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11 hours ago

Biden is coming for your job

Biden is coming for your job with new regulations and crazy leftist policies that are an essential part of his anti-business agenda. Tech is his new target.

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13 hours ago

What kind of perfectionist are you? Take this 7-question quiz to find out : Life Kit

Are you a 'Parisian perfectionist'? How about a 'messy perfectionist'? Psychotherapist Katherine Morgan Schafler believes there are 5 kinds of perfectionists in the world. Find out which one you are.

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1 day ago

Why More Physicists Are Starting to Think Space and Time Are โ€˜Illusionsโ€™

Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty ImagesThis past December, the physics Nobel Prize was awarded for the experimental confirmation of a quantum phenomenon known for more than 80 years: entanglement. As envisioned by Albert Einstein and his collaborators in 1935, quantum objects can be mysteriously correlated even if they are separated by large distances. But as weird as the phenomenon appears, why is such an old idea still worth the most prestigious prize in physics?Coincid

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3 days ago

Google told me to change my password, should I be worried?

Google notified you to change your password? Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson shows how to know whether this is a real alert and what steps are needed to protect your password.

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3 days ago

Three arrested in murder-for-hire plot targeting U.S. journalist who criticized Iran

A journalist in Brooklyn, New York, was the target of a murder plot directed by individuals in Iran, Attorney General Merrick Garland said.

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3 days ago

The DOJ's antitrust case against Google is ambitious but risky

If the government gets its way, it could result in the breakup of Google's digital advertising business and expand the boundaries of antitrust law.

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3 days ago

Big Tech was moving cautiously on AI. Then came ChatGPT.

Google, Facebook and Microsoft have used AI in their products for years. But OpenAI's ChatGPT is stealing the limelight, forcing them to move faster.

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Pelosi slammed for selling Google stocks right before DOJ announced antitrust suit: 'Convenient timing'

Rep. Nancy Pelosi was criticized Wednesday for selling stocks in Google's parent company, Alphabet, just one month before the DOJ announced a lawsuit against the company.

foxnews.com

You've been laid off from your job. How much severance can you expect?

Companies pay severance to shield themselves from liability and help workers. Here's what a package could look like.

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Google job cuts hit 1,800 employees in California, including 27 massage therapists

As part of Google's largest ever round of job cuts, the company eliminated more than 1,800 positions in its home state.

cnbc.com

Justice Dept. sues Google over digital advertising dominance

WASHINGTON (AP) โ€” The Justice Department and eight states filed an antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, seeking to shatter its alleged monopoly on the entire ecosystem of online advertising as a [San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

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Ex-Google employees bemoan the way they were notified of layoff

Company "could have done a better job" notifying 12,000 workers they were cut, said one laid-off engineer.

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US accuses Google of 'driving out' ad rivals

A federal lawsuit alleges the tech giant's anti-competitive actions mean more websites need paywalls.

bbc.co.uk

Department of Justice accuses Google of monopolizing advertising technology

Internet giant has "corrupted legitimate competition," regulators allege in filing antitrust lawsuit.

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Justice Dept. sues Google over digital advertising dominance

The Justice Department and eight states have filed an antitrust suit against Google.

DOJ files second antitrust suit against Google, seeks to break up its ad business

'The Justice Department and eight states have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google.

npr.org

Justice Department sues Google over dominance in online advertising

The Justice Department filed its second lawsuit against search giant Google Tuesday, this time over the company's dominance in online advertising.

washingtonpost.com

DOJ files second antitrust suit against Google, seeks to break up its ad business

The lawsuit targets Google's advertising business and comes after reports that DOJ antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter had been cleared to work on Google.

cnbc.com

Google to stop exempting campaign email from automated spam detection

The short-lived program was introduced amid a GOP pressure campaign blaming the technology giant for the partyโ€™s poor fundraising performance.

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A married couple with a 4-month-old baby were both laid off by Google, while one of them was on parental leave

Allie was around halfway through her maternity leave when Google laid her off. She and her husband both got the news at the same time, she said.

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Google CEO defends job cuts in animated town hall as employees demand clarity on process

Google executives held a town hall meeting with staffers on Monday after the company announced its largest layoff in history.

cnbc.com

Spotify latest tech name to cut jobs, axes 6% of workforce

Music streaming service Spotify says itโ€™s cutting 6% of its workforce, becoming yet another tech company resorting to layoffs as the economic outlook worsens.

A Google software engineer says it was a 'slap in the face' to find out he was laid off via email after 20 years at the company

Jeremy Joslin, who had worked at Google since 2003, said he got a generic email and no mangers contacted him: "It's as if I dropped off the grid."

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Google celebrates Lunar New Year 2023 with Year of the Rabbit doodle

A new lunar new year is hopping off to a great start and Google is marking the occasion with a series of Google doodles.

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How Did Tech Become Americaโ€™s Most Troubled Industry?

The U.S. economyโ€™s most dynamic sector is suddenly hemorrhaging jobs.

theatlantic.com

Google employees scramble for answers after layoffs hit long-tenured and recently promoted employees

Employees have rallied to find out who's been laid off while demanding answers from leadership.

cnbc.com

Some Google workers who've been laid off earned as much as $1 million a year, report says

The Information reported that the job cuts announced on Friday by Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai also included some high performers and high earners.

news.yahoo.com

Microsoft's big bet on OpenAI could bring ChatGPT to the workplace.

Buzzy AI tools like ChatGPT could be coming soon to a workplace near you, as Microsoft makes a big bet on artificial intelligence.

washingtonpost.com

Video game studios lay off workers while recruiting more

Google, Riot, Bethesda, Giant Bomb and others in the video game and media industries announced staff cuts this week

washingtonpost.com

Here are the latest tech layoffs as the industry shudders

Tech companies large and small are slashing their payrolls, fearing a recession is on the way. Here's a running list.

cbsnews.com

Layoffs at Alphabet are the latest sign Big Tech is finally taking steps to manage ballooning expenses

Google parent company Alphabet (GOOGL) on Friday became the latest technology giant to lay off thousands of workers.

cnbc.com

Google bonus delay has a windfall lesson for workers: โ€˜Don't have it spent before it gets there,โ€™ says advisor

Company bonuses aren't a guarantee, and workers should budget accordingly. The same goes for tax refunds.

cnbc.com

Here are the layoff severance packages Google, Microsoft, Amazon and other tech giants have promised

Laid-off employees across the tech sector enter an uncertain job market. Here's what their previous employers have offered to tide them over.

cnbc.com

Despite a wave of layoff announcements, it's still a good time to get a job, career experts say

The overall job market remains strong, which makes this a good time to look for a new position. Here are a few key considerations before kicking off a search.

cnbc.com

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Netflix, Alphabet, Nordstrom, PagerDuty and more

These are the stocks posting the largest moves in early trading.

cnbc.com

Google parent Alphabet to cut 12,000 jobs in latest tech sector layoffs

The decision to makes Alphabet, Googleโ€™s parent company, the latest company to announce mass layoffs.

washingtonpost.com

Google to slash 12,000 jobs as tech industry layoffs surge

Alphabet-owned search giant joins other major technology player in axing thousands of workers as the economy slows.

cbsnews.com

Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, as tech industry layoffs widen

"Over the past two years we've seen periods of dramatic growth," CEO Sundar Pichai wrote. "To match and fuel that growth, we hired for a different economic reality than the one we face today."

npr.org

Google to lay off 12,000 people โ€” read the memo CEO Sundar Pichai sent to staff

Sundar Pichai, Google's CEO, said in an email sent round the company's staff Friday that the firm will lay off 12,000 employees.

cnbc.com

Google axes 12,000 jobs, layoffs spread across tech sector

Google is laying off 12,000 workers, becoming the latest tech company to trim staff as the economic boom that the industry rode during the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs.

Can you be charged for murder if thereโ€™s no body? Brian Walshe googled it, police say

The case is an unusual example of a "no-body" murder, experts said, because of the volume of evidence against Walshe, who is accused of killing his wife Ana Walshe.

washingtonpost.com

Google is delaying a portion of employee bonus checks

Instead of paying full bonuses in January, Google is deferring 20% of bonus checks by at least two months, according to documents viewed by CNBC.

cnbc.com

Amazon, Meta and Google buy more clean energy than any other companies

While companies across the board have been steadily increasing their acquisition of wind and solar power, the tech sector has dominated.

cnbc.com

FEC rules Google's Gmail spams emails on a 'politically neutral basis' after RNC complaint

The FEC ruled that Googleโ€™s email platform, Gmail, does not filter emails for political purposes after the RNC filed a complaint against the Big Tech giant.

foxnews.com

FEC dismisses GOP complaint over Gmail spam filter

โ€œThe available information indicates that Googleโ€™s spam filter is in place for commercial, rather than electoral, purposes,โ€ the federal regulator wrote in a factual and legal analysis.

washingtonpost.com

How to delete embarrassing autofill entries on your Mac or iPhone browser

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson shows you how to delete embarrassing autofill entries across multiple devices and operating systems to secure your privacy.

foxnews.com

The most-popular big tech default email programs are old and vulnerable

Many individuals and businesses rely on Google and Microsoft email programs created long ago, and big tech email 'age' is a big cybersecurity risk.

cnbc.com

Disney can imagine a magic kingdom but can't figure out innovative hybrid and remote work

Disney can imagine a magic kingdom but can't figure out remote work even though patents, venture capital spiked when people worked from home during COVID.

foxnews.com

House Republicans Launch Their Campaign Against the Bidens

Our political roundtable looks at the new Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.

newyorker.com

How to reverse search a number for free

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains how to look up a phone number for free after seeing an unknown caller dialing you, and shares the specific services you can use.

foxnews.com

Alphabet to cut staff of health sciences unit Verily by 15%

It's the first known layoff to hit the Google parent company in the current tech downturn.

cnbc.com

Edmunds highlights top car-tech trends from CES 2023

CES in Las Vegas gives us a glimpse of where automakers believe vehicles are headed in the future.

The dark web's criminal minds see Internet of Things as next big hacking prize

Cars and medical devices are critical, and vulnerable, entry points for criminal hackers betting the Internet of Things is their next big payday.

cnbc.com

Bob Woodward on His Calls with Trump

The legendary journalist has chronicled the White House going back to Nixon. He knows how to interview Presidents. But, with Donald Trump, Woodward got more than he bargained for.

newyorker.com

Best of CES 2023: Wireless TV, delivery robots and in-car VR

Tech companies of all sizes are showing off their latest products at CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics show.

Google to pay Indiana $20 million to resolve privacy suit

State Attorney General Todd Rokita announces that Google will pay Indiana $20 million to resolve the stateโ€™s lawsuit against the technology giant over allegedly deceptive location tracking practices.

Oregon city drops fight to keep Google water use private

Residents of The Dalles, Oregon, are learning how much water Googleโ€™s data centers there have been using to cool the computers.

EU court: Google must delete inaccurate search info if asked

The European Unionโ€™s top court says Google has to delete search results about people in Europe if they can prove that the information is clearly wrong.

Pentagon splits $9 billion cloud contract among 4 companies

Google, Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon will share in the Pentagonโ€™s $9 billion contract to build its cloud computing network.

What did Houston-area residents search for online in 2022?

See what was trending in Houston in 2022

Google appeals huge Android antitrust fine to EU's top court

Google is challenging a record European Union antitrust fine that took aim at the Android operating systemโ€™s role in restricting mobile competition and consumer choice.

40 states settle Google location-tracking charges for $392M

Google has agreed to a $391.5 million settlement with 40 states to resolve an investigation into how the company tracked usersโ€™ locations.

Houston takeover: Type in โ€˜Houston Astrosโ€™ on Google and see what happens

The streets were filled with confetti and celebration from fans after the Houston Astros defeated the Phillies 4-1 in Game 6 at Minute Maid Park on Saturday.

Delivery driver charged with killing runner pleads guilty

A delivery driver charged with killing a Google employee from New York who went missing while out for a run near her motherโ€™s Massachusetts home six years ago has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.

Google's ad sales slow dramatically, eroding parent's profit

Summertime revenue growth at Googleโ€™s corporate parent slipped to its slowest pace since the pandemic jarred the economy more than two years ago.

Republican committee sues Google over email spam filters

The Republican National Committee has filed a lawsuit against tech giant Google, alleging the company has been suppressing its email solicitations ahead of Novemberโ€™s midterm elections.

Report: TikTok bad at culling US election misinformation ads

TikTokโ€™s algorithms are very good at finding videos to keep people glued to their phone screens for hours on end.

High court will hear social media terrorism lawsuits

The Supreme Court said Monday it will hear two cases seeking to hold social media companies financially responsible for terrorist attacks.

Google discontinues Google Translate in mainland China

Google has discontinued its Google Translate services in mainland China, removing one of the companyโ€™s few remaining services that it had provided in a country where most Western social media platforms are blocked.

EU court largely upholds $4B Google Android antitrust fine

One of the European Unionโ€™s highest courts has largely upheld a huge fine issued to Google by the blocโ€™s antitrust enforcers in 2018 over its Android mobile operating system.

South Korea fines Google, Meta over privacy violations

South Koreaโ€™s privacy watchdog has fined Google and Meta a combined 100 billion won ($72 million) for tracking consumers' online behavior without their consent and using their data for targeted advertisements.

'Pre-bunking' shows promise in fight against misinformation

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.

Tesla hopes new investors go for the ride after stock split

Unlike its cars, Tesla shares are about to get less expensive.

Popular clothing brand SHEIN most Googled coupon in the US, research suggests

Here is some new data that actually may not come as a surprise to some shoppers!

Google workers demand abortion protections, data privacy

Hundreds of Google employees are petitioning the company to extend its abortion health care benefits to contract workers and to strengthen privacy protections for Google users searching for abortion information online.

FTC looking at rules to corral tech firms' data collection

Whether it's the fitness tracker on your wrist, the โ€œsmartโ€ home appliances in your house or the latest kidsโ€™ fad going viral in online videos, they all produce a trove of personal data for big tech companies.

How to remove your information from Google search results

Ever seen something about yourself online that you wish you could delete? Now - in some cases - you can!

YouTube to remove videos spreading abortion falsehoods

YouTube will begin removing misleading videos about abortion in response to falsehoods being spread about the procedure that is being banned or restricted across a broad swath of the U.S. The move announced Thursday by the Google-owned video site comes about a month after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the case that had protected the legality of abortion in the country for nearly 50 years.

GOP AGs ask Google not to limit anti-abortion center results

Some federal lawmakers urged Google last month to limit the appearance of anti-abortion pregnancy centers in certain abortion-related search results.

Houston area businesses say theyโ€™ve been targeted by Google review blackmail scam

A fraudulent scheme that bombards Houston area restaurants with bad Google reviews appears to be part of a growing trend across the country.

Netflix to rely on Microsoft for its ad-backed video service

Netflix has picked Microsoft to help deliver the commercials in a cheaper version of its video streaming service expected to launch later this year with a pledge to minimize the intrusions into personal privacy that often accompany digital ads.

Google to erase more location info as abortion bans expand

Google will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics and other places that could trigger legal problems now that the U.S. Supreme Court has opened the door for states to ban the termination of pregnancies.

After Roe, Dems seek probe of tech's use of personal data

Four Democratic lawmakers are asking federal regulators to investigate Apple and Google for allegedly deceiving mobile phone users by enabling the collection and sale of their personal data.

Google exec to UN: Ukraine 'a crystal ball' for info warfare

A Google executive is warning the U.N. Security Council Tuesday that cyberattacks, disinformation and other forms of information warfare being waged in Ukraine are a โ€œcrystal ballโ€ for future problems elsewhere.

Changing lives through the power of work

Goodwill Houston is helping break down the barriers of employment by offering free job education and placement programs to the community.

Australian court makes Google pay $515,000 for defamation

An Australian court has ordered Google to pay a former politician 715,000 Australian dollars ($515,000) over two defamatory YouTube videos.

Democrats: Google must protect privacy of abortion patients

More than 40 Democratic members of Congress are asking Google to stop what they see as the unnecessary collection and retention of peoples' location data.

Google gets more multilingual, but will it get the nuance?

About 10 million people speak Quechua, but trying to automatically translate emails and text messages into the lingua franca of the Inca Empire was nearly impossible before Google introduced it into its digital translation service Wednesday.

Google adopts an Apple-like approach for its Pixel products

Google on Wednesday took a big step toward pushing its Pixel product line-up down a road already paved by Apple and its array of trendsetting phones, tablets and watches.

Google strikes content deals with 300 European publishers

Google says it struck licensing deals with 300 news publishers in Europe in its latest effort to comply with a recently introduced European Union copyright law.

Britain pushes tough tech rules under new digital watchdog

Big tech companies like Google and Facebook would have to comply with tough British rules under a new digital watchdog aimed at giving consumers more choice online.

Google adds ways to keep personal info private in searches

Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches.

Google parent suffers 1Q growth slowdown, profit decline

Googleโ€™s corporate parent has posted its slowest quarterly revenue growth since 2020, the latest sign that the huge gains enjoyed by technology companies during the pandemic are fading into the rear-view mirror.

EU law targets Big Tech over hate speech, disinformation

The European Union has reached a landmark deal to take aim at hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online.

Big Tech faces 'major' EU law on hate speech, disinformation

European Union officials are nearing agreement on a sweeping new law aimed at protecting internet users by forcing big tech companies like Google and Facebook to step up their efforts to curb the spread of hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content.

Watch how climate change has impacted Earth since 1984

With Earth Day 2021 rapidly approaching, Google Earth has released a feature that might really open some eyes when it comes to how certain parts of the globe have changed in recent decades.

Project Veritas says US seized staffer info as part of probe

Conservative group Project Veritas says the Justice Department had secretly obtained from Apple and Google personal information as part of an ongoing investigation into how the organization received a diary purported to belong to President Joe Bidenโ€™s daughter.

New search warrant requests Google Docs in probe involving Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, team

A new search warrant has emerged in the criminal investigation focused on how an $11-million dollar vaccine outreach contract was awarded by Harris County to Elevate Strategies.

'Geofence warrant' unconstitutional, judge rules in Virginia

A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a warrant that used Google location history to find people near the scene of a 2019 bank robbery violated the constitutional protection against unreasonable searches.

Insider Q&A: Ex-Google AI skeptic Timnit Gebru starts anew

When she co-led Googleโ€™s Ethical AI team, Timnit Gebru was a prominent insider voice questioning the tech industryโ€™s approach to artificial intelligence.

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