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Google, Facebook mandate vaccines for employees returning to work

Big tech companies are requiring that their employees get their shots in order to return to work.

July 28

Trump files class-action lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and Google

Donald Trump announced Wednesday he was serving as lead plaintiff in the class-action suits, claiming he has been wrongfully censored by the companies.

July 7

Google to provide 100,000 Black women with career, digital skills training

AWESOME! Google on Friday announced an initiative to provide 100,000 Black women with career development and digital skills training by spring 2022.

February 12

Google to indefinitely disable comments on President Trump's YouTube channel and temporarily ban new uploads

In the aftermath of the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, Google has taken action against President Trump's account on YouTube.

January 12

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 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 open new offices in Addison, Midlothian

Google’s expansion plan for this year includes North Texas.

February 28, 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