California
FireSat, a constellation of more than 50 satellites, will be able to detect wildfires as small as the size of a classroom, about 16 by 16 feet, Google said in an announcement.
Sept. 17, 2024
World & Nation
Weeks after California announced a $250 million public-private partnership with Google to fund local news outlets and develop AI, many aspects of the deal remain uncertain.
Sept. 20, 2024
Business
Google faces a new lawsuit in Virginia alleging that the tech behemoth’s dominance of online advertising amounts to a monopoly.
Sept. 9, 2024
Google has lost its final legal challenge against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results, ending a long-running antitrust case that came with a whopping fine.
Sept. 10, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom once talked big about forcing internet giants to pay for the products they heist and profit off. But last week he scuttled legislation to require payment for news stories.
Aug. 26, 2024
Politics
This deal does not provide close to the level of funding that is owed or that would be meaningful, but does help further decimate the once-dynamic California press corps.
Aug. 29, 2024
Hollywood Inc.
After years of complaining about Google’s dominance in search, Yelp sued after a federal judge recently ruled that Google has an illegal monopoly in search.
Aug. 30, 2024
Letters to the Editor
Gov. Newsom scuttled legislation to make tech giants pay news organizations. Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin would be disappointed.
Aug. 28, 2024
The five-year deal would replace a bipartisan effort to levy annual taxes on Big Tech and give the money to struggling newsrooms.
In the landmark case, a federal judge called the tech giant a ‘monopolist.’ What now?
Aug. 8, 2024