EXCLUSIVE: Google’s dogfight with TikTok for dominance in the shortform video space has a new combat zone – the courts. The UK’s Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, to be precise, and a potential David in Shorts International Ltd trying to tackle the tech goliath. In what could shape up to be … Read entire story.
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In the wake of the US Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade overturn, Google said Friday that it will not retain data on those who visit abortion information and clinics websites. The company said it would quickly delete location history for people who visit abortion websites and other medical stops. … Read entire story.
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Bloomberg.com reports that the case is Ellis v. Google LLC, Google having to pay out $118 million settlement to over 15,000 female employees for gender discrimination. The settlement was reached immediately upon conclusion of the case and involves women across 236 job titles. Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP, with Altshuler … Read entire story.
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Management at some big tech companies is borrowing a requirement from an earlier, pre-internet period. They are demanding that workers come in to the office at least some of the time. While the pandemic appears to be waning, so are the moments where companies allowed most of their workforce … Read entire story.
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Google is revealing the Year in Search for 2021! The search engine unveiled the top trending terms searched around the world, in categories ranging from sports and tech keywords to popular TV shows, movies, celebrities and politicians. This year, the selection of shows featured everything from reality TV favorites to Marvel… Read entire story.
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