Federal Agency Drafts New Rules For Transparency In Political Social Media Ads
The Federal Election Commission sets disclosure rules for ads that discuss candidates. Many of the ads in question dealt only with issues.
3 Female Former Employees Sue Google Over Alleged Gender Pay Discrimination
"It is time to stop ignoring these issues in tech," says one plaintiff. They are seeking class-action status to sue on behalf of all women employed by Google in California over the past four years.
Walmart, Google Join Forces In Online Fight Against Amazon
The world's largest retailer will hawk its products on Google Express for the first time, in a play to get a bigger chunk of the growing voice-enabled shopping market currently dominated by Amazon.
Google Cancels Town Hall After Employee's Controversial Diversity Memo
The meeting had been called to discuss fallout from the memo written by a senior software engineer who complained that "biological causes" explained why women were underrepresented at the tech giant.
Google Grapples With Fallout After Employee Slams Diversity Efforts
In a 3,300-word document that has been shared across Google's internal networks, an engineer at the company said "biological causes" are part of the reason women aren't represented equally.
Watchdog Group Files Complaint Over Google Tracking In-Person Purchases
Using search and app data, combined with third-party credit card records, Google can link online ad viewing to purchases at physical stores. User privacy may be at risk, an advocacy group says.
With Entry Into Interest Curation, Google Goes Head-To-Head With Facebook
In the feed, users will get a stream of news, photos and more based on their search histories and interests across Google products. The company promises a different, less friend-filtered experience.
Seeking Online Medical Advice? Google's Top Results Aren't Always On Target
Google's search results on health issues can be influential, but they can also be unreliable or wrong. The highlighted answer may come from a dubious source while a more credible one is buried below.
His Alleged Email Scam Swindled $100 Million. Now, He's Set To Be Extradited
Evaldas Rimasauskas is accused of crafting a massive scheme to defraud Google and Facebook of more than $100 million. But the Lithuanian national will appeal the extradition order handed down Monday.
Google Hit With $2.7 Billion Fine By European Antitrust Monitor
The European Commission says Google "abused its market dominance as a search engine by promoting its own comparison shopping service in its search results, and demoting those of competitors."