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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.

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Austin first city to allow parking payment through Google Maps

Austin Transportation says that it is continuing to improve the ease of access to curb space for residents and visitors to quickly access services and business, making the City of Austin the first city in which drivers have the option to pay for parking directly within Google Maps.

September 2

Google's location-tracking tactics troubled its own engineers following Arizona lawsuit

Arizona court records show Google knew it had a massive problem on its hands after an AP article published in August 2018 explained how the company continued to track users’ whereabouts even after they had disabled the feature Google called “location history.”

August 27

Google announces earthquake alert system for California Android devices

Google announced t will send earthquake alerts to Android devices in California with a new technology.

August 11

Google Doodle tells users to ‘wear a mask, save lives’ in public service announcement

Google’s Aug. 5 doodle is serving as a friendly reminder of the importance of mask wearing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 5

4 Big Tech CEOs getting heat from Congress on competition

Four Big Tech CEOs are set to answer for their companies’ practices before Congress as a House panel caps its yearlong investigation of market dominance in the industry.

July 29

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

Google to offer career certificates it says are equivalent to a 4-year college degree

The tech behemoth will offer three new certificate programs in Data Analytics, Project Management, and UX Design, according to a July 13 news release.

July 13

Google workers question police department ties

Thousands of employees are asking the company to stop selling tech to law enforcement.

June 23

Arizona sues Google over ‘deceptive’ location tracking

The suit filed by Attorney General Mark Brnovich stemmed from an investigation that began after The Associated Press reported on Google’s location tracking in 2018.

May 28

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

Coronavirus prompts Twitter to allow employees to work from home 'forever'

Facebook, Google have also make work-from-home optional until next year.

May 12

Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking

The idea is to help national governments roll out apps for so-called “contact tracing” that will run on iPhones and Android phones alike.

April 10

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."

January 30

Jussie Smollett judge orders Google to turn over 1 year's worth of data

An Illinois judge granted two sweeping search warrants ordering Google to turn over a year's worth of data from Jussie Smollett and his manager as a special prosecutor probes whether or not the "Empire" actor staged a racist and homophobic attack against himself.

January 9

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.

December 4, 2019