The New Zealand government said it will introduce a law that will require big online digital companies such as Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google and Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) to pay New Zealand media companies for the local news content that appears on their feeds.

YouTube stepped up enforcement of its guidelines for videos aimed at children, the unit of Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google says, responding to criticism that it has failed to protect children from adult content.

Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google have little choice but to rein in internet political ads in the face of growing U.S. government pressure, a panel of advertising consultants and executives says.

Google announced on Friday that it expects to transition its stock from "Google Inc" to "Alphabet" at the end of the business day.

Google unveils a surprise restructuring, creating a new parent company called Alphabet Inc.