Google Accused in Suit of Using Gemini AI Tool to Snoop on Users November 12, 2025 By Robert Burnson Google was accused in a lawsuit of using its Gemini AI assistant to unlawfully track the private communications of users...
Consumers Seek $2.36 Billion From Google After Privacy Verdict October 24, 2025 By Mike Scarcella U.S. Google users who won a $425 million jury verdict in a consumer privacy class action last month have asked...
Amazon’s AWS Struggles to Recover After Major Outage Disrupts Apps, Services Worldwide October 20, 2025 By Deborah Mary Sophia and Shubham Kalia Amazon’s cloud services unit AWS was struggling to recover on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked out thousands of...
New York City Sues Social Media Companies for Allegedly Addicting Children October 9, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel New York City filed a new lawsuit accusing Facebook, Google, Snapchat, TikTok and other online platforms of fueling a mental...
Google, Flo Health to Pay $56M in Period-Tracking App Privacy Case September 26, 2025 By Jonathan Stempel Google and app developer Flo Health will pay $56 million to settle a class action claiming they violated the privacy...
Rolling Stone, Billboard Owner Penske Sues Google Over AI Overviews September 15, 2025 By Aditya Soni The owner of Rolling Stone, Billboard and Variety sued Google on Friday, alleging the technology giant’s AI summaries use its...
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 Sued by Advertising Exchange Over Monopoly Violations September 8, 2025 By Leah Nylen Alphabet Inc.’s Google was sued by advertising exchange PubMatic Inc., which is seeking billions of dollars over its claim that...
FTC to Review AI Chatbot Risks With Focus on Privacy Harms September 5, 2025 By Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen The U.S. Federal Trade Commission plans to study the harms to children and others of AI-powered chatbots like those offered...
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...