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Google Agrees To Pay Canadian News Outlets $100M Annually in Rare Win for Media Industry
The agreement is the result of months of negotiations related to the Online News Act, which aims to make “dominant platforms compensate news businesses" for their work.
Google Flat-Out Refuses to Bargain With Workers, Prompting YouTube Music Strike
In an email obtained by Motherboard, Google tells YouTube Music workers it will "not be participating in collective bargaining."
YouTube Music Workers Just Unanimously Won A Union Vote
This is the Alphabet Workers Union-CWA’s second election victory, though the union is not yet recognized by the National Labor Relations Board.
The Invisible Workers Who Train Google's Algorithm Fought for $15/Hr and Won
After delivering a union petition with over 1,000 signatures, the company's subcontractors will now earn Alphabet's minimum standard wage.
YouTube Contract Workers Are Going on Strike
Over 40 YouTube Music contract workers are protesting a return-to-office policy they say is unfair to remote workers.
Workers Who Train Google's Search Algorithm Finally Got a Raise Thanks to Union Action
Thousands of contractors who work for RaterLabs and power Google search's AI behind the scenes will now receive $14-$14.50 an hour.
DeepMind Says It Had Nothing to Do With Research Paper Saying AI Could End Humanity
A DeepMind researcher co-authored a paper painting a dark future for humanity and AI, and the company wasn't pleased.
Google Fiber Workers Vote to Unionize in Historic Election
“We’re really hoping that we're the first in a line of dominos."
Google’s Attack on DOJ Antitrust Chief Is ‘Far-Fetched,’ Advocacy Group Argues
Google’s allegation that Jonathan Kanter can’t be impartial is at odds with its silence on staff with Google connections in the administration.
This Poet Never Went to School, so She Invented Her Own Alphabet to Write Poetry
Zareefa Jan has created a “language of circles” to help her document her poems. Only she can decode them.
Google Has 'Shattered' Its Pipeline To Black Talent
Black women say the tech company has badly damaged its reputation after two recent firings.
The Government Is Suing Google for 'Illegal' Anticompetitive Conduct
The lawsuit is the most significant antitrust action against a tech company in decades, and the DoJ says it is still investigating other companies.