Tag: Google
UK urged to regulate how tech giants like Facebook and Google target you with content
The U.K. should regulate internet platforms like Facebook and Google over their use of online targeting algorithms and force them to share data with researchers, an advisor to the government has said. The Centre […]
Google takes another run at social networking with Shoelace
Google’s in-house incubator, Area 120, is working on a new social networking app called Shoelace which is aimed at organizing local events and activities. You use it by listing your interests in […]
Google Adds More Social-Like Options to Google My Business Listings
Following the demise of Google+, Google has been looking to add in more social platform type business tools into its search results via its Google My Business profiles. And this week, Google […]
Google May Pay Apple $9 Billion to Remain Default Search Engine on iPhones
HIGHLIGHTS Google could reportedly pay $12 billion to remain on iPhones in 2019 The figure was said to be $1 billion in 2014 and $3 billion in 2017 This payment […]
Google+ New Favourite of Extremist Groups: Report
HIGHLIGHTS Extremist groups migrating to Google+ from Faceboook, Twitter Google acknowledged the issue by saying it had “more to do” Committed to keeping violent content off the platform: Google With […]
Europe’s Antitrust Cop, Margrethe Vestager, Has Facebook and Google in Her Crosshairs
HIGHLIGHTS Vestager was scrutinising tech companies long before the latest scandals She said scandals “changed the context very much” Later this month, GDPR will go into effect Margrethe Vestager is […]
Android Bug Hunter Awarded Over $100,000 for Exposing Security Flaw in Google Pixel
Google has awarded $112,500 (roughly Rs. 71,83,300) to a security researcher for exposing a security flaw in Google Pixel smartphones. Guang Gong, in August 2017 submitted an exploit chain through the […]
Jio Phone to Get a Special Edition of Google Assistant, a First for Feature Phones
HIGHLIGHTS Google Assistant for Jio Phone works in Hindi and English It can deliver search results, play music and send text message This is the first time Google Assistant has […]
A spin-out from Google parent company Alphabet aims to help low-income Americans get better health care
Iyah Romm, Cityblock CEO Sidewalk Labs, the mysterious urban innovation group of Google parent company Alphabet, has spun out a start-up with ambitious plans to rethink health care. The startup, known […]
Google Made a Small Mistake, Causing a Widespread Internet Outage in Japan
Google has been linked to a wide Internet outage that occurred in Japan on Friday in what has been a big reminder of how inter connected services are and how […]