settling their disputes on Judge Judy. But can people really find justice in a TV courtroom?

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Sydney Sweeney reacts to Jimmy Fallon showing a pic of her in high school

Sydney Sweeney reacts to Jimmy Fallon showing a photo of her from high school

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Seeking an abortion leaves a digital trail, igniting privacy concerns

Internet searches, visits to clinics and period-tracking apps leave a digital trail.

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Google will now remove your phone number and other info from search results. Here's how to do it.

To deter scammers and other bad actors, the search giant is now allowing people remove personal contact information.

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A Ukrainian Diplomat on the Future of Russian Aggression

Sergiy Kyslytsya, who represents Ukraine at the United Nations, says the U.N.’s flaws come from Stalin’s “DNA.” He fears a brutal offensive in advance of Russia’s May 9th holiday.

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Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Nondisclosure Agreement”

The author reads his story from the May 9, 2022, issue of the magazine.

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Ask Help Desk: Smart speakers can get dumber after learning your voice

Google smart speakers might stop you from sharing a family music subscription.

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Top Wall Street analysts are getting bullish on these stocks for the long run

TipRanks analyst ranking service pinpoints Wall Street's best-performing stocks including eBay and Booking Holdings.

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Checklist: What to do if you’re being harassed online

Here is the Help Desk's checklist for what to do when you're being harassed online.

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Camille Bordas Reads Saul Bellow

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “A Father-to-Be,” by Saul Bellow, which was published in a 1955 issue of the magazine.

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Amazon and Google just closed out their worst months on Wall Street since 2008

Amazon and Google wrapped up a rocky earnings season for Big Tech, reporting quarterly earnings results that fell short of Wall Street's expectations.

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Google adds ways to keep personal info private in searches

Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches.

Can Liberal Democracy Survive?

Amid autocratic movements around the world, Evan Osnos, Susan B. Glasser, Jane Mayer, and Dorothy Wickenden discuss the past, present, and potential future of the American experiment.

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Why Elon Musk Wants to ‘Open Source’ Twitter’s Algorithms

Social media platforms have become some of our most important sources of news. What information gets seen by whom is shaped by tightly guarded algorithms that tech companies have spent billions of dollars to develop. People on all sides of the political spectrum have voiced concerns over the impact those algorithms have in terms of promoting divisions, misinformation and hate speech, among other things. Elon Musk, who has proposed a $44 billion takeover of Twitter Inc., has vowed to make its alg

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Google will now remove your phone number and other info from search results. Here's how to do it.

To deter scammers and other bad actors, the search giant is now letting people remove personal contact information.

cbsnews.com

Google will now remove your phone number and other info from search results. Here's how to do it.

To deter scammers and other bad actors, the search giant is now letting people remove personal contact information.

cbsnews.com

Daily Facebook users up again after first-ever decline

But Facebook owner Meta is struggling with its slowest revenue growth since at least 2012.

bbc.co.uk

Shares of Facebook parent Meta soar despite growth slowdown

Facebook parent Meta's first quarter profit and its count of daily users jumped past Wall Street's expectations despite the company's slowest revenue growth since going public a decade ago. Meta cut a sharp contrast with Google parent Alphabet, which on Monday reported what analysts called disappointing earnings, with profit below Wall Street’s expectations. Google also reported a revenue growth slowdown, but for Meta this appeared to have been mitigated by an increase in daily active users that “was enough to send the shorts covering and the stock surging,” said Jesse Cohen, senior analyst at Investing.com.

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Daywatch: Biden pardons ex-Secret Service agent from Chicago | Ethics and lobbying become a focus in assessor’s race | Chicago Reader owner steps down

Good morning, Chicago. Here are some of the top stories you need to know to start your day.

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Google to pay $100 million class-action settlement in Illinois biometric privacy lawsuit

Class members are estimated to receive between $200 and $400 as part of a settlement over Google's face grouping tool.

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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Alphabet, Robinhood, Meta and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in extended trading.

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Google parent suffers 1Q growth slowdown, profit decline

Google’s corporate parent has posted its slowest quarterly revenue growth since 2020, the latest sign that the huge gains enjoyed by technology companies during the pandemic are fading into the rear-view mirror.

Microsoft set to report earnings after the bell

Microsoft's results could benefit from sales of Office 365 productivity software subscriptions from customers wanting to avoid getting hit with price increases.

cnbc.com

Tesla stock falls more than 10% after Musk's Twitter deal

Assuming the deal closes, Musk would be in charge of Tesla, Twitter and SpaceX.

cnbc.com

Musk's 'free speech' push for Twitter: Repeating history?

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, is spending $44 billion to acquire Twitter with the stated aim of turning it into a haven for “free speech.” There's just one problem: The social platform has been down this road before, and it didn't end well. A decade ago, a Twitter executive dubbed the company “the free speech wing of the free speech party” to underscore its commitment to untrammeled freedom of expression.

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Ronan Farrow on the Threat of Modern Spyware

Pegasus is marketed as a spyware to catch terrorists, but governments have also used it to suppress political opposition. Now tech companies such as Meta are going to battle against it.

newyorker.com

Workers Are Winning the Return-to-Office War Because They’re Right

The deepening clash between knowledge workers and companies is more than just a struggle over commuting and convenience. It is a clash over the meaning of work.

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Some of tech's biggest names want a future without passwords — here's what that would look like

From Google to Microsoft, some of tech's biggest names say the dream of a password-less internet is close to reality. The truth is a little more complicated.

cnbc.com

From Amazon to Apple, tech giants turn to old-school union busting

Amazon, Apple, Google and other tech companies are using union busting tactics to discourage workers from organizing.

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Twitter bans ads that deny science on climate change

"Ads shouldn't detract from important conversations about the climate crisis," the company said.

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EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation

The European Union has reached a landmark deal to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online.

Europe to slap new regulations on Big Tech, beating U.S. to the punch

In the absence of comprehensive tech regulation in Washington, the European Union has filled the void. The law would force tech companies to do more to police illegal content on their sites and open up their algorithms to regulators -- or face steep fines.

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Big Tech faces 'major' EU law on hate speech, disinformation

European Union officials are nearing agreement on a sweeping new law aimed at protecting internet users by forcing big tech companies like Google and Facebook to step up their efforts to curb the spread of hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content.

Watch how climate change has impacted Earth since 1984

With Earth Day 2021 rapidly approaching, Google Earth has released a feature that might really open some eyes when it comes to how certain parts of the globe have changed in recent decades.

Project Veritas says US seized staffer info as part of probe

Conservative group Project Veritas says the Justice Department had secretly obtained from Apple and Google personal information as part of an ongoing investigation into how the organization received a diary purported to belong to President Joe Biden’s daughter.

'Geofence warrant' unconstitutional, judge rules in Virginia

A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a warrant that used Google location history to find people near the scene of a 2019 bank robbery violated the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches.

Insider Q&A: Ex-Google AI skeptic Timnit Gebru starts anew

When she co-led Google’s Ethical AI team, Timnit Gebru was a prominent insider voice questioning the tech industry’s approach to artificial intelligence.

US, EU sign data transfer deal to ease privacy concerns

The European Union and United States made a breakthrough in their yearslong battle over the privacy of data that flows across the Atlantic with a preliminary agreement that paves the way for Europeans’ personal information to be stored in the U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the deal Friday during Biden’s stop in Brussels while on a European tour amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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EU agrees on new digital rules to rein in Big Tech dominance

The European Union set the stage for a stepped-up crackdown on tech companies with an agreement on landmark digital rules to rein in online “gatekeepers” such as Google and Facebook parent Meta.

Lawsuit says Google discriminates against Black workers

A former Google employee sued the tech giant saying it engages in a “pattern and practice” of racial discrimination against its Black workers, steering them into lower-level and lower-paid jobs and subjecting them to a hostile work environment if they speak out.

Google, Meta face EU probe into possible competition breach

The European Union has threatened to crack down on an agreement between Google and Facebook parent Meta for online display advertising services, saying the deal may breach the bloc’s rules on fair competition.

Big tech grapples with Russian state media, propaganda

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is forcing big tech companies to decide how to handle Russian state media that spread propaganda and misinformation.

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Google to work with Ford on Detroit research hub

Google is joining Ford Motor Co.'s effort to transform a once-dilapidated Detroit train station into a research hub focused on electric and self-driving vehicles.

Google's Q4 ad sales soar again, parent plans to split stock

Google’s digital advertising empire turned in another strong performance during the holiday shopping season, propelling a 36% increase in its corporate parent’s profit during the final three months of 2021.

Google to invest $1 billion to push India's digitalization

Google plans to invest up to $1 billion in partnership with India’s Airtel for providing affordable access to smartphones to over a billion Indians and accelerating the cloud ecosystem for businesses.

Kamala Harris art, 'Daily Show' lead Anthem Awards finalists

An art installation inspired by Vice President Kamala Harris, The New York Times’ “The 1619 Project” and “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah,” as well as charitable programs from Airbnb, Google, PayPal and the National Football League, are among the finalists for the inaugural Anthem Awards announced Tuesday.

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DC, 3 states sue Google saying it invades users' privacy

The District of Columbia and three states are suing Google.

New step to curb tech giants' power advanced by Senate panel

Congress has taken a new step toward reining in the market dominance of Big Tech. Bipartisan legislation advanced by a Senate panel would bar the dominant online platforms from favoring their own goods and services over those of rivals on the platforms.

Lawsuit: Google, Facebook CEOs colluded in online ad sales

Newly unredacted documents from a state-led antitrust lawsuit against Google accuse the search giant of colluding with rival Facebook to manipulate online advertising sales.

France fines Google, Facebook millions over tracking consent

French regulators have fined Google and Facebook a total of more than 200 million euros for not making it as easy for users to opt out of online tracking as it is for them to accept it.

German watchdog puts Google under closer antitrust scrutiny

Germany’s antitrust watchdog has paved the way for extra scrutiny of Google by designating it a company of “paramount significance.”.

A year in review: This Google video -- covering grief and resiliency -- will bring tears to your eyes

The year 2021 shared some similarities with 2020 -- one that was difficult for the whole world.

Russian court slaps Google, Meta with massive fines

A Moscow court has fined Google nearly $100 million and Facebook's parent company Meta $27 million over their failure to delete content banned by local law.

Google smart-city spinoff folding over founder's health

Google parent company Alphabet is folding one of its subsidiaries back into Google as the startup’s founder steps down to confront a neurological disease.

Report urges UK government to beef up online safety measure

A group of lawmakers say proposed British rules aimed at cracking down on harmful online content should be beefed up with tougher measures.

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To learn about climate quality, scientists turn to drones

Three ocean drones will be launched from Rhode Island to travel along the Gulf Stream, collecting data in tough winter conditions that would be challenging for traditional ships with crews.

Google loses appeal of huge EU fine over shopping searches

A top European Union court has rejected Google’s appeal of a 2.4 billion euro fine from regulators who found the tech giant gave its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage in search results.

Facebook grilled by UK lawmakers making online safety rules

British lawmakers are grilling Facebook and other tech giants over how they handle online safety as European efforts to regulate social media companies gain momentum.

Google ads gain fuels profit for parent company Alphabet

A rebound in digital ad spending at Google continues to lift its parent company's profit.

Big tech data centers spark worry over scarce Western water

Conflicts over water are as old as history itself, but the massive Google data centers on the edge of a small Oregon town represent an emerging 21st century concern.

Consumer watchdog to probe Big Tech payment systems

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is ordering Apple, Amazon, PayPal and other tech giants to reveal how their proprietary payment networks function.

2 South Florida haunted attractions make top 10 most searched in the US

A famous Coral Gables hotel and a popular Key West museum are some of the most popular haunted attractions in the country.

Google cracks down on ads promoting climate change denial

Google will no longer allow digital ads promoting false climate change claims to appear next to the content of other publishers, hoping to deny money to those making such claims and to stop the spread of misinformation on its platform.

Google says flight search tool can help you fly 'greener'

Searching for flights on Google just got “greener.”.

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Google in court to appeal EU's 2018 Android antitrust case

Google is heading to a top European Union court to appeal a record EU antitrust penalty imposed for stifling competition by abusing the dominance of its Android operating system.

Apple, Google raise new concerns by yanking Russian app

Apple’s and Google’s cooperation with the Russian government’s efforts to suppress an app opposed to the ruling regime is escalating concerns about whether Big Tech’s pursuit of ever-higher profits has trampled their commitment to protecting civil rights.

Google to spend $2.1 billion on Manhattan campus acquisition

Google is planning to buy New York’s St. John’s Terminal for $2.1 billion, making it the anchor of its Hudson Square campus.

Pro-Kremlin party keeps large majority in Russian parliament

Russia’s ruling party has retained its supermajority in parliament following three days of voting, further cementing President Vladimir Putin’s grip on power.

Apple, Google remove opposition app as Russian voting begins

Facing pressure from the Kremlin, Apple and Google removed an opposition-created smartphone app that tells voters which candidates are likely to defeat those backed by Russian authorities.

SKorea to fine Google $177M for forcing software on devices

South Korea’s competition watchdog says it plans to fine Google at least 207.4 billion won ($177 million) for allegedly blocking smartphone makers like Samsung from using other operating systems.

Russia blocks Navalny-linked voting website

Russian authorities have blocked access to a website affiliated with imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny that advises voters on how to undermine the dominant pro-Kremlin party in this month's parliamentary election.

Google appeals $591M French fine in copyright payment spat

Google is appealing a 500 million euro ($591 million) fine issued by French regulators over its handling of negotiations with publishers in a dispute over copyright.

Google again delays return to office due to COVID surges

Google is once again postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-January.

South Korea bans Google, Apple payment monopolies

South Korea’s National Assembly has approved legislation that bans app store operators such as Google and Apple from forcing developers to use their in-app payment systems.

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