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EU court rules in favor of Google on search engine issue

By Raf Casert, Associated Press

The case stems from a 2014 ruling that said people have the right to control what appears when their name is searched online. The court said that right does not extend beyond the European Union.

Facebook still auto-generates Islamic State and al-Qaida pages

By Desmond Butler, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press

On Wednesday, U.S. senators on the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation will be questioning representatives from social media companies.

News Wrap: North Korea says it’s open to new nuclear talks with U.S.

In our news wrap Monday, North Korea says it is willing to restart nuclear talks with the U.S. Previous discussions stalled after President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un held a failed summit in Hanoi in February, but Trump…

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States hit Facebook and Google with new probes

By Associated Press

Two bipartisan groups of state attorneys general are launching separate antitrust investigations into Facebook and Google, adding to regulatory scrutiny of two of the world's largest and most ubiquitous tech companies.

YouTube fined $170 million for violating kids’ privacy law

By Rachel Lerman, Marcy Gordon, Associated Press

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.

Ex-Google engineer charged in Uber self-driving theft case

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

The indictment filed by the U.S. Attorney's office in San Jose, California, is an offshoot of a lawsuit filed in 2017 by Waymo, a self-driving car pioneer spun off from Google.

Employees urge Google not to work with U.S. immigration agencies

By Rachel Lerman, Associated Press

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.

Facebook paid contractors to transcribe users’ audio clips

By Mae Anderson, Rachel Lerman, Associated Press

Companies say the practice helps improve their services. But users aren't typically aware that humans and not just computers are reviewing audio.

French wine vs US tech prowess: new Trump-Macron standoff

By Angela Charlton, Associated Press

France is pushing ahead with a landmark tax on tech companies like Google and Facebook despite U.S. President Donald Trump's threats of retaliatory tariffs on French wine.