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December 11, 2018

Google has 'no plans to launch search in China,' CEO Pichai says

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the company has "no plans to launch search in China."

December 11, 2018

Google CEO Sundar Pichai hits back at allegations of anti-conservative bias

Google CEO Sundar Pichai disputed the notion that his company is biased against conservatives as he faced lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday. 

December 11, 2018

Google CEO Sundar Pichai testifies before House committee -- live blog

Google CEO Sundar Pichai testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday amid allegations of anti-conservative bias and privacy violations on the platform. 

December 11, 2018

Google+ shutting down earlier than planned amidst another data leak

Google is speeding up its plans to shut down the consumer version of Google+ following the discovery of a second user data leak.

December 11, 2018

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says tech giant is no haven for political bias

Embattled Google CEO Sundar Pichai, amid allegations of anti-conservative bias and privacy violations on the platform, plans to tell the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that his company supports federal privacy legislation and diverse viewpoints.

December 10, 2018

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey slammed for ‘tone deaf’ tweets about Myanmar

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is under fire for a series of tweets he sent upon returning from a 10-day meditation retreat in Myanmar.

December 10, 2018

Facebook's fall: From the friendliest face of tech to perceived enemy of democracy

In less than a decade Facebook has gone from the darling of Silicon Valley to the scourge of humanity, as the site once used simply to keep in touch with friends has emerged as a polarizing tool that can be politically weaponized amid concerns about privacy, misinformation and bias. 

December 10, 2018

Facebook opening Bryant Park pop-up to teach users about privacy

Mark Zuckerberg’s social network plans to open a pop-up kiosk on Dec. 13 in Midtown Manhattan, where it will field questions about its data-sharing practices and teach users how to understand its new privacy controls.

December 9, 2018

Ex-Google researcher says stopping leaks now company's top priority, engineer had nasty message for leakers

A former senior Google employee who resigned in protest over the company's plan for a censored search engine in China has said that despite the numerous controversies surrounding the tech giant, preventing leaks is now the "number one priority" of its leadership. 

December 7, 2018

Facebook could threaten democracy, warns former GCHQ chief

Without stronger regulation, Facebook could become a threat to democracy, according to the former head of GCHQ, the British equivalent of the NSA.