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
Aug 28 Trump accuses Google of 'rigged' search results By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump promised Tuesday to address what he says is the “very serious situation” of social media companies “suppressing” conservative voices and “hiding information” and good news. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 6:23 News Wrap: Bolton, Russia can't agree on election meddling In our news wrap Thursday, National Security Adviser John Bolton raised election interference at a Geneva meeting with his Russian counterpart but was unable to agree on the issue. Meanwhile, Google announced it identified a misinformation campaign connected to Iranian… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 8:02 Will EU penalty make a difference in Google's smartphone dominance? The European Union announced its most aggressive fine yet against Google for antitrust concerns, and gave the American tech giant 90 days to make changes. European officials say Google has abused the dominance of its Android operating system to entrench… Continue watching
Jul 18 What's behind Google's $5 billion fine from the EU By Gretchen Frazee Here’s what we know about the $5 billion fines the European Commission just levied against Google, and what happens to Google and Android users next. Continue reading
Jul 18 EU fines Google a record $5 billion over mobile system By Raf Casert, Associated Press The European Union fined Google a record $5 billion Wednesday for using the market dominance of its Android mobile operating system to force handset makers to install Google apps, reducing choice for consumers. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 5:11 If you have Gmail, here's who's scanning your inbox A year ago, Google’s Gmail said it stopped its practice of scanning users’ inboxes to personalize ads. But it still allows outside app developers to scan inboxes, according to a Wall Street Journal report. John Yang talks with tech reporter… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 22:23 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 3, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, June 3, a letter sent by President Trump's legal team is raising constitutional questions, and a look at Robert F. Kennedy's legacy 50 years after his assassination. Also, a street artist portrays Navajo life in… Continue watching