Enlarge / The United States Capitol Building, the seat of Congress, on the National Mall in Washington, DC. reader comments 177 with 95 posters participating, including story author Share this story Last June, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law began an in-depth investigation into four major firms—Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. ..
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Enlarge / Google’s corporate headquarters. reader comments 42 with 31 posters participating Share this story Alphabet, Google’s parent company, said today it has settled a set of shareholder lawsuits related to the company’s handling of sexual harassment claims. Alphabet will commit $310 million to corporate diversity programs over the next decade, and the company agreed ..
Enlarge / A sign featuring the YouTube logo, outside the YouTube Space studios in London on June 4, 2019. reader comments 52 with 38 posters participating Share this story A new lawsuit filed in a United Kingdom court alleges that YouTube knowingly violated children’s privacy laws in that country and seeks damages in excess of ..
Enlarge / Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos testifies (remotely) before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on “Online Platforms and Market Power” in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on July 29, 2020. reader comments 98 with 71 posters participating, including story author Share this story ..
reader comments 43 with 35 posters participating, including story author Share this story Google for several years has collected app-usage data collected from Android phones to develop and advance its own competing apps, a new report alleges. The project, called Android Lockbox, “collects sensitive Android user data” for use within Google and has been in ..
Enlarge / A sign on the street is visible to anyone who walks or drives by. A sign online can be strategically, and illegally, targeted away from people against whom you may have a bias. reader comments 63 with 41 posters participating Share this story Google is taking action to reduce unlawful discrimination on its ..
Aurich Lawson reader comments 16 with 16 posters participating Share this story Big technology companies are hunting for deals at their fastest pace in years, racking up acquisitions and strategic investments despite increased regulatory scrutiny during the coronavirus-led market turmoil. Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft have announced 19 deals this year, according to Refinitiv ..
Enlarge / Sidewalk Labs concept for the scuppered lakefront development in Toronto. Sidewalk Labs reader comments 0 with 0 posters participating Share this story When Google sibling Sidewalk Labs announced in 2017 a $50 million investment into a project to redevelop a portion of Toronto’s waterfront, it seemed almost too good to be true. Someday ..
Enlarge / Google’s main headquarters. reader comments 65 with 39 posters participating Share this story Four former employees who say Google fired them in retaliation for their efforts to organize co-workers are planning legal action against the company. The workers allege the tech giant violated US labor law. The employees—Laurence Berland, Paul Duke, Rebecca Rivers, ..
Enlarge / The dome of the United State Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Getty Images | Phil Roeder reader comments 58 with 43 posters participating, including story author Share this story The long summer recess for Congress is at last well and truly over. The House Judiciary Committee has ramped up for the fall season, ..