President Trump's Justice Department urged U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta to take action against Google and force it to divest its ownership of Chrome.
Google and its parent company, Alphabet, announced an agreement to acquire Wiz, a top cloud security platform based in New York. The acquisition is worth $32 billion.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that a coalition of 38 attorneys general and the Department of Justice (DOJ) have proposed a final set of remedies to break up Google’s monopoly over internet search engines. The proposal, which follows a landmark antitrust ruling, could force Google to divest its Chrome browser and, if necessary, additional assets such as Android.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has urged Google to reverse its decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America" for U.S. users on Google Maps.
Google Calendar users have noticed that several cultural observances, including Black History Month, Pride Month, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples Month, are no longer displayed on the platform for 2025.
Google has announced the elimination of its diversity hiring targets and is conducting a comprehensive review of its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. This decision aligns with a broader trend among major corporations reassessing DEI commitments in response to recent legal and political developments.
Fitbit, owned by Google, has agreed to pay a $12.25 million civil penalty following allegations by federal regulators that it failed to promptly notify consumers of a defect in its Ionic smartwatches, which could overheat and cause serious burns.
