Today's Google Doodle game celebrates the sport of curling at the Winter Olympics 2026, which started today, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, ahead of the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremonies on Friday, Feb. 6. To see interactive Google Doodles or play Google Doodle curling, go to Google.com.

Profits rose to $34.5 billion last quarter, as the tech giant gained ground with its Gemini system, bolstering its search business and YouTube.

Google’s Q4 2025 earnings call will take place today, February 4, at 1:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. ET. We’ll be streaming it over on the Shacknews Twitch channel. You can also find it on Google parent company Alphabet’s YouTube channel.

Before you toss that old Google Home smart speaker onto the ever-growing pile of e-waste, consider giving it a new purpose in life.

Class-action lawsuit alleged that Google's voice assistant illegally recorded and shared private conversations with advertisers.

This week, Google’s parent company, the Alphabet Company, reported on its latest earnings results and the end of its 2025 fiscal year. It looks like mostly good news coming out Google in its Q4 2025 results, outperforming Wall Street analyst expectations for the quarter.

Google agreed to pay $68 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that ⁠its voice-activated assistant spied inappropriately on smartphone users.

Google settled two lawsuits stemming from data privacy claims. See how much they are paying out.

Google’s latest quarterly report provided further evidence that its internet empire is withstanding an artificial intelligence shakeup that’s turning into another potential boon for the company.