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RVs sit parked on a street near Google's headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. Some longtime area residents and lower-paid Google workers have had to look for alternatives to paying steep rental costs.

Google Will Devote $1 Billion To Try To Tame Housing Costs In SF Bay Area

Over the next 10 years, Google hopes to help bring 20,000 new homes to the local market. Part of the plan calls for rezoning company-owned land so that it can be used for residential housing.

Google has been rocked by activism among employees who have grown increasingly critical of the company in recent years over issues ranging from sexual harassment to contracts with the U.S. government.

Google Illegally Fired And Spied On Workers Who Tried To Organize, Labor Agency Says

The National Labor Relations Board accused the tech giant of violating federal law when it fired two employees involved in worker organizing last year.

Google announced on Thursday that it will start blocking links to Canadian news articles once a new law in the country forcing tech companies to bargain with news publishers takes effect.

Google says it will start blocking Canadian news stories in response to new law

The Google fight with the country echoes a similar battle in Australia, where the tech industry eventually struck deals with news publishers after tense negotiations.

Google announced some employees could return to company offices over the summer but said most of the tech giant's employees would likely be allowed to work from home for the rest of the year.

Google Says Most Of Its Employees Will Likely Work Remotely Through End of Year

The tech giant announces it is extending its previous work-from-home plans for most of its staff and will begin reopening offices this summer.

Happy Birthday To Google Doodle Honoree Dr. Jonas Salk!

On the 100th anniversary of the polio pioneer's birth, Google takes note with a doodle. As the world gears up to fight Ebola, it's a good time to remember one of the heroes of a 1950s epidemic.

Google launched Gmail 20 years ago. Many thought it was an April Fools' prank

When Google launched Gmail 20 years ago today, many thought it was an April Fools' Day prank — 1 GB of storage was a lot then! But the email platform is no joke with well over a billion users today.

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