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In this Feb. 14, 2018, file photo the logo for Alphabet appears on a screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York. Google sister company Verily has launched a website to screen people who think they might have COVID-19 and point them to testing sites, but you probably still can't get tested. Verily, a health tech company owned by Google parent Alphabet, launched the screening tool Sunday, March 15, 2020 for those that live in or near Santa Clara County and San Mateo County in California's Silicon Valley.
COVID-19 Screening Website Launches
The website screens people who think they might have COVID-19.
Mar 17th, 2020
In this March 6, 2020 photo, bus, bike, pedestrian and car traffic is light on Pike St. in downtown Seattle at 5:20 pm during the Friday evening commute.
Seattle Businesses Pinched, Virus Keeps Workers Home
Amazon and other companies told tens of thousands of people to work from home.
Mar 10th, 2020
In this Sept. 16, 2016 file photo, a customer compares her iPhone 6, left, with an iPhone 7 at an Apple Store in Chicago.
Apple to Pay $500M Over Phone Slowdown
The company is settling claims over intentionally slowing down older phones to preserve older batteries.
Mar 3rd, 2020
Pentagon
Judge Freezes Pentagon Contract
The company sued over the $10B military cloud contract, dubbed JEDI, that was awarded to a rival.
Feb 14th, 2020
People look at different Samsung Galaxy S20 5G phones displayed at the Unpacked 2020 event in San Francisco, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020.
Foldable Phone Cheaper, Still a Novelty
The Galaxy Z Flip is the second attempt to sell consumers on phones with bendable screens and clamshell designs.
Feb 12th, 2020
A Sublue diver moves around with the Sublue WhiteShark Mix outfitted with dual propellers for power and balance shown at their water tank booth during the CES tech show Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Las Vegas.
CES: Pizza Robots & Underwater Scooters
Need a faster way to travel underwater? Sublue has your back.
Jan 9th, 2020
An employee holds a tablet showing a video demonstrating the Alexa pay for gas feature in the Amazon booth at the CES tech show, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, in Las Vegas.
CES: Voices for Gas Pumps, Plant
A connected world means paying for gas with your voice and sensing when a plant needs water.
Jan 9th, 2020
Hyun-Suk Kim, president and CEO of the Consumer Electronics Division at Samsung, holds Ballie, an AI rolling robot during a Samsung keynote before the CES tech show, Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, in Las Vegas.
CES: Junk Food Wristband; Keurig for Booze
New gadgets will help you say 'no' to junk food and give you a robot friend.
Jan 8th, 2020
Procter & Gamble Chief Brand Officer Marc Pritchard shows off the Charmin Forever Roll and the Charmin RollBot during a Procter & Gamble news conference before CES International, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, in Las Vegas.
CES: From Flying Taxis to Toilet Paper Robots
Charmin's robot solves a common problem: being stranded on the toilet with an empty toilet paper roll.
Jan 7th, 2020
This March 20, 2018, file photo shows the YouTube app on an iPad. YouTube's trust and safety team is tasked with deciding what the video site allows to reach its enormous audience, and what gets taken down. Team leader Matt Halprin constantly has to balance safety and civility with what the company considers a core mission: freedom of expression.
How YouTube Decides What to Ban
Matt Halprin oversees the teams that decide what is allowed and what should be prohibited.
Jan 6th, 2020
Labor
Fifth Fired Google Worker Files Federal Labor Complaint
The engineer says Google fired her after she created a pop-up notification for employees to inform them of their labor rights.
Dec 18th, 2019
In this Sept. 5, 2018, file photo, an empty chair reserved for Google's parent Alphabet, which refused to send its top executive, is seen before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The co-founders of Google are stepping down as executives of its parent company, Alphabet.
Google Co-Founders Leave as Antitrust Scrutiny Heats Up
Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down.
Dec 4th, 2019