Google cuts corporate access of AI researcher following Timnit Gebru dustup

Angela Lang/CNET Google has locked the corporate account of artificial intelligence researcher Margaret Mitchell, the leader…

Trump pardons ex-Uber and Google engineer Anthony Levandowski

Former Google and Uber self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski was granted a pardon by President Trump…

Google vows to pay for 500 DACA applications in call for immigration reform

Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.  Stephen Shankland/CNET Google on Wednesday said it will pay for…

Tech companies must explain data use, Amazon, Google and Twitter privacy heads say

Tech companies have been required by recent laws to give users more control over their personal…

Facebook, Google and Microsoft freeze PAC contributions in the wake of Capitol siege

Facebook is reportedly assessing its political spending practices after the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Andrew Hoyle/CNET…

Sony TVs get brighter OLED, cognitive processing, Google TV streaming in 2021

The Sony A90J TV is the first “significantly” brighter OLED TV announced in years. Sony This…

Google, Alphabet employees to form union

Google headquarters sprawls across a large campus in Mountain View, California. Stephen Shankland/CNET More than 200…

Google scientists reportedly told to make AI look more ‘positive’ in research papers

Google is reportedly telling research scientists to spin AI in a more positive way. Stephen Shankland/CNET…

In 2021, Google faces renewed battles in labor and antitrust

Google employees walked out of their offices in protest in 2018. James Martin/CNET On a single…

Google offers free weekly COVID-19 tests to US employees

Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.  Richard Nieva/CNET Google on Friday said it has begun offering…

Google hit by antitrust lawsuit from nearly 40 states over alleged search monopoly

Google faces more antitrust woes. Angela Lang/CNET A bipartisan coalition of 38 states and territories on…

Texas leads multi-state antitrust lawsuit against Google over ad tech

Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.  Stephen Shankland/CNET A group of ten states led by Texas…