Google, Meta, OpenAI Face FTC Inquiry on Chatbot Impact on Kids September 11, 2025 By Leah Nylen The FTC ordered Alphabet Inc.'s Google, OpenAI Inc., Meta Platforms Inc. and four other makers of A.I. chatbots to turn...
Google Hit With $3.45B EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices September 5, 2025 By Foo Yun Chee Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.95-billion-euro ($3.45 billion) EU antitrust fine on Friday for anti-competitive practices in its lucrative...
Waymo Begins Offering Teen Accounts, Starting in Metro Phoenix July 9, 2025 By Natalie Lung Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo is launching a new account type that lets teenagers hail a robotaxi and ride alone, expanding its...
Court Says Google, AI Firm Must Face Mother’s Lawsuit Over Suicide of Son May 21, 2025 By Blake Brittain Alphabet’s Google and artificial-intelligence startup Character.AI must face a lawsuit from a Florida woman who said Character.AI’s chatbots caused her...
Waymo Recalls 1,200 Self-Driving Vehicles After Minor Collisions May 14, 2025 By Deborah Sophia and David Shepardson Alphabet’s Waymo is recalling more than 1,200 self-driving vehicles to update software and address risks of collisions with chains, gates...
Waymo to Begin Data Collection in Tokyo With Driver-Operated Test Rides April 10, 2025 By Daniel Leussink Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo said on Thursday it will start collecting data in Tokyo with test rides operated by human...
Google to Pay $28M to Settle Claims It Favored White And Asian Employees March 19, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Google agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that it favored white and Asian employees...
Google’s AI Previews Erode The Internet, Edtech Company Says in Lawsuit February 25, 2025 By Jody Godoy Alphabet’s Google internet search engine is eroding demand for original content and undermining publishers’ ability to compete with its artificial...
Polish E-Commerce Allegro’s Unit Sues Alphabet for $568M December 26, 2024 By Mateusz Rabiega A subsidiary of Polish e-commerce platform Allegro filed a lawsuit on Monday against Google owner Alphabet, Google Ireland and Google...
US Judge Says Google Must Face Some Advertisers’ Antitrust Claims, Dismisses Others March 4, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Alphabet’s Google must face advertisers’ proposed class action lawsuit claiming that it monopolizes the ad exchange market, a U.S. judge...