June 04, 2026
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The company calls the upgrade the largest change made since its launch in 1998
Google parent Alphabet shares were up about 2% in extended trading on Tuesday following the report
New contract terms place limits on AI use in surveillance and autonomous weapons without oversight
Another tech heavyweight is also set to pour billions into the same company
Major tech firms sit at the centre of a widening US–UK trade dispute
The tech giant says EU plan risks exposing sensitive user data with weak privacy safeguards
Plaintiff's focus on platform design may make liability harder to avert for companies