Google bars apps from using location tracking tool that sells user data – CNET

In June, the search giant gave apps that were using the service a 7-day warning.

YouTube suspends Rand Paul for misleading claims about masks – CNET

The Kentucky senator called the suspension a "badge of honor."

Google will let minors request to have their pictures removed from image search – CNET

The search giant announces a number of protections for people under 18, including making YouTube video…

Google accused again of price-fixing with Facebook in proposed class action suit – CNET

The complaint says Facebook was given "special information" for online advertising auctions.

Google’s Pixel 6 phones are coming with a chip the Apple rival designed in-house – CNET

The search giant's latest phones have a radical new design. Will it be enough to woo…

Google to require vaccinations as Silicon Valley rethinks return-to-office policies – CNET

Apple, Facebook, Twitter and Netflix are also updating their COVID-19 protocols.

Google’s business booms even as antitrust woes escalate – CNET

The search giant is in Washington's crosshairs for allegedly anticompetitive behavior but still manages to set…

Alphabet launches robotics software company Intrinsic from X moonshot lab – CNET

The venture from Google's parent company aims to make industrial robots cheaper and easier to use.

Google angers employees with ‘hypocritical’ remote work policies – CNET

Employees were already stirred up over opaque policies on remote work. Then a senior executive announced…

Google will warn people when search results could be unreliable – CNET

The notices will pop up during breaking news and other "rapidly evolving" situations.