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Google employees form company’s first-ever labor union, a tech industry rarity

A group of Google engineers and other workers announced Monday they have formed a union, creating a rare foothold for labor organizers in Silicon Valley.

January 4

Google Doodle tells users to ‘wear a mask, save lives’ in public service announcement

Google’s Aug. 5 doodle is serving as a friendly reminder of the importance of mask wearing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 5, 2020

Google to let its employees work from home through July 2021, according to report

Google had previously told its employees to expect to work from home until at least the end of 2020.

July 27, 2020

Google to offer career certificates it says are equivalent to a 4-year college degree

The tech behemoth will offer three new certificate programs in Data Analytics, Project Management, and UX Design, according to a July 13 news release.

July 13, 2020

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.

April 10, 2020

Google showcases African American achievements with ‘most searched’ for Black History Month

Google celebrated the achievements of black Americans with a commercial and website highlighting who and what was "the most searched."

January 30, 2020

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.

December 4, 2019

Google parent Alphabet buying Fitbit for about $2.1B

Speculation swirled at the beginning of the week that a deal might be imminent. Premarket trading of shares of San Francisco-based Fitbit Inc. were briefly halted before the acquisition was announced.

November 1, 2019

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.

August 14, 2019