Google Co-Founders Step Down From Management Roles

RACHEL LERMAN / The Associated Press Dec 3, 2019 Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who started the juggernaut in a garage in 1995, leave positions at Alphabet; Sundar Pichai takes on more duties. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Elizabeth Warren Is Right About Big Tech

Robert Reich / Truthdig Mar 12, 2019 The senator aims to break up Google, Amazon and Facebook. If we are to dismantle our new Gilded Age, it's as good a place as any to start. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

In 2018, the U.S. Is Even More Gilded Than in 1918

Bob Lord / OtherWords Sep 27, 2018 Wealth is more concentrated now than it was in John D. Rockefeller's day. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Google Search App for China Stirs Up Employee Anger Over Chinese Censorship

Ilana Novick Aug 2, 2018 A new CEO is less concerned than Google’s founders about China’s censorship laws. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Can Apple, Google and Facebook Save Us From Big Brother?

Thor Benson / Truthdig Sep 11, 2015 The big tech companies have the resources to launch a campaign for privacy that could change the world. As one scholar and researcher has written, “They may be our best chance out of this surveillance mess.” Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Google Will Become ‘Alphabet’ in Biggest Change in the Company’s History

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Aug 11, 2015 "Google is not a conventional company. We do not intend to become one," said co-founder Larry Page in Monday's surprise announcement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Google’s Larry Page Says NSA Spying Threatens Democracy

Staff / Truthdig Mar 20, 2014 The Google co-founder condemned U.S. government snooping on the Internet as a threat to democracy Wednesday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google’s ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Slogan Is a Load of Hooey—or Is It?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 16, 2013 The Internet giant has had its hand in quite a few immoralities as of late, even though the company once claimed to be founded on the principle of "good" and the avoidance of "evil." Was it all just a lie, or does "evil" simply mean something entirely different to Google? Author and game designer Ian Bogost has some alarming ideas on the subject. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Beware the Closed Internet, Google Founder Says

Staff / Truthdig Apr 16, 2012 In launching a seven-day special investigation into the battle among states, corporations and public advocates for control over the Internet, The Guardian interviewed Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who warned of the isolating effect of online "walled gardens" put up by companies such as Facebook and Apple. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google’s Cyborg Glasses Are for Fun, Not Profit

Staff / Truthdig Feb 23, 2012 Google seems to have grown tired of waiting for the future and is reportedly developing a set of glasses that acts like a smartphone for your eyes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google CEO to Step Down

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2011 Eric Schmidt, who took Google from humble origins to one of the world's most successful and most talked-about companies, announced Thursday that he is handing his job over to co-founder Larry Page, who, Schmidt blogs, "is ready to lead." Schmidt will stick around with the hefty title of executive chairman. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Google Comes Out for Gay Marriage

Staff / Truthdig Sep 27, 2008 Co-founder Sergey Brin explains on Google's blog why the tech giant officially opposes California's Prop 8, a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in the state: "While there are many objections to this proposition it is the chilling and discriminatory effect of the proposition on many of our employees that brings Google to publicly oppose Proposition 8". Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )