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Tech Comedians Are Poking Fun at Their Employers, Drawing Big Followings
Tech workers took to social media to talk about ironies, anxieties and some have grown a business from it
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Lawmakers Call YouTube Kids a ‘Wasteland of Vapid' Content
A House subcommittee is investigating YouTube Kids. The panel says the Google-owned video service feeds children inappropriate material in “a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content” so it can serve them ads.
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Another Prominent Google Scientist Is Leaving the Company Amid Fallout From Fired AI Researcher
It’s the highest ranking team member to resign after AI researcher Timnit Gebru’s was fired.
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Alphabet Revenue Up 23% as Core Advertising Business Shows Strong Growth
The company reported fourth-quarter earnings that surpassed analysts’ expectations and showed a strong return to growth in its core advertising business.
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High Court Sides With Google in Copyright Fight With Oracle
The Supreme Court is siding with Google in a copyright dispute with Oracle
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Waymo CEO Departure Comes After Tenure Filled With Milestones, Hurdles and Hype
The CEO oversaw the reality of the hype as the company has struggled to scale.
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Google Is Accelerating Partial Reopening of Offices and Putting Limits on Future of Remote Work
Google is taking a more restrictive post-pandemic work approach than other tech companies such as Facebook and Twitter.
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Meet Laela Sturdy, the Underdog Who Became One of the Top Investors at Alphabet's CapitalG
As a partner at Alphabet’s growth-stage investment arm, CapitalG, Sturdy is blowing expectations of how one of the world’s top investors should look and act.
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Lawmakers Press Big Tech CEOs on Speech Responsibility
The CEOs of social media giants Facebook, Twitter and Google have faced a grilling as congressional lawmakers tried to draw them into acknowledging responsibility for helping fuel the January insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and rising COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
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Google CEO Sends Consoling Email to Employees Amid Rise in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
Nearly half of the company’s full-time workforce is comprised of people of Asian representation.
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Google to Spend $7 Billion on Data Centers and Office Space in 2021
The company will resume spending, which it slowed amid the pandemic.
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Tech Companies Like Oracle and Uber Turn to This Woman When They Shed Unused Office Space
After being laid off in the pandemic, Brandi Susewitz started Clear Office, a business that resells high-end office furniture left by Silicon Valley companies.
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Google Advised Mental Health Care When Workers Complained About Racism, Sexism
Benjamin Cruz, a former instructional designer in Google’s Cloud division, was caught off guard when a colleague told them that their skin was much darker than she expected.
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Australia Will Make Google and Facebook Pay for Journalism
On Thursday, the Australian government passed a law that aims to “address the bargaining power imbalances with digital platforms and media companies.” The code will apply to Google Search and Facebook News Feed, but other digital platform services may also be added.
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Facebook Says It Will Pay $1B Over 3 Years to News Industry
Facebook, following in Google’s footsteps, says it plans to invest $1 billion to support the news industry over the next three years
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Google's Program for Black College Students Suffered Disorganization and Culture Clashes, Former Participants Say
Program participants said the company moved too fast and broke some things.
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EXPLAINER: What's Up Between Google, Facebook and Australia?
For two decades, global news outlets have complained internet companies are getting rich at their expense, selling advertising linked to their reports without sharing revenue
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‘We're Seeing the Winter Version of Hurricane Harvey,' Harris County Judge on Texas Winter Storm
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo described multiple tragedies stemming from the historic Texas storms.
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Australia Says Google, Facebook Close to Media Pay Deals
Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says Google and Facebook are close to striking “significant commercial deals” to pay Australian media for news ahead of Australia creating world-first laws that would force the digital giants to finance journalism.
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Google Touts Affordable Housing, Local Shops in New Mountain View Campus Proposal
The latest proposal ups housing units in one of the region’s largest residential projects to-date.