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A union representing contractors for YouTube Music claims that Google cut the workers’ contract after they went on a prolonged strike.  The Alphabet Workers Union-CWA, which represents the contractors, said the team consisted of moderators employed by Google contractor Cognizant in Austin, Texas, that was responsible for approving music content for YouTube Music. In a statement emailed to The Verge, Google spokesperson Courtenay Mencini maintained the decision to cut the team did not lie… Source link

Google said last week that YouTube Music and YouTube Premium have reached the 100 million subscriber milestone. Now the company CEO Sundar Pichai has announced that Google One – a subscription service that provides expanded cloud storage – has also crossed 100 million subscribers.“We just crossed 100M Google One subscribers! Looking forward to building on that momentum with our new AI Premium Plan (launched yesterday) offering AI features like Gemini Advanced, plus Gemini in Gmail,… Source link

Google just announced a change for users in Europe that will let them decide exactly how much data-sharing they’re comfortable with. The new policy, which the company said was in response to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), allows users to opt out of data sharing across all, some, or none of a select number of Google’s services. The services listed include YouTube, Search, ad services, Google Play, Chrome, Google Shopping, and Google Maps. But the policy isn’t watertight… Source link

CNN  —  Google’s refusal to bargain with unionized YouTube Music workers is illegal, a Wednesday ruling from the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) found. After a group of Texas-based contract workers for YouTube Music unanimously voted last April to join the Alphabet Workers Union (AWU), Google refused to bargain over… Source link

The National Labor Relations Board ruled that Google’s refusal to bargain with a group of unionized YouTube Music contractors is illegal. The three-member panel decided that despite denials by Google, which owns YouTube Music, and its subcontractor Cognizant, the two are, in fact, joint employers of the Austin-based workers who perform data-related tasks, like finding errors in its charts algorithm.  “At all material times, Respondents Cognizant and Google have codetermined the essential… Source link

(Adds comments from Katie-Marie Marschner in paragraphs 9 and 10) By Daniel Wiessner Jan 4 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google violated U.S. labor law by refusing to bargain with a union representing contract workers for YouTube Music, a federal agency has ruled. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in a decision on Wednesday rejected claims by Google, which owns YouTube, that it should not be considered the employer of workers provided by staffing firm Cognizant Technology Solutions. The… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]How YouTube is helping Filipino schoolchildren discover a love for music  The Keyword | Google Product and Technology News Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Stocks mixed amid debt debate, Walmart earnings: Stock market …  YouTube Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Clever Hack Uses YouTube to Back Up Your Data in Google’s Cloud for Free  Gizmodo Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google: YouTube Price Increase Does Not Really Change Anything  Seeking Alpha Source link