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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 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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Alphabet to report Q1 earnings after the bell Tuesday

Google's revenue growth is slowing following the pandemic boom, and the company paused some of its business in Europe in the first quarter.

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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.

Here are Google's most important US real estate investments in 2022

The company said its projects will cost $9.5 billion this year.

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Tech companies cautiously bring people back while contending with hesitant employees

Workers and their employers are at odds when it comes to returning to the office after two years away

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Google employees bombard execs with questions about pay at recent all-hands meeting

Google executives faced a flurry of questions from employees about their pay at a recent all-hands meeting after an internal survey showed discontent.

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Google will allow Spotify to offer its own billing on Android

The move is the most significant concession so far from a major mobile app store to allow third-party billing systems inside apps.

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Alphabet's quantum tech group Sandbox spins off into an independent company

Alphabet has been relatively quiet about Sandbox, which is led by Jack Hidary.

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Google employees are becoming unhappy with pay, promotions and execution, survey results show

In the annual "Googlegeist" survey, Google workers gave their employer particularly poor marks on how compensation compares to similar jobs at other companies.

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Did Amazon violate federal laws? Lawmakers ask for DOJ probe

Lawmakers have made good on their threat to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Amazon and its senior executives obstructed Congress or violated other laws in testimony on its competition practices.

Google to acquire cybersecurity firm Mandiant for $5.4 billion

Mandiant says that its mission is to combat cyberattacks and protect companies from the latest threats.

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Google suspends all advertising in Russia

Google took the decision after Russia's internet watchdog reportedly demanded that it stop showing what it perceived to be false ads about the Ukraine war.

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Google parent company adds air quality and power shutoffs from wildfires to risk factors

The addition comes as large corporations, including Google, are more public in acknowledging the effects of climate change.

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Alphabet stock surges 10% on back of blowout earnings

The strong report led at least nine Wall Street firms to raise their price target on the stock.

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Four AGs sue Google for allegedly tracking you without permission

Google already faced a similar lawsuit from Arizona, where a judge cast doubt on the state's arguments.

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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.

Google CEO addresses employee concerns about loss of 'candor, honesty, humility and frankness' by execs

Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees at a virtual year-end meeting that the company faces challenges when it comes to "communicating at scale."

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Google tells employees they'll lose pay and will eventually be fired if they don't follow vaccination rules

In a memo circulated by leadership, Google told employees they will lose pay if they don't comply with the vaccine policy within 30 days.

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Google execs tell employees they won't raise pay companywide to match inflation

Google executives addressed the topic of inflation and employee pay at an all-hands meeting on Tuesday.

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New Twitter CEO steps from behind the scenes to high profile

Newly named Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal (PUH-rag AH-gur-wahl) has emerged from behind the scenes to take over one of Silicon Valley’s highest-profile and politically volatile jobs.

Several hundred Google employees sign manifesto against widened vaccine mandate

An anti-vaccine mandate manifesto is circulating around the company as deadline nears.

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Google's pursuit of military cloud deal was among top issues at last week's all-staff meeting

Google CEO Sundar Pichai and cloud head Thomas Kurian were asked about the company's pursuit of a major government contract at last week's virtual TGIF meeting.

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Alphabet and Microsoft rise to records after quarterly earnings beat estimates

Analysts applauded Microsoft for accelerating cloud growth in constant currency, and they liked that Google isn't getting hit hard by Apple privacy changes.

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Google recruiters explain how to demonstrate 'past experience' on your resume - even if you've never had a job

Two Google recruiters hosted a CV workshop for graduates, and gave four key resume tips for for the company's 2022 internship program.

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Alphabet reports third-quarter earnings after the bell

Alphabet's advertising revenue is increasing as businesses reopen from the pandemic and spending returns.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai says offices are filling back up

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company's offices are seeing 50% in New York.

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House committee seeks more info from Amazon, issues warning

U.S. House lawmakers are threatening to seek a criminal investigation of Amazon, saying the tech giant has one “final chance” to correct previous testimony by executives on its competition practices.

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

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

Google is updating Maps, Search and other products to help consumers save energy and reduce emissions

With the suite of product updates, Google hopes to make sustainability the easier choice, said CEO Sundar Pichai.

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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.

Google reportedly plans to put its own chips in Chromebook laptops from 2023

Google is edging closer to rolling out its own central processing units for its Chromebook laptops, according to a report from Nikkei Asia.

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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.

Google delays return to office to January

This marks the company's third delay on returning workers to office, and comes as the highly contagious delta variant of Covid-19 spreads.

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Biden’s Alliance with Big Tech Shows a Power Shift

The combative post-Snowden relationship with government appears to have mellowed at a meeting last week. Should we be worried about what they might all do together?

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Tech companies pledge billions in cybersecurity investments

Some of the country’s leading technology companies have committed to investing billions of dollars to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and to train skilled workers.

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Google founders have sold $1 billion in stock since May, most since 2017

Larry Page and Sergey Brin last sold shares in 2017, when their last plan expired. Since then, the stock price has nearly tripled.

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Facebook requiring U.S. employees to be vaccinated to return to work

The company will continue to evaluate its approach outside of the U.S.

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From Apple and Google to Indeed, COVID-19 variants delay the return to office

Employment website Indeed moved its return-to-office date to January 2022, citing the rise of new strains of the virus.

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From Apple and Google to Indeed, COVID-19 variants delay the return to office

Some employers are moving their return-to-office dates to January 2022, citing the rise of new strains of the virus.

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Mark Zuckerberg's $23.4 million in security costs last year is more than the combined cost of keeping 10 other top execs safe

Facebook said Zuckerberg's security costs rose due to the US presidential election, and several companies reported increased costs from the shift to remote work.

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Google postpones return-to-work until October, will require vaccinations

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is extending its office return for employees until Oct. 18 amid the latest Covid-19 outbreaks. In an email to employees Wednesday, Pichai also said the company will require anyone coming to the office to be vaccinated, beginning in the U.S. in coming weeks. Previously, employees were able to voluntarily return to offices until September. Pichai said the company will monitor the data carefully and let employees know at least 30 days in advance before transitioning into our full return to office plans. "Seeing Googlers together in the offices these past few weeks filled me with optimism, and I'm looking forward to brighter days ahead," he added.

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Google delays return to office, mandates vaccines

Google is postponing its plans to bring most of its workers back to the office until mid-October.

Google delays return to office, mandates vaccines

Google is postponing a return to the office for most workers until mid-October and rolling out a policy that will eventually require everyone to be vaccinated once its sprawling campuses are fully reopened in an attempt to fight the spreading Delta variant. In a Wednesday email sent to Google's more than 130,000 employees, CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is now aiming to have most of its workforce back to its offices beginning Oct. 18 instead of its previous target date of Sept. 1. The decision also affects tens of thousands of contractors who Google intends to continue to pay while access to its campuses remains limited.

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Alphabet set to report Q2 2021 earnings after the bell

It comes one year after the company's first-ever annualized revenue decline in Q2 2020.

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Meeting Google's climate change goals 'stresses out' CEO Sundar Pichai

"It's a long shot, it stresses me out in terms of how to get there," Google CEO Sundar Pichai says of the company's climate change goals.

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The Race to Leave Planet Earth

Not just billionaires but private companies and a growing number of nations are, somewhat abruptly, competing to get into space.

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Countries Restricting Flow Of Information And Posing Threat To Internet Freedom: Sundar Pichai

UK-based web search engine Mojeek backed Pichai’s views on internet freedom. “Our CEO Colin Hayhurst has written to Sundar Pichai after his BBC interview. We share concerns about threats to internet freedom, though we don’t see ‘AI to AI’ on how search is done. “You can’t make this shit up, Sundar Pichai, who led a years-long secret project to develop a censored Google search engine for China, warns about threats to internet freedom,” tweeted internet freedom activist Michael Caster after the interview. (With inputs from ANI)(Edited by Abinaya Vijayaraghavan and Praveen Pramod Tewari)The post Countries Restricting Flow Of Information And Posing Threat To Internet Freedom: Sundar Pichai appeared first on Zenger News.

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Google boss Sundar Pichai warns of threats to internet freedom

Sundar Pichai says AI will change the world - and defends Google's record on tax, privacy and data.

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France fines Google $267 million for abusing 'dominant position' in online advertising

France's competition watchdog has fined Google 220 million euros ($268 million) for abusing its market power in the online advertising industry.

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Google follows Apple's lead and makes it harder for advertisers to track users on Android

The change revolves around the Android Advertising ID, a unique string of characters that can identify devices.

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Google Sets Up Its News Showcase In India With 30 Publishers

The firm, led by the Indian-American, on May 18, said it was launching its Google News Showcase in India as part of the investment. Showcase is the company’s licensing program, where it pays news organizations for their digital content. In India, Google will pay 30 national, regional, and local news organizations to curate content. The letter was sent after Australia passed a law that mandates tech giants like Facebook and Google to pay news publishers for content. To that end, Google is expanding its Google News initiatives in India by introducing new programs like business training workshops to aid “small and mid-sized publications achieve financial sustainability”.

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Here's what Google announced today at its first developer conference since 2019

At the first Google IO since 2019, the company highlighted advances in AI, shopping tools, and collaboration, including Starline, a 3D hologram conferencing prototype.

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Google leads court filing supporting tens of thousands of U.S. visa-holders' ability to work

Tech companies that signed onto the brief include Adobe, Amazon, Apple, Electronic Arts, eBay, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, PayPal, Reddit, StubHub and Twitter.

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Google Adapts To Long-Term Telework, Offers Employees Hybrid Work Week

More than a year into telework, the tech giant has said 60% of its employees will work remotely two days a week. Twenty percent will work from home permanently.

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Google says 20% of workers will be remote, many more hybrid

Google says that it expects about 20% of its workforce to still work remotely after the pandemic.

Google boss emails staff detailing return to office

In an email, chief executive Sundar Pichai suggests working three days in the office is the way forward.

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Alphabet could hit new all-time high by mid-April, chart analyst says

Also on Thursday, Morgan Stanley upped its price target on the stock to $2,350, which implies 15% upside from Friday morning's $2,036 and would mark a new all-time high. Alphabet's technical chart seems to support further upside, Newton Advisors founder and President Mark Newton told CNBC on Thursday. Despite some possible near-term pressure from regulatory crackdowns, Newton expects Alphabet to breach its early February all-time highs in due time. "Technology is going to come under increasing pressure from both the left and the right in the months to come," Newton said. Alphabet found another fan in Nancy Tengler, chief investment officer of Laffer Tengler Investments.

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Lawmakers vow stricter regulations on social media platforms to combat misinformation

House lawmakers promised that stricter regulations on social media platforms are now inevitable as CEOs from Facebook, Twitter and Google faced intense scrutiny from Democrats and Republicans like at a hearing on Thursday. The hearing was aimed at addressing misinformation that spread on the social media platforms and contributed to the January 6 riot at the Capitol. Pallone Jr. and Republican Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers both criticized the social media companies' use of algorithms to curate content and suggest posts for users to engage with. McMorris Rodgers said the algorithms used by social platforms are harmful for the mental health of children and added that she doesn't want artificial intelligence manipulating kids. Zuckerberg fired back saying the claims that algorithms feed users content to make them angry is not true.

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The Latest: Twitter grilled about blocking a NY Post article

Scott Applewhite)WASHINGTON – The latest news from a House committee questioning the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter. ___2:30 p.m.Rep. Steve Scalise, a Louisiana Republican, raised the long-running conservative talking point that Twitter, Facebook and Google are biased against conservative viewpoints and censor material based on political or religious viewpoints. Scalise highlighted Twitter’s blocking of a New York Post article on Hunter Biden, which CEO Jack Dorsey said was a mistake that the company corrected within 24 hours. AdThis would include product vice presidents of integrity, trust and safety and vice presidents of platform policy — at Facebook, Twitter, YouTube (rather than Google, which owns YouTube) and perhaps an upstart like TikTok. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Sundar Pichai, CEO of YouTube parent Google, are facing questioning at a hearing by the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

Watch live: CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter testify before Congress on misinformation

Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The CEOs of Facebook, Twitter and Google return to Congress on Thursday to address the spread of misinformation on their platforms. At stake is the legal shield that protects their platforms from being held liable for their users' posts, known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg plans to offer his own suggestion, according to his written testimony, which some members of Congress have already dismissed as self-interested. Google CEO Sundar Pichai plans to express his concern over the existing proposals to change the foundational internet law.

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Lawmakers press Big Tech CEOs on speech responsibility

Republicans raised long-running conservative grievances, unproven, that the platforms are biased against conservative viewpoints and censor material based on political or religious viewpoints. There is increasing support in Congress for legislation to rein in Big Tech companies. The tech CEOs defended the legal shield under Section 230, saying it has helped make the internet the forum of free expression that it is today. Trump enjoyed special treatment on Facebook and Twitter until January, despite spreading misinformation, pushing false claims of voting fraud, and promulgating hate. The tech blog Gizmodo eventually revealed the device was a “BlockClock” that shows the latest prices of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum.

12 attorneys general call on Facebook and Twitter to remove anti-vaxxers from their services

A coalition of 12 state attorneys general on Wednesday called on Facebook and Twitter to enforce their community guidelines and rid their services of misinformation being spread by accounts promoting anti-vaccine ideas. "Misinformation disseminated via your platforms has increased vaccine hesitancy, which will slow economic recovery and, more importantly, ultimately cause even more unnecessary deaths," the coalition of attorneys general wrote in a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. The coalition highlights that just 12 accounts and their associated organizations are responsible for 65% of the public anti-vaccine content on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. In particular, the accounts target people of color to discourage them from getting the Covid-19 vaccines, the letter said. The letter comes a day before Zuckerberg, Dorsey and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai are set to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on the topic of misinformation on their services.

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Report: Extremist groups thrive on Facebook despite bans

More than two-thirds of the groups and pages had names that aligned with several domestic extremist movements, the report found. Facebook acknowledged that its policy enforcement “isn't perfect,” but said the report distorts its work against violent extremism and misinformation. In October, it banned QAnon groups across its platform. It has also banned extremist and militia movements and boogaloo groups with varying degrees of success. ___This story has been corrected to show that the groups were still active on the platform as of Feb. 24, not March 18.

Australian media law raises questions about 'pay for clicks'

It's a question dividing proponents and critics of the proposed Australian law: does it effectively make Google and Facebook “pay for clicks” and might it be the beginning of the end of free access? The battle is being watched closely in the European Union, where officials and lawmakers are drafting sweeping new digital regulations. Google contends the law does require it to pay for clicks. Google has reacted to the threat of compulsory arbitration by stepping up negotiations on licensing content agreements with Australian media companies through its own News Showcase model. Google has reached pay deals with more than 450 publications globally since it launched News Showcase in October.

In surprise move, Facebook blocks news access in Australia

“In response to Australian government legislation, Facebook restricts the posting of news links and all posts from news Pages in Australia. “Facebook’s actions were unnecessary, they were heavy-handed and they will damage its reputation here in Australia,” Frydenberg said. Major Australian media organization Seven West Media reached a deal earlier in the week. who have had their Facebook pages blocked, that’s a public safety issue,” Fletcher said. Some non-Australian outlets also appeared affected, with posts disappearing from Facebook pages belonging to Britain's Daily Telegraph and Sky News.

In Australia, Google makes publisher deals, Facebook walks

(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)CANBERRA – Google is striking deals in Australia to pay for journalism but Facebook is vowing to restrict news sharing as Australian lawmakers consider forcing digital giants into payment agreements. These are good deals for the Australian media businesses,” he added. Google and Facebook, which take a combined 81% of online advertising in Australia, have condemned the code as unworkable. government’s resolve.”Google did not provide the terms of its News Corp. deal Wednesday. The Australian deals with Google are being negotiated under Google’s own model, News Showcase.

Australia to amend laws to make Google and Facebook pay

(AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)CANBERRA – Australia’s government said on Tuesday it will amend draft laws that would make Google and Facebook pay for news to clarify that publishers would be paid in lump sums rather than per click on news article links. “On face value, the amendments keep the integrity of the media code intact,” the center’s director Peter Lewis said in a statement. Google and Facebook, which take a combined 81% of online advertising in Australia, have condemned the bill as unworkable. Google has threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the code were introduced. Seven West Media on Monday became the largest Australian news media business to strike a deal with Google to pay for journalism.

Major Australian media company strikes Google news pay deal

Kerry Stokes, chairman of Seven West Media, which owns 21 publications, thanked the government and the Australian competition regulator for their proposed law that the Parliament will consider Tuesday. Google has reached pay deals with more than 450 publications globally since News Showcase was launched in October. Neither Google nor Seven West Media mentioned how much the deal was worth. “If it goes through as is, it will be very beneficial for Australian media,” Barnet said of the code. Seven West Media said it will release more details about the deal after those details are finalized within 30 days.

Australian leader has 'constructive' talk with Google boss

Prime Minister Scott Morrison also welcomed the support of Google rival Microsoft, which has touted Australia’s proposed laws that would make Google and Facebook pay as an example for the rest of the world. Google regional director Mel Silva told a Senate hearing last month that the company would likely make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the so-called News Media Bargaining Code forced Google and Facebook to pay for Australian news. While Google and Facebook have condemned the legislation as unworkable, Microsoft President Brad Smith said his business would be willing to pay for news if its search engine increased Australian market share. The law would initially only apply to Google and Facebook, but the government could add other platforms in the future if Google abandoned Australia. AdAlthough Bing is Australia’s second most popular search engine, it has only a 3.6% market share.

Google's antitrust case won't go to trial until Sept. 2023

FILE - This Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, file photo shows Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, set a tentative trial date of Sept. 12, 2023. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta on Friday set a tentative trial date of Sept. 12, 2023 for the landmark case that the Justice Department filed two months ago. He estimated that once the trial begins it will last about 5 1/2 weeks in his Washington, D.C., courtroom. Another antitrust case filed Thursday is seeking to preempt Google's dominance in other still-emerging fields of technology such as voice-activated devices in the home and internet-connected cars.

Google hires new personnel head amid rising worker tensions

This photo provided by Google shows Fiona Cicconi, right, who is leaving the biotech firm AstraZeneca to become the head of Google's people operations, effective Jan. 5, 2021. (Courtesy of Google via AP)Google has hired a top executive from pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to oversee its personnel policies amid ongoing tensions with many employees who are upset with the company's policies. The hiring of Fiona Cicconi also comes while Google sets up plans to allow people to continue to work from home for at least eight more months. The rift incensed hundreds of Google employees who have signed a public letter of protest. Pichahi last week told employees that Google is beginning a thorough review into Gebru's exit, a process that now seems likely to involve Cicconi.

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Google CEO says company will review AI scholar's abrupt exit

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has apologized for how a prominent artificial intelligence researcher's abrupt departure last week has “seeded doubts” in the company. Pichai's note doesn't call it either a firing or a resignation but says "we need to accept responsibility for the fact that a prominent Black, female leader with immense talent left Google unhappily." The dispute centered around Google's push to disassociate itself from a research paper Gebru co-authored examining the societal dangers of an AI technology used by Google. Gebru criticized Pichai's memo Wednesday on Twitter, saying she saw “no plans for accountability” in it and because it offered no apology for what happened to her. Thousands of people, many of them Google employees, have signed an open letter showing support for Gebru and accusing Google of “unprecedented research censorship,” racism and defensiveness.

Twitter, Facebook CEOs vow election action; GOP touts curbs

Republican senators, including Committee Chairman Sen. Lindsey Graham, revived complaints of censorship and anti-conservative bias against the social media platforms. The actions that Twitter and Facebook took to quell the spread of disinformation angered Trump and his supporters. They have focused their concern on hate speech and incitement on social media platforms that can spawn violence. Twitter and Facebook have both slapped a misinformation label on some content from Trump, most notably his assertions linking voting by mail to fraud. For days after the election as the vote counting went on, copycat “Stop the Steal” groups were easily found on Facebook.

Facebook, Twitter CEOs to be pressed on election handling

The committee summoned the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google to testify during the hearing. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON – The CEOs of Facebook and Twitter are being summoned before Congress to defend their handling of disinformation in the 2020 presidential election, even as lawmakers questioning them are deeply divided over the election's integrity and results. Twitter and Facebook have both slapped a misinformation label on some content from Trump, most notably his assertions linking voting by mail to fraud. Facebook insists that it has learned its lesson from the 2016 election and is no longer a conduit for misinformation, voter suppression and election disruption. The organization had pressed Facebook to take down the “Stop the Steal” group.

Social media CEOs rebuff bias claims, vow to defend election

The committee summoned the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google to testify during the hearing. Dorsey said Twitter was working closely with state election officials. Dorsey told Cruz that he does not believe that Twitter can influence elections because it's only one source of information. GOP senators raised with the executives an array of allegations of other bias on the platforms regarding Iran, China and Holocaust denial. “We approach our work without political bias, full stop," Pichai said.

Social media CEOs to face grilling from Republican senators

WASHINGTON – Less than a week before Election Day, the CEOs of Twitter, Facebook and Google are set to be grilled by Republican senators making unfounded allegations that the tech giants show anti-conservative bias. With the election looming, Republicans led by President Donald Trump have thrown a barrage of grievances at Big Tech’s social media platforms, which they accuse without evidence of deliberately suppressing conservative, religious and anti-abortion views. The tech platforms are gateways to news online. It proposes that Congress enact rules preventing tech platforms from taking local news content without fair payment. “For too long, social media platforms have hidden behind Section 230 protections to censor content that deviates from their beliefs,” Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., the committee chairman, said recently.

Facebook, Twitter CEOs ordered to testify by GOP senators

FILE - This combination of photos shows logos for social media platforms Facebook and Twitter. (AP Photo/File)WASHINGTON – The GOP push against Facebook and Twitter accelerated Thursday after Republican senators threatened the CEOs of the social media companies with subpoenas to force them to address accusations of censorship in the closing weeks of the presidential campaign. Russia backed President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign through hacking of Democratic emails and a covert social media campaign. It was the first time in recent memory that the two social media platforms enforced rules against misinformation on a story from a mainstream media publication. With Trump leading the way, conservatives have stepped up their claims that Facebook, Twitter and Google, which owns YouTube, are biased, charging without evidence Silicon Valley’s social media platforms are deliberately suppressing conservative views.

CEOs of 3 tech giants to testify at Oct. 28 Senate hearing

WASHINGTON – The CEOs of technology giants Facebook, Google and Twitter are expected to testify for an Oct. 28 Senate hearing on tech companies’ control over hate speech and misinformation on their platforms. It marks a new bipartisan initiative against Big Tech companies, which have been under increasing scrutiny in Washington and from state attorneys general over issues of competition, consumer privacy and hate speech. With Trump leading the way, conservative Republicans have kept up a barrage of criticism of Silicon Valley’s social media platforms, which they accuse without evidence of deliberately suppressing conservative views. The Justice Department has asked Congress to roll back long-held legal protections for online platforms, putting down a legislative marker in Trump’s drive against the social media giants. Democrats, on the other hand, have focused their criticism of social media mainly on hate speech, misinformation and other content that can incite violence or keep people from voting.

Senate panel moves to compel 3 social media CEOs to testify

(AP Photo/Amr Alfiky, File)WASHINGTON – A Senate panel voted Thursday to compel testimony from the CEOs of Facebook, Google and Twitter as lawmakers opened a new front in the battle over hate speech, misinformation and perceived political bias on social media a month before the presidential election. Facebook, meanwhile, is expanding restrictions on political advertising, including new bans on messages claiming widespread voter fraud. With Trump leading the way, conservative Republicans have kept up a barrage of criticism of Silicon Valley’s social media platforms, which they accuse without evidence of deliberately suppressing conservative views. The Justice Department has asked Congress to roll back long-held legal protections for online platforms, putting down a legislative marker in Trump’s drive against the social media giants. At a White House event last week, officials said the legislative proposal would protect the open internet and prevent hidden manipulation by social media.

Google to pay $1 billion over 3 years for news content

LONDON – Google will pay publishers $1 billion over the next three years for their content, the company's latest effort to defuse tensions over its dominance of the news industry. “This financial commitment - our biggest to date - will pay publishers to create and curate high-quality content for a different kind of online news experience," CEO Sundar Pichai said in a blog post. It will appear first on Google News on Android, then Apple iOS, before it is rolled out to Google Discover and Search. News companies want Google, and its Silicon Valley rival Facebook, to pay for the news content that they siphon from commercial media while taking the lion's share of ad revenue. Australia's government is drafting a law to make Facebook and Google pay the country's media companies for the news content they use by early October.

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Australia leader expects 'sensible outcome' to news pay plan

CANBERRA Australias prime minister said Monday that he expected a sensible outcome to his governments plans to make digital platforms pay for journalism after Facebook threatened to block Australian publishers and individuals from sharing news stories. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he had discussed his proposed laws with very senior-level executives including Google's chief executive, Sundar Pichai, last week. Im quite certain well come to a sensible outcome on this and it wont need coercion wherever it comes from. Australia is drafting the final version of the legislation after a consultation period ended in late August. If the U.S.-based platforms could not agree with Australian media businesses on pricing after three months, arbitrators would be appointed to make binding decisions.

Inside Big Tech: Pulling back the curtain with 'hot' email

(Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON The House Judiciary chairman was closing in on his Perry Mason moment with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Fortified with hot internal company documents, Rep. Jerrold Nadler was building his case at a hearing that seemed almost like a trial for Facebook and three other tech giants over alleged anti-competitive tactics. Looking ahead, the hot documents dont by themselves guarantee successful legal action by regulators, legal experts say. But it can be a violation of antitrust law for a company at the top of the heap to use its power to kick competitors off the hill. The head of the Federal Trade Commission has said that as a result of the review, the government may require tech giants to unwind earlier takeovers and divest assets if the agency finds violations of antitrust law.

Lawmakers grill 4 Big Tech CEOs but don't land many blows

(Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON Congressional lawmakers finally got a chance to grill the CEOs of Big Tech over their dominance and allegations of monopolistic practices that stifle competition. While the executives faced hostile questioning and frequent interruptions from lawmakers of both parties, little seemed to land more than glancing blows. But Stephen Beck, CEO of the management consulting firm cg42, said the tech companies and their brands emerged relatively unscathed. As Democrats largely focused on market competition, several Republicans aired longstanding grievances, claiming the tech companies are censoring conservative voices and questioning their business activities in China. While forced breakups may appear unlikely, the wide scrutiny of Big Tech points toward possible new restrictions on its power.

The Latest: Zuckerberg questioned on viral misinformation

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks via video conference during a House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on antitrust on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, in Washington. His comments came Wednesday during a congressional hearing into the market dominance of four tech giants Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple. Zuckerberg's comments came at hearing that also featured Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. The questioning came at a congressional hearing that also featured Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. He is Jeff Bezos.

4 Big Tech CEOs getting heat from Congress on competition

A key question: Whether existing competition policies and century-old antitrust laws are adequate for overseeing the tech giants, or if new legislation and enforcement funding is needed. While forced breakups may appear unlikely, the wide scrutiny of Big Tech points toward possible new restrictions on its power. The companies face legal and political offensives on multiplying fronts, from Congress, the Trump administration, federal and state regulators and European watchdogs. I understand that people have concerns about the size and perceived power that tech companies have, Zuckerberg's statement says. He is making the case that the fees Apple charges apps to sell services and other goods are reasonable, especially compared with what other tech companies collect.

Spotlight on 4 Big Tech CEOs testifying in competition probe

The House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust is capping its yearlong investigation of Big Techs market dominance with Wednesdays teleconferenced hearing spotlighting the four CEOs. The tech companies now face legal and political offensives on multiplying fronts, from Congress, the Trump administration, federal and state regulators and European watchdogs. Facebooks fiercest critics in Congress, including liberal Democrat Sen. Elizabeth Warren and conservative Republican Sen. Josh Hawley, have put breaking up Big Tech companies on the table. He also met privately with key lawmakers and with President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly criticized the tech companies and asserted without evidence that they are biased against him. Cook is expected to lay out the case that the fees Apple charges apps to sell services and other goods are reasonable, especially compared with what other tech companies collect.

Twitter and Facebook become targets in Trump and Biden ads

Biden is paying Facebook handsomely to show ads that accuse Facebook of posing a threat to democracy. Meantime Trump is paying Facebook to run ads trashing the medium he uses like none other, Twitter. Before this years election, Twitter banned political ads altogether, a decision a company spokesman told the AP it stands behind. And Facebook, along with Google, began disclosing campaign ad spending while banning non-Americans from buying U.S. political ads. Twitter became a Trump campaign target after the company rolled out its first fact check of his inaccurate tweet about voting in late May.

Zuckerberg, Bezos, other tech CEOs testify on competition

This Sept. 19, 2019 photo shows Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos arriving to a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington. Bezos is willing to testify to the congressional panel investigating the market dominance of Big Tech, but along with other tech industry CEOs, lawyers for the company say, according to a published report Monday, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)WASHINGTON Four Big Tech CEOs Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg, Amazons Jeff Bezos, Google's Sundar Pichai and Apple's Tim Cook will answer for their companies practices before Congress at a hearing Wednesday by the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust. The panel has conducted a bipartisan investigation over the past year of the tech giants market dominance and their effect on consumers. Its the first such congressional review of the tech industry.

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak slams YouTube for scam videos

(AP Photo/Ben Margot)SAN RAMON, Calif. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is launching a legal attack against Google's YouTube video site for allowing con artists to use him as a pawn in a Bitcoin scam believed to have heisted millions of dollars from people around the world. The suit also represents 17 alleged victims of the bitcoin scam, including 10 people who live outside the U.S. Videos spread on YouTube as part of the scheme entice viewers to send their bitcoins to an anonymous digital address, promising to return double that amount. Wozniak, though, said he has been trying to get Google and YouTube to prevent videos peddling the scam with his name and picture in it since May 10. YouTube will try to persuade a judge to dismiss Garlinghouse's lawsuit during a hearing scheduled next month.

Google announces $10 billion 'digitization' fund for India

NEW DELHI U.S. tech giant Google is investing in a $10 billion fund to help accelerate Indias transition to a digital economy in the next five to seven years. The company also announced it will invest $1 million to support digital education in India. It said the fund will enable 1 million teachers in 22,000 schools across the country to use Google services that can facilitate online learning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made digitization a major priority for India. He envisions a Digital India, where high-speed Internet access will empower entrepreneurs to build software and other technology products to help raise the standard of living in a country where many households are still impoverished.

8:46: A number becomes a potent symbol of police brutality

Even as prosecutors have said little about how they arrived at the precise number, it has fast grown into a potent symbol of the suffering Floyd and many other black men have experienced at the hands of police. In Boston and Tacoma, Washington, demonstrators this week lay down on streets staging die-ins" for precisely 8 minutes, 46 seconds. ViacomCBS, owner of MTV and Nickelodeon, stopped its programming earlier this week to air a silent, somber video honoring Floyd for 8 minutes, 46 seconds. Pausing for a full 8 minutes, 46 seconds helps turn the abstract into a reality, said Monica Cannon-Grant, the founder of Violence in Boston Inc., which organized a Tuesday protest that included the minutes of silence. Using those, Chauvin had his knee on Floyd for 7 minutes and 46 seconds, including 1 minute and 53 seconds after Floyd appeared to stop breathing.

Nevada casinos to reopen; America in lockdown devours pizza

As restaurants in food-loving France prepare to reopen, some are investing in lampshade-like plastic shields to protect diners from the virus. Following are developments Wednesday related to the national and global response, the work place and the spread of the virus. Tourist destinations, from countries to theme parks, are laying out plans for operations during, and potentially after, the pandemic fades. Nevada's casinos will reopen next week, including those on the Las Vegas Strip. In the eight weeks starting March 23, Domino's comparable-store sales jumped 16%.

CEO pay has topped $12.3M. Can it keep rising post-pandemic?

The 4.1% rise in median pay was a slowdown for S&P 500 CEOs, who had seen their pay jump 7.2% the year before and by even more in earlier years. SAY ON PAYThe slowdown in CEO pay across the S&P 500 is partly due to the increased voice investors have gotten on the subject, shareholder advocates say. The S&P 500 lost as much as a third of its value earlier this year, when worries about the recession were at their peak. Corporate profits, another key measure for CEO pay, are also expected to crater. Across the S&P 500, earnings per share will likely sink 33% this year, strategists at Goldman Sachs say.

Beyoncé to give graduation speech alongside the Obamas

NEW YORK – Beyoncé has been added to the list of guest speakers for YouTube's virtual commencement ceremony that will also feature the Obamas. YouTube announced Tuesday that Beyoncé will deliver an inspirational message to the 2020 class for its “Dear Class of 2020" event, which will take place June 6 at 3 p.m. EDT and will stream on YouTube. Barack and Michelle Obama will also speak at the virtual celebration, which will include appearances from Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Bill and Melinda Gates, Jennifer Lopez, Billy Porter, Malala Yousafzai, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Zendaya, Alicia Keys, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Demi Lovato, Hasan Minhaj and more. “Dear Class of 2020" will include music performances from BTS, Lizzo, Doja Cat, Megan Thee Stallion, Chloe x Halle, Maluma, CNCO and Camila Cabello.

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