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Suspicious Package Deemed Safe at Google Campus in Mountain View
Authorities in Mountain View said a reported suspicious package Friday morning at Google’s headquarters was deemed safe and cleared the scene just before noon, according to Mountain View police.
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YouTube Suspends Trump's Account, Barring Uploads and Comments
The Google-owned company took down the account following similar actions by Facebook and Twitter.
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These Are the Companies Taking a Stand on the U.S. Capitol Siege by Pulling Their Political Donations
A growing segment of corporate America’s biggest names have denounced last week’s storming of the U.S. Capitol by devotees of President Donald Trump who sought to overturn Joe Biden’s election as president, with many saying they will halt or suspend political donations.
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Google Suspends Parler App Amid ‘Public Safety Threat'
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New Google Union Slams YouTube for ‘Lackluster' Response to Trump and Capitol Mob
The newly-formed employee union criticized YouTube’s response to violence, including Wednesday’s D.C. events.
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YouTube Says It Will Move More Quickly to Suspend Channels Posting Videos Claiming Widespread Voter Fraud
The Google-owned company, unlike Facebook and Twitter, has not yet suspended President Trump’s account.
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Google Workers Have Made Organizing Attempts in the Past. Here's Why This One Is More Significant
Workers have attempted to organize but without a formal union, they’ve been limited.
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Dozens of States File Anti-Trust Lawsuit Against Google
Dozens of more states are joining an escalating effort to prove Google has been methodically abusing its power as the internet’s main gateway in a way that hurts consumers habitually feeding personal information into its search engine and advertisers pouring billions of dollars into its vast marketing network
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Alphabet Health Company Verily Bolsters Warchest With Another $700 Million
It comes nearly a year after a $1 billion investment round led by Silver Lake.
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Connecticut Joins Coalition of States Suing Google
Connecticut joined a coaltion of 38 other states and U.S. territories Thursday in a lawsuit against Google over its internet search function. The lawsuit alleges that Google illegally maintains a monopoly over general search engines and related advertising through contracts and conduct that exclude competitors. Attorneys general from the coaltion claim Google’s actions are a multi-part effort that deprives...
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Google AI Ethics Team Demands Changes After Dismissal of Renowned Researcher
It comes after executives admitted to losing the trust of employees amid the departure of renowned researcher Timnit Gebru.
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5 Most Searched Movies in 2020 According to Google
The major contenders at the 2020 Academy Awards dominated the list of the most-searched movies
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Google Delays Return to Office, Announces ‘Flexible Work Week' Test Plan
Google has delayed its plan for employees to return to the office, moving the date from July to September 2021, according to a staff memo sent Sunday night by Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai.
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Google CEO Delays Office Return to Next September, But Axes Idea of Permanent Remote Work
The company said it expects employees to live near offices and go into work three days a week.
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Major Google Outage Knocks Out YouTube, Gmail, Classroom for About an Hour
A significant outage struck Google’s platforms globally Monday morning, taking down YouTube, Gmail and a host of other popular services for about an hour. Users encountered error messages any time they tried to access the affected services, which also included productivity tools like Docs and Sheets, smart home services like Nest and educational tools like Google Classroom. DownDetector showed...
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5 Most Searched People in 2020 According to Google
World leaders topped the list of Google’s most-searched people in 2020
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5 Most Searched Topics in 2020 According to Google
The election and coronavirus dominated the 5 most searched topics in 2020, according to Google.
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Read Sundar Pichai's Email to Google Employees About Researcher's Departure
The circumstances of Timnit Gebru’s departure “seeded doubts and led some in our community to question their place at Google,” CEO Sundar Pichai wrote.
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Google Researcher's Dismissal Is a Perfect Storm for Employee Unrest — and a Big Test for CEO Sundar Pichai
The Timnit Gebru affair touches four issues troubling Google employees in recent years: ethics in AI, treatment of women and Black employees, and transparency.
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Google Employees Say AI Researcher Did Not Resign, Despite What Exec Claims
Timnit Gebru’s colleagues and petitioners claim she did not resign, and point to inconsistencies in Google AI chief Jeff Dean’s statements.