Some of Google's 5,000 staff in the UK walkout over dispute about job cuts, mirroring similar walkout in Zurich last month
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Google Faces £3.4bn UK Lawsuit Over Adtech Dominance
Google faces second collective UK legal action over claims its dominance of market illegally reduced publishers' revenues
Judge Rules Google Deleted Chats In Antitrust Case
US federal judge rules Google intentionally sought to “hide the ball” in high profile antitrust case by automatically deleting evidence
Google’s Bard Sides With US Prosecutors In Antitrust Case
Google's Bard chatbot sides with US Department of Justice in advertising antitrust case, in latest embarrassment for tech giant
Google Releases Bard Chatbot To Public
Google releases Bard chatbot to limited number of users as it responds to unexpected popularity of Microsoft-backed ChatGPT
UK Ranks Fourth In World For Big Tech Data Requests
UK ranks fourth in world and second in Europe for data requests from biggest tech companes, as study reveals decade of steady growth
Google Glass Ends For Business Users
End of the road. Business successor to Google Glass known as Glass Enterprise, is to halt enterprise sales and stop software support
Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai Admits Some Google Offices Are Like ‘Ghost Town’
Google CEO defends desk-sharing policy during staff meeting, and admits that some offices are like a ‘ghost town’
Waymo Cuts 8 Percent Of Staff
Alphabet's self-driving car division admits it has cut approximately 8 percent of workforce in two rounds of layoffs this year
DoJ Alleges Google Deleted Evidence In Antitrust Case
Serious allegation of misconduct made against Google by US Department of Justice, in its antitrust case against the firm
Landmark US Supreme Court Challenge Internet Immunity
US Supreme Court hears cases that for first time question key law that protects internet firms from liability for content posted by users
Microsoft ‘Testing Ads’ In Bing Search AI Chat
Microsoft reportedly in early conversations with ad agencies about inserting paid links in Bing search AI chat results
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Steps Down
One of the first Google employees, YouTube's CEO Susan Wojcicki, has confirmed she is stepping down after 25 years
Google Search Boss Warns Of ‘Hallucinating’ AI Chatbots
Head of Google search warns AI chatbots can deliver convincing but fictional answers, after embarrassing blunder with AI Bard
Google Shares Still Down After Bard AI ChatBot Blunder
Shares in Alphabet still down, days after launch of Google's AI powered chatbot was blighted by demo of flawed response
China’s Baidu Prepares ChatGPT-Style Service
Search engine provider Baidu says putting finishing touches on ChatGPT-style service Ernie Bot as China AI-related stocks soar
Google To Release ChatGPT-Style AI Chatbot
Google to release Lamda-powered AI chatbot in latest move to counter massive popularity of Microsoft-backed ChatGPT
Google ‘Invests $300m’ In AI Start-Up Anthropic
OpenAI competitors Anthropic and Cohere raising hundreds of millions as tech giants seek foothold in generative AI sector
Alphabet Earnings Miss Expectations, As YouTube Declines
Google parent Alphabet has felt the impact of reduced advertising spending, after its latest financials mostly missed Wall Street expectations
US DoJ Sues Google Over Online Ad Domination
US DoJ, plus eight US states, sue Alphabet's Google for its dominance in online advertising market, amid calls for it to be broken up
Google Parent Alphabet To Cut 12,000 Jobs
Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide, as tech companies forced to scale back following pandemic-era 'hypergrowth'
Google Delays Portion Of Bonus Payments To Staff
Alphabet is to defer a portion of the bonus given to staff until later in the year - in a move that surprises the workforce
Alphabet Unit Verily To Axe 15 Percent Of Staff – Report
Verily is to axe 15 percent of its workforce as it reportedly seeks to distance itself from Google owner Alphabet
UK Sees Massive Rise In Class Actions Targeting Tech Titans
UK class actions rise sixfold from 2021 to 2022, with tech multinationals such as Apple, Google and Sony sued for tens of billions
Google ‘Developing Free Moderation Tool’ For Smaller Sites
Google subsidiary Jigsaw developing free tool to help smaller websites identify and remove extremist materials, as new content laws take effect
Europe’s Top Court Rules Google Must Remove ‘Inaccurate’ Data
Fresh development in 'right to be forgotten' case, as CJEU rules Google must remove data from online search results if proved inaccurate
Alphabet To Merge Waze And Google Maps Teams
CEO of Waze to depart Google after confirmation Waze and Google Maps teams will merge, as standalone Waze app to remain
New Zealand To Force Meta, Google To Pay For News
New Zealand law would require Meta, Google and others to pay for news they carry, after similar rules in Australia and Canada
UK To Probe Apple, Google ‘Stranglehold’ On Mobile Browsing
British Competition and Markets Authority launches investigation into mobile browsers, targetting Apple and Google domination
Google Tightens Speaker Rules Amidst Controversy
Google has issued new rules for inviting speakers to its offices after cancellation of visit by controversial Indian historian