Google is done playing Mr. Nice Guy. The search giant on Monday said it will no longer give high-profile app developers a pass on its 30-percent app store fee starting next year. Google said it will start enforcing its policy … Read more…
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Several Google services suffer outages Thursday night
Several Google services, including Gmail, Hangouts and YouTube, briefly went down for many users across the US on Thursday night. The outage-tracking website DownDetector received an influx of reports of interruptions to those services beginning shortly before 9 p.m. and … Read more…
Google supports Equal Justice Initiative in the fight for racial justice
Google BREAKING NEWS: As millions of Americans strive to deal with the economic downturn,loss of jobs,foreclosures,high cost of gas,and the rising cost of prescription drug cost. Charles Myrick ,the President/CEO of American Consultants Rx, announced the re-release of the American … Read more…
Google Sustainability | Our most ambitious decade yet
Google BREAKING NEWS: As millions of Americans strive to deal with the economic downturn,loss of jobs,foreclosures,high cost of gas,and the rising cost of prescription drug cost. Charles Myrick ,the President/CEO of American Consultants Rx, announced the re-release of the American … Read more…
Brooke Shields Shares Why She Doesn’t Google Herself | TODAY Originals
TODAY BEST DEAL UPDATE: BREAKING NEWS: As millions of Americans strive to deal with the economic downturn,loss of jobs,foreclosures,high cost of gas,and the rising cost of prescription drug cost. Charles Myrick ,the President/CEO of American Consultants Rx, announced the re-release … Read more…
Google and Facebook under pressure to ban children’s ads
An open letter from academics and politicians also targets Amazon, Apple and Microsoft. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google fixes policy that appeared to let apps track cheating spouses
Google has amended a confusing policy that appeared to permit smartphone apps that let people keep tabs on their cheating spouses. The tech giant issued an update Wednesday to its Google Play store policy governing “stalkerware” apps, which track the … Read more…
Google faces Congress again, this time with Republicans taking lead
A Senate panel’s line of questioning may shed light on Republicans’ antitrust priorities as the company faces scrutiny from the Justice Department and a coalition of states. Technology TECH DEAL UPDATE:
Next Google Nest thermostat might support motion gestures, just like the Pixel 4
Folks who like to use Google technology to regulate the temperature in their homes might have a strange new way to do that soon. Droid-Life spotted an FCC filing that appears to be for a new Nest Thermostat. There isn’t … Read more…
Feds can’t scapegoat Google and Big Tech as anti-trust targets forever
It seems that every week is a big week for Big Tech these days. Sometimes hitting record highs, sometimes taking a big hit. But I wouldn’t be worried about market jitters. The real Sword of Damocles for Big Tech could … Read more…
Google and Twitter vow to block voting misinformation
The tech firms are ramping up measures ahead of the US elections to block false or misleading content. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google says its Autocomplete feature will stay neutral in the 2020 election
Autocomplete, a Google Search feature that uses prediction algorithms to suggest search queries as you type them, will stay neutral leading up to the upcoming U.S. presidential election. In a blog post outlining the latest changes to its Search and … Read more…
Eric Trump Insists Google Is Manipulating Americans With Images Of An Anime Character
Eric Trump searched for the word “mob,” received images from the anime “Mob Psycho 100,” and immediately thought a conspiracy was afoot. Entertainment – Latest News, Photos And Videos ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE:
Android 11 system update from Google adds privacy controls
Operating system now lets users give an app one-time access to a device’s cameras or microphones. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Justice Dept. Plans to File Antitrust Charges Against Google in Coming Weeks
The attorney general is said to have set a deadline over the objections of career lawyers who say they need more time to build the case. NYT > Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
The Justice Department could file a lawsuit against Google this month, overriding skepticism from its own top lawyers
This summer, more than 30 attorneys communicated their thoughts in an informal poll about the probe, and the vast majority said at the time they were not ready to file a case yet against Google. Technology TECH DEAL UPDATE:
DOJ reportedly planning Google antitrust suit by end of September
The feds are reportedly gearing up to bring an antitrust lawsuit against Google by the end of September. Justice Department lawyers have been instructed to finish up their inquiry into the search giant this month as Attorney General William Barr … Read more…
Facebook and Google probably won’t like this new antitrust agreement
The U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the U.K. have signed an agreement to share information about competition laws and policies, with a focus on coordinating cases and investigations spanning international borders. Google and Facebook aren’t going to like this. … Read more…
Google, Apple unveil built-in COVID-19 exposure notifications
Alphabet’s Google and Apple on Tuesday announced a new system that will enable public health authorities to use smartphones to assist in contact tracing without having to build an app. The new system — called Exposure Notifications Express — will … Read more…
‘The Internship’ Is A Comedy About Google — And A Horror Film About Corporate Culture
The 2013 Vince Vaughn movie was a two-hour “Google commercial,” but it advertised all the wrong things. Work/Life BEST DEAL UPDATE: BREAKING NEWS: As millions of Americans strive to deal with the economic downturn,loss of jobs,foreclosures,high cost of gas,and the … Read more…
Star Technologist Who Crossed Google Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison
Anthony Levandowski, a onetime star Silicon Valley engineer of self-driving cars, had pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets. NYT > Automobiles AUTO DEAL UPDATE:
Google Crisis Response: Improving access to critical information during wildfires
Google BREAKING NEWS: As millions of Americans strive to deal with the economic downturn,loss of jobs,foreclosures,high cost of gas,and the rising cost of prescription drug cost. Charles Myrick ,the President/CEO of American Consultants Rx, announced the re-release of the American … Read more…
Online Platforms and Market Power: Examining the Dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
House Judiciary BREAKING NEWS: As millions of Americans strive to deal with the economic downturn,loss of jobs,foreclosures,high cost of gas,and the rising cost of prescription drug cost. Charles Myrick ,the President/CEO of American Consultants Rx, announced the re-release of the … Read more…
Google says Australian law would put search and YouTube at risk
The tech firm is fighting efforts to make it pay for local media content. BBC News – Technology TECH UPDATE:
Google asks to test a new type of wireless broadband
Google has asked the FCC for permission to run secret wireless broad tests using the 6Ghz spectrum in multiple cities across the US. That could point to future internet services using the recently released spectrum, possibly under its new Fiber … Read more…
Google says Australia’s paid news proposal puts free services ‘at risk’
Google says an Australian proposal to make tech giants pay news publishers for their content would put its free services in danger there. The Silicon Valley titan lashed out at the proposed “News Media Bargaining Code” in a Monday open … Read more…
Epic Games’ Founder Tim Sweeney Is Fighting Apple, Google. He’s Been Preparing For Years.
The game’s removal from the App Store and Google Play has become a flashpoint in a long battle between app developers and the tech giants. WSJ.com: WSJD TECH DEAL UPDATE:
Apple, Google remove Fortnite from app stores l GMA
Good Morning America (2020) BREAKING NEWS: As millions of Americans strive to deal with the economic downturn,loss of jobs,foreclosures,high cost of gas,and the rising cost of prescription drug cost. Charles Myrick ,the President/CEO of American Consultants Rx, announced the re-release … Read more…
Fortnite: Epic Games sues Google and Apple over app store bans
Apple and Google removed the hit game from their app stores after it bypassed their payment systems. BBC News – Technology TECH UPDATE:
‘Fortnite’ Kicked Off Apple and Google App Stores
Apple and Google yanked “Fortnite,” one of the world’s most popular videogames, from their app stores in an escalating battle over the fees they charge developers to distribute their software and process in-app purchases. WSJ.com: US Business BREAKING NEWS: As … Read more…
Epic lawsuit claims Google blocked 'Fortnite' deals with OnePlus, LG
As The Verge points out, the filing specifically cites a situation concerning the special version of Fortnite Epic offered in a OnePlus tie-in. Yahoo Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google begins rolling out five new Android upgrades ahead of Android 11’s launch
These feature additions are part of a larger push from Google to improve its mobile OS in the time before Android 11 launches. The first major feature addition of note, Bedtime, has been available on Pixel devices for a while, … Read more…
TikTok collected Android device identifiers in violation of Google policy
TikTok reportedly collected data that identified millions of individual Andriod devices for at least 15 months — a move that violated Google policy. The practice allowed the video-sharing platform to track those users online, according to a new Wall Street … Read more…
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google face claims of ‘harmful’ power
The executives of the four US tech giants defend their records at a five-hour hearing in Congress. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Google to Keep Employees Home Until Summer 2021 Amid Pandemic
The tech giant will keep its employees home until at least next July, people familiar with the matter said, making the search-engine giant the first major U.S. corporation to formalize such an extended timetable. WSJ.com: WSJD TECH DEAL UPDATE:
Google Sued In Australia For Allegedly Misleading Consumers About Personal Data Usage
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission or ACCC filed a suit against Google LLC for allegedly misleading Australian consumers by collecting their personal data without proper consent mainly for targeted advertising. The conduct is alleged to have impacted millions of … Read more…
Google hit with 600,000 euro Belgian privacy fine
Google has received a record fine from Belgium’s data protection authority (APD) of 600,000 euros for not complying with European rules on a person’s “right to be forgotten” online. News – FashionNetwork.com USA DEAL UPDATES:
Why Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google are going to Congress
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Google dives into video shopping with Shoploop
Already dominated by Popshop Live and Amazon Live, the video shopping market has recently gained a new contender, and it’s a heavy hitter: Google has entered the ring with Shoploop, its own dedicated mobile app. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST … Read more…
Amazon, Google and Wish finally remove Neo-Nazi products from sites
While all three companies proclaimed racist products were prohibited on their platforms, the BBC easily found white-supremacist flags, neo-Nazi books and Ku Klux Klan merchandise being offered on the sites. Technology News & Reviews | New York Post SPECIAL DEALS … Read more…
Google will replace Nest thermostats affected by 'w5' WiFi error
Google is very much aware that some Nest thermostats are suffering from a “w5 error” that prevents them from connecting to WiFi, according to Android Police. It also promised to issue replacement devices if the error can’t be resolved through … Read more…
Amazon, Google and Wish remove neo-Nazi products
A BBC investigation finds white-supremacist books and merchandise for sale on top retail platforms. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Former Google Female Employees Seek Class-Action Status
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Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple hearing faces delay
The anti-trust hearing is set to be postponed after the death of civil rights leader John Lewis. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Google Takes Aim at Amazon. Again.
The company is unveiling another initiative to compete more effectively with Amazon’s sprawling e-commerce business. NYT > Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Pixel Buds: ‘Hissing’ bugs those with good hearing
Several wearers have complained of “hissing” and distortion in Google’s premium earbuds. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Google will ban coronavirus conspiracy ads to fight misinformation
Google is amping up its fight against coronavirus—related misinformation by banning ads that “[contradict] authoritative scientific consensus” about the pandemic. According to Bloomberg, Google will start enforcing the new rule next month. Yahoo Tech SPECIAL DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Microsoft and Google team up to bring more web apps to the Play Store
Microsoft and Google are working together to improve web apps on Android devices. Yahoo Tech SPECIAL DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Google reportedly cancelled a cloud project meant for countries including China
After reportedly spending a year and a half working on a cloud service meant for China and other countries, Google cancelled the project, called “Isolated Region,” in May due partly to geopolitical and pandemic-related concerns. Bloomberg reports that Isolated Region, … Read more…
Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google CEOs Agree To Testify Before Congress
The top executives of four tech giants have agreed to testify together before the House Judiciary Committee, reports said. The chief executives of Apple Inc., Amazon.com, Facebook Inc. and Google agreed to attend the hearing on antitrust to be held … Read more…
Apple, Google, Amazon and Facebook CEOs agree to testify before House committee
Apple CEO Tim Cook had appeared to be the last to confirm his attendance at a late July hearing, according to a recent report from Politico. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google discontinues its affordable Pixel 3a and 3a XL phones
Google has officially discontinued its Pixel 3a and 3a XL phones, it has confirmed in a statement sent to Android Police. It was previously marked “Out of Stock” on the US Google Store, but now its listing says it’s already … Read more…
Demi Lovato’s ‘Sorry Not Sorry’ Gets Way Better On Google Translate
The pop star sings “Apologize To My Infant” on “The Tonight Show” and her career will never be the same. Entertainment – Latest News, Photos And Videos BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google to pay for ‘high quality’ news in three countries
Publications in three countries set to benefit amid row over free access to stories behind paywalls. BBC News – Technology ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE:
Google Strikes Deals to Pay Some Publishers for News
Google said it has reached agreements with selected publishers around the world to license news content, a significant development in the yearslong tug of war between the tech giant and media companies. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Amazon, Google, Facebook take aim at Trump visa ban
U.S. President Donald Trump has suspended the entry of some foreign workers in a bid to boost domestic hiring, sparking opposition from corporate America and tech sector executives. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL UPDATE: Shop Men’s & Women’s Best … Read more…
DOJ fielding news industry’s antitrust complaints about Google
Google is getting fat off the struggling news industry by using its position as the nation’s dominant search engine to force publishers into unfair agreements, according to a new research report. The Alphabet-owned internet company has become such a powerful … Read more…
Apple, Google, Tesla CEOs slam Trump’s move to suspend immigrant visas
Tesla’s Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook and Google’s Sundar Pichai slammed President Trump’s move to suspend an immigrant visa program. Business | New York Post BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Seeing isn’t always believing: Google starts fact-checking images
Google will identify some images with a fact-check label, expanding the feature from standard non-image searches and YouTube. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Maps may offer routes connecting bikes and cars to public transit
Google Maps code hints that the app may soon provide routes that link 'first mile' transportation to public transit. Yahoo Tech SPECIAL DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Google will shut down its AI-guided Photos printing service on June 30th
Google is ending its AI-guided Photos printing trial service on June 30th, but it might lead to a similar feature in the long run. Yahoo Tech SPECIAL DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Australian regulator raises concerns over Google, Fitbit deal
Australia’s consumer watchdog on Thursday raised initial competition concerns over Alphabet Inc-owned Google’s $ 2.1 billion (1.67 billion pounds) bid for fitness tracker company Fitbit. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL UPDATE: Shop New Season at Browns Fashion
Google bans ZeroHedge for ‘racist’ posts, gives The Federalist a warning
Tech giant Google has barred ZeroHedge from its lucrative ad platform and threatened to boot The Federalist after finding “racist” content on their pages related to the Black Lives Matter movement. ZeroHedge, a mostly financial Web site that posts articles from … Read more…
EU antitrust regulators set July 20 deadline for Google, Fitbit deal
EU antitrust regulators will decide by July 20 whether to clear Google’s $ 2.1 billion bid for fitness trackers company Fitbit , a deal that has prompted concerns from consumer groups and privacy advocates. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL … Read more…
Newest Google Maps feature has nothing to do with navigation and directions
The newest Google Maps feature has nothing to do with navigation and directions in the real world. Google announced that developers looking to create AR games or traditional video games based on a real-world setting can take advantage of Google … Read more…
Google Maps adds new features to help protect you from coronavirus
Google Maps introduced new features this week that make it easier to drive or take public transportation in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Google Maps will now alert you if your trip on a bus, train, or subway … Read more…
Google Maps to show coronavirus-related travel restrictions
Google is adding features on its Maps service to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions to help them plan their trips better, the Alphabet unit said on Monday. The update would allow users to check how crowded a train station … Read more…
Chinese Hackers Target Email Accounts of Biden Campaign Staff, Google Says
The technology giant also confirmed reports that Iran had targeted President Trump’s campaign, underscoring the persistent threat of hackers in the 2020 election. NYT > Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google, Apple Struggle to Regulate Covid-19 Tracing Apps
With no national standards, technology giants have become gatekeepers in the coronavirus-tracing market. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
My favorite hidden Google Assistant trick
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Google reportedly rescinds job offers for thousands of contractors and temporary workers
Last month, CEO Sundar Pichai told employees hiring and investments would slow during the uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Trump expected to sign executive order that could threaten punishment against Facebook, Google and Twitter over allegations of political bias
The move comes two days after Twitter took the rare step of labeling one of the president’s tweets and linking viewers to news articles that fact-checked his claims. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google faces antitrust case in India over payments app
India’s antitrust body is looking into allegations that Alphabet Inc’s Google is abusing its market position to unfairly promote its mobile payments app in the country, five sources familiar with the case said. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL UPDATE: … Read more…
Arizona sues Google over ‘deceptive’ location tracking
Arizona’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing Google of misleading customers into thinking their location isn’t being tracked ABC News: Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google will reimburse up to $1,000 for employees to buy work-from-home gear
Google employees will receive a $ 1,000 allowance to buy equipment that will help them work from home, as the company prepares to open facilities more widely starting in July. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google says it will let workers expense $1,000 worth of office furniture
Google employees who don’t want to return to the office this summer can start shopping for a nice home office. The search giant said Tuesday that it will begin letting employees come back to the office beginning July 6, and … Read more…
Google Chrome’s best new features
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Google says 70 percent of serious security bugs are memory safety issues
Google notes in this memory safety report that Chromium’s security architecture was designed to assume that such bugs exist, using sandboxes to help stop them from taking over host machines. It’s an effort that has allowed the team to stay … Read more…
Work-from-home won’t replace company offices, argues CEO whose tenants include Google and Snap
“The ability to mentor younger employees” and develop company culture are “very difficult to do” over videoconferencing, Boston Properties CEO Owen Thomas told CNBC on Thursday. Real Estate BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Why All the Shouting About Google?
Here’s the one question that matters: Does Google rig the system to squash its rivals and hurt us? NYT > Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google says it won’t build AI tools for oil and gas drillers
Google says it will no longer build custom artificial intelligence tools for speeding up oil and gas extraction, separating itself from cloud computing rivals Microsoft and Amazon. A statement from the company Tuesday followed a Greenpeace report that documents how … Read more…
At Home Newsletter: All the Google Docs that are fit to print.
A new project takes you into the lives of reporters and editors who aren’t just covering the pandemic, they’re living it. NYT > Style BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Apple, Google debut COVID-19 smartphone technology
Apple and Google on Wednesday released long-awaited smartphone technology to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus. The companies said 22 countries and several US states are already planning to build voluntary phone apps using … Read more…
Apple and Google release marks ‘watershed moment’ for contact-tracing apps
The technology companies say 22 countries have requested access to their contact-tracing system. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Rainbow Six ‘copy’ lands Apple and Google in copyright court
Ubisoft alleges a new, popular mobile game is a blatant copy of its major shooter Rainbow Six: Siege. BBC News – Technology ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE:
U.S. Is Said to Plan to File Antitrust Charges Against Google
The case may be joined by state attorneys general in what would be one of the biggest antitrust actions by the United States since the late 1990s. NYT > Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google spotlights more suspected Oculus VR gadget-scam ads
Some large ads at the top of its results were for sites it now believes were stealing users’ cash. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
WSJ: Google will 'likely' face antitrust lawsuits later this year
Antitrust investigations by the Department of Justice and several state attorneys general could lead to lawsuits against Google in a few months. Yahoo Tech SPECIAL DISCOUNT UPDATE:
WSJ: Google will 'likely' face antitrust lawsuits later this year
Antitrust investigations by the Department of Justice and several state attorneys general could lead to lawsuits against Google in a few months. Yahoo Tech SPECIAL DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Zoom And Google Hangouts Are Making Kids Miserable
Video calls can be a harsh reminder of the sudden changes in your child’s life. Parenting BEST DEAL UPDATES:
Zoom And Google Hangouts Are Making Kids Miserable
Video calls can be a harsh reminder of the sudden changes in your child’s life. Parenting BEST DEAL UPDATES:
YouTube Music takes over: Google Play Music transfer tool is out
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Amazon, Google Help States Deal With Jobless Claims
Newer technology addresses challenges encountered during the pandemic including busy phone lines, website crashes and delays in payments. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Search results topped by suspected scam gadget store
The store listed hard-to-find technology and exercise equipment at discount prices and is now offline. BBC News – Technology ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE:
Google Search results topped by suspected scam gadget store
The store listed hard-to-find technology and exercise equipment at discount prices and is now offline. BBC News – Technology ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE:
Google Meet: Now Free for Everyone
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Google Meet: Now Free for Everyone
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Everyone can Google Duo
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Everyone can Google Duo
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Google Parent Alphabet Drops Controversial ‘Smart City’ Project
Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalks Labs said it is abandoning a project to develop a “smart city” in a Toronto neighborhood, citing the economic uncertainty and harm to Toronto’s real-estate market caused by the coronavirus pandemic. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Parent Alphabet Drops Controversial ‘Smart City’ Project
Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalks Labs said it is abandoning a project to develop a “smart city” in a Toronto neighborhood, citing the economic uncertainty and harm to Toronto’s real-estate market caused by the coronavirus pandemic. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is reportedly no longer an advisor to the company
While Schmidt might not have his technical advisor role anymore, he remains an Alphabet shareholder after leaving the board seat he held for 18 years. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is reportedly no longer an advisor to the company
While Schmidt might not have his technical advisor role anymore, he remains an Alphabet shareholder after leaving the board seat he held for 18 years. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Coronavirus: Google ends plans for smart city in Toronto
Sister firm Sidewalk Labs cites Covid-19 as the reason for stepping back from its ambitious plan. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Facebook and Google extend working from home to end of year
The tech giants plan to re-open offices soon but will allow staff to work remotely throughout 2020. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Facebook and Google extend working from home to end of year
The tech giants plan to re-open offices soon but will allow staff to work remotely throughout 2020. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Apple, Google To Ban Location Tracking In COVID-19 Tracing Apps
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Google tells employees they can’t expense food or other perks when working from home
After employees say they miss perks such as free food, Google launched a new policy clarifying they can’t expense these perks while working from home, according to internal documents seen by CNBC. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google tells employees they can’t expense food or other perks when working from home
After employees say they miss perks such as free food, Google launched a new policy clarifying they can’t expense these perks while working from home, according to internal documents seen by CNBC. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
UK government invited Google DeepMind exec to critical coronavirus meeting
DeepMind cofounder and CEO Demis Hassabis attended a meeting of the scientific advisory group for emergencies (Sage) on March 18. Europe News BEST DEAL UPDATE: SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and save … Read more…
UK government invited Google DeepMind exec to critical coronavirus meeting
DeepMind cofounder and CEO Demis Hassabis attended a meeting of the scientific advisory group for emergencies (Sage) on March 18. Europe News BEST DEAL UPDATE: SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and save … Read more…
Google Fights COVID Misinformation, Prepares for ‘Next Wave’
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Google Fights COVID Misinformation, Prepares for ‘Next Wave’
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Mapping Rainbows with Google My Maps
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HBO Max streaming service to be available on Google platforms at launch
HBO Max, the upcoming streaming service from AT&T Inc owned WarnerMedia, will be available across Google platforms and devices when it launches on May 27, the company said on Wednesday. Reuters: Entertainment News BEST DEAL UPDATE:
HBO Max streaming service to be available on Google platforms at launch
HBO Max, the upcoming streaming service from AT&T Inc owned WarnerMedia, will be available across Google platforms and devices when it launches on May 27, the company said on Wednesday. Reuters: Entertainment News BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Ad Dollars Keep Flowing Into Google and Facebook—for Now
The two online ad giants say business fell sharply amid the Covid-19 lockdowns in March but has stabilized in April. Feed: All Latest BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google ad sales steady after coronavirus drop; Alphabet leads tech share rally
A drop in Google ad sales steadied in April and some consumers returned to using the search engine for shopping in addition to finding novel coronavirus information, parent Alphabet Inc said on Tuesday. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google ad sales steady after coronavirus drop; Alphabet leads tech share rally
A drop in Google ad sales steadied in April and some consumers returned to using the search engine for shopping in addition to finding novel coronavirus information, parent Alphabet Inc said on Tuesday. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Revenue Climbs, but Company Warns of ‘Tale of Two Quarters’
The online search giant’s parent posted a sustained rise in revenue in the first quarter, but executives said that company performance fell off as the pandemic accelerated and signaled uncertainty about the months ahead. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Revenue Climbs, but Company Warns of ‘Tale of Two Quarters’
The online search giant’s parent posted a sustained rise in revenue in the first quarter, but executives said that company performance fell off as the pandemic accelerated and signaled uncertainty about the months ahead. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Hides Its Pain Well
Growth in Google parent Alphabet’s first quarter obscures what is likely the internet giant’s toughest year ahead. WSJ.com: Markets SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and save up to 80% off of your … Read more…
Google Hides Its Pain Well
Growth in Google parent Alphabet’s first quarter obscures what is likely the internet giant’s toughest year ahead. WSJ.com: Markets SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and save up to 80% off of your … Read more…
Google Revenue Climbs, but Company Warns of ‘Tale of Two Quarters’
The online search giant’s parent posted a sustained rise in revenue in the first quarter, but executives said that company performance fell off as the pandemic accelerated and signaled uncertainty about the months ahead. WSJ.com: US Business SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: … Read more…
Google Revenue Climbs, but Company Warns of ‘Tale of Two Quarters’
The online search giant’s parent posted a sustained rise in revenue in the first quarter, but executives said that company performance fell off as the pandemic accelerated and signaled uncertainty about the months ahead. WSJ.com: US Business SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: … Read more…
How a handful of Apple and Google employees came together to help health officials trace coronavirus
Apple and Google, two historic rivals, came together for the sake of public health. Many were surprised by the turn of events. Here’s how it happened. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
How a handful of Apple and Google employees came together to help health officials trace coronavirus
Apple and Google, two historic rivals, came together for the sake of public health. Many were surprised by the turn of events. Here’s how it happened. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Coronavirus in Context: The Google Response to COVID-19 | WebMD
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Google Pixel Buds (2020) review: mic test included
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Google Stadia Review (2020 Update)
Stadia is much better than it was at launch, with many practical improvements to the UI and functionality, but its catalog is still a ghost town and many of the biggest features are still worryingly MIA. IGN All SHOPPING DEAL … Read more…
Google Stadia Review (2020 Update)
Stadia is much better than it was at launch, with many practical improvements to the UI and functionality, but its catalog is still a ghost town and many of the biggest features are still worryingly MIA. IGN All SHOPPING DEAL … Read more…
Apple, Google Boost Privacy Protections for Covid Contact-Tracing Tool
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Apple, Google Boost Privacy Protections for Covid Contact-Tracing Tool
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Apple and Google accelerate coronavirus contact tracing apps plan
Tech giants add privacy protections to the contact-tracing scheme they are offering to public authorities. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Apple and Google accelerate coronavirus contact tracing apps plan
Tech giants add privacy protections to the contact-tracing scheme they are offering to public authorities. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google to cut marketing budgets by as much as half, directors warned of hiring freezes
The budget cut, which spans the second half of the year, is more drastic than leadership originally described. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
‘Hey Google’ sensitivity option for Assistant devices starts rolling out
It’s pretty easy to trigger Google Assistant by accident either by pressing a button or saying anything that it mistakenly hears as a wake word. The tech giant promised last year to release a feature that would make it harder … Read more…
Google Assistant is rolling out voice detection sensitivity controls
Having a microphone in your house listening to everything you say sounds like an Orwellian privacy nightmare, but smart devices such as Google Home have made it increasingly the norm. Now, to help address security concerns, Google has begun to … Read more…
Google told to respect Europe’s privacy rules as it works on a coronavirus tracing app
Google has been pressured to closely follow Europe’s data privacy rules with the coronavirus tracing apps that it’s developing alongside Apple. Europe News BEST DEAL UPDATE: SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and … Read more…
Australia will make Facebook and Google pay media organisations for content
Though Facebook and Google generate significant income through online advertising, most of their content is actually created by other, smaller websites. Now the Australian government is taking steps to force tech giants to pay for that work. The Australian government … Read more…
Google blocking 18m coronavirus scam emails every day
Google sees a huge spike in phishing attacks as criminals exploit people’s fears over Covid-19. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Apple & Google contact tracing system, explained
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Google to Pull Back on Hiring
Google’s parent company said it would slow hiring as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, in a sign that even the largest corporations are recalibrating to prepare for a recession. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google CEO Outlines Plans to Slow Hiring
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Apple and Google have an ambitious plan to help officials track coronavirus — here’s what needs to happen now
Digital contact tracing is not a magic bullet, and there are a lot of steps that still need to happen before digital contact tracing apps like those enabled by Google and Apple start slowing the spread of the coronavirus around … Read more…
Dr. Fauci points to ‘civil liberty’ implications of Google and Apple contact tracing
The man America looks to for trusted information right now, Dr. Anthony Fauci, is reserving judgment on Google and Apple’s joint gambit to help slow the spread of coronavirus with a contact tracing app. On the Snapchat show Good Luck … Read more…
Google teams with Stanford to make interactive coronavirus maps for journalists
With coronavirus statistics being updated on an hour by hour basis, it can sometimes be challenging to accurately interpret some data points. As an obvious example, the implications stemming from an outbreak of 15 coronavirus cases in a densely populated … Read more…
If Google Was a Guy: Quarantine Edition
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Even Google and Facebook May Face an Ad Slump
Though ad sales at the two companies are expected to be down, they are likely to fare better than smaller peers and publishers. NYT > Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
4.14.20 Google & Apple working together on contact tracing; Grocery workers at higher risk; Car buying in Covid-19 era; Lending standards are tightening
Google & Apple are working together on a contact tracing app. This could help as we seek to remain safe as businesses reopen around the country. We will still need to up our abilities to test people for the virus. … Read more…
Government can’t force people to use tech Google and Apple created to trace coronavirus cases
The more people in a region that have downloaded the area’s contract tracing app, the more effective it’s going to be at identifying people who may have been infected. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google and Apple team up to develop tracing app for virus cases
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Coronavirus Contact Tracing: Apple and Google Team Up to Enable Virus Tracking
The technology giants said they would embed a feature in iPhones and Android devices to enable users to track infected people they’d come close to. NYT > Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Britain’s NHS working with Google, Apple on app to track coronavirus contact: Sunday Times
The technology arm of Britain’s National Health Service has been working on a mobile phone app with Alphabet Inc’s Google and iPhone maker Apple that the government hopes will help in ending the coronavirus lockdown, the Sunday Times newspaper reported. … Read more…
How Apple and Google Plan to Track the Coronavirus Through Your Phone
Do Apple and Alphabet’s Google hold the key for tracking the spread of Covid-19 and possibly reopening the global economy? WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
How Apple and Google Plan to Track the Coronavirus Through Your Phone
Do Apple and Alphabet’s Google hold the key for tracking the spread of Covid-19 and possibly reopening the global economy? WSJ.com: US Business SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and save up to … Read more…
Coronavirus: Google Duplex AI arrives in UK to ask about opening hours
The Duplex AI assistant is using the answers to update business information on Google. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Coronavirus: Google data suggests park visits rose on weekend
Warm weather saw an increase in park visits last weekend, but overall activity was lower than usual. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Google Banning Zoom At Work Over Security Concerns | Mashable News
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Apple, Google to harness phones for virus tracking
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Apple and Google join forces to develop Covid-19 contact tracing system
In May, both companies will release APIs that enable “interoperability between Android and iOS devices” in apps from public health authorities. In the coming months, the two will work to build a broader Bluetooth-based contact tracing platform that bakes functionality … Read more…
Apple, Google debut major effort to help people track if they’ve come in contact with coronavirus
Apple and Google unveiled an ambitious new effort Friday to help combat coronavirus, introducing new tools that may soon allow owners of their popular smartphones to see if they have crossed paths with other people who have been infected with … Read more…
Apple, Google plan software to slow virus, joining global debate on tracking
Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday that they will work together to create contact tracing technology that aims to slow the spread of the coronavirus by allowing users to opt into logging other phones they have been … Read more…
Apple, Google to Turn Phones Into Coronavirus Trackers
Under the voluntary system, software would alert smartphone users if they were in contact with someone infected with Covid-19. The joint effort between tech rivals is likely to raise privacy concerns. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Apple, Google to Turn Phones Into Coronavirus Trackers
Under the voluntary system, software would alert smartphone users if they were in contact with someone infected with Covid-19. The joint effort between tech rivals is likely to raise privacy concerns. WSJ.com: US Business SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to … Read more…
Apple and Google team up to track spread of coronavirus using iPhone and Android apps
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Coronavirus: Apple and Google team up to contact trace Covid-19
The companies plan to add contact tracing to their operating systems so no extra apps are needed. BBC News – Technology ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE:
Apple and Google team up to create coronavirus-tracking software
Apple and Google are teaming up to build software that can alert users if they come into direct contact with someone who has the coronavirus. In a rare partnership for the Silicon Valley rivals that’s sure to stir privacy concerns, … Read more…
Apple and Google phones to track down people with COVID-19
Apple and Google have announced they are working together to create contact tracing technology aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus. Tech News – Latest Technology and Gadget News | Sky News BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Apple, Google to adapt phones for virus infection tracking
Apple and Google launched a major joint effort to leverage smartphone technology to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. New software the companies plan to add to phones would make it easier to use Bluetooth wireless technology to track down people for … Read more…
Jack Dorsey invites you to follow along via Google Docs as he spends $1 billion on COVID-19 relief
Jack Dorsey has officially thrown his hat in the rich-person-fighting-COVID-19 ring. Dorsey, the CEO of both Twitter and Square, announced on Tuesday that he will transfer a significant portion of his equity in the latter company to an LLC. The … Read more…
Google Fit redesign focuses on your step count
The reworked Fit is available now for iOS users, and should roll out in the days ahead to both Android and Wear OS users. Yahoo Tech SPECIAL DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Google searches may be useful tool in coronavirus fight, economist says
An economist and expert on big data penned an op-ed in the New York Times Sunday that said Google search terms may help health officials determine the next coronavirus hot spot. FOX News SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: Click today to request your free ACRX … Read more…
Google releases data that shows whether coronavirus lockdowns are working
OAKLAND, California – Alphabet Inc’s Google has published charts showing how the coronavirus has brought hard-hit Italy to a standstill, led to runs on grocery stores around the world and prompted a stark drop in going-out between Mardi Gras and … Read more…
Facebook and Google Are Offering Millions in Small Business Grants Amid COVID-19
Since the start of the global pandemic of COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus, many states have issued a mandatory stay-at-home order for all residents forcing all non-essential businesses to close down until the virus has been properly contained. As a … Read more…
Google Nest Mini vs. Echo Dot with Clock: Full comparison!
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Coronavirus: Google reveals travel habits during the pandemic
It will regularly provide updates as to what types of places people are going to during the outbreak. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Pixel 5: What you should know
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Google Assistant Accessibility Videos: Make Calls on Google Home
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Google Offers User Location Data to Health Officials Tackling Coronavirus
Google will help public health officials use its vast storage of data to track people’s movements amid the coronavirus pandemic, in what the company called an effort to assist in “unprecedented times.” WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Cloud Sees 2 Billion Meeting Minutes Per Day, Says CEO
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Google Assistant Accessibility Videos:Using the Google Assistant app with VoiceOver
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Project Tempo is Amazon’s competitor to Google Stadia
Cloud gaming is slowly becoming a thing with big tech companies including Microsoft, Google, Sony, and Nvidia all having some version of the technology. Amazon is also poised to leverage its vast cloud infrastructure to include gaming. However, Amazon is … Read more…
Siri vs. Google Assistant: 2020 quarantine edition
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Google Assistant Accessibility Videos: Google Nest Hub Accessibility Features
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Tech giants such as Google, Facebook seek to defer Indian digital tax – sources
Big U.S. tech firms such as Google and Facebook plan to seek deferment of a new Indian digital tax, which has caught them off-guard as businesses battle the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, industry sources said. News – FashionNetwork.com USA … Read more…
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra vs. Google Pixel 4 ULTIMATE camera showdown
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Google Assistant Accessibility Videos: Using the Assistant on Android smartphones with Talkback
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Facebook, Google and Twitter Struggle to Handle November’s Election
After spending billions to avoid a repeat of 2016, the tech giants are careening from crisis to crisis as their foes change tactics. NYT > U.S. > Politics BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Assistant Accessibility Videos: Using the Assistant on Chromebooks
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Google Assistant Accessibility Videos: Set up Made for Google Smart Light independently
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Facebook, Google to Be Stronger After Virus Crisis: Ark Investments
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Facebook and Google see surge in online activity, still expected to see combined ad revenue hit of $44 billion
Facebook and Google generate around $ 200 billion per year in advertising revenue, so you’d think that this period of self-isolation and working from home is driving more use of their services and thus, more revenue. However, brands are in … Read more…
How volunteers from tech companies like Amazon, Apple and Google built a coronavirus-tracking site in six days
Volunteers from Amazon, Alphabet and other tech companies worked with public health experts to set up a COVID-19 monitoring website. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Former Google Engineer Charged With Trade-Secret Theft Reaches Deal With U.S.
Anthony Levandowski, the engineer charged with 33 counts of trade-secret theft from Google’s self-driving car project, reached a deal with U.S. prosecutors in which he will plead guilty to one count and the remaining charges will be dropped. WSJ.com: WSJD … Read more…
What Google is doing about the coronavirus
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Uber’s former self-driving lead pleads guilty to stealing from Google
After about three years of legal wrangling between Uber and Waymo over self-driving car tech, the engineer at the center of it has agreed to plead guilty to one count of stealing materials from Google. Anthony Levandowski was a lead … Read more…
Google Arts & Culture Lets You Virtually Tour Hundreds of Museums
With policies in place to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), a large part of major public institutions across the globe have closed their doors. Art museums and galleries have specifically been hit by the pandemic, with New … Read more…
Trump announced Google was building a virus screening tool. Then someone had to build it
How a presidential promise launched Verily, an Alphabet-owned health science unit, to the front lines of the pandemic Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Vanishing YouTube videos – Google expects AI errors as coronavirus empties offices
YouTube could see a jump in videos erroneously taken down for content policy violations as the company relies more on automated software during the novel coronavirus pandemic, Alphabet Inc’s Google warned on Monday. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Facebook, Reddit, Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube issue joint statement on misinformation
In an unprecedented move to reassure customers and flag the potential for misinformation about COVID-19 on their platforms, all of the major social media companies and their parent corporations issued a joint statement on their efforts. Last week, U.S Chief … Read more…
Interesting Facts You’re Too Lazy To Google
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Administration Officials Fail To Answer For Trump Lie About Google Coronavirus Site
Trump said Google was “very quickly” developing a site to assist in COVID-19 cases. Google contradicted him, and Trump officials have admitted they have no idea what the timeline is for such a project. Health BEST DEAL UPDATES:
Google Will Make a Coronavirus Site—but Not Like Trump Said
Google and the White House are working together now, but they’re still not describing the same website. Feed: All Latest BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google To Launch Coronavirus Website On Monday
Alphabet Inc.’s Google will launch a nationwide website on Monday dedicated to coronavirus health information. Alphabet’s Verily is collaborating with the California Governor’s office, federal, state and local public health authorities to launch a pilot of a COVID-19 testing website … Read more…
Google details what you need to play Stadia games in 4K on the web
Now that you can play Google Stadia games in 4K on the web, you're probably wondering just what you need to see the game streaming service reach its visual potential. The company is happy to help — although it might … Read more…
Trump Oversold a Google Site to Fight Coronavirus
After Jared Kushner liked the idea, President Trump inflated the concept. The disconnect is the latest example of the president exaggerating or making wholly inaccurate statements about his administration’s response. NYT > Top Stories SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: Click today to … Read more…
Mike Pence Scrambles After Google Contradicts Trump On Coronavirus Website
Google was apparently taken by surprise to hear the president announce that it was “quickly” developing a national coronavirus screening website. Health BEST DEAL UPDATE: Walgreens Weekly Personal Care Deals
President claims Google is launching coronavirus testing website
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Google details what you need to play Stadia games in 4K on the web
Now that you can play Google Stadia games in 4K on the web, you're probably wondering just what you need to see the game streaming service reach its visual potential. The company is happy to help — although it might … Read more…
Trump: Google is working with the US government to develop a COVID-19 screening website; Google: Wait a minute
Update: Not long after President Trump claimed that Google was working with over a thousand engineers on developing a website for Coronavirus self-screening at home, the company was forced to issue a statement that essentially contradicts everything Trump announced. Verily, … Read more…
White House says Google is building a coronavirus testing website, but details are fuzzy
President Trump announced an impressive new tech tool Friday. But Google offered a different description of it. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google is making a coronavirus information site to help find testing as more kits become available
Pichai said employees asked about whether Verily could help in COVID-19 efforts. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Siri, Google and Alexa teach me how to love again
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Bring The New York Times Magazine cover to life with Google Lens
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Google Bangalore employee tests positive for coronavirus
The employee tested positive for the COVID-19 virus Thursday, shutting down the entire office park, according to materials seen by CNBC. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google tells staff to work at home due to coronavirus
Parent company Alphabet is the latest tech firm to make such a move as the outbreak spreads in the US. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
UK announces 2% tax on Facebook, Google and Amazon
The government has confirmed it will introduce a digital services tax to collect 2% of online revenues made in the UK by companies such as Facebook, Google and Amazon. Tech News – Latest Technology and Gadget News | Sky News … Read more…
Google Groups still exists and it's getting a redesign
Google has famously killed off a number of social network and messaging services over the last couple of decades (remember Allo? Or Google Talk?). But, amazingly, the Usenet-linked Google Groups setup that's been operational since 2001 is still cranking along. … Read more…
LeanIn.Org brings #IamRemarkable (by Google) to their circles globally
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Google internal emails reveal how execs are prepping employees for coronavirus response
Emails from Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, CFO Ruth Porat, and marketing chief Lorraine Twohill show how “every” Google office is affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in some way. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google CEO tells employees not to panic amid coronavirus outbreak
Google’s top brass is urging workers to not panic over the coronavirus epidemic, reminding them that “millions of people and companies around the world are relying on us.” That’s despite the fact that the search giant earlier this week canceled … Read more…
Google Is Opening a New Studio to Make Stadia Games
That seems wise since there are … not that many Stadia games. Feed: All Latest BEST DEAL UPDATE:
U.S. legislation targets online child sexual abuse; threatens encryption on Facebook, Google
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators on the powerful judiciary committee on Thursday introduced a bill aimed at curbing online distribution of child sexual abuse material that technology and civil liberties groups said was an attack on strong encryption critical … Read more…
Google is showing ads for anti-coronavirus products, despite policy banning them
Google this week was displaying ads for products that claimed to protect against coronavirus and that promoted the limited nature of supplies. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Apple, Microsoft, Google look to move production away from China. That’s not going to be easy
With the U.S.-China trade war last year and the outbreak of the new coronavirus, American technology firms have looked to move production from China. But that won’t be easy. International: Top News And Analysis SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to … Read more…
Ex-Waymo engineer Levandowski ordered to pay Google $179 million
A court has ordered Anthony Levandowski to pay Google $ 179 million to end a contract dispute. He was once one of Google's most prized talents as someone who helped pioneer its work on self-driving vehicles. However, their relationship turned … Read more…
Lawmakers Push Again for Info on Google Collecting Patient Data
A bipartisan trio of U.S. senators pushed again for answers on Google’s controversial “Project Nightingale,” saying the search giant evaded requests for details on its far-reaching data tie-up with health giant Ascension. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Loretta | Google Super Bowl Commercial 2020
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Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Adobe pull out of more conferences as coronavirus spreads
Facebook, Google and Adobe on Monday announced their decisions to cancel, alter and pull out of various upcoming conferences due to the spreading of the coronavirus. Health and Science U.S.HEALTHCARE UPDATE: SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free … Read more…
Tips and tricks to get the most out of your Google Home
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Google restricts travel as coronavirus outbreak spreads and employee in Switzerland tests positive
Google confirmed an employee in Zurich tested positive for coronavirus and the company is now restricting travel to other countries with higher risk of exposure. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Facebook, Google and Twitter Rebel Against Pakistan’s Censorship Rules
The battle is the latest skirmish between internet companies and governments over who decides what content should be online. NYT > Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google opens one of the world’s most significant cave painting ‘exhibitions’ in AR and VR
Artists nowadays have sophisticated tools at their disposal with which to make their art, but there were no iPads or tablets 36,000 ago. Prehistoric humans used caves for art, and the Chauvet Cave happens to be one of the most … Read more…
Google asked to justify Toronto ‘digital-city’ plan
Sister company Sidewalk Labs must explain why it has chosen digital solutions over non-digital ones. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
EU privacy body warns of privacy risks in Google, Fitbit deal
Alphabet Inc-owned Google’s $ 2.1 billion bid for fitness trackers company Fitbit could pose privacy risks, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) warned on Thursday, adding its voice to other critics of the deal. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL … Read more…
Burberry launches AR shopping tool with Google
After activations in Tokyo in London, Burberry has unveiled its latest augmented reality (AR) experience, a shopping tool that can be accessed through Google Search. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL OFFER:
Google Plots Course to Overtake Cloud Rivals
The decision to cut jobs is the latest move in a yearlong effort to shake up the cloud unit and put greater focus on delivering growth to parent Alphabet. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
New Mexico Sues Google Over Children’s Privacy Violations
The lawsuit says that Google, the top tech brand in public schools, used its educational products to spy on students. NYT > Education EDUCATION DEAL UPDATE:
New Mexico Sues Google For Collecting Children’s Data In Schools
The suit accuses Google of using its “education services package” to spy on children and their families. Education BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Resists Demands From States in Ad Probe
The search-engine company is reluctant to surrender some documents sought by investigators looking into possible anticompetitive practices. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google to new Huawei owners: Use our apps at your own risk
Huawei device owners who want to use Google services like the Play store and Gmail are basically out of luck. The Android OS maker published a post in Google’s Android Help forum Friday titled “Answering your questions on Huawei devices … Read more…
Google users ‘set to lose EU data protection’ due to Brexit
Google plans to move accounts of its British users to a US jurisdiction, making it easier for sensitive information of tens of millions of people to be accessed by UK authorities, reports say. Tech News – Latest Technology and Gadget … Read more…
Australian judge orders Google to reveal the identity of anonymous negative reviewer
However, opting to do so might just land you in hot water in some circumstances, as one anonymous Google user is about to learn. A dentist based out of Melbourne, Australia, has managed to convince a federal judge to order … Read more…
Google moves closer to creating ‘Minority Report’-style sensors for controlling devices with hand gestures
Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects lab has been seeking to create motion sensors that would let people control their devices without even touching them. Innovations BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Facebook, Amazon, Google and more met with WHO to figure out how to stop coronavirus misinformation
A group of tech companies got together at Facebook’s headquarters to discuss how they can collectively work to tamp down on misinformation about the coronavirus. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google ordered to reveal author of Australian dentist’s bad review
The Australian court ruling forces the US firm to hand over details about the anonymous poster. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google — Find your Scene
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A pretty epic marriage proposal is visible right now on Google Maps
Steffen Schwarz is a 32-year-old part-time farmer in Germany who’s preparing to marry his fiancee in June. The pair’s impending nuptials come as a result of a pretty epic marriage proposal Schwarz extended last May — a proposal that’s garnering … Read more…
Google cutting web cookies, ending lucrative tracking tool for advertisers
Google within two years plans to block a common way businesses track online surfers in its Chrome browser, endorsing costly changes to how the Web operates as it tries to satisfy increased privacy demands from users. News – FashionNetwork.com USA … Read more…
FTC demands data about small buys by Google, Amazon, others
The Federal Trade Commission has issued special orders to five big tech companies including Alphabet’s Google unit, Amazon and Facebook to provide information about mergers too small to report to antitrust agencies. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Health, the company’s newest product area, has ballooned to more than 500 employees
Google and its parent company, Alphabet, are counting on new businesses as growth slows in its core digital advertising business. Health and Science U.S.HEALTHCARE UPDATE: SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and save … Read more…
Google — Find your Scene (Singapore)
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Google — Find your Scene (Santa Cruz)
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Google, LinkedIn and Other Tech Firms Send Employees Into New York Classrooms
New York City tech companies are sending their own workers into college classrooms to make sure students have the skills they need after graduation. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google — Find your Scene (:15)
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Can I Google That? Jim Cramer on Alphabet, the Super Bowl and Exxon Mobil
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Google Might’ve Sent Your Photos To STRANGERS | Mashable News
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Google Health – Helping clinicians focus on their patients
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With Xbox eyeing Google and Amazon as its rivals, it’s time to ditch the ‘console wars’ narrative
The stakes are higher than just “which living room box is best.” Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Justice Department Ramps Up Google Probe, With Heavy Focus on Ad Tools
In recent months, the department has been posing increasingly detailed questions—to Google’s rivals and executives inside the company itself—about how Google’s third-party advertising business interacts with publishers and advertisers. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Justice Department Ramps Up Google Probe, With Heavy Focus on Ad Tools
In recent months, the department has been posing increasingly detailed questions—to Google’s rivals and executives inside the company itself—about how Google’s third-party advertising business interacts with publishers and advertisers. WSJ.com: US Business SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your … Read more…
Google for Nonprofits stories: Switchboard LGBT+ Helpline
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YouTube Is Making a Ton of Money for Google, Alphabet Reveals for the First Time
YouTube’s user count is close to that of Facebook, and sales numbers match Netflix’s. Observer BEST DEAL UPDATE:
State AGs, Justice Department discuss Google antitrust probe
State attorneys general investigating Alphabet Inc’s Google unit met on Tuesday with U.S. Justice Department officials to coordinate efforts to probe the search and advertising giant, officials told Reuters. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Says Some Users’ Private Videos Were Accidentally Sent To Strangers
The privacy issue involved videos that were exported to the storage program Download Your Data, previously called Google Takeout, in November. Tech SPECIAL DISCOUNT UPDATE:
2020 Super Bowl Commercials: Funeral for Mr. Peanut, Tears for Google
Uplifting spots from major brands stayed away from divisive issues on TV’s biggest ad day. But Trump and Bloomberg crashed the party. NYT > Business BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Michael Kors Access Lexington 2 Smartwatch | Google Tiles
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Google Photos test subscription prints your best pictures every month
Online photo services with printing options usually revolve around on-demand printing for special occasions, but Google appears to be trying something different: printing photos every month no matter what you've taken. A 9to5Google tipster has revealed a Google Photos test … Read more…
Why Google Backtracked on Its New Search Results Look
The internet giant, which some lawmakers and regulators say has grown too powerful, tweaked the way it displayed ads on search results. It did not go over well. NYT > Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
1.28.20 Google ad result confusing changes; Car insurance auto rates rising
Google search results now present in a way making it more difficult to distinguish between results and ads. Anyone can be buying those ads which could be scams, rip offs and fake companies. Legit ads are also there but you … Read more…
Facebook, Google and Twitter scramble to stop misinformation about coronavirus
Major social-media sites already are rushing to prevent pervasive conspiracy theories about the illness, including a hoax that wrongly claims U.S. government officials secretly created the disease in a lab. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
State Attorneys General to Meet With Justice Officials to Coordinate on Google Probe
State attorneys general will meet with U.S. Justice Department attorneys next week to share information on their respective probes of Alphabet’s Google unit, a step that could eventually lead to both groups joining forces WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Walmart’s latest tool for ordering groceries: Google assistant
Beginning this month, customers who own a Google assistant can start using them to order groceries from Walmart. The voice command technology is the latest in a series of innovations designed to make the grocery shopping experience easier for busy … Read more…
Trillion-Dollar Company: Google Reaches Milestone in Market Value
The internet search giant became the fourth tech company — after Apple, Amazon and Microsoft — to reach the market milestone. NYT > Business > DealBook SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: Click today to request your free ACRX discount … Read more…
Google backtracks on design that made search ads look like normal results
Google’s recent changes to its search results, which have blurred the lines between paid and organic content, come as the company deals with a fluctuation in its core business. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Privacy On Google Assistant
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Have a Search Warrant for Data? Google Wants You to Pay
The tech giant has begun charging U.S. law enforcement for responses to search warrants and subpoenas. NYT > Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Michael Kors Access Bradshaw 2 Smartwatch | Google Fit
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How Pro-Trump News Sites Use Google Ads To Spam Seniors With Terrifying Medical Misinformation
People’s emails are being harvested and inundated by fearmongering grifters. Health BEST DEAL UPDATE: Walgreens Weekly Personal Care Deals
Google Translate: Connect with locals and make your overseas travel easier (featuring Zhu Ting朱婷)
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Google and Apple Clash Over Web Browser Privacy
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Halsey Sings Google Translate Of ‘Without Me’ And It’s Priceless
“You Soft Head” is the potential hit song she never had as performed on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.” Celebrity – Latest News, Photos and Videos ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE:
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Google Assistant Interpreter Mode
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Netflix tried to show how popular ‘The Witcher’ is with a Google Trends chart
However, as Netflix noted in a footnote, the chart shows global trends and Netflix’s most prominent rival, Disney+, is not yet available around the world. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google boss Sundar Pichai calls for AI regulation
Sundar Pichai seeks a “sensible approach” after Europe said it was mulling a facial recognition ban. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Sonos, Squeezed by the Tech Giants, Sues Google
The maker of home speakers said Google and Amazon stole its technology and abused their power, but it could only risk suing one. NYT > Business > Entrepreneurship BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Which company just hit $1 trillion? Google it.
As Google-parent Alphabet Inc became on Thursday the fourth U.S. company to top a market value of more than $ 1 trillion, some funds holding its shares are wondering whether now is the time to cash in… Reuters: Wealth BEST … Read more…
Epic Systems, a major medical records vendor, is warning customers it will stop working with Google Cloud
Epic is phoning customers to explain that it’s withdrawing support for Google Cloud, instead focusing on AWS and Microsoft Azure. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google parent company Alphabet hits $1 trillion valuation
Alphabet on Thursday became the fourth company in the world to reach a $ 1 trillion market value. Shares of the Silicon Valley-based parent of Google on Thursday rose 0.8 percent to $ 1,450.16, giving it a market capitalization of … Read more…
Burberry links with Google Lens for digital pop-up experience in London
Burberry has announced the launch of a digital pop-up experience, powered by Google Lens, at Ely’s Yard in Brick Lane, London. It sees the company focusing heavily on experiences rather than directly on commerce. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL … Read more…
France fines Google 150 million euros for opaque advertising rules
France’s competition watchdog fined Google 150 million euros ($ 167 million) on Friday for abusing its power over the treatment of advertisers, saying it applied opaque rules and changed them at will. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Lack of Google and Facebook competition ‘may mean higher prices’
A lack of competition to Google and Facebook could mean consumers are paying higher prices for products such as flights, electronics and insurance, the UK competition regulator said. Tech News – Latest Technology and Gadget News | Sky News BEST … Read more…
Google settles ‘longstanding’ tax dispute with Australia
Alphabet Inc’s Google has settled a “longstanding” tax dispute with Australia’s tax office, it said on Wednesday, after paying an extra A$ 481.5 million on top of its previous tax bill. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Apple, Google and Amazon decide to ‘play nice’ over smart home tech
Apple, Google and Amazon team up to ensure smart home devices work regardless of the voice assistant used. BBC News – Technology ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE:
Google execs eyeing second place in cloud wars: report
Second place or bust. Executives at Google have launched a five-year effort to pull the tech giant’s struggling cloud-computing unit out of third place in the red-hot niche, according to a report. Officials at the Silicon Valley-based search giant, however, … Read more…
The top trending diets on Google in 2019 were fads, bad science
It was a year of diet don’ts. Last week, Google released a list of the most searched-for diets in 2019 — and while some have solid scientific backing, many were pseudoscientific BS. Among the decent was intermittent fasting, which topped the … Read more…
Google snaps up chief medical officer of health device maker AliveCor, weeks after buying Fitbit
Dr. Jacqueline Shreibati will join Google’s health clinical team and report to the chief health officer, Dr. Karen DeSalvo. Health and Science U.S.HEALTHCARE UPDATE: SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and save up … Read more…
Google won’t exempt Fortnite from the Play Store’s 30% cut
Fortnite has been available on Android for quite a while now, but you can’t download the app from the only place you should ever install apps on Android, the Google Play store. That’s because Epic wanted to avoid paying Google … Read more…
You can now stop Google Maps from tracking your iPhone’s location when you don’t want anybody to know where you are
Google Maps for iPhone has a new Incognito mode that will temporarily stop logging your trip while it’s active. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Jennifer Lopez Teases Super Bowl Halftime Show, Reacts to Changing Google with THAT Dress
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Google is ending support for the Explorer Edition of Glass
Google is rolling out one more update for the Explorer Edition of Glass before cutting off support for its old wearable. The tech giant introduced Project Glass back in 2012, opening it up for preorders for $ 1,500 each. Despite … Read more…
Google Management Shuffle Points to Retreat From Alphabet Experiment
Sundar Pichai’s appointment as CEO of Google parent Alphabet effectively shifts the focus back on the company’s advertising profit machine and away from its “moonshots” and other potential new businesses. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google asks people with Down Syndrome to record their voices
Google is collecting voices of people with Down syndrome to develop more accurate voice recognition technology for those with the disorder. The initiative, called “Project Understood,” is a collaboration between the tech giant and the Canadian Down Syndrome Society. “My … Read more…
Google Co-Founders Page, Brin Give Up Management Roles
Larry Page and Sergey Brin said they would hand control of Alphabet immediately to Sundar Pichai, Google’s existing CEO, stepping back at a potential inflection point for the company. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Co-Founders Page, Brin Give Up Management Roles
Larry Page and Sergey Brin said they would hand control of Alphabet immediately to Sundar Pichai, Google’s existing CEO, stepping back at a potential inflection point for the company. WSJ.com: US Business SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your … Read more…
Google co-founders cede control of parent company Alphabet to Sundar Pichai
Marking a major shift for one of the world’s most valuable companies, Pichai, the current CEO of Google, is being elevated to the top job at Alphabet, the holding firm overseeing the search giant and other well-known brands. Business BEST … Read more…
Fired Google Engineers Say They Were Terminated For Organizing Efforts
The group plans to file charges with the National Labor Relations Board. Business – News, Opinion and Analysis BEAUTY DEALS UPDATE:
Google Co-Founders Larry Page, Sergey Brin To Leave Leadership Roles At Company
Current Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over at the parent company, Alphabet. Business – News, Opinion and Analysis SPECIAL DEALS:
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin step back from top roles
Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping back from the day-to-day running of Google’s parent company. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Any company that relies on Google search to drive revenue is in trouble, says VC Palihapitiya
The comments come as Google's parent company, Alphabet, is preparing for a slowdown in its core digital advertising business. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google tackles the black box problem with Explainable AI
AI chief explains how he is solving the infamous black box problem with “cool fancy maths”. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Google offers $1.5m ‘prize’ for spotting Pixel phone bugs
The top prize will be offered to researchers who compromise a security chip in Pixel phones. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
My Storytime: Helping families stay connected with the Google Assistant
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Google Puts New Limits on Political Advertising
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Google will let websites block lucrative personalized ads
Websites and apps using Google’s advertising tools will be able to block personalized ads to internet users in California and elsewhere as part of the company’s effort to help them comply with the state’s new privacy law, it told clients … Read more…
Google announces new political-ads policies that limit targeting but not all lies
Google on Wednesday announced new restrictions on political advertisers around the world, including new rules that prevent candidates from targeting narrow categories of Web users, including based on their political affiliation. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Is Google Stadia the Future of Gaming?
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Google to Restrict Political Ad Targeting on Its Platforms
Under the new policy, political ads can only be targeted based on users’ age, gender and postal code. WSJ.com: US Business SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and save up to 80% off … Read more…
Google Stadia review: A lag-riddled mess
Google’s new video-game streaming service is a lag-riddled, nausea-inducing disaster. Stadia, which launched this week, aims to eliminate the need for expensive consoles and cumbersome hardware by letting users access Google’s ample processing power through the internet. But the convenience … Read more…
Some Fitbit users say they’re getting rid of the devices because they don’t trust Google
Privacy groups this week began pushing regulators to block the Fitbit acquisition, which the company originally hoped to close in early 2020. Health and Science U.S.HEALTHCARE UPDATE: SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card … Read more…
Google Stadia will have 10 more games at launch
After first announcing that its cloud-streaming Stadia game service would launch with just 12 titles, Google has nearly doubled that number, according to a tweet from Stadia boss Phil Harrison. The service will now arrive with 10 additional games, bringing … Read more…
Walmart has a rare sale on Google Smart Home devices today
We found 50 percent off voice control for TV, lights, speakers and more Home And Living BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Lin-Manuel Miranda Teamed Up With Google to Digitize Puerto Rico’s Priceless Art
More than 350 Puerto Rican works of art have been digitalized and are available to view in an online exhibition presented by Miranda. Observer BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Stadia Will Be Missing Some Key Features at Launch
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Google almost made 100,000 chest X-rays public — until it realized personal data could be exposed
The tech giant wants to plunge further into health care, but it had to pull out of a federal X-ray project over privacy concerns. Business BEST DEAL UPDATE:
New Google Pixel reacts to gestures, but charge still short
The Pixel 4 is Google’s best smartphone yet, improving on its predecessor’s outstanding camera and its audio transcription capabilities. It also adds a nifty, unique feature that allows you to control it with hand gestures. Nevertheless, the new crop of … Read more…
Google launches smart device in Brazil in new challenge to Amazon.com
Alphabet Inc’s Google is bringing to Brazil the latest version of its Google Nest Mini smart speaker, with plans to start selling it in major online and brick-and-mortar retailers in the country on Tuesday. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL … Read more…
Google to Restrict User Information It Gives Advertisers
The tech giant said its ad exchange would stop telling advertisers what categories of websites users are visiting, a concession to European data-protection authorities. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
11.14.19 Google gets into medical records; Designer purse lawsuit; iBuyer companies great for consumers
Google’s Project Nightingale is a huge initiative by the second largest hospital system in the U.S. Some are hostile to Google doing this. But this is an important initiative. With the tech available today, it’s ridiculous we don’t have solid medical … Read more…
Huawei sells folding smartphone with no Google after US ban
Huawei starts selling foldable Mate X smartphone without Google apps or U.S.-made processor chips following sanctions imposed by Washington ABC News: Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google is Partnering with Banks to Offer Personal Checking Accounts
Google is gearing up to become the next big tech company to offer financial services. On Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that Google plans to offer checking accounts to users through the company’s digital wallet product, Google Pay. The … Read more…
Google Makes Push Into Banking With Checking Accounts
Google will soon offer checking accounts to consumers, becoming the latest Silicon Valley heavyweight to push into finance. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google looks at ways to enter banking
With a plethora of mobile, online and traditional banking options available, Google will have to find something to differentiate “Cache” from competitors to convince consumers to switch. Business BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google set to offer banking current accounts
The tech giant plans to partner with banks and credit unions in the US to offer current accounts. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Google gathering health data of millions of Americans: report
Alphabet’s Google is teaming up with a health-care company on a secret project to collect personal health-related information of millions of Americans across 21 states, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Google launched “Project Nightingale” last year with St. … Read more…
Google Is Slurping Up Health Data—and It Looks Totally Legal
Tech giants can access all of your personal medical details under existing health privacy laws. The question is how else that data might get used. Feed: All Latest BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Amasses Medical Records of Millions of People
Google is teaming with one of the country’s largest health-care systems on an ambitious project named “Project Nightingale” to collect and crunch detailed health information of millions of Americans across 21 states. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Maps lets you manage your public profile from the Android app
Google Maps increasingly thrives on user contributions to fill in details, but you haven't had the option to manage your public profile from the phone app you're probably using to make those contributions. That's a bit backwards, but Google is … Read more…
Planning to buy a Google Pixel 4? You should absolutely wait a few days
Google’s Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones haven’t been on the market for very long, but it appears they will get a lot cheaper very soon. A leaked Google ad, spotted on Reddit on Thursday, indicates that Google will … Read more…
Google Assistant – One Shoe
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Will Rogers honored with Google Doodle
The entertainer and humorist, who had Cherokee heritage, is honored during Native American Indian Heritage Month Entertainment – CBSNews.com EMPLOYMENT UPDATE:
Google to Buy Fitbit for $2.1 Billion
The deal represents an aggressive attempt by Google to bolster its lineup of hardware products. NYT > Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL Google Assistant and Motion Sense™ | AT&T
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Google is staying silent about political ads on YouTube while Facebook and Twitter squabble
Google has remained quiet while the leaders of Facebook and Twitter take heat for their positions on political ads. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL Review
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Google Maps incognito mode starts public roll out
We reported in September that select users had started to receive Incognito Mode for Maps as part of the app’s ‘preview’ program. It appears Google was happy with the limited launch, as the update has now been spotted in the … Read more…
Google Health is finally opening up about its plans, and they’re all about search
Nine months into his tenure at Google Health, David Feinberg is focusing on search, including better search for doctors within medical records. Health and Science U.S.HEALTHCARE UPDATE: SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card … Read more…
Google to Buy Fitbit, Amping Up Wearables Race
Google has reached a deal to buy wearable fitness products company Fitbit for roughly $ 2.1 billion, a move that would extend the tech giant’s reach in consumer electronics. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google to Buy Fitbit, Amping Up Wearables Race
Google has reached a deal to buy wearable fitness products company Fitbit for roughly $ 2.1 billion, a move that would extend the tech giant’s reach in consumer electronics. WSJ.com: US Business SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your … Read more…
Google doesn’t want to let Apple run away with the health-tracking market, but it may be too late
Alphabet has historically struggled with hardware, and has been recently snapping up wearables companies in a bid to beat Apple. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Adios, Alexa? How Google could change your FitBit experience.
It’s a match made in data heaven. After days of rumors, Google announced Friday that it would be acquiring wearables pioneer FitBit for $ 2.1 billion. In an industry where warring tech giants are battling for user loyalty, it’s a … Read more…
Google to buy Fitbit for around $2.1bn
Google is to buy the fitness technology firm Fitbit for around $ 2.1bn. Tech News – Latest Technology and Gadget News | Sky News BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Buying Fitbit Would Raise Red Flags With Regulators, CFRA’s Freeman Says
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Google Pixelbook Go Review
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Google Offers Peek at Secretive Search Algorithm Changes
Google rarely talks about its search algorithm. However, the tech giant has unveiled changes that it says will surface more accurate responses to hundreds of millions of queries a day. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Accused of Creating Spy Tool to Stifle Worker Dissent
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Explainer: Google hails ‘quantum supremacy’, but don’t chuck out your PC just yet
Researchers at Google say they have achieved ‘quantum supremacy’, in which a computer harnessing the properties of sub-atomic particles did a far better job of solving a problem than the world’s most powerful supercomputer. Reuters: Science News BEST DEAL UPDATE:
How Google Search Works (in 5 minutes)
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How Google could make the next quantum computing leap | FT
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Leaked audio captures Sundar Pichai discussing leaks at Google
Tonight the Washington Post has published audio from a Google all-hands meeting that took place on Thursday, as execs responded to employee questions about a number of issues. Those include the hiring of a former Department of Homeland Security staff… … Read more…
Google CEO, in leaked video, says company is ‘genuinely struggling’ with employee trust
At Google’s closed-door meeting, CEO Sundar Pichai and other top executives sought to quell employee discontent and defended the hiring of a former Department of Homeland Security official, while chastising employees for airing their gripes publicly. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Pixelbook Go Review
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Google Lifts Veil, a Little, Into Secretive Search Algorithm Changes
Google rarely talks about its search algorithm. However, the tech giant has unveiled changes that it says will surface more accurate responses to hundreds of millions of queries a day. WSJ.com: US Business BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Pixelbook Go review: Function over form
Google has been building its own Chromebooks for a while now — first, there were two iterations of the Chromebook Pixel, and then there was 2017's Pixelbook. All three were great laptops with one glaring flaw: They cost way too … Read more…
Google is making a big change to its vaunted search engine. You might not notice.
Google is making what it calls the biggest tweak to its search engine in the past five years. But it’s still a work in progress. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Pixelbook Go Review: A Sweet Laptop That’s a Little Bit Fuzzy on the Eyes
Google made a big splash two years ago when it introduced the standout white and silver Pixelbook, the first Chromebook laptop that cost $ 1,000 or more. Last week, the company added a new model to its lineup—Pixelbook Go—that is … Read more…
Google Search Now Reads at a Higher Level
The company is incorporating new software that better understands subtleties of language, with the biggest changes for queries outside the US. Feed: All Latest BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google digs into deeper meanings of searches
Google is paying more attention to the small words in your searches ABC News: Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google digs into deeper meanings of searches
Google is paying more attention to the small words in your searches ABC News: Business BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google offers a new example of how its A.I. research is improving search results
Although search improvements may seem dull compared with more experimental projects that use AI, like self-driving cars, search is still Google's core business. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Pixelbook Go review: An excellent work laptop if you like ChromeOS
Google Pixelbook Go $ 649.99 to start View Product The Good Fantastic keyboard • Appealing physical design • More than enough juice for daily tasks The Bad ChromeOS has the usual drawbacks • Mediocre trackpad • High-end models are too … Read more…
Google Pixelbook Go review: Function over form
Google has been building its own Chromebooks for a while now — first, there were two iterations of the Chromebook Pixel, and then there was 2017's Pixelbook. All three were great laptops with one glaring flaw: They cost way too … Read more…
Google Pixel 4 and 4 XL review: the best Android experience
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Google Claims a Quantum Breakthrough That Could Change Computing
Scientists at a company lab said they had taken a big step toward creating a machine that would make today’s supercomputers look like toys. NYT > Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google unveils quantum computer breakthrough; critics say wait a qubit
Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it had achieved a breakthrough in computing research by using a quantum computer to solve in minutes a complex problem that would take today’s most powerful supercomputer thousands of years to crack. Reuters: Science … Read more…
Google claims ‘quantum supremacy’ for computer
The company claims a quantum computer has surpassed conventional devices for the first time. BBC News – Science & Environment SPECIAL DEAL DISCOUNT:
Google Books: 15 years of preserving knowledge from around the world
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Google and BBC scrap VR projects
Virtual reality may still be a few years from realising its potential, says one expert. BBC News – Technology ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE:
Google Pixel 4 event in 10 minutes
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Google share of search ad market high but Amazon is gaining: eMarketer
Alphabet Inc’s Google dominates the growing U.S. search ad market but Amazon.com Inc is growing fast, according to data from the market research company eMarketer released on Tuesday. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL UPDATE:
National Veterans Small Business Week livestream: Connect with local customers on Google
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Google Pixel 4 Face Unlock works if eyes are shut
Google confirms its new security system may unlock a person’s device even if their eyes are shut. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Scouted: I Completely Solved the Wi-Fi Issues in My House By Adding These New Products From Google
“What the heck is wrong with the wireless?” This is a question that comes up often in my house. My usual response: No idea. The gremlins and fairies that carry my Internet data back and forth between the iPad in … Read more…
Made by Google ’19
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Google Stadia, the cloud-fueled game console you play on your browser, ships Nov. 19
The much-hyped game streaming service will beat Microsoft to market. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Why Google needs to release a Pixel watch RIGHT NOW!
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Google Maps, Find My Friends and Life360: Which Tracking App Works Best? | WSJ
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Google expands plans for its massive second headquarters in San Jose
Google's application show its second headquarters could be bigger than expected. Real Estate BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Shuts Out Payday Loans With App Store Ban
Google has barred high-interest consumer loan services from the Google Play app store, limiting payday lenders’ ability to access users of Android devices. WSJ.com: Markets BEST DEAL UPDATE: SPECIAL NEWS BULLETIN: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription … Read more…
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Samsung made the smartwatch Google couldn’t
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Voices for recovery: Shawna, Google employee
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A built-in password manager in your Google Account
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Google in talks to acquire TikTok rival Firework
Google is in talks to acquire Firework — a free smartphone app that lets users share short videos — as it seeks to make inroads into the social-mobile market that’s dominated by Chinese giant TikTok. Firework, based in Redwood City, … Read more…
Google Weighs Acquisition of Rival to Video App TikTok
Google is in talks about buying Firework, a free smartphone app for users to share 30-second homemade videos with strangers. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
‘Hey, Google! Let me talk to my departed father.’
If all goes according to plan, future generations will be able to interact with departed relatives using mobile devices or virtual assistants such as Amazon’s Alexa, asking the deceased questions, eliciting stories and drawing upon a lifetime’s worth of advice … Read more…
Google faces winged-monkey privacy protest
The search giant has repeatedly confused a British data protection expert with a dead Wizard of Oz actor. BBC News – Technology ENTERTAINMENT UPDATE:
New ad tech merger is latest sign rivals need to grow quickly to take on Facebook and Google
Digital advertising platforms Taboola and Outbrain are merging. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google ‘tracking iPhone users’ case goes ahead
Legal action taken on behalf of four million iPhone users can go ahead, the Court of Appeal rules. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Expands Its Coursera IT Training Course to 100 Community Colleges
Google is exerting a growing presence in the country’s classrooms. On Thursday, the company announced plans to offer its homegrown Information Technology support course to community colleges in eight new states via a $ 3.5 million education grant. The program … Read more…
Surprising no one, researcher finds adware in Google Play Store apps with millions of installs
The last few weeks and months have seen a pretty steady drip of news headlines touting adware-laden apps found to have made their way into the Google Play Store, such as this recent batch of camera and VPN apps that … Read more…
Google Birthday: Search Giant Celebrates 15 Years
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Google Draws House Antitrust Scrutiny of Internet Protocol
Antitrust investigators are scrutinizing plans by Google to use a new internet protocol in a way that some say could make it harder for other companies to access consumer data. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Cloudflare, Google and Firefox to add support for HTTP/3, shifting away from TCP
Cloudflare is almost as vital to the internet as HTTP itself, providing protection from DDoS and other forms of attacks to a significant part of the internet. Now, their customers can toggle on HTTP/3 support from their dashboard, and any … Read more…
Ex-Uber exec charged with theft of Google trade secrets
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US uses Google Translate to vet refugees
Documents show that US immigration services use free online translation tools to vet social media. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Italy’s Tod’s appoints former Google executive to ramp up digital effort
Italy’s Tod’s appointed a former Google executive as chief digital and innovation officer to ramp up its ongoing digital transformation, the shoes and leather goods company said on Friday. News – FashionNetwork.com USA BEST DEAL UPDATE:
How ‘that Versace dress’ inspired the creation of Google Images 18 years ago
On Friday at this year’s Milan Fashion Week, Jennifer Lopez wore a reimagined version of the Versace dress that she wore back in 2000 — the legendary piece that sparked the creation of Google’s Image Search. News – FashionNetwork.com USA … Read more…
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Google wins landmark right to be forgotten case
A privacy regulator had sought to force firm to delist links across the world and not just Europe. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google does not have to apply ‘right to be forgotten’ globally, EU court rules
Google does not have to apply the right to be forgotten globally, the European Court of Justice ruled Tuesday. Europe News BEST DEAL UPDATE: SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and save up … Read more…
Google Wins Case Limiting Scope of EU’s ‘Right to Be Forgotten’
The European Union’s top court ruled that Google isn’t generally obliged to apply the “right to be forgotten” to versions of its search engine accessed outside the bloc. WSJ.com: US Business BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Amazon, Google, other tech employees protest in support of climate action
Tech workers walked out Friday to demand better environmentalism from their employers, joining millions of expected protesters around the world. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Doodle Celebrates the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan
The 2019 Rugby World Cup kicked off Friday in Tokyo’s Ajinomoto Stadium, and Google has marked the occasion with a Doodle of a scrum. This year marks the first time that the Rugby World Cup, held every four years, has … Read more…
Google to invest 3 billion euros in European data centers
Google will make an additional investment of 3 billion euros ($ 3.3 billion) over the next two years to expand its European data centers, chief executive Sundar Pichai said in Finland. The investment plan includes an additional 600 million euro … Read more…
Google, Facebook, and Amazon are collecting advertising data through smart TVs, studies claim
The studies examined smart TVs of various types and checked for advertising cookies and trackers. While the first study focuses on tracking in smart TVs, the second study is much broader and encompasses consumer Internet of Things (IoT) devices as … Read more…
Facebook, Google and Twitter face fresh heat from Congress on harmful online content
The continued struggles of Facebook, Google and Twitter to stop the spread of hate speech, disinformation and other harmful content online has sparked heightened interest on Capitol Hill, where lawmakers are expected to unveil legislation to probe the matter in … Read more…
Is Your Google Calendar Suddenly Filled With Spam? Here’s How To Stop It
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House lawmakers ask Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google to turn over trove of records in antitrust probe
The requests ask each of the tech giants to provide detailed information about their internal operations, including copies of key communications between top-level executives and records related to “any prior investigation” they have faced on competition grounds. Technology BEST DEAL … Read more…
Google and Facebook’s latest efforts to ‘save’ journalism are already getting eye rolls
Google and Facebook are racing to elevate quality journalism in the lead-up to the 2020 elections, but some fear the changes could have unintended consequences for news media. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Subpoenaed for Details on Its Ad Business
The subpoena includes more than 200 questions and demands for records. Many of the questions appear designed to solicit evidence that Google engaged in anticompetitive conduct in building up its powerful position. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Government to Google: Let Employees Speak Out
Federal regulators have ordered Google to assure employees they are allowed to speak out on political and workplace issues, as part of a settlement of formal complaints that the search giant punishes those who do just that. WSJ.com: US Business … Read more…
Google employees reportedly retaliated against for reporting harassment
Dozens of Google employees claim that when they filed complaints about harassment with human resources, they were retaliated against, according to a new report. An internal document obtained by Recode shows 45 retaliation claims collected by employees over the course … Read more…
Attorneys General Launch Probe of Google
A bipartisan group of 50 attorneys general representing almost every state officially kicked off an antitrust probe of Google, saying the search giant’s dominance raises troubling concerns. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google faces ‘monopoly’ probe across nearly 50 US states
Google is facing a widespread investigation in the United States for “potential monopolistic behaviour”. Tech News – Latest Technology and Gadget News | Sky News BEST DEAL UPDATE:
GM’s Search for In-Car Tech Lands on Google
The automaker and the tech giant say Google’s Android software will underpin the infotainment systems in future GM cars. Feed: All Latest BEST DEAL UPDATE:
States to Launch Google, Facebook Antitrust Investigations
Top state law-enforcement officials are formally launching antitrust probes into Facebook and Google starting next week, further pressuring tech giants already under federal scrutiny. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google and Amazon use smart speakers for 'surveillance,' top tech investor says
Venture Capitalist John Borthwick says that smart speakers' ability to listen to users is similar to surveillance. Yahoo Tech SPECIAL DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Google contract workers vote to form a union amid employee discord over treatment
The workers, about 90 in all, analyze data and perform other technical roles for Google at its office in Pittsburgh. Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google finds ‘indiscriminate iPhone attack lasting years’
Criminals used previously unknown vulnerabilities to implant monitoring software, research shows. BBC News – Technology SPECIALS DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Reebok drops limited-edition sneakers via Google Home, Amazon Alexa in USA
To promote the new Crystal Coated Club C sneakers, fruit of a collaboration with pop singer Cardi B, the US sport brand has launched a special initiative in the USA, a prize competition accessed via voice assistants. News – FashionNetwork.com … Read more…
Security Concerns Threaten Data Link Backed by Google, Facebook
U.S. officials are seeking to block an undersea cable backed by Google, Facebook and a Chinese partner, in a national security review that could rewrite the rules of internet connectivity between the U.S. and China. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Former Google Engineer Charged With Stealing Trade Secrets
Anthony Levandowski, a pioneer of self-driving car technology who left Google for Uber, was charged by federal authorities with 33 counts of trade-secret theft. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
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Google Curbs Political Debate by Employees
Google tightened its guidelines on how employees communicate about politics and topics not related to work, in a major shift for a company that has long prided itself on open debate. WSJ.com: WSJD BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google Curbs Political Debate by Employees
Google tightened its guidelines on how employees communicate about politics and topics not related to work, in a major shift for a company that has long prided itself on open debate. WSJ.com: US Business SPECIAL NEWS UPDATE: Click today to … Read more…
Google Cracks Down on Internal Political Debates
Google has had enough of its employees debating the current political environment. On Friday, the company released a new set of community guidelines that reset what is and isn’t allowed when employees are at work. “While sharing information and ideas … Read more…
Google proposes open data privacy standards
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Google and Mozilla move to stop Kazakhstan ‘snooping’
The browsers will prevent government-issued certificates from decrypting net traffic. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Top Silicon Valley investor who made a fortune on Google compares IPO bankers to ticket scalpers
Sequoia's Michael Moritz says that direct listings worked for Spotify and Slack and will become more common for companies with "courage and intelligence." Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE:
How Google has destroyed the lives of revenge porn victims
I’m a lawyer who fights for victims of online harassment, sexual assault and blackmail. When I first started my Brooklyn firm five years ago, I was known as “the revenge-porn lawyer,” and indeed many of my clients were young women … Read more…
How Photographer Sally Siko took her Zenfolio website from zero to Page 1 on Google using her Blog
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Google Play app store accused of anti-gay bias
Social app Hornet says Google moderators in Malaysia targeted its app several times. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google employees revolt, demands company not work with ICE
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Google got Apple to fix 10 security flaws in the iPhone
Google researchers have uncovered 10 flaws in Apple's iPhone. Yahoo Tech SPECIAL DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Russia tells Google not to advertise ‘illegal’ events after protests
MOSCOW – Russia’s state communications watchdog has asked Google to stop advertising “illegal mass events” on its YouTube video platform, it said on Sunday. Tens of thousands of Russians staged what observers called the country’s biggest political protest for eight … Read more…
Google Employee Who Helped Organize Mass Walkout Quits After Retaliation Claims
Claire Stapleton was among the organizers of last year’s global walkout over the company’s poor handling of sexual harassment allegations. Tech SPECIAL DISCOUNT UPDATE:
Google Investing $1 Billion To Fix Bay Area’s Tech-Driven Housing Crisis
The tech giant says it wants to build 20,000 new residential units over the next decade. Business – News, Opinion and Analysis BEAUTY DEALS UPDATE:
Trump To ‘Take A Look’ At Google For ‘Treason’ After Fox News Segment
The president parroted baseless claims made by tech giant billionaire Peter Thiel, who was featured on the network. Tech SPECIAL DISCOUNT UPDATE:
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Trump: ‘We are watching Google very closely!’
President Trump has attacked Google in a series of tweets referencing allegations of the company’s bias and anti-conservative culture. Tech News – Latest Technology and Gadget News | Sky News BEST DEAL UPDATE:
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Google reveals fistful of flaws in Apple’s iMessage app
The security researchers involved say that Apple has yet to fix all of the discovered flaws. BBC News – Technology BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Phil Spencer On Working With Sony And Competing With Google Stadia
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Based on what people are searching for on Google, a recession is nowhere near
Search volumes for terms that were leading indicators of the Great Recession are down significantly. Economy ECONOMY NEWS UPDATE: Click today to request your free ACRX discount prescription card and save up to 80% off of your medicine! SPECIAL DONATION … Read more…
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Google walkout leader leaves company after ‘retaliation’
Meredith Whittaker, one of the Google employees who led global walkouts at the tech giant over sexual harassment claims, has left the company following allegations of a fallout against the protest’s organisers. Tech News – Latest Technology and Gadget News … Read more…
‘Google is not a patriotic company,’ says co-founder of data-mining company Palantir
Joe Lonsdale says that his fellow Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel was "courageous" for speaking out against Alphabet's Google. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE: Shop the latest electronics deals direct from Samsung
Europe’s huge privacy fines against Marriott and British Air are a warning for Google and Facebook
The EU imposed record fines this week to British Airways and Marriott, marking far and away the biggest fines imposed under General Data Protection Regulation, which was enacted just over one year ago. Europe News BEST DEAL UPDATE:
Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple will show up at congressional antitrust hearing next week
Representatives from the four major tech companies will appear before the House Antitrust Subcommittee on July 16. Tech BEST DEAL UPDATE: Shop the latest electronics deals direct from Samsung
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Google is going to make it even easier to access the Pixel’s best feature
If there’s one feature that defines the Pixel 3 (and all of Google’s Pixel phones, for that matter), it has got to be Night Sight — a camera mode that allows for stunning low-light photography. Google has been raising the … Read more…
If Facebook and Google don’t fix their problems, advertising execs say they could go somewhere else
Ad executives at the annual Cannes Lions festival say Facebook and Google need to do more to clean up the content on their platforms. Media BEST DEAL UPDATE: Watch COPA anywhere with Univision NOW – On Sale Now!
Facebook, Google and Twitter need to do more to tackle fake news, EU says
In a report published Friday, the EU found evidence of "coordinated inauthentic behavior" on online platforms ahead of the European Parliament elections last month. Europe News BEST DEAL UPDATE:
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