Google Founders Brin, Page Step Down; Pichai Takes Over As Alphabet CEO Ending an era at the Internet's biggest search company, Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page are leaving their leadership roles and Sundar Pichai will become CEO of Google and its parent. Avie Schneider
Google opens a Seattle campus, and brings a housewarming gift Google opened its new campus on South Lake Union today with the announcement of a million-dollar grant to the Salvation Army to expand a homeless shelter. Carolyn Adolph
'Right To Be Forgotten' Only Applies To Websites Inside EU, European Court Says The ruling is a win for Google, adding new restrictions to a 2014 European Union court decision that affirmed individuals' right to have URLs removed from search results. Bill Chappell
48 States Investigating Whether Google's Dominance Hurts Competition The top legal officials of 48 states, led by Texas Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, announced a major investigation into Google's dominance in search and advertising. Aarti Shahani
Google, YouTube To Pay $170 Million Penalty Over Collecting Kids' Personal Info Google and its YouTube subsidiary are settling allegations that YouTube collected personal information from children without their parents' consent, the Federal Trade Commission said. Avie Schneider
Former Uber Engineer Charged With 33 Counts Of Trade-Secret Theft Anthony Levandowski could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of stealing thousands of files on Google's self-driving car project. After leaving Google, he went to work for its rival, Uber. Vanessa Romo
Tech Firms To Face Lawmakers Over Antitrust, Digital Currency Lawmakers in the Senate and House will question lobbyists and officials from Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple on an array of issues, including whether they're so big they stifle competition. Avie Schneider
After Trump Ban, Huawei Phones Will Lose Access To Google Software Alphabet's Google, which makes the Android operating system, says it's complying with a U.S. order banning companies from doing business with Huawei. Matthew S. Schwartz
People are thinking about cranes in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood The roof of the Google building where the crane collapsed looks like it had a big bite taken out of it. And on the South Lake Union sidewalks below, people are looking for answers. Joshua McNichols
'Gone but not forgotten.' Workers killed by crane remembered in notes left near collapse site A welded metal cross. A pair of boots. And a notepad, hanging from a tree, where workers have left their thoughts. Joshua McNichols
