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Tech heavyweights and rank-and-file divided on Trump vs Harris
Workers at Big Tech firms are backing Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign with their wallets, while a number of high profile tech leaders have backed former President Donald Trump's campaign.
DOJ mulls Google breakup over monopoly concerns: report
The Justice Department is reportedly considering breaking up Google's businesses to address its monopoly over online searches, with divestment of business units an option.
Google execs pressed to testify after admitting Trump assassination attempt search omissions were by design
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., is demanding Google's top executives testify under oath after being unsatisfied by the company's response regarding search results on former President Trump's assassination attempt.
Google antitrust ruling may pose $20 billion risk for Apple
A federal court's ruling that Google violated antitrust law and illegally maintained a monopoly could put exclusivity payments to partners like Apple in jeopardy.
Federal judge rules Google violated antitrust law
A federal judge ruled that Google's search business broke antitrust law in a case that delivered the Justice Department its first win over a monopoly in over 20 years.
Google will mandate disclosure of digitally altered election ads
Google announced Monday that it will impose a mandatory disclosure requirement for advertisers to notify viewers of election ads whether it includes altered or synthetic content.
Google Translate adds 110 new languages using AI in largest ever expansion
Google announced its largest ever expansion of Google Translate, with 110 new languages added to the platform in an update made possible by the use of artificial intelligence models.
US surgeon general calls for social media platforms to display mental health warnings
Social media companies should be required to warn young users about the mental health dangers of using their platforms, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said.
Argentina's President Milei to meet with Apple, Google, Meta CEOs on US trip
Argentine President Javier Milei is traveling to the U.S. this week for meetings with tech CEOs including Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai and Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
AI is like a 'tsunami' hitting the labor force, IMF chief says
IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that AI is "like a tsunami" that will have a significant impact on the global workforce and could boost productivity if managed well.