Google CEO warns of more layoffs in 2024 amid AI push
Google is looking to put more resources into AI, forcing "tough choices," CEO Sundar Pichai said in an internal memo.
Google cuts hundreds of jobs in cost-cutting drive
Google says it has laid off employees working on its hardware, voice assistance and engineering teams as part of cost-cutting measures.
How Google is using AI to help reduce traffic and emissions
Google's Project Green Light aims to reduce stop-and-go traffic by up to 30%, cutting down on planet-warming emissions.
How Google uses AI to reduce traffic, emissions
Transportation is the number one source of planet-warming emissions in the U.S. A new project from Google is using AI to cut down on stop-and-go traffic, which in turn will help reduce emissions. Ben Tracy has the story.
What the most-Googled searches of 2023 tell us about the year
The news we followed, the people we wanted to know, the culture we consumed — all this and more comes to light in Google's "Year in Search" data.
Google changing policy on location history
Google has announced it will make changes to its maps tool, making it impossible to access its customer's location history. This means the company will no longer comply with law enforcement warrants seeking data on people in the vicinity of a crime. Cyrus Farivar, a senior writer for Forbes covering tech and innovation, joined CBS News to discuss why Google's making the move.
What the Google antitrust ruling means
A federal jury sided with Epic Games after they alleged that Google has been exploiting its wealth and control of the Android software that powers most of the world's smartphones. Nico Grant, a technology reporter at The New York Times, joins CBS News with the latest moves in the case that alleges Google engaged in an illegal monopoly.
Google loses antitrust fight with Epic Games
A federal jury has ruled that the Google Play Store is an illegal monopoly. The ruling stems from a lawsuit brought by Epic Games, the creator of "Fortnite," accusing Google of preventing competition between apps. Meghan Bobrowsky, a tech reporter for The Wall Street Journal, joined CBS News to discuss the case.
Google releases its most powerful AI model
Google has released Gemini, its most powerful artificial intelligence model to date, as AI seeps into many facets of life. Will Knight, a senior writer for Wired, joins CBS News with a look at the revolutionary technology.
Jury decides Google's Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, filed a lawsuit against Google three years ago, alleging that Google's Android app store has been protected by anticompetitive barriers.
Epic Games wins antitrust case against Google
A federal jury on Monday ruled in favor of Epic Games in the "Fortnite" maker's antitrust lawsuit against Google, deciding the Android app store has benefited from anticompetitive barriers that have ultimately damaged consumers and developers. Washington Post tech reporter Gerrit De Vynck joins CBS News to unpack the case.
The terms people Googled most in 2023
To mark the search engine's 25th birthday, Google also released top search data "of all time" across various categories.
Inside the quantum computer race
Companies and countries are in a race to develop quantum computers. The machines could revolutionize problem solving in medicine, physics, chemistry and engineering.
How quantum computers may change the world as we know it
Quantum computers could give us answers to impossible problems in physics, chemistry, engineering and medicine.
Today is the last day to save your old Google account. Here's what to know.
Starting Dec. 1, Google will delete accounts that haven't been used in two years, which could impact photos, emails and more.
Google to start deleting inactive accounts
Starting this week, Google will be deleting inactive accounts as part of its updated security policy. Betty Lin-Fisher, a consumer news reporter for USA Today, joined CBS News to talk about the purge.
Haven't checked your old Gmail account in a while? Google could delete it
Starting on Dec. 1, Google plans to delete accounts that have been inactive for at least two years.
Sam Altman returns as CEO of OpenAI
Less than a week after he was fired as CEO of OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, Sam Altman has returned to his post after being briefly hired by Microsoft. Altman's return came after hundreds of OpenAI workers threatened to leave the company if he was not reinstated.
Oral arguments over in Google antitrust trial
Oral arguments in the Google antitrust trial are over with the evidentiary phase of the trial wrapping up Thursday. Nico Grant, a technology reporter covering Google for The New York Times, joined CBS News to discuss the case.
Google CEO defends company in antitrust trial
Google's CEO testified in court Monday, defending the company against Justice Department claims that it is a monopoly. New York Times technology reporter Nico Grant joins CBS News to unpack the case.
I bought a pair of Google Pixel Buds Pro earbuds on Prime Day. Here are the headphones I'm returning them for
The Google Pixel Buds Pro were very easy to pair with my Pixel 6 Pro, but the big advantages stop there.
Google touting AI power on new Pixel 8 models
Google is leaning into artificial intelligence with its new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro releases. Lisa Eadicicco, a senior mobile editor for CNET, joined CBS News to discuss some of the features on the new products.
Google wants to make your email inbox "less spammy." Here's how.
Search giant is taking action to deter bulk senders of email messages, including fraudsters.
Google antitrust trial enters third week
The government's antitrust case against Google is now entering its third week, but efforts by the tech giant to close off testimony to the public are raising questions about transparency in the Justice Department's biggest monopoly trial in more than 20 years. Nico Grant, a technology reporter at the New York Times, joined CBS News to discuss the case.
A look back at 25 years of Google
Google was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford University, who moved the company to a garage in 1998.
Trump says homeless should leave D.C. "IMMEDIATELY," after floating federal takeover
He hinted at further federal police action in D.C., teasing a press conference today aimed at "ending the Crime, Murder, and Death."
Colombia presidential hopeful dies weeks after campaign rally shooting
Miguel Uribe Turbay was critically wounded on June 7 during a campaign rally in the country's capital, suffering gunshot wounds to the head and leg.
Australia latest to say it will recognize a Palestinian state
Australia will recognize a Palestinian state, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says, joining the leaders of France, Britain and Canada in signaling they would do so.
European leaders rally behind Ukraine ahead of Trump-Putin summit
European nations have rallied behind Ukraine as President Trump prepares for a summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Ex-Trump surgeon general blasts RFK Jr.'s halt to mRNA vaccine research
Adams, who served as surgeon general during the first Trump administration, said Kennedy's assertions about the efficacy of mRNA vaccines are "simply not true."
CDC gunman had become fixated on his distrust for COVID-19 vaccines, authorities say
A man who had blamed the COVID-19 vaccine for making him depressed and suicidal has been identified as the gunman in a shooting at the CDC headquarters.
U.S. tourist killed while visiting Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny's residency
The shooting happened in the predawn hours on Sunday in the popular seaside shantytown of La Perla near Old San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Hiking trails on Italy's Mount Vesuvius, popular with tourists, close due to wildfire
Italian firefighters and the army on Sunday tackled a wildfire on the flanks of Mount Vesuvius, with all hiking routes up the volcano near Naples closed to tourists.
Bobby Whitlock, Derek and the Dominos founder, dies at 77
Bobby Whitlock, the musician who co-founded Derek and the Dominos with Eric Clapton, has died, according to his manager. He was 77.