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Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy booked for threatening cop probing into mining case | Supreme Court upholds validity of Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Act | Not all private properties are community resources that govt can take over: Supreme Court | Pakistan's Lahore has become world's most polluted city with an AQI of 1900 on Sunday | Indian Army 'successfully completes' patrolling to a key point in Ladakh's Depsang region

YouTube closes Tenet Media channel run by Lauren Chen over alleged Russian money laundering connections: Report

YouTube on Thursday said that it is terminating the Tenet Media channel and four other channels run by its owner, Lauren Chen, following an indictment from the U.S. Department of Justice over alleged connections with Russian state media network’s employees who face money laundering charges, Reuters reported.

Ex-YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki dies at 56 after battling lung cancer, Sundar Pichai calls her 'incredible person'

Former YouTube CEO and one of the earlier employees of search engine Google Susan Wojcicki has died after her two-year-long battle against lung cancer, her husband announced on Friday.

US judge rules Google's online search monopoly is illegal, Alphabet plans to appeal against decision

Giving a blow to Google, a US judge on Monday ruled that it illegally acted to beat competition and maintain a monopoly in the area of online search and related advertisement.

Tech giants Google, Netflix, others to host fundraiser for Kamala Harris on August 27: Reports

Tech executives from Google, Netflix, and OpenAI will be hosting a fundraiser for Vice President Kamala Harris in Washington DC on August 27, media reports said.

Google, US Justice Dept wrap up closing arguments about whether search engine is a monopoly

Washington/IBNS: American multinational technology company Google and the United States Department of Justice on Friday (May 3) made the final arguments over claims that the Alphabet, Google's parent unit, has unlawfully dominated web search and related advertising, in a case the US government contends could shape the “future of the internet", reports said.

Canada reaches deal with tech giant Google over Online News Act

Toronto/IBNS: The Canadian government has inked a deal over the Online News Act with tech giant Google that needs the latter to pay $100 million annually to publishers, and to allow access to Canadian news content on its platform.

Google employee, who worked with the IT major for 12.5 years, laid off during maternity leave

A former Google employee has claimed she was laid off from the company while she was on maternity leave after serving the tech major for 12 years.

Google co-founder Sergey Brin divorced his wife over alleged affair with Elon Musk

New York: Google co-founder Sergey Brin has quietly divorced his wife, Nicole Shanahan, allegedly owing to her affair with billionaire Elon Musk, reported Page Six.

22-year-old Google techie wants to retire early, but how much does he plan to save?

Despite instances of layoff in recent months, tech majors Google and Meta still remain the highest-paying employers in the world and this is evident from the story of a 22-year-old techie who is planning to retire at 35 with savings of nearly USD 5 million (Rs 41 crore).

Canada suspends its advertising on Facebook, Instagram over Online News Act disagreement

Toronto/IBNS: Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has said that following Meta’s decision to pull Canadian news from its platforms in response to the Online News Act, the federal government would suspend all its advertising on Facebook and Instagram.

Quebec court directs Google to pay $500,000 fine to Montreal man for 'falsely' accusing him of being pedophile

Montreal/IBNS: A Quebec Superior Court judge directed Google to pay $500,000 to a Montreal man for restoring a link to an online post falsely accusing him of being a pedophile.

Google blocks 50,000 accounts for pushing Chinese disinformation

California: Popular US-based search engine Google has disclosed it took steps to dismantle over 50,000 instances of activity orchestrated by a pro-Chinese influence operation known as DRAGONBRIDGE in 2022.

US sues Google for 15 years of monopoly, advertising abuse

New York: The Justice Department and the attorney-generals of eight US states filed a joint lawsuit against Google, determining to end its 15 years of monopoly of the Internet through alleged abuses of the digital advertising space.

Mainland China: Google shuts down translation services

Beijing:  American tech giant Google has announced its decision of shutting down the Google Translate service in mainland China, media reports said on Tuesday.

Mother sues Meta, Snap over daughter’s suicide

Washington/UNI: A woman has filed lawsuit against Instagram's parent company Meta and Snap Inc as an addiction to their social media platforms caused the suicide of her 11-year old daughter.