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Trailing far behind its biggest rivals, the company is undergoing a multiyear effort to improve the reliability of its infrastructure. → Read More
Google parent Alphabet Inc. rallied Monday to breach US$2 trillion in market value for the first time, fueled by a rebound in spending on digital ads and growth in its cloud business. → Read More
Antitrust investigators at the U.S. Justice Department have stepped up scrutiny of Google’s digital ad market practices in recent months, according to people familiar with the matter, showing that the Biden administration is actively pursuing a probe that started under former President Donald Trump. → Read More
Google will open its first retail store in New York City, highlighting the internet giant’s effort to promote its consumer hardware devices. → Read More
Google revealed a raft of updates to its Workspace productivity suite, including new features for free users, a paid plan for entrepreneurs and fresh capabilities for its Meet videoconferencing system in an effort to better compete with Microsoft Corp.’s products. → Read More
Google revealed a raft of updates to its Workspace productivity suite, including new features for free users, a paid plan for entrepreneurs and fresh capabilities for its Meet videoconferencing system in an effort to better compete with Microsoft Corp.’s products. → Read More
Google will let Android mobile software users opt out of being tracked by advertisers on their smartphone applications, following an earlier move by rival Apple Inc. to bolster privacy on iPhones. → Read More
Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it’s working with Shopify Inc. to let more merchants sell across the search giant’s properties and beef up its e-commerce business. → Read More
Apple Inc. said it hired Samy Bengio, a respected research scientist who ended his 14-year career at Google after the company made the controversial decision to oust two women researchers who reported to him. → Read More
Google parent Alphabet Inc. reported quarterly sales that topped Wall Street estimates, powered by an increase in digital ad spending by businesses looking to expand during the pandemic reopening. The company also unveiled a big new share buyback, sending the stock up almost 4% in extended trading. → Read More
Delta Air Lines Inc. said it’s canceled about 100 flights due to a staffing shortage, and as a result will allow travelers to book middle seats on some planes a month ahead of plan. → Read More
YouTube’s refusal to remove a song some employees find racist to people of Asian origin has caused a fracas inside the company, the latest clash in a growing national debate about anti-Asian hate. → Read More
YouTube said it suspended Rudy Giuliani for the second time in two months after the former New York City mayor lied again in videos that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from former U.S. President Donald Trump. → Read More
The U.S. government has asked Google to fork over granular data on how its search engine works and is monetized, seeking to prove that the internet giant is a monopoly. → Read More
The U.S. government asked Google to fork over granular information on how its search engine works and makes money, seeking to prove that the internet giant is a monopoly. → Read More
Google fired the lead of its Ethical Artificial Intelligence team, Meg Mitchell, escalating the turmoil surrounding its AI division after the acrimonious exit of Mitchell’s former colleague Timnit Gebru. → Read More
Google will restructure its responsible artificial intelligence efforts to centralize teams under a single executive, according to people familiar with the situation, as the internet giant tries to stabilize groups working on ethics research and products after months of chaos. → Read More
YouTube will introduce a short-form video feature called Shorts to the U.S. in March, making its biggest move yet to respond to the growing challenge from TikTok. → Read More
Google asked the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration for permission to test drones to research how the technology can help monitor and control fires. → Read More
Alphabet Inc. said its Google Cloud business had an operating loss of US$1.2 billion in the fourth quarter, a new disclosure that may disappoint some Wall Street analysts. → Read More