Google’s new US offices to have ‘dragonscale’ design made of 90,000 solar panels
Google has said that its newest buildings at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California will have a ‘dragonscale solar skin’. Google said that it’s a “first-of-its kind” design made up of 90,000 silver solar panels. “These panels, coupled with the pavilion-like rooflines, let us capture the power of the sun from multiple angles,” Google […]
Gay Google US employee says senior grabbed his buttocks, nipples: Report
A gay, Black employee of Google in the US has alleged harassment claiming a supervisor grabbed his buttocks and nipples, kicked him in the groin and threw him through a window, Reuters reported. David Brown, a security guard, also alleged that when his seniors planned to strip search employees over missing items, the supervisor said […]
Google calls EU’s $5 bn antitrust fine ‘inappropriate’, asks for reduction
Google has urged EU judges to reduce or cancel the “staggering” $5 billion antitrust fine related to its Android phone software, imposed on it in 2018, calling it inappropriate. Google said it “could not have known its conduct was an abuse” when it struck contracts with Android mobile phone makers that required them to take […]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai sought to keep Incognito mode issues out of spotlight, lawsuit alleges
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai in 2019 was warned that describing the company’s Incognito browsing mode as “private” was problematic, yet it stayed the course because he did not want the feature “under the spotlight,” according to a new court filing. Google spokesman José Castañeda told Reuters that the filing “mischaracterizes emails referencing unrelated second […]
Probe finds Google India guilty of anti-competitive, unfair trade practices: Report
The Competition Commission of India’s (CCI) investigation arm has accused Google of anti-competitive and restrictive trade in the smartphone operating system and related markets, in what could be a damaging assessment against the US tech giant, following a two-year probe. The CCI panel found Google India to be guilty of stifling innovation and competition to maintain its […]
Google fined $177 million for manhandling market strength by South Korea
A South Korea’s antitrust controller has fined Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google 207 billion won ($176.64 million) for impeding modified forms of its Android working framework (OS), in the U.S. innovation monster’s second difficulty in under a month. The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) on Tuesday said terms with gadget producers added up to maltreatment of […]
Google CEO Pichai retweets viral video showing croc catching flying drone
A viral video showing a croc getting a flying robot has been retweeted by Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Responding to it, a Twitter client stated, “For reasons unknown the way that Sundar Pichai retweeted this truly entertains me. Perhaps it’s ideal to realize he gets a similar rush out of the unusual however charming substance […]
Google expands telecommute choice till January 2022 in the midst of COVID-19 flood
Google pushed back the date when its workers should get back to the workplace until after Jan. 10, refering to vulnerability identified with the pandemic in the midst of a resurgence of Covid-19 cases in different nations all throughout the planet. It will be discretionary for Google’s staff members to chip away at grounds until […]
Google representatives working from home permanently might see pay cuts: Report
NEW YORK, Aug 10 – Google representatives situated in a similar office before the pandemic could see various changes in pay on the off chance that they change to telecommuting forever, with long workers hit more diligently, as per an organization pay mini-computer seen by Reuters. It is an examination occurring across Silicon Valley, which […]
Google Fined $593 Million by France over news copyright issue
(Bloomberg) – Google was fined 500 million euros ($593 million) in France after the pursuit monster neglected to follow a request to work out a reasonable arrangement with distributers to utilize their news content on its foundation. The Alphabet Inc. unit disregarded a 2020 choice to haggle in accordance with some basic honesty for showing […]