Tag: Google

Do Republicans Have the Guts Really to Take on Google?

Commentary Axios had the … scoop! The Republican National Committee is suing Alphabet Inc.’s Google “for allegedly putting its campaign emails in the spam folders of its millions of users.” The RNC claims that Google has been doing this for 10 months, throttling their emails and costing the Republican Party a fortune in campaign donations,…


Google Sued For ‘Censorship’ of Republican Emails: RNC

Google, which has been under fire for allegations that its algorithms unfairly target conservative content, has been sued by the Republican National Committee (RNC) for allegedly routing the organization’s political campaign emails to spam. The RNC said in a complaint filed on Oct. 21 (pdf) that Google had filtered millions of the organization’s fundraising and get-out-the-vote…


India Fines Google $162 Million for Abusing Its Android Market Dominance

India’s competition watchdog on Oct. 20 fined Google 13.38 billion Indian rupees ($162 million) for “abusing its dominant position” in multiple markets related to the Android mobile device ecosystem. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said that Google abused its dominance in licensing the Android mobile operating system and various proprietary mobile applications, such as…


Intel and Google Cloud Launch New Chip to Improve Data Center Performance

Intel Corp. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google Cloud on Tuesday said they have launched a co-designed chip that can make data centers more secure and efficient. The E2000 chip, code named Mount Evans, takes over the work of packaging data for networking from the expensive central processing units (CPU) that do the main computing. It also…


Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Cases About YouTube, Twitter Allegedly Facilitating Terrorist Groups

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases about the extent to which social media platforms may be held responsible when terrorist groups use the platforms to promote their cause. Social media platforms such as YouTube and Twitter say they shouldn’t be held responsible if terrorists use their websites. Section 230 of the federal…


Heritage Minister, Google Clash Over Online Streaming Bill

Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says he doesn’t appreciate Google “trying to intimidate Canadians” after the company pushed back on a proposed online streaming bill. Google published a blog post on Wednesday advocating against Bill C-11, saying it has the potential to “disadvantage the Canadian creators.” When asked about that criticism, Rodriguez says the proposed law…


Google to Pay Arizona $85 Million to Settle Location Data Lawsuit

Google will pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich over the way the company used people’s location data. Brnovich’s office alleged Google deceptively obtained user location data to “make billions of dollars in profit” in what the office called “one of the biggest consumer fraud lawsuits in Arizona…


Google Disables Translation Service in China, Cites ‘Low Usage’

Google has disabled its Google Translate service in China, removing one of the few services the U.S. tech giant had offered in the country, where the regime strictly controls the internet. Chinese users trying to access the Google Translate app or website will see only a generic search bar and be redirected to Google’s Hong…


Retired DEA Agent: ‘Mass Poisonings’ from Fentanyl

Google is phasing out China. Now its translation service is exiting the world’s biggest internet market. A major U.S. pharma company is also reportedly losing access to the Chinese market after turning down a request from Beijing. No imminent invasion in Taiwan, says President Joe Biden’s defense secretary, at the same time reiterating America’s commitment…


Google Trends Data Shows ‘Recession’ Searches Have Soared 355 Percent This Year

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust has faced selling pressure for most of 2022 on continued supply-chain constraints, lingering COVID-19 lockdowns in China, and rising inflation concerns. As the Federal Reserve continues to aggressively fight inflation, search data suggests investors are increasingly anticipating an economic slowdown. What to Know Searches for the term “recession” in…