Google Maps feature allows commuters to travel safely amid COVID-19 pandemic
“Having this information before and during your trip is critical for both essential workers who need to safely navigate to work and will become more important for everyone as countries around the world begin to reopen,” the news release stated.
PayPal pledges $530M to support minority-owned businesses in US, YouTube launches $100M creator fund
PayPal and YouTube are among many tech companies that have pledged support to the black community in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
Facebook recommends working from home for all Bay Area employees due to coronavirus
In light of the novel coronavirus outbreak/COVID-19, Facebook is encouraging Bay Area staff to work from home starting Friday, March 6 a spokesperson said on Thursday.
Google showcases African American achievements with ‘most searched’ for Black History Month
Google celebrated the achievements of black Americans with a commercial and website highlighting who and what was "the most searched."
Insider Q&A: How YouTube decides what to ban
The Google-owned site has come under fire recently for allowing videos that feature what many find offensive or violent, and for not doing enough to protect kids online. Halprin has to make difficult decisions to craft policies that keep the site as safe as YouTube wants it to be, while balancing what the company considers one of its core tenets: people’s free speech.
Berkeleyside is expanding to Oakland
The hyper-local news site, Berkeleyside is expanding thanks to 3 million dollars in grant money from Google
Google co-founders step aside as antitrust scrutiny heats up
Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down as CEO and president, respectively, of Google parent company Alphabet. The move caps more than two decades during which the pair have shepherded the one-time startup they founded in a Silicon Valley garage. Pichai, who has been Google’s CEO since 2015, will now also head up Alphabet. The company isn’t filling Brin’s position as president.
Google co-founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin step down as execs of parent Alphabet
The co-founders of Google are stepping down as executives of its parent company, Alphabet.
Workers fired from Google plan federal labor complaint, alleging retaliation
Four workers who were fired from Google last week say they plan to file a federal labor complaint against the Mountain View-basked tech giant, claiming they were retaliated against. Google said the workers violated its data security policy.
Google announces breakthrough in blazingly fast computing
Google announced Wednesday it has achieved a breakthrough in quantum computing, saying it has developed an experimental processor that took just minutes to complete a calculation that would take the world's best supercomputer thousands of years.
Google affiliate 'Wing' begins drone deliveries in Virginia town
The first Walgreens drone delivery customers ordered cough and cold medicine. A Wing drone also delivered a FedEx package from Dick's Sporting Goods to another family in town.
Google affiliate begins drone deliveries in Virginia town
The first Walgreens drone delivery customers ordered cough and cold medicine. A Wing drone also delivered a FedEx package from Dick's Sporting Goods to another family in town.
8 arrests at SJ City Hall over Google South Bay expansion meeting
Several hours of public comment erupted into chaos at San Jose City Hall on Tuesday. 8 people were arrested and the chambers had to be cleared by police with a proposed Google campus to go near Diridon Station at the center of the controversy.
Google hit with class action lawsuit over gender pay
Google is under fire over accusations of a gender pay gap. Three former employees are suing the tech giant claiming the company pays women less than men for similar work. An expert who studies women in the workplace said this is a chronic issue in Silicon Valley.
Google CEO cancels town hall meeting after employees targeted
Google's CEO canceled an all hands meeting on gender equality after a controversial manifesto by an employee was leaked, but he did address hundreds of young women at the Technovation Challenge.
Google exec denounces employee's views on female workers
Silicon Valley's efforts to promote workforce diversity haven't yielded many results - unless you count a backlash at Google, where a male engineer blamed biological differences for the paucity of female programmers.
Analysis: Google court judgement, ransomware
Ryan McEldridge, co-founder of Nerds on Call, speaks to KTVU FOX 2 News at 4P about a multi-billion dollar judgement levied against Google and a global cyber hack attack.
Google Pixel phone has arrived
Ryan Eldridge, co-founder of Nerds on Call Computer Repair, talks to the KTVU News @ 4P to discuss the new Google Pixel phone.
Google Code Next seeks diversity in tech, opens Fruitvale office
Since its creation 18 years ago, Google has changed the face of technology. Now the internet giant is doing it again. This time changing the faces we see in the industry.
Google introduces new gadgets
The search giant is making inroads into consumer devices. Tom Vacar reports.