Facebook has paid USD 229,643 in fines in Russia over content Moscow deemed illegal, Interfax news agency has reported. There is looming threat of larger fines over the tech giant.

Facebook pays fine in Russia over content deemed illegal

Following complaints of alleged incidents of harassment and discrimination, California is gearing up to investigate Google’s treatment of female Black employees.

California to investigate Google for treatment of Black female workers

Before last month’s U.N. global climate summit, Google, the world’s biggest provider of ads online, made a big announcement: It would stop placing ads on sites that deny the scientific consensus on climate change.

Google pledged to remove ads from climate denial sites, but many still run

Google has recently released its year-end list about the most-searched topics in India in 2021. The IPL has emerged as the most searched topic whereas three other mega sporting events also made it to the top five.

Most-searched topic in India in 2021: IPL atop, 3 other sporting events in top-5 in Google's year-end list

In the wake of growing concerns over the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus and some reluctance to comply with company-mandated vaccinations, Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it will delay its January return-to-work plan indefinitely.

Amid Omicron scare, Google delays mandatory return to office beyond Jan 10

Lead 'em then leave 'em: Tech founders who quit

Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California signed a bill to expand protections for people who speak up about discrimination in the workplace. A new website arrived to offer tech workers advice on how to come forward about mistreatment by their employers.

A tech whistleblower helps others speak out

A group of US states led by Texas have filed an amended complaint against Alphabet Inc's Google accusing the tech giant of using coercive tactics and breaking antitrust laws in its efforts to boost its already dominant advertising business.

US states file updated antitrust complaint against Alphabet's Google

The top court in Britain has blocked a class action against Google, accused of illegally tracking millions of iPhone users. The Supreme Court said in a statement that it "unanimously dismisses" the legal action brought by campaigners against the US-based tech giant on behalf of 4.

UK's top court blocks class action lawsuit against Google

Three years after an employee revolt forced Google to abandon work on a Pentagon program that used artificial intelligence, the company is aggressively pursuing a major contract to provide its technology to the military.

Google wants to work with the Pentagon again, despite employee concerns

The brain of a fruit fly is the size of a poppy seed and about as easy to overlook. “Most people, I think, don’t even think of the fly as having a brain,” said Vivek Jayaraman, a neuroscientist at the Janelia Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Virginia.

How to map a fly brain in 20 million easy steps

In what appears to be Moscow's strongest effort to rein in foreign tech firms, Russia said on Tuesday that it will seek to fine Google a percentage of its annual Russian turnover for failing to delete content deemed illegal.

Russia plans to fine Google up to 20 per cent of annual turnover

Nearly 400 employees of e-commerce company Amazon and tech giant Google have asked their companies to scrap a military contract worth $1.2 billion with Israel. They have written an open letter to their respective companies in a bid to seek the end of Project Nimbus.

Hundreds of Amazon and Google employees ask their companies to end military contract with Israel

Google on Wednesday said it is tweaking widely used tools for getting around, shopping and more to let users factor climate change into daily routines. Google is among the Big Tech firms that have made pledges and investments to reduce the environmental impact of their operations with moves such as making power-hungry data centers carbon neutral.

Google lets users factor climate change into life

The global dominance of tech giants serves as a convenient online chokepoint for authoritarian governments to crack down on dissent or rig elections, critics of Apple and Google said Friday.

Critics warn of Apple, Google 'chokepoint' repression

According to reports, Google underpaid thousands of international contract workers, violating pay-parity laws in several countries and delayed correcting the pay rates for more than two years as it attempted to cover up the problem.

Google underpaid thousands of contract workers across dozens of countries: Report

Google on Wednesday ramped up cloud collaboration tools for businesses, expecting "hybrid" work routines to remain even after the pandemic has ended. The internet titan competes with Microsoft, Zoom, Facebook and others with online services that employees can use to collaborate remotely.

Google see the future of work as 'hybrid'

Google has temporarily locked down an unspecified number of Afghan government email accounts, according to a person familiar with the matter, as fears grow over the digital paper trail left by former officials and their international partners.

Google locks Afghan government accounts as Taliban seek emails: Source

Russia said Thursday the refusal by Google and Apple to remove jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's app ahead of elections could be seen as interference in the country's domestic affairs.

Russia accuses Google, Apple of election interference

South Korean MPs on Tuesday passed a law banning Apple and Google from forcing app developers to use the tech giants' payment systems, effectively declaring their lucrative App Store and Play Store monopolies illegal.

South Korea bans Apple and Google payment monopolies in world first

Tech giant Google has extended the work from home option for employees to next year due to the ongoing pandemic situation. Chief executive Sundar Pichai said local offices will decide on asking employees to report to work with the option of returning to campus extended to January 10.

Google extends work from home till January amid pandemic

Google has always been at the forefront in introducing novel features to its operating system with every new version of Android. In order to make the Android operating system’s user interface (UI) more user friendly and accessible, the American tech giant has reportedly been working on a new feature on Android 12 which lets users control their phones using facial expressions.

Google’s new Android 12 feature lets users control UI with face gestures

Google celebrated India's 75th Independence Day with a special Doodle that illustrates traditional dance forms spanning across the country. From Bharatnatyam to Chhau dance, Google Doodle honoured the multicultural spirit of the nation, which is forged in centuries of the historical progress of India.

Happy Independence Day: Google honours multicultural spirit of India with a unique Doodle

Parents, educators, child safety and privacy professionals, and policymakers are rightfully concerned about how to keep children and teenagers safe online as they spend more time online.

Children and minors can now request Google to remove their images from Google Search

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