Oct 31 Google Maps introduces AI features to help users explore and navigate By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence. Continue reading
Sep 17 Google to pause plans for big data center in Chile over water worries By Associated Press Months after a Chilean court partially reversed the center's authorization over water usage concerns, Google announced Tuesday that it would revise the project to comply with more stringent environmental requirements and change its water-intensive cooling system. Continue reading
Sep 10 Google and Apple lose legal battles in Europe and now owe billions in fines and back taxes By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press Google lost its final legal challenge against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results. Continue reading
Sep 09 Google faces another antitrust trial a month after its search engine was declared a monopoly By Matthew Barakat, Associated Press One month after a judge declared Google’s search engine an illegal monopoly, the tech giant is defending against another antitrust lawsuit that threatens to break up the company. Continue reading
Aug 13 In AI race with Apple, Google rolls out Pixel 9 phones earlier than usual By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press Google left little doubt that the Pixel 9 phones are meant to be a vessel for the AI technology that is expected to reshape the way people live and work. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 5:59 Nonconsensual sexual images posted online made worse by deepfakes and AI technology By Stephanie Sy, Andrew Corkery, Veronica Vela Deepfake and AI technology’s ability to manipulate photos and even videos has made the problem of sexual images being posted online without consent even worse. Google recently announced new steps to combat sexually explicit deepfakes in their search results, but… Continue watching
Aug 10 Susan Wojcicki, longtime Google executive and former YouTube CEO, has died at 56 By Ken Miller, Mae Anderson, Associated Press Wojcicki played a key role in Google’s creation and served nine years as YouTube's CEO, stepping down last year to focus on her "family, health, and personal projects I’m passionate about,” she said at the time. Continue reading
Aug 05 Watch 4:45 Judge rules Google broke antitrust laws to maintain search monopoly By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris In a landmark ruling, a federal judge has found that Google broke antitrust laws to maintain a monopoly in online searches. The ruling could upend how Americans get their information online and fundamentally change the way big tech companies operate. Continue watching
Aug 05 Court rules Google’s search engine dominance is antitrust violation and illegal By Matthew Barakat, Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S. Justice Department against Google in the country's biggest antitrust showdown in a quarter century. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 7:52 AI and the energy required to power it fuel new climate concerns By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes Google announced this week it is well behind on a pledge to all but eliminate its net carbon emissions by 2030. The company’s greenhouse gas outflow has increased in recent years mainly due to artificial intelligence and the energy required… Continue watching