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Tess Townsend

Tess Townsend

Associate Editor

    Latest articles by Tess Townsend

    Technology
    Alphabet beat profit estimates for its first-quarter earnings but lost more money on its ‘Other Bets’Alphabet beat profit estimates for its first-quarter earnings but lost more money on its ‘Other Bets’
    Technology

    The non-Google businesses are costing more to run.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Alphabet could bring home $47 billion in cash if Trump passes his tax planAlphabet could bring home $47 billion in cash if Trump passes his tax plan
    Technology

    Added to its domestic cash, it would have $81 billion to spend on acquisitions.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    YouTube’s advertising problems won’t drag down Alphabet’s first-quarter earningsYouTube’s advertising problems won’t drag down Alphabet’s first-quarter earnings
    Technology

    Alphabet reports numbers on Thursday.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google is expanding its AdSense hate-speech policyGoogle is expanding its AdSense hate-speech policy
    Technology

    More pages could be in hot water for disparaging content.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google is updating its search to demote fake newsGoogle is updating its search to demote fake news
    Technology

    The changes include new options for reporting bad content.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Alphabet claims Uber was hiding the self-driving technology that it allegedly ripped offAlphabet claims Uber was hiding the self-driving technology that it allegedly ripped off
    Technology

    Google’s parent company continues to fight for an injunction against Uber.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google is seeing more requests for user data worldwide, but it’s responding to fewerGoogle is seeing more requests for user data worldwide, but it’s responding to fewer
    Technology

    Note: The company also has more users than before.

    By Rani Molla and Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Europe’s competition cop says she’ll monitor Google’s ad-blocking effortsEurope’s competition cop says she’ll monitor Google’s ad-blocking efforts
    Technology

    Margrethe Vestager tweeted her concern.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google Home can now recognize different users by their voiceGoogle Home can now recognize different users by their voice
    Technology

    As many as six people can have accounts on one Home device.

    By Tess Townsend
    Technology
    Google, which gets most of its money from ads, might build an ad blockerGoogle, which gets most of its money from ads, might build an ad blocker
    Technology

    It may not be the kind of ad blocker people are used to.

    By Tess Townsend

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