AdWords
Google to pay $100 million to settle advertisers’ class action
Google has agreed to settle a long-running lawsuit claiming it overcharged advertisers and charged for clicks on ads outside the geographic areas the advertisers targeted.
California Equal Pay Act
Google to pay $28 million to settle claims it favored white and Asian employees
Google agreed to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that it favored white and Asian employees by paying them more and putting them on higher career tracks than other workers.
AI copyright protections
‘Anti-Trump’ Hollywood Stars Request Administration’s Help With AI Copyright Protections, Sending An Open Letter
A number of Hollywood stars who previously slammed President Donald Trump’s administration are now reportedly seeking its assistance in enforcing artificial intelligence (AI) copyright protections — as the entertainment industry fights back against the impact of the new technology.
antitrust laws
EU Charges Google, Alphabet For Allegedly Violating Antitrust Laws.
The European Union slaps Google and Alphabet with charges, claiming they violated the EU’s antitrust laws.
Alison Silverstein
Big Tech’s data center boom poses new risk to US grid operators
Data Center Alley, home to more than 200 data centers, consumes roughly the same electricity as Boston.
AI
Alphabet to buy Wiz for $32 billion in its biggest deal to boost cloud security
Alphabet said it would buy Wiz for about $32 billion in its biggest deal as the Google parent looks to sharpen its edge in the cloud-computing race against Amazon.com and Microsoft.
18A
Exclusive: Intel’s new CEO plots overhaul of manufacturing and AI operations
Intel’s incoming CEO Lip-Bu Tan has considered significant changes to its chip manufacturing methods and AI strategies ahead of his return to the company.
Amazon
Court blocks California law on children’s online safety
A federal judge said California cannot enforce a state law meant to shield children from online content that could harm them mentally or physically.
AI
Google introduces new AI models for rapidly growing robotics industry
Google launched two new AI models tailored for robotics applications as it looks to cater to the rapidly growing robotics industry.
Adobe
Adobe brings free Photoshop app to phones, courting younger users
Adobe is bringing its Photoshop app to mobile phones for the first time, offering both a free version and a paid version at the lowest cost yet for the app.