The Australian government released a report Friday recommending tighter oversight over multinational digital platforms including Google and Facebook, to ensure fairness for other media businesses and give people more control over how their data is used. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, the nation’s fair trade watchdog, spent 18 months investigating the impact of digital...Read More
Gallery Go is a new app from Google designed to let people with unreliable internet connections organize and edit their photos. Like Google’s regular Photos app it uses machine learning to organize your photos. You can also use it to auto-enhance your pictures and apply filters. The difference is that Gallery Go is designed to...Read More
Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what’s happening in the world as it unfolds. Article source: https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/22/tech/google-street-view-privacy-lawsuit-settlement/index.htmlRead More
Use Google to work exercise into your everyday. Chris Monroe/CNET It’s never too late to decide to make healthier choices. You don’t have to wait to make a New Year’s resolution or set a goal of “looking good” at the pool. The most important thing to know is your fitness journey is your own and...Read More
Cramer: Netflix went from ‘easy money to hard money’ in one fell… “We’ve seen Netflix stumble before, especially maybe after a price hike, but not quite like this,” Jim Cramer says. Mad Money with Jim Cramerread more Article source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/18/google-spends-millions-on-digital-reboot-of-vindicator-in-youngstown.htmlRead More
Senator Ted Cruz told a top Google executive for Tuesday that “more and more Americans demand accountability from Big Tech,” alleging the Silicon Valley giant is biased against conservatives. The Texas Republican, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, held a hearing focused on Google and its content policies Tuesday. Cruz said Google...Read More
Google’s smart speakers are not eavesdropping on your conversations. Credit: Google Late last week, a story broke about Google using the Assistant in devices like the Nest Hub and Google Home to “eavesdrop” on users. VRT NWS, a Belgian news organization, reported listening to “more than a thousand” leaked Assistant voice recordings that included “conversations...Read More
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 the app, allowing it to recommend a series of “hand-picked” local activities which it calls “Loops.” You can also organize your own events,...Read More
Google Maps. NurPhoto/Getty Images The 4th of July means fireworks (learn how to take the best photos), cookouts and, unfortunately, speed traps. If you use Google Maps while you drive, you can keep an eye on how fast you’re going with a recent speedometer tool built into navigation. Yes, we know your car already has one, but...Read More
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