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Microsoft employee Alex Buscher demonstrates a search feature integration of Microsoft Bing search engine and Edge browser with OpenAI on Feb. 7, 2023, in Redmond, Washington. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear)
Feb 8, 2023

AI search engines can now chat with us, but glitches abound

Big tech companies are racing to revamp a familiar web tool into a gateway to a new form of artificial intelligence.

Tech stocks calm down but still strong as the world goes digital
Feb 1, 2023

Apple and Google app stores get thumbs down from White House

The Biden administration is taking aim at Apple and Google for operating mobile app stores that it says stifle competition.

A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, California. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Jan 24, 2023

Justice Department sues Google over digital advertising dominance

The Justice Department and several states sued Google, alleging that its dominance in digital advertising harms competition.

Seeing isn’t always believing: Google starts fact-checking images
Jan 20, 2023

Google axes 12,000 jobs, layoffs spread across tech sector

Google is laying off 12,000 workers, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff.

Google’s firing of diversity critic fuels social-media backlash
Nov 14, 2022

Maryland, 39 other states settle Google location-tracking charges for $392M

Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states, including Maryland, to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked users' locations.

A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, California. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Jul 5, 2022

Google to erase more location info as abortion bans expand

Google will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger legal problems.

Seeing isn’t always believing: Google starts fact-checking images
Apr 29, 2022

Google adds ways to keep personal info private in searches

Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches.

Trump impeached after Capitol riot; historic second charge
Jul 7, 2021

Trump suing Facebook, Twitter and Google over alleged censorship

Former President Donald Trump has filed suit against three of the country's biggest tech companies, claiming he and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored.

Lina Khan, then-nominee for commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 21, 2021. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)
Jun 23, 2021

House legislation targets Big Tech’s power, could force breakups

A House panel is pushing ahead with legislation that could curb the market power of tech giants and force them to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business.

States making bold new legal claims in 2 Google lawsuits
Jun 14, 2021

Big Tech breakups could be forced under bills unveiled in House

House lawmakers put forward a sweeping legislative package that could curb the market power of Big Tech companies and force them to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business.

A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, California. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Oct 20, 2020

Justice Dept. files landmark antitrust case against Google

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for antitrust violations, alleging that it abused its dominance in online search and advertising to stifle competition and harm consumers. The […]

Google parent agrees to $310M misconduct lawsuit settlement
Sep 25, 2020

Google parent agrees to $310M misconduct lawsuit settlement

Google's parent company has reached a $310 million settlement in a shareholder lawsuit over its treatment of allegations of executives' sexual misconduct.