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District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine (left) and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speak Monday about the launch of an antitrust investigation into Google outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.

48 States Investigating Whether Google's Dominance Hurts Competition

4:14pm September 09, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

The top legal officials of 48 states, led by Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, announced a major investigation into Google's dominance in search and advertising.

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According to a complaint by the Federal Trade Commission, YouTube marketed itself as a top destination for kids in presentations to the makers of popular children's products and brands.

Google, YouTube To Pay $170 Million Penalty Over Collecting Kids' Personal Info

5:28pm September 04, 2019

by Avie Schneider

Google and its YouTube subsidiary are settling allegations that YouTube collected personal information from children without their parents' consent, the Federal Trade Commission said.

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Former Google engineer Anthony Levandowski, was charged Tuesday with stealing closely guarded secrets before he signed on with Uber, which was scrambling to catch up in the high-stakes race to build robotic vehicles.

National

Former Uber Engineer Charged With 33 Counts Of Trade-Secret Theft

9:19pm August 27, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

Anthony Levandowski could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of stealing thousands of files on Google's self-driving car project. After leaving Google, he went to work for its rival, Uber.

A Senate subcommittee is looking to see if Google is keeping conservative media and bloggers out of top search results.

Politics & Government

Google's Search Bias On Trial In Washington

5:15pm July 16, 2019

by Amy Scott

A Senate panel is looking to see if the company is keeping conservative media and bloggers out of top search results. Google has previously denied political bias.

U.S. lawmakers will question lobbyists and officials from Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple on an array of issues.

Economy

'Facebook Is Dangerous:' Firms In Hot Seat As Congress Probes Big Tech

4:29pm July 16, 2019

Lawmakers in the Senate and House are questioning lobbyists and officials from Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple on an array of issues, including whether they're so big they stifle competition.

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RVs sit parked on a street near Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Some longtime area residents and lower-paid Google workers have had to look for alternatives to paying steep rental costs.

National

Google Will Devote $1 Billion To Try To Tame Housing Costs In SF Bay Area

3:06pm June 18, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Over the next 10 years, Google hopes to help bring 20,000 new homes to the local market. Part of the plan calls for rezoning company-owned land so that it can be used for residential housing.

Huawei employees wait for a shuttle bus at the company's campus on April 12 in Shenzhen, China. A senior Huawei official says Google is talking with the U.S. government on behalf of the Chinese telecom giant.

Huawei Chairman Hopeful Google Can Influence U.S. Officials

1:35pm June 07, 2019

by Aarti Shahani

Google is, in effect, negotiating with the Commerce Department on behalf of the Chinese telecom giant, according to the senior Huawei official.

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World News

After Trump Ban, Huawei Phones Will Lose Access To Google Software

11:05am May 20, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

Alphabet's Google, which makes the Android operating system, says it's complying with a U.S. order banning companies from doing business with Huawei.

The Wing company, a Google spinoff, has won federal approval to operate its drone delivery system as an airline in the U.S.

National

FAA Certifies Google's Wing Drone Delivery Company To Operate As An Airline

1:26pm April 23, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Wing's drones are made to deliver a wide range of items — including coffee, chocolate and burritos — from local merchants to their customers.

Google is looking to artificial intelligence as a way to make a mark in health care.

Health & Safety

Google Searches For Ways To Put Artificial Intelligence To Use In Health Care

11:19pm April 22, 2019

by Richard Harris

The search giant's push into artificial intelligence as a tool for health improvement is a natural evolution for a company that has developed algorithms that reach deep into our lives through the Web.

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