Category: Google

Google Partners With Anaheim Union High School District For ‘Career Certificates’

ANAHEIM, Calif.—The Anaheim Union High School District is taking part in a first-of-its-kind program with Google to offer students specialized training in data analytics, IT support and project management. The partnership with AUHSD is Google’s first with a public school district offering online Google Career Certificates to prepare students for entry-level roles in high-growth fields….


Brazil Court Rules Against Google Over Censorship of Trump Statements: Allan Dos Santos

A Brazilian court ordered Google to remove its censorship of a Brazilian independent news outlet, Terce Livre, after it determined that a censored video of a Donald Trump giving a speech did not incite violence. To learn more about this, we sat down for an interview with Allan Dos Santos, a journalist at Terce Livre….


Zach Vorhies: To Target Trump, Google Rewrote Its News Algorithms

Google rewrote its algorithms for news searches in order to target Donald Trump, according to Zach Vorhies, Google whistleblower and author of the new book, “Google Leaks: An Expose of Big Tech Censorship.” To learn more about this, and the other programs that Google has been running behind the scenes, we sat down for an…


Judicial Panel Moves Texas Lawsuit Against Google to New York

WASHINGTON—A judicial panel on Tuesday said that Texas’ antitrust lawsuit against Alphabet’s Google would be moved to the Southern District of New York, where other similar cases would also be heard. Google had asked that the case, which was filed against it by Texas and other states, be combined with similar cases in U.S. District…


Google Founder Larry Page Obtains New Zealand Residency Right, Stoking Controversy

Google co-founder and billionaire Larry Page has obtained the right to live in New Zealand and also gained entry to the country in the midst of CCP virus border restrictions, officials confirmed on Friday, raising questions whether extremely wealthy people can essentially buy access to the country. The 48-year-old internet entrepreneur, who promised to invest millions of dollars…


Russia Fines Google 3 Million Roubles for Violating Personal Data Law

MOSCOW—Russia on Thursday fined Google 3 million roubles ($41,000) for violating personal data legislation, Google’s first fine for that offense, Moscow’s Tagansky District Court said. Google confirmed the fine and offered no further comment. The penalty comes amid a wider standoff between Russia and Big Tech, with Moscow routinely fining social media giants for failing…


Google App Charges Subject of New UK Legal Claim

Google “unfairly and excessively” charges people for digital purchases in its Play Store, a new legal action brought against the tech giant in the UK claims. The action is seeking damages of up to £920 million ($1.284 billion) on behalf of 19.5 million Android phone users in the UK, claiming the 30 percent cut Google…


Russia Fines Google for Violating Data Storage Law

MOSCOW—A Moscow court ordered Google on Thursday to pay a fine of 3 million rubles (roughly $41,000) for refusing to store the personal data of Russian users on servers in Russia, a move that is part of the government’s longstanding effort to tighten its grip on online activity. The fine is the first one given…


Netflix to Join Facebook, Google in Mandating Vaccines For On-Site Employees

Netflix will be imposing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for the cast and crew of all of its U.S. productions—the first major Hollywood studio to do so. According to a report from Deadline, the vaccination mandate applies to all actors and any crew that comes into close contact with them—also known as “Zone A” workers. Exceptions…


Google Mandates On-Site Employees Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Google CEO Sundar Pichai has revealed new policy that will require all employees working on company campuses to be vaccinated against COVID-19, making it the first Big Tech company to announce such a mandate. “Getting vaccinated is one of the most important ways to keep ourselves and our communities healthy in the months ahead,” Pichai…