Australia to reveal laws to make Google, Facebook pay for news
Australia’s government will soon reveal in Parliament legislation that would make Facebook and Google pay for journalism.
New technology helps blind runners run without assistance
A brand-new technology called Guideline is using AI capabilities and an app to help blind runners run without any assistance.
Google Trends reveals most popular Thanksgiving side dish by state
“We examined over 20 Thanksgiving classics. Some controversial decisions were made, including counting gravy as a side,” Zippia wrote.
DOJ to file antitrust lawsuit against Google
The Justice Department is expected to file a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that Google has been abusing its online dominance in online search to stifle competition and harm consumers.
Democrats call for Congress to rein in, break up Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple
Democratic lawmakers are calling for Congress to rein in Big Tech, possibly forcing Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple to sever their dominant platforms from their other lines of business and imposing new uniformity on the terms they offer users.
NY, NJ roll out COVID Alert app to notify users of proximity to cases
A new mobile contact tracing app allows users to receive alerts if they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVD-19.
Check your phone: Google removes 16 apps infected with Joker malware
Google has deleted more than a dozen apps from the Play Store after discovering they had been infected with Joker malware.
Carnegie Mellon teams up with Facebook, Google for COVID-19 survey
The university’s goal is to collect information that could help researchers in forecasting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Google Doodle tells users to ‘wear a mask, save lives’ in public service announcement
Google’s Aug. 5 doodle is serving as a friendly reminder of the importance of mask wearing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Google to let its employees work from home through July 2021, according to report
Google had previously told its employees to expect to work from home until at least the end of 2020.
Google to offer career certificates it says are equivalent to a 4-year college degree
The tech behemoth will offer three new certificate programs in Data Analytics, Project Management, and UX Design, according to a July 13 news release.
Google Maps features allow commuters to travel safely amid COVID-19 pandemic
Google's map features allow commuters to travel safely amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 contact tracing apps raise privacy concerns
As companies work to roll out contact tracing apps to stop the spread of coronavirus, some are raising concerns over privacy violations.
Apple, Google release technology for pandemic apps
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 a number of U.S. states are already planning to build voluntary phone apps using their software.
Tech companies step up fight against bad coronavirus info
Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation has spread from continent to continent like the pandemic itself, forcing the world’s largest tech companies to take unprecedented action to protect public health.
Apple, Google to harness phones for virus infection tracking
Apple and Google have launched a major joint effort to leverage smartphone technology to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘How to make toilet paper’ search spiked 1,300 percent on Google amid COVID-19 pandemic
Google said there has been a spike in people searching for “how to make toilet paper.”
Take a virtual tour of hundreds of museums with Google
If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, why not take a stroll through a museum without even leaving home?
Google showcases African American achievements with ‘most searched’ for Black History Month
Google celebrated the achievements of black Americans with a commercial and website highlighting who and what was "the most searched."
Google taking voice samples from people with disabilities to improve voice-recognition technology
Molloy College and a local nonprofit are teaming up to lend their voices to Google for the company's new "Project Euphonia" initiative, to make speech technology more accessible to people with disabilities.