Social media giant Facebook on Friday offered the first-ever estimate of hate speech prevalence on its platform. Facebook's rivals Twitter and YouTube, owned by Alphabet Inc's Google, do not disclose comparable prevalence metrics.

In a first, Facebook offers estimate of hate speech prevalence on its platform

Internet giant Google is at loggerheads with the justice department of the United States. CEO of google's parent company Alphabet Sundar Pichai and US district judge Amit Mehta has been decided to hear the case. Watch report.

US-Google lawsuit | Indian -born judge Amit Mehta to head case

Big technology monopoly is facing the heat in the United States after two significant reports on diverse issues highlighted how uniquely powerful they are. A US House of Representatives panel looking into abuses of market power by four big technology companies found they used "killer acquisitions" to smite rivals, charged exorbitant fees and forced small businesses into "oppressive" contracts in the name of profit.

Why United States wants to break apart tech monopoly

Wall Street's main indexes closed sharply lower on Thursday, marking their deepest one-day dives in months as investors dumped the high-flying technology sector, while economic data highlighted concerns about a long and difficult recovery.

Tech tumble jams Wall Street into reverse; sharpest fall since June

Facebook's French subsidiary has agreed to pay $125 million (106 million euros) in back taxes and penalties following persistent government efforts to get online giants to pay more taxes where they make their money.

Facebook to pay $125 million in back taxes to France

Tesla Inc. asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for approval to market a short-range interactive motion-sensing device that could help prevent children from being left behind in hot cars and boost theft-prevention systems.

Tesla seeks approval for sensor that could detect child left in hot cars

Tech giant Google on Monday announced that it will be setting up an India digitisation fund worth $10 billion (approximately ₹ 75,000 crores), which it will be deploying over the next 5-7 years to help India go digital.

Google to invest ₹75,000 crore in India, sets up India Digitisation Fund

Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday said it would start showing fact-checking labels on Google Images search results globally, as tech companies come under increasing pressure to combat the viral spread of misleading claims online.

Google extends fact-checking to image search

Google's sister company Verily rolled out a site coronavirus testing website for people in the San Francisco Bay Area which quickly hit its capacity after going live in a small pilot project.

Google's coronavirus testing website hits upper ceiling after going live

A recent study has revealed how much people in various countries value their private information and at what price will they be ready to part with it. It is the first study that attempts to quantify the value of online privacy and data.

How much do Facebook users want to sell their private information for?

Google parent Alphabet missed revenue expectations in the fourth quarter despite stellar growth at YouTube and in the cloud, earnings figures released Monday showed.

Disappointing growth hits Google parent Alphabet shares

The chief executive of Google parent company Alphabet on Monday backed an EU proposal to temporarily ban facial-recognition technology because of the possibility that it could be used for nefarious purposes.

No question artificial intelligence needs to be regulated: Sundar Pichai

Our penchant for knowledge and curiosity has helped make Google's parent company Alphabet worth one trillion dollars. They are the fourth American company to break this barrier, after Apple, Microsoft and Amazon.

Alphabet: Google's parent company now a $1 trillion enterprise; fourth US company to achieve the feat

Google has started phasing out 'cookies' on its Google Chrome browser. Cookies are small pieces of data sent from a website and stored on the user's computer by their web browser while browsing.

Third-party cookies on Google Chrome all set to crumble

Charting The Rise & Rise Of Indian-Born Techie Sundar Pichai

Gravitas: Sundar Pichai named the CEO of Alphabet, The Parent company of Google

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down from their roles at the helm of parent firm Alphabet and handing the reins to current Google CEO Sundar Pichai, the company said Tuesday.

Sundar Pichai named Alphabet CEO, Google co-founders step down

Sundar Pichai is now CEO of both Google and Alphabet, Pichai has replaced Larry Page. Watch this video to know more.

Major corporate restructuring at Google, Sundar Pichai becomes CEO of  Alphabet

Alphabet (Google) subsidiary Wing has become the first company in the United States to deliver packages by drone. In Christiansburg, the small Virginia town was chosen as Wing's test location, the 22,000 residents can order products normally shipped by FedEx, medicine from Walgreens and a selection of candy from a local business, all of which will arrive via drone.

Google completes first drone delivery in United States

Alphabet Inc shares rose about 8 per cent after the company reported quarterly results that eased investors' concerns about growth challenges facing its Google advertising business.

Alphabet's revenue rebounds easing doubts on growth

China's Huawei Technologies laid off more than two-thirds of the 850-strong workforce at its Futurewei Technologies research arm in the United States, after being blacklisted by the government.

Huawei's US research arm slashes jobs as trade ban bites

Two junior Indian antitrust research associates and a law school student were behind a complaint that sparked a probe into Google's alleged anti-competitive practices in the country, in what has become another regulatory challenge for the US firm.

India's latest Google probe sparked by junior antitrust researchers

Several major US-based technology companies are planning to shift substantial production out of China, spurred by a bitter trade war between Washington and Beijing, the Nikkei reported on Wednesday, citing sources.

HP, Dell, other tech firms plan to shift production out of China: Nikkei

The Nasdaq plunged Monday as tech giants Alphabet/Google, Facebook and Amazon suffered bruising losses on reports that US antitrust officials are stepping up oversight of Big Tech.

Alphabet, Facebook stocks dive over reports of US antitrust move against tech giants

Google parent Alphabet on Monday reported that profit in the first three months of this year sagged under the weight of a hefty antitrust fine in the European Union.

European Union fine on Google weighs down parent company Alphabet's profits

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