Reporter who broke story says Harris campaign did ‘nothing wrong’ by manipulating headlines in Google ads
The reporter who broke the story that Kamala Harris’ campaign was manipulating headlines and descriptions of real news articles to run Google ads supporting Harris believes the vice president’s team “has done nothing wrong.” Axios reported on Tuesday that the Harris campaign had published sponsored articles that edited headlines from multiple news outlets, including CNN, […]
New Google AI tool lets photographers be included in group pictures
Suffering from photo FOMO? Here’s a solution to it. Google on Tuesday announced that its upcoming Pixel 9 phone will include a new AI-powered tool that will let users add themselves to photos without using Photoshop. Called the “Add Me” feature, it allows the person taking a group photo to take the group photo first […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz, Sen. Mike Lee Vow to Hold Google Accountable if It Skirts Antitrust Fixes
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a letter to Google on Wednesday saying they intend to hold the company accountable if it tries to avoid court-ordered relief to remedy its monopoly position. Lee and Gates sent the letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai after a federal court ruled that Google maintained […]
DOJ Considers Breaking Up Google Following Landmark Antitrust Ruling
Following recent court decisions finding Google guilty of illegally monopolizing the online search market, the Department of Justice is considering options to restore competition, including the potential breaking up of the tech giant. Bloomberg Reports The Justice Department is considering the possible breakup of Google following a landmark ruling that found the company guilty of […]
Harris Campaign Runs Google Ads that Look like Media Articles
The Harris campaign has been running misleading Google ads that look like news articles published by mainstream media, an Axios analysis found on Tuesday. The strategy exploits the ambiguity of the media’s coverage of Harris’ support in actual Harris campaign advertising. Axios reports that the Harris campaign has had major publishers, including The Guardian, Reuters […]
Harris campaign is editing mainstream media headlines on Google ads to imply more support for Democrat policies
Axios Reports found The Kamala Harris presidential campaign is editing major media headlines in its Google ads to make it seem as if the publishers are on Harris’s side. The report said other campaigns have used the tactic before, but the Trump campaign has not done so to date. Axios posted examples of edited headlines […]
Justice Department considering push for historic break up of Google after landmark antitrust ruling: report
The Department of Justice is reportedly considering pushing for a historic breakup of Google’s business empire after a federal court ruled that the tech giant operated an illegal monopoly on online search. Justice Department lawyers could ask Judge Amit Mehta to order Google to sell off parts of its business, including its Android operating system, […]
Google unveils AI-powered Pixel smartphones month before new iPhone launch
Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Tuesday New Pixel smartphones The company is in a race to build AI into its hardware, further integrating artificial intelligence technology. The event, held at Alphabet’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, broke with Google’s tradition of announcing new versions of its flagship Pixel smartphone, which was released in October 2016, in […]
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and Google executive, dead at 56
Susan Wojcicki, the business executive who served as YouTube’s chief executive officer for nine years, died Friday at age 56, her family said. She has been living with non-small cell lung cancer for the past two years. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Susan Wojcicki,” said Wojcicki’s husband, Dennis Troper. […]
The big win against Google must be only the beginning
In 2020, under the leadership of then-Attorney General William Barr, the Trump Department of Justice and 11 state attorneys general Filed a complaint It alleges that Google maintains an illegal monopoly on internet search, violating Section 2 of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The Justice Department laid out its case painstakingly over the course of the […]