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.

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.

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.

Autonomous car tester offers guide for first responders

Google spinoff Waymo is trying to educate emergency responders on how to deal with its autonomous vehicles.

YouTube to pay $170M fine after violating kids' privacy law

Google's video site YouTube has been fined $170 million to settle allegations it collected children's personal data without their parents' consent.

Google first-generation Pixel and Pixel XL owners may get up to $500 in class-action settlement

Following a lawsuit, Google agreed to pay owners of an original Pixel or Pixel XL who have encountered microphone issues with the first-generation phones if they were bought before Jan. 4, 2017.

Suspect released in Joe Knight murder case; Avondale PD investigation continues
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It's a murder case that gained a lot of attention because of a search warrant that was submitted to Google. With information from Google, detectives made an arrest, but now they have released their suspect. FOX 10's Linda Williams reports.

Google says 'beautiful' is Arizona's most misspelled word
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Google has released their annual list of most commonly misspelled words by state and the word that seems to give Arizonans the most trouble is beautiful! FOX 10's Marcy Jones reports.