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Google’s Canadian employees in limbo as they await layoff details
The Google Canada office in Toronto. Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail
u.s. business
Biden administration takes aim at Google and Apple, says their app stores stifle competition
FILE PHOTO: A 3D printed Google logo is placed on the Apple Macbook in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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U.S. lawsuit against Google could benefit Apple and others
A 3D printed Google logo is placed on the Apple Macbook in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
international business
Google says U.S. Justice Department complaint is ‘without merit’
The Google Headquarters in Manhattan, on Jan. 24, 2023. The Justice Department and a group of eight states sued Google on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, accusing it of illegally abusing a monopoly over the technology that powers online advertising, in the agency’s first antitrust lawsuit against a tech giant under President Biden and an escalation in legal pressure on one of the world’s biggest internet companies. (John Taggart/The New York Times)
u.s. business
U.S. Justice Dept. sues Google over digital advertising dominance
FILE - The logo of Google is displayed on a carpet at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris, on Nov. 18, 2019. Google said Friday, jan. 20, 2023, it’s laying off 12,000 workers, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff after rapid expansions during the COVID-19 pandemic have worn off. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
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Google parent Alphabet shutting down Edmonton location for DeepMind, consolidating across Canada
The logo of Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in New York City, U.S., January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
technology
Microsoft announces further multibillion dollar investment in OpenAI as tech race heats up
(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 18, 2023 a sign outside a building with offices belonging to Microsoft is seen in Chevy Chase, Maryland. - Microsoft on January 23, 2023 said it had extended its partnership with OpenAI, the research lab and creator of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot that has sparked widespread fears of cheating in schools and universities. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
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Google owner Alphabet’s 12,000 layoffs to include Canadian jobs
Google Canada employees return to the Google office in Toronto following a walkout in Toronto on November 1, 2018. Members of Canada's tech industry say another wave of layoffs the sector saw this week is tipping the power dynamic back in favour of employers. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
politics
Canadian companies inadvertently finance conspiracy-theory sites through ads placed on Google
Paul Hambleton works on his laptop computer at his home in Hudson, Wis., Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022. In small-town St. Croix County, the population has grown from 43,000 in 1980 to about 95,000 today. Hambleton understands why the changes might make some people nervous. "There is a rural way of life that people feel is being threatened here, a small town way of life," he says. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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U.S. Justice Department official cleared to oversee Google probes, source says
FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo
international business
Porsche considering fully integrating Google software into its car cockpit, source says
A logo of Porsche is seen outside a Porsche car dealer, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Brussels, Belgium May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman
international business
Google parent files redacted motion to dismiss U.S. federal antitrust lawsuit
FILE PHOTO: A general view of the entrance of the Google office, ahead of presentation of the detailed investment plan for Germany, in Berlin, Germany, August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo
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Google challenges Android antitrust ruling in India’s Supreme Court
FILE PHOTO: A view of the main lobby of building BV200, during a tour of Google's new Bay View Campus in Mountain View, California, U.S. May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Peter DaSilva/File Photo
world
Russian hackers targeted U.S. nuclear research laboratories in summer
Russian hacking underground newsletter is seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022 REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
technology
Google alleges India’s antitrust body copied parts of EU order on Android abuse
FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay//File Photo
world
Google, YouTube content providers must face U.S. children’s privacy lawsuit
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Google and YouTube are seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
technology
Google employees brace for a cost-cutting drive as anxiety mounts
FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
technology
European Commission warns Meta over Facebook Marketplace antitrust breach
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Meta Platforms' business group is seen in Brussels, Belgium December 6, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
technology
Google must remove ‘manifestly inaccurate’ data from online search results, EU top court says
FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo
technology
Google appeals record Android antitrust fine to EU’s top court
FILE - The logo of Google is displayed on a carpet at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris, on Nov. 18, 2019. Google is challenging a record European Union antitrust fine, imposed for the Android operating system’s role restricting mobile competition and consumer choice, to the bloc’s top court. The company said Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022, that it filed the appeal against the $4.3 billion penalty “because there are areas that require legal clarification from the European Court of Justice.” (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
international business
Google to pay nearly US$400-million to settle state location-tracking probe
FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is seen on on the company's European headquarters in Dublin, Ireland, February 27, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo
property report
From paper to digital, Google’s new Montreal office evokes the past and future
technology
Google Play in EU antitrust sights as Android fine appeal pending
FILE - The Google logo is seen at the Vivatech show in Paris, France, June 15, 2022. Google and a team of university researchers have hit on what they say could be an effective way to make people more impervious to the harmful impact of online misinformation. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus, File)
international business
Alphabet’s miss fans inflation fears across digital advertising
(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 8, 2021 in Moscow shows the US multinational technology and Internet-related services company Google's logo on a smartphone screen. - Google parent Alphabet on October 25, 2022 reported quarterly earnings that fell short of market expectations as belts tightened in the digital ad market that drives its revenue. Alphabet said it made a profit of $14 billion in the third quarter on ad revenue that grew just 6 percent to $69 billion when compared with the same period of last year. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)
technology
Texas sues Google for allegedly capturing biometric data of millions without consent
FILE - The logo of Google is displayed on a carpet at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris, on Nov. 18, 2019. Google is increasing its investment in basketball, becoming the first women's-only global partner with FIBA. The internet company entered a multiyear partnership with the WNBA in 2021 and now is working with basketball's world governing body, which has nine global partners for both men's and women's basketball. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
politics
Google tells MPs Bill C-18 will help ‘bad actors’ and promote propaganda
The Peace tower is seen on Parliament Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Google says it has ‘serious’ concerns with Liberal bill requiring platforms to pay for news
FILE - The Google logo is displayed at their offices on Nov. 1, 2018, in Granary Square, in London. Google’s revenue growth during the past quarter decelerated to its slowest pace in two years as advertisers reined in their spending amid intensifying fears of an economic recession. The regression reported Tuesday, July 26, 2022, by Google’s corporate parent, Alphabet, is the latest sign that the tailwinds propelling big technology companies during the pandemic have shifted into a challenging new direction. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
technology
Google could face EU antitrust charges over its digital advertising business, sources say
FILE - A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. Hundreds of Google employees are petitioning the company to extend its abortion healthcare benefits to contract workers and to strengthen privacy protections for Google users searching for abortion information online. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
international business
Google approves Trump’s Truth Social app for Play Store
FILE PHOTO: The Truth social network logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a display of former U.S. President Donald Trump in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo/File Photo
politics
Online news bill would inject $329-million a year into Canadian news, PBO report says
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez holds a press conference regarding the introduction of Bill C-18, the Online News Act, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Some members of the LGBTQ community, Indigenous people and racialized groups fear a proposed law tackling online harm could disproportionately curtail their online freedoms and even make them police targets, responses to a government consultation have warned. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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CEO of Weather Network parent Pelmorex departs to lead Google’s Canadian cloud business
People attending Collision 2022 at the Enercare Centre, chat inside the Google Cloud booth, Toronto June 22, 2022. The event is the largest international in-person gathering in Toronto in more than two years.
asia-pacific business
Google discontinues its Google Translate services in mainland China
FILE - The logo of Google is displayed on a carpet at the entrance hall of Google France in Paris, on Nov. 18, 2019. Google is increasing its investment in basketball, becoming the first women's-only global partner with FIBA. The internet company entered a multiyear partnership with the WNBA in 2021 and now is working with basketball's world governing body, which has nine global partners for both men's and women's basketball. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
politics
Online news bill could revive local papers in Canada, MPs told
The Google Canada office in Toronto. Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail
technology
Senate panel approves bill to give news organizations more power against tech platforms
FILE PHOTO: The dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is seen as the sun sets on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott/File Photo
opinion
Justin Trudeau, Google and Canada’s loophole-filled lobbying rules
The Editorial Board
technology
Google loses challenge against EU antitrust decision, receives record fine
FILE - A sign is shown on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2019. Hundreds of Google employees are petitioning the company to extend its abortion healthcare benefits to contract workers and to strengthen privacy protections for Google users searching for abortion information online. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)