Jul 27 Watch 6:38 News Wrap: Final stage of COVID-19 vaccine trial begins In our news wrap Monday, final-stage trials got underway in the biggest COVID-19 study so far. The first of 30,000 volunteers received initial dosages of a vaccine candidate developed by the National Institutes of Health and drugmaker Moderna in record… Continue watching
Jun 19 Google loses appeal against $56 million fine in France By Associated Press Google was first slapped with the fine in January 2019, the first penalty for a U.S. tech giant under new European data privacy rules that took effect in 2018. Continue reading
May 19 Google says it won't build AI tools for oil and gas drillers By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press Google says it will no longer build custom artificial intelligence tools for speeding up oil and gas extraction, separating itself from cloud computing rivals Microsoft and Amazon. Continue reading
Apr 27 Digital ad downturn may complicate things for tech giants By Michael Liedtke, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Demand for digital advertising is shriveling after a decade of explosive growth amid the pandemic-fueled downturn. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: Can my phone tell if I've been near someone with COVID-19? By Hari Sreenivasan One of the ways to decrease the spread of COVID-19 is through contact tracing, meaning once someone tests positive, finding everyone that individual has come into contact with and warning them. Continue reading
Mar 06 Spanish court says man's acquittal must show first in Google search By Associated Press The National Court said that freedom of expression took precedence over personal data protection in this case. But it said that given the circumstances the person's acquittal was important too. Continue reading
Feb 20 New Mexico sues Google over collection of children's data By Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press Google disputes the allegations, saying the service allows schools to control account access and requires they obtain parental consent when necessary. Continue reading
Feb 20 Google updates terms of service in plain language after E.U. scrutiny By Rachel Lerman, Associated Press The practices are largely the same as they were before, but Google says it's now trying to use plain language. Continue reading
Jan 31 Online political ads remain cheap, efficient and ripe for misuse By Barbara Ortutay, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press Online political ads are still vulnerable to manipulation in this year's U.S. election. That's according to experts who warn that foreign governments and domestic grifters could try to influence the election again this year, just as they did in 2016. Continue reading
Jan 20 Google CEO calls for regulation of artificial intelligence By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press “There is no question in my mind that artificial intelligence needs to be regulated. The question is how best to approach this,” Sundar Pichai said. Continue reading