Bloomberg Google promised not to silence workers who talk about their pay, part of a settlement resolving one of the first legal complaints filed by a new union representing hundreds of employees and contract workers at the internet giant. “We will not tell you that you cannot discuss policies with other employees,” states the notice to staff, signed by an …

Bloomberg John Krafcik stepped down as chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo self-driving vehicle division, making way for two tech industry veterans to jointly take over the business, the company said in a memo. Krafcik, 59, will be replaced by Tekedra Mawakana, Waymo’s chief operating officer, and Dmitri Dolgov, chief technical officer, who will serve as co-CEOs. Mawakana was …

Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp’s first-quarter sales surged 22% from a year earlier in North America, signaling a healthy recovery from when Covid-19 shutdowns kept car buyers at home. Sales rise to 603,066 vehicles in the quarter, the Japanese automaker said. March sales jumped a gaudy 87% to almost 254,000, Toyota said in separate release, but that compares with a month …