Trump files class-action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and Google
Donald Trump announced Wednesday he was serving as lead plaintiff in the class-action suits, claiming he has been wrongfully censored by the companies.
Developers submit proposal for new West Loop apartment building
Developers are planning to build an apartment building near the Fulton Market to house employees of companies like Google and McDonald's.
House panel led by Illinois congressman calls YouTube Kids 'wasteland of vapid' content
A House subcommittee led by Illinois Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi is investigating YouTube Kids, saying the Google-owned video service feeds children inappropriate material in "a wasteland of vapid, consumerist content" so it can serve them ads.
Google to hire in Chicago as part of national plan to add 10,000 workers
Google is investing $25 million in Illinois this year and jobs are coming to Chicago.
Google to hire in Chicago as part of national plan to add 10,000 workers
Google is investing $25 million in Illinois this year and jobs are coming to Chicago.
Suit: Company built 'most dangerous' facial recognition AI database in nation
The lawsuit said Clearview AI scrapes dozens of internet sites, such as Facebook, Twitter, Google and Venmo, to gather facial photos. Scraping involves the use of computer programs to automatically scan and copy data, which the lawsuit says is analyzed by Clearview AI to identify individual biometrics such as eye shape and size that are then put into a “faceprint” database that clients can use to ID people.
Google to provide 100,000 Black women with career, digital skills training
AWESOME! Google on Friday announced an initiative to provide 100,000 Black women with career development and digital skills training by spring 2022.
Google to indefinitely disable comments on President Trump's YouTube channel and temporarily ban new uploads
In the aftermath of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, Google has taken action against President Trump's account on YouTube.
Google Play removes Parler app, Apple reportedly threatens the same
Google Play suspended the Parler app from its store, and Apple has reportedly threatened to do the same if the company does not moderate “objectionable content” within 24 hours.
Gmail, YouTube and other services down briefly as Google suffers outage
Google services, including YouTube and Gmail, experienced widespread outages on Monday in countries around the world.
Google divulges top trending searches of 2020
Katherine Williams from Google dishes on their top trending searches from the tumultuous year that is 2020.
DOJ to file antitrust lawsuit against Google
The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its online dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers.
Google to let its employees work from home through July 2021, according to report
Google had previously told its employees to expect to work from home until at least the end of 2020.
Google to offer career certificates it says are equivalent to a 4-year college degree
The tech behemoth will offer three new certificate programs in Data Analytics, Project Management, and UX Design, according to a July 13 news release.
Google Maps now alerts drivers to police speed traps, crashes and traffic jams
The reporting feature has been available on Android devices, but is now expanding to iOS in the latest app update, the company said.