Google donated $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration fund. Other major tech companies and executives like OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Meta both announced $1 million donations to the inaugural fund late last year.

Like other Silicon Valley behemoths, search and advertising giant has worked to make nice with the president-elect ahead of his second term.

Google joins several other large companies and founders in cutting big checks to Trump’s inauguration fund, including Apple CEO Tim Cook, who last week said he would personally donate $1 million (Apple itself is not expected to make any donations).

Google is testing an experimental AI feature that creates a personalized podcast using your Search and Discover feed history. The Daily Listen feature in Google’s Search Labs is rolling out to Android and iOS users in the US according to 9to5Google, and works similarly to the Audio Overviews feature for Google’s NotebookLM project.

Listen, a podcast hosted by two AI chatbots will discuss topics based on your search and Discover activities on Google.

Google knows a lot about you and your interests, and it uses that information to try and get more of your time and attention. A new Search Labs experiment called "Daily Listen," for instance, can turn your Discover feed into a professional podcast.

The legal battle could have far-reaching implications for enterprise data governance, particularly how companies handle user consent and transparency.

The judge wrote that the proposed class has plausibly claimed that Google's data collection practices go beyond basic record keeping.

Google has lost its final attempt to avoid a major privacy lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Google continues to track users' data even after they enable a

Google’s budget-friendly Pixel 4a smartphone just received a software update on January 8. This one actually lowers the battery life.