Dec 17 Google plans $1 billion expansion in New York By Mae Anderson, Associated Press Google announced Monday it will spend more than $1 billion to build a new office complex in New York City that will allow the internet search giant to double the number of people it employs there. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 4:08 Lawmakers grill Google CEO on concerns of bias, election interference and privacy Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before the House Judiciary Committee in response to criticism over some of the company’s practices. Pichai faced grilling from the right on allegations of anti-conservative bias in search results, as well as questions from the… Continue watching
Dec 11 WATCH: Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies before House committee By Marcy Gordon, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Google CEO Sundar Pichai — and other tech executives who may be watching — got hints Tuesday of what issues they can expect to face as Democrats take control of the House in three weeks. Continue reading
Nov 08 After backlash, Google reforms its sexual misconduct rules By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press CEO Sundar Pichai spelled out the concessions in an email sent Thursday to Google employees. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 6:15 Across the globe, Google employees walk out to protest sexual misconduct, inequity Thousands of Google employees across the globe walked out of work Thursday to protest the way the company handled sexual misconduct claims against high-level executives. Katie Benner, from the New York Times, co-wrote a recent story disclosing how Google paid… Continue watching
Nov 01 Google employees stage walkouts over mistreatment of women in tech By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Carrying signs that included a mocking reference to the company's original "Don't be evil" motto, thousands of Google employees around the world briefly walked off the job Thursday to protest what they said was the tech giant's mishandling of sexual… Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 4:15 What's behind Wednesday's market selloff? A financial storm sent stocks plunging to their biggest losses in eight months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 831 points. The Nasdaq fell 316 percent. Amna Nawaz talks about what may have prompted the selloff with Hugh Johnson, Chief… Continue watching
Sep 05 WATCH: Senators unhappy by absence of Google executive By Associated Press While executives from Facebook and Twitter are testifying before Congress today, there's an empty chair in place for Google's parent Alphabet, which has refused to send its top executive. Continue reading
Sep 04 Amazon becomes second company to top $1 trillion. What does that mean? By Gretchen Frazee Amazon’s stock price hit 2,049 per share late Tuesday morning, putting its valuation above $1 trillion, before dropping back down. Continue reading
Aug 30 AP fact check: Trump wrongly claims Google shunned speech By Hope Yen, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump is wrongly claiming that Google shunned his State of the Union speech but promoted Barack Obama's addresses. Continue reading