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Facebook, Google and others are focusing some D.C. lobbying dollars on fighting TrumpFacebook, Google and others are focusing some D.C. lobbying dollars on fighting Trump
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Plus, Apple starts lobbying on autonomous vehicles.

By Tony Romm
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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
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Note: The company also has more users than before.

By Rani Molla and Tess Townsend
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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
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Margrethe Vestager tweeted her concern.

By Tess Townsend
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Google Home can now recognize different users by their voiceGoogle Home can now recognize different users by their voice
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As many as six people can have accounts on one Home device.

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

By Tess Townsend
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Google’s cloud clients now have full access to its speech recognition softwareGoogle’s cloud clients now have full access to its speech recognition software
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The latest version of the software is also more accurate.

By Tess Townsend
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Here’s what Google’s AI software can do, and how you can help improve itHere’s what Google’s AI software can do, and how you can help improve it
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Google is trying to turn Image Search into a shopping toolGoogle is trying to turn Image Search into a shopping tool
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Google wants to help you find a purse to match that dress.

By Tess Townsend
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Burger King’s new ad deliberately gets your Google Home to talk about burgersBurger King’s new ad deliberately gets your Google Home to talk about burgers
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Be careful about putting your Home device near your TV.

By Tess Townsend
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Google claims its pay model prevents salary discriminationGoogle claims its pay model prevents salary discrimination
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The Department of Labor has accused the company of “systemic compensation disparities.”

By Tess Townsend
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Alphabet wants its lawsuit against Uber to play out publiclyAlphabet wants its lawsuit against Uber to play out publicly
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The company is opposing Uber’s motion for private arbitration.

By Tess Townsend
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The judge in the Alphabet/Uber lawsuit rejects a Fifth Amendment claim to keep key details privateThe judge in the Alphabet/Uber lawsuit rejects a Fifth Amendment claim to keep key details private
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This is a complicated case.

By Tess Townsend and Johana Bhuiyan
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Google is rolling out a fact-check feature in its search and news resultsGoogle is rolling out a fact-check feature in its search and news results
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The search giant is trying to battle the spread of fake news.

By April Glaser
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Google is telling employees not to worry about Trump’s latest immigration crackdownGoogle is telling employees not to worry about Trump’s latest immigration crackdown
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An email to staff said new guidance on H-1B visas does not appear to impact Googlers.

By Tess Townsend
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Chick-fil-A is cooler than Vice among teens, according to a new Google report titled ‘It’s Lit’Chick-fil-A is cooler than Vice among teens, according to a new Google report titled ‘It’s Lit’
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Google has a new “guide to what teens think is cool.”

By Tess Townsend
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Google says its YouTube ad problem is ‘very very very small’ but it’s getting better at fixing it anywayGoogle says its YouTube ad problem is ‘very very very small’ but it’s getting better at fixing it anyway
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In an interview with Recode, Philipp Schindler, Google’s top business exec, walks a fine line.

By Peter Kafka
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YouTube creators have complained about declines in ad revenueYouTube creators have complained about declines in ad revenue
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Google has started tweaking the system to respond to advertiser concerns about brand safety.

By Tess Townsend
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Vevo makes its pitch to advertisers after they flee YouTubeVevo makes its pitch to advertisers after they flee YouTube
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The video site says: Advertise with us, we’re safer than other stuff on YouTube.

By Tess Townsend
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Journalists should use email more — and Google and Facebook less — to reach readersJournalists should use email more — and Google and Facebook less — to reach readers
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Inside CEO Jason Calacanis says email doesn’t “pervert” the news business the way Google and social media did.

By Eric Johnson
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Google is letting its advertisers who bolted see which videos their ads could run onGoogle is letting its advertisers who bolted see which videos their ads could run on
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Google has faced advertiser angst over ads appearing alongside inappropriate content.

By Tess Townsend
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Google wants to reassure you about government-backed hackersGoogle wants to reassure you about government-backed hackers
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Just a reminder!

By Tess Townsend
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YouTube’s ad mess gives advertisers leverage for what they really want: More dataYouTube’s ad mess gives advertisers leverage for what they really want: More data
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Advertisers are tired of just trusting Google.

By Tess Townsend
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There’s no easy fix for Google’s YouTube problemThere’s no easy fix for Google’s YouTube problem
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After big U.S. and U.K. brands pull advertising, Google needs to reconsider programmatic advertising.

By Jan Dawson
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There’s going to be a Howard University campus at GoogleThere’s going to be a Howard University campus at Google
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But the company won’t cover all of the students’ costs.

By Tess Townsend
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YouTube’s $25 billion ad problemYouTube’s $25 billion ad problem
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That sounds pretty bad! But it could be much worse for Alphabet and its investors.

By Peter Kafka
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Google’s YouTube problem continues: Now AT&T, Verizon and Enterprise are pulling some of their adsGoogle’s YouTube problem continues: Now AT&T, Verizon and Enterprise are pulling some of their ads
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Discomfort with content on YouTube is spreading.

By Tess Townsend
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Google Maps will now let you share your location, creating a whole new set of privacy concernsGoogle Maps will now let you share your location, creating a whole new set of privacy concerns
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The next version of Android is supposed to have better battery lifeThe next version of Android is supposed to have better battery life
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Google just released a developer preview of Android O.

By Tess Townsend
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After advertisers complained, Google promises to keep ads away from ‘offensive content’After advertisers complained, Google promises to keep ads away from ‘offensive content’
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The company said it may also limit the kinds of videos users upload to YouTube.

By Tess Townsend
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Google’s top Europe exec has apologized for running ads next to offensive YouTube videosGoogle’s top Europe exec has apologized for running ads next to offensive YouTube videos
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European advertisers have been pulling ads from Google and YouTube.

By Tess Townsend
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Here’s how Google’s rival to Microsoft Office, G Suite, came togetherHere’s how Google’s rival to Microsoft Office, G Suite, came together
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Google’s answer to Microsoft Office has a long way to catch up to its massive competitor. Here’s a look at where G Suite came from.

By Tess Townsend
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The public will be able to dine with Googlers at a planned new campusThe public will be able to dine with Googlers at a planned new campus
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Google received necessary approvals from the Mountain View City Council earlier this week.

By Tess Townsend
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YouTube’s employee ranks now number almost a third womenYouTube’s employee ranks now number almost a third women
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The company has made gains since Susan Wojcicki joined as CEO.

By Tess Townsend
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Why aren’t Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon joining the new anti-travel ban legal brief?Why aren’t Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon joining the new anti-travel ban legal brief?
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Most signed a brief a month ago but haven’t signed this new one.

By Kurt Wagner
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The exec at the center of Alphabet’s Uber lawsuit worked for Uber earlier than we thoughtThe exec at the center of Alphabet’s Uber lawsuit worked for Uber earlier than we thought
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Anthony Levandowski, who launched self-driving company Otto publicly in May, was consulting Uber’s self-driving arm weeks before that.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Google’s share of the search ad market is expected to growGoogle’s share of the search ad market is expected to grow
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This is bad news for Yelp, Microsoft and AOL.

By Tess Townsend
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Google’s Allo app can reveal to your friends what you’ve searchedGoogle’s Allo app can reveal to your friends what you’ve searched
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The mobile messaging app lets you include Google Assistant in conversations.

By Tess Townsend
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Now that Android is getting Google Assistant, here’s how it worksNow that Android is getting Google Assistant, here’s how it works
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Here’s what you can actually do with it.

By Tess Townsend
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The head of Alphabet’s ‘Project Loon’ balloon-internet project has stepped down after only six monthsThe head of Alphabet’s ‘Project Loon’ balloon-internet project has stepped down after only six months
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Tom Moore will stay on in an advisory role.

By Tess Townsend
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Alphabet’s Waymo filed an injunction against Uber for allegedly stealing intellectual propertyAlphabet’s Waymo filed an injunction against Uber for allegedly stealing intellectual property
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Waymo filed sworn testimony that Uber’s head of self-driving, Anthony Levandowski, stole key files.

By Johana Bhuiyan