Google agrees to pay $700 million to states, consumers in app store settlement
The settlement comes after a federal court jury rebuked Google for deploying anticompetitive tactics in its Play Store for Android apps.
25 years of Google: The most searched people, places and things of all time
Know what the most searched haircut of all time is? Or the most searched athlete? Google’s letting us know in celebration of their 25th birthday.
These 5 news stories topped Google search this year
Severe weather dominated what people were searching about most in the news cycle this year, but didn’t take the top two spots.
Multiple cars stranded after Google Maps leads them 'straight into the desert with no road'
One driver said her car was damaged from driving on a dirt road in the desert and had to be towed after waiting for hours.
Google will start deleting unused accounts this week – here's how to save yours
This includes Gmail, as well as Google Docs, Drive, Meet, Calendar, YouTube and Google Photos.
YouTube testing new AI feature that emulates voices of popular singers
The new tool lets users create a track by humming a song.
More tech job layoffs announced at Google, Amazon, and Snap
Neither Google nor Amazon disclosed how many jobs were being cut this time.
Google faces 2nd antitrust trial, accused of monopolistic practices in play store
Google on Monday confronted the second major U.S. antitrust trial in two months to cast the internet powerhouse as a brazen bully that uses its immense wealth and people's dependence on one of its main products to stifle competition at consumers' expense.
Google's internet dominance under siege: Antitrust trial threatens sweeping changes
If government regulators prevail against Google in the biggest U.S. antitrust trial in a quarter century, it's likely to unleash drastic changes that will undermine the dominance of a search engine that defines the internet for billions of people.
Google sued by family of man who drove off collapsed bridge while following map
Philip Paxson, a medical device salesman and father of two, drowned last September after his Jeep Gladiator plunged into a creek.
Google introduces AI chatbot Bard into inner circle, opening door for Gmail, Maps, YouTube
Bard’s expanded capabilities will be available in an English-only extension, and users can mine information in their Gmail accounts, and get directions from Google Maps and find videos on YouTube.
Gmail could add emoji reactions to emails: report
Google hasn’t publicly confirmed the feature, but a code reportedly was found during recent Gmail updates mentioning emojis.
Google to require disclosure if AI alters voice, imagery in political ads
Political ads using artificial intelligence on Google and YouTube must soon be accompanied by a prominent disclosure if imagery or sounds have been synthetically altered.
Google's new feature helps remove private information from search results
This latest update offers more control for users to review and delete sensitive information from searches.
YouTube policy change: False claims about past US presidential elections will be allowed
YouTube says it will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 election and other past U.S. presidential elections were marred by widespread fraud, errors or glitches.
Atlanta Public Schools offers Grow with Google program to students 16 and up
Atlanta Public Schools offers students 16 and up a chance to "Grow With Google."
Google says it will begin deleting inactive accounts
If you haven’t logged into your Google account in a while, here's what you need to do in order to avoid losing access to Gmail, YouTube or Google Photos accounts.
Study: YouTube recommendations send violent and graphic videos to young children
YouTube is great at sending users videos that it thinks they'll like based on their interests. But new research shows that the site's powerful algorithms can also flood young users with violent and disturbing content.
Google to add pre-written text prompts to suicide-related search results
When someone searches for suicide-related terms, they’ll see a prompt with conversation starters they can send via text in an effort to “reduce the stigma” of reaching out for help.
Google is adding AI to search engines: Here's how it will work
People in the U.S. can join a waitlist to test how Google will incorporate AI into its search engine.