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Google plans restructuring 30,000-people ad sales unit as automation booms

Sean Downey, who oversees ad sales to big customers in the Americas, said at a department-wide meeting last week that Google plans to restructure its ad sales teams

Alphabet reaches $700 mn deal in Google Play feud, to alter policies

The deal disclosed in a court filing late Monday calls for tweaks to Google Play policies designed to reduce barriers to competition in the markets for app distribution and payment processing

China will be at the forefront of AI, says Alphabet's Sundar Pichai

The scale of AI work in China "is just astounding to see," Pichai said at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in San Francisco, in an on-stage interview by Bloomberg's Emily Chang

Meta, Alphabet, ByteDance, Snap must face social media addiction lawsuits

Rogers rejected arguments that the defendants were immune from being sued by the US Constitution's First Amendment

Meta, Alphabet, ByteDance, Snap must face social media addiction lawsuits

Rogers rejected arguments that the defendants were immune from being sued by the US Constitution's First Amendment

Google sues five scammers over fake Bard AI chatbot that downloads malware

The company is suing the scammers for trademark infringement because they used Google's logo to promote their scheme. They're also suing for breach of contract

Google Play's 'bribe and block' ploy hurt rivals, says Epic amid trial

At opening statements on Monday, Epic's attorney Gary Bornstein told jurors that Google pays off competitors, including those who want to set up their own app stores to directly deal with users

Microsoft-backed AI safety forum names first director, plans advisory board

The Frontier Model Forum is backed by ChatGPT-owner OpenAI, Microsoft, Google's parent Alphabet and AI startup Anthropic

YouTube to recommend videos from credible sources in coming months

Google-owned YouTube will list credible news sources on a "Watch Page" which it will roll out in the coming months in India, a senior company official said on Thursday. "Today, I am thrilled to introduce 'Watch Page' for news... the Watch Page will recommend videos available from credible sources," YouTube India, head of government affairs and Public Policy, Mira Chatt said at the Google for India event here. She said that the Watch Page will be rolled out in coming months in India. Recently, the government asked YouTube to identify fake news channels on its platform. Sources, however, said that the government has not defined "fake news" in its communication to YouTube. Chatt said the platform removed more than 2 million videos in India between April and June, 2023 that were violating its policies.

Ex-Googler's struggling search startup becomes antitrust cautionary tale

Taking the stand Monday in federal court in Washington, Neeva co-founder Sridhar Ramaswamy recalled how the company thought it could deliver a better search experience by charging consumers

Google's search defaults prey on power of habit: Expert in antitrust trial

"Search engine defaults generate a sizable and robust bias towards the default," Rangel said. "Defaults have a powerful impact on consumer decisions"

After US, Google introduces generative AI to search in India, Japan

The feature, which was first launched only in the United States, was rolled out this week in the two countries, and users will have the choice to opt in for it

Alphabet owned Google's dominance sparks South African antitrust crackdown

The watchdog determined that Google's search dominance "distorts platform competition" in favor of large market players

Google to hire ex- Apple exec as India policy head to tackle challenges

Sreenivasa Reddy, currently a senior engineering executive at Microsoft Corp., is likely to join Google toward the end of this year, people familiar with the matter said

Meta-owned WhatsApp fined by Russia for not removing banned content: Report

WhatsApp's parent company Meta Inc was banned in Russia in 2022 after it was termed as an 'extremist' organisation

Nearly 200,000 tech employees fired globally in 2023; more layoffs expected

According to recent data from layoff.fyi, a layoff tracker website, 702 companies have laid off 199,047 employees in 2023 so far worldwide

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman proposes licences for building AI to US Congress

Some critics fear the technology will exacerbate societal harms, among them prejudice and misinformation, while others warn AI could end humanity itself

Alphabet Inc adds $115 billion in value after defying AI doubters

With excitement around AI building, Alphabet had largely missed out on the stellar gains seen by many of its tech peers

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai's pay soars to $226 mn on huge stock award

Pichai's stock award comes on a three-year schedule, and he received a similarly sized package in 2019

Google hit leadership diversity goal 3 yrs ahead of schedule before layoffs

The company met its commitment of boosting leadership representation for underrepresented minorities by 30% in 2022, according to its annual diversity report