
Google tells its staff to sling their hook
They must do evil without question or be fired.
Google employees have no legal right to protest the company's choice of clients, the internet giant told a judge weighing the US government's allegations that its firings of activists violated the National Labor Relations Act.

Google Pixel 5a is an updated Pixel 4a 5G
Larger screen and larger battery for $449
Google has now finally unveiled the Pixel 5a, a slight update from the Pixel 4a 5G smartphone, with a slightly larger screen, IP67 rating, and a larger battery, all for $449.

Google's upcoming Pixel 6 phones could end up with Samsung camera sensor
The 50MP Samsung GN1 sensor
It appears that Google won't be just tapping Samsung for Tensor SoC on its upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro smartphones but also for the main camera sensor, as it has been pretty much confirmed that these will use Samsung's 50-megapixel GN1 sensor.

Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro officially out
New design and processor
Google has lifted the kimono on its Pixel 6 and Google Pixel 6 Pro smartphones in a surprisingly low-key announcement.

Google managers ignore statistics on home working
Staff have to be in the office, it does not matter if they are more efficient
It seems that Google managers are ignoring the statistics which suggest the company workers are far more productive working from home.

French fine Google 500 million euro
Failed to negotiate fair deals with news publishers
Google was fined 500 million euro ($593 million) Tuesday by French competition regulators for failing to comply with an order to negotiate fair deals with news publishers for the use of their content.

Google staff furious about boss hybrid work hypocrisy
Staff forced to work in the office while executive works from a kiwi beach
Google staff are hacked off that while they are forced buy expensive houses and commute to work, top executives are allowed to work from “home” even when that home is somewhere cheaper, nicer and prettier.

Google and Apple both push you to use their apps
No one doing that well out of the app stores
While both Google and Apple are in hot water for the management of their app stores, it appears that they both are fronts for their own software.

US states sue Google over app store
Tame Apple Press rejoices
Thirty-seven US state and district attorneys general sued Google alleging that it bought off competitors and used restrictive contracts to unlawfully maintain a monopoly for its app store on Android phones.

Apple loves Google really
Particularly on the cloud
Apple executives have taken swipes at Google in the past over its privacy practices. But the iPhone maker trusts Google enough so that over the past year it has dramatically increased the amount of Apple user data it stores in Google's cloud,