Economy Feb 20 Google updates terms of service in plain language after E.U. scrutiny The practices are largely the same as they were before, but Google says it's now trying to use plain language.
Economy Feb 13 Court halts Pentagon cloud contract work with Microsoft A federal court has ordered the Pentagon to temporarily halt work with Microsoft on a $10 billion military cloud contract that Amazon was initially favored to win.
Health Jan 31 Delta, American and United suspend flights between U.S., China United Airlines is suspending flights to three big Chinese cities but will continue flying to Hong Kong.
Nation Dec 17 Fifth fired Google worker files federal labor complaint Kathryn Spiers, a security engineer, said Google fired her after she created a pop-up notification for employees to inform them of their labor rights.
Nation Dec 03 Google co-founders step down as executives from parent company, Alphabet The co-founders of Google are stepping down as executives of its parent company, Alphabet, ending a remarkable two decades during which Larry Page and Sergey Brin shaped a startup born in a Silicon Valley garage into one of the world's…
Nation Oct 30 Twitter bans all political advertisements "While internet advertising is incredibly powerful and very effective for commercial advertisers, that power brings significant risks to politics, where it can be used to influence votes to affect the lives of millions," Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey tweeted Wednesday in…
Science Oct 23 Google claims quantum computing milestone. IBM pushes back. Google said it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing research, saying an experimental quantum processor has completed a calculation in just a few minutes that would take a traditional supercomputer thousands of years.
Nation Sep 04 How YouTube is tweaking what its kid viewers see Starting early next year, anyone who uploads a video to YouTube will have to designate whether or not that video is directed at children.
Economy Sep 04 YouTube fined $170 million for violating kids’ privacy law The FTC has been investigating YouTube for the way it handles the data of kids under 13. Young children are protected by a federal law that requires parental consent before companies can collect and share their personal information.
Nation Aug 16 Employees urge Google not to work with U.S. immigration agencies More than 800 Google employees have signed the petition calling on the company to pledge it won't work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection or Immigration and Customs Enforcement.