Nation Sep 19 Lawsuit says Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google made illegal agreement on AI slowdown By Kaitlyn Huamani, Associated Press
Nation Sep 01 Amid legal battles, social media companies are trying harder to know which users are kids But the fact remains that online age verification technology remains imperfect, while coming with privacy implications not just for children but for adults who may have to prove that they are over 18. By Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press
Nation Aug 30 Lake Ontario now called Lake America on Google Maps for U.S. users after Trump ordered name change Google said in a blog post that the decision was based on its practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS. By Associated Press
Nation Jul 15 'It's deeply disturbing.' What a new report says about risks Google's AI search features pose to kids Common Sense Media found that across more than 2,600 test interactions, Google’s two built-in AI search functions routinely failed to recognize risky and harmful behavior. By Hannah Grabenstein
World Apr 20 Google denies involvement in $125 million Chromebook graft case in Indonesia Former Google executives have denied the company's involvement in a corruption case tied to Indonesia’s Education Ministry. Prosecutors say the project caused $125 million in state losses. By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press
Jan 28 What legal experts say about a major 'bellwether trial' over child social media addiction By Hannah Grabenstein A California woman is accusing major social media companies of designing their products to be addictive, especially to children. Continue reading
Oct 23 Who's paying for Trump's $300 million ballroom? By Liz Landers, Joshua Barajas The president has maintained that the multi-million-dollar project will be paid by private donations — and not by taxpayers. Continue reading
Oct 21 OpenAI launches browser to compete with Google's Chrome By Matt O'Brien, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press OpenAI says it is introducing its own web browser, called Atlas, entering direct competition with Google as more users rely on AI for answers. Continue reading
Sep 30 YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle lawsuit over Trump's account suspension after Jan. 6 attack By Barbara Ortutay, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Alphabet, the parent of Google, is the third major technology company to settle a volley of lawsuits that Trump brought for what he alleged had unfairly muzzled him after his first term as president ended in January 2021. Continue reading
Sep 02 Judge orders search shakeup in Google monopoly case By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta stopped short of banning the multi-billion dollar deals that Google has been making for years to lock in its search engine as the default on smartphones, personal computers and other devices. Continue reading