Google touts privacy options, but still depends on your data
San Francisco, OCT 16 (AP/UNB) — Google's latest phone and smart-home devices came packaged with a not-so-subtle message: Google cares about your privacy. Does it?
Google debuts Pixel 4 phone, wireless earbuds with AI
San Francisco, Oct 15 (AP/UNB) — Google unveiled a new Pixel smartphone and other hardware devices Tuesday, all aimed at getting people even more dependent on its artificial-intelligence services.
Google to show off new phone, devices at New York event
New York, Oct 15 (AP/UNB) — Google is expected to unveil a new Pixel phone with an updated camera and an emphasis on artificial intelligence features.
Google plans to invest 3 billion euros in Europe
Denmark, Sept 20 (AP/UNB) — Google is planning to invest 3 billion euros to expand its data centers across Europe in the next two years.
Tech firms struggle to police content while avoiding bias
Washington, Aug 28 (AP/UNB) — Take the post down. Put it back up. Stop policing speech. Start silencing extremists.
Google DeepMind's co-founder goes on leave
Dhaka, Aug 22 (UNB) -The co-founder of DeepMind, the British artificial intelligence company owned by Google's parent Alphabet, has gone on leave from the company, reports the BBC.
Trump attacks on Google recycle baseless claims
San Francisco, Aug 21 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump has been on a tear about Google that traces back to a series of unfounded claims about the technology giant circulating among conservatives. Among those claims: that Google interferes with U.S. elections, is biased against conservatives and prefers working with the Chinese military over the Pentagon.
Google employees call for pledge not to work with ICE
San Francisco, Aug 15 (AP/UNB) — Hundreds of Google employees are calling on the company to pledge it won't work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection or Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It's the latest in a year full of political and social pushback from the tech giant's workforce.
Google Question Hub: Will help publishers provide answers to unanswered queries
Dhaka, Aug 10 (UNB) - Google has been the largest search engine across the world since the past two decades and though the company has expanded its business to other areas of technology, it continues to be the go-to search engine for internet users. However, have you ever wondered what would happen if your favorite search engine fails to provide you the search result that you are looking for? The technology giant has launched Question Hub to address such a scenario, reports The Indian Express.
Panels overturns settlement approval in Google privacy suit
Dover, Aug 7 (AP/UNB) — A federal appeals court has rejected a settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging that Google spied on users' online activity using tracking "cookies," even when privacy settings were set to prevent the snooping.