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Google parent Alphabet should officially be considered the “joint employer” of a crew of scrappy YouTube Music contract workers, according to a new ruling from a National Labor Relation Board official. That means the Austin, Texas-based group of around 60 workers currently vying to organize with the Alphabet Worker…

Google’s Workspace apps are getting yet another facelift, though this time the Alphabet-owned company seems to be focused on trying to “collapse the boundaries” between its various apps.

Google, a company once known for its lavish and borderline absurd in-office perks like endless free meals and snacks, massages, yoga classes, and designated recreation areas, has fallen on hard times.

On Thursday, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who has been on the job since 2014, told staff she was stepping down from her position. It’s the end of an era for Google’s mainstay video platform and one of its mainstay execs.

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The House Judiciary Committee announced Wednesday that it had subpoenaed several of the biggest tech CEOs in the U.S., from Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Meta, for documents and communications related to more vague and so-far unfounded hints of government “collusion.”

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