Tag: Google Inc

What Sheryl Sandberg’s Exit Reveals About Women’s Progress in Tech

But many of them encountered difficulties steering aging tech companies. Of those women, only Ms. Catz, Ms. Hood…

‘Allinllachu.’ Google Translate Adds Quechua to Its Platform.

LIMA — When Irma Alvarez Ccoscco heard that the language she has spoken her entire life, Quechua, had…

Big Tech Is Getting Clobbered on Wall Street. It’s a Good Time for Them.

Tim Cook, Apple’s chief executive, has a longstanding philosophy that Apple should continue to invest for the future…

Appeals Court Revives Texas Law Targeting Social Media Companies

A Texas law prohibiting large social media companies from removing political speech became the first of its kind…

Google’s I/O Conference Offers Modest Vision of the Future

SAN FRANCISCO — There was a time when Google offered a wondrous vision of the future, with driverless…

Another Firing Among Google’s A.I. Brain Trust, and More Discord

Less than two years after Google dismissed two researchers who criticized the biases built into artificial intelligence systems,…

As Europe Approves New Tech Laws, the U.S. Falls Further Behind

In just the last few years, Europe has seen a sweeping law for online privacy take effect, approved…

E.U. Takes Aim at Social Media’s Harms With Landmark New Law

The European Union was nearing a deal on Friday on landmark legislation that would force Facebook, YouTube and…

Obama Calls for More Oversight of Social Media in Speech at Stanford

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Former President Barack Obama on Thursday called for greater regulatory oversight of the country’s…

Barack Obama’s New Role: Fighting Disinformation

Republicans, for their part, accuse the companies of suppressing free speech by censoring conservative voices — above all…

How Tech Companies Are Trying to Woo Employees Returning to Work

When Google employees returned to their mostly empty offices this month, they were told to relax. Office time…

In a First, Google Goes After Puppy Fraud in Court

In a first for the tech giant, Google filed a consumer protection lawsuit to shield the vulnerable and…