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Google heads back to the office, but employees have a say in maintaining hybrid schedule

As Google workers head back to the office, the hybrid work schedule that includes remote work, seems to be the latest take on 'new normal.'

April 5, 2022 8:26am PDT

Google employees to return to offices in April

It’s back to the office for Google employees for the first time during the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 2, 2022 3:59pm PST

COVID testing sites search part of Google, Biden partnership

Those interested in learning if they have the virus can search “free COVID test near me” to find the closest site

December 21, 2021 5:07pm PST

‘How do you pronounce...?’: Google releases top searches in 2021

Charcuterie, quinoa and Michael Jackson were among the top terms people in the U.S. wanted to know how to pronounce in 2021.

December 8, 2021 4:11pm PST

Trump files class-action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and Google

Donald Trump announced Wednesday he was serving as lead plaintiff in the class-action suits, claiming he has been wrongfully censored by the companies.

July 7, 2021 8:41am PDT

CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, Google face new grilling by Congress

As malicious conspiracy theories continue to spread, lawmakers are pounding the social media companies over their market dominance, harvesting of user data and practices that some believe actually encourage the spread of engaging but potentially harmful misinformation.

March 25, 2021 6:49am PDT

Google to indefinitely disable comments on President Trump's YouTube channel and temporarily ban new uploads

In the aftermath of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, Google has taken action against President Trump's account on YouTube.

January 12, 2021 9:07pm PST

Apple drops Parler from App Store over posted threats from users

"We have always supported diverse points of view being represented on the App Store, but there is no place on our platform for threats of violence and illegal activity," the company said in a statement.

January 9, 2021 5:41pm PST

Gmail, YouTube and other services down briefly as Google suffers outage

Google services, including YouTube and Gmail, experienced widespread outages on Monday in countries around the world.

December 14, 2020 7:49am PST

DOJ to file antitrust lawsuit against Google

The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its online dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers.

October 20, 2020 11:39am PDT

Check your phone: Google removes 16 apps infected with Joker malware

Google has deleted more than a dozen apps from the Play Store after discovering they had been infected with Joker malware.

September 28, 2020 11:58am PDT

Google to let its employees work from home through July 2021, according to report

Google had previously told its employees to expect to work from home until at least the end of 2020.

July 27, 2020 9:38am PDT

Google Maps features allow commuters to travel safely amid COVID-19 pandemic

Google's map features allow commuters to travel safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

July 5, 2020 11:43am PDT

Google, Apple release coronavirus contact-tracing technology for apps

Apple and Google on Wednesday released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.

May 20, 2020 1:06pm PDT