Early this summer, California seemed poised to play a leading role in shaping a new frontier of tech regulation as lawmakers considered bills to force big digital platforms to pay local news.

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Wicks drafted a bill that would have charged companies like Google and Meta for using and selling advertising alongside news ...

A federal judge dismissed a proposed class action lawsuit accusing Google of illegally profiting from Google Play gift card ...

Waymo launches autonomous ride service in Los Angeles, expanding to 80 square miles with positive feedback from customers.

() - Technology group NetChoice filed for an emergency injunction Monday to block California's new social media law before it takes effect January 1, arguing the requirement that ...

Google is still thriving while the company navigates through a pivotal shift to artificial intelligence and battles ...

The first-ever physical Google retail store in the Midwestern U.S. is opening this weekend, with a popular suburban mall ...

Google also is testing more AI-powered tools in another one of its popular navigation apps: Waze. Users will be able to tap a ...

Wicks drafted a bill that would have charged companies like Google and Meta for using and selling advertising alongside news produced in California, which has 580 local news outlets, the most of ...

The agreement fell far short of aggressive legislation proposed by Wicks and another lawmaker who sought to charge Alphabet Inc.’s Google hundreds of millions of dollars every year to support the news ...