Google Earth Re-Invented For New Era
Google on Tuesday launched a re-imagined version of its free Earth mapping service, weaving in storytelling and artificial intelligence and freeing it from apps. "This is our gift to the world,"...
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We Did Not Steal Google’s Self-Driving Tech
Uber has said claims it used self-driving technology stolen from Google were “demonstrably false”. Waymo – a company spun out of Google – filed a lawsuit in February claiming former employee...
YouTube Channels Must Win Audiences Before Winning Ads
YouTube on Thursday stopped placing ads on channels with fewer than 10,000 views in a move aimed at preventing people from making money off offensive or pirated videos. The move came with YouTube...
Twitter Creates ‘lite’ Version For Data-Starved Users
Twitter Inc (TWTR. N) is launching a faster version of its mobile service on Wednesday aimed at people with sporadic connections or little data on their smartphone plans, hoping to pick up users in...
Machine Learning May Fix Ad Placement Dispute
Google on Monday said it will apply machine smarts and outside eyes to help ensure brands don't find ads paired with hateful videos on YouTube. The move come as the internet colossus scrambles to...
Google Reveals Latest UK Tax Bill
Google was charged £36.4m in UK corporation tax last year, according to its latest annual results. The US search giant recorded sales of £1.03bn and a pre-tax profit of £149m in the UK for the 12...
Google Translate App Now Unblocked In China
Google on Wednesday made available in China a new version of its translation app that is accessible without censor-evading software, a move likely to fuel speculation that the internet giant was...
Google Boycott Could See the End of Automated Ad Placement
The feud sparked by Google's failure to remove extremist content from its site Youtube could lead to the end of automated ad placement, experts have warned. Household names including Marks and...
Google Ad Boycott Could Aim Ire At Ad-Serving Software
Google's money-making foundation is strong enough to endure a current boycott by advertisers, but the movement could rattle the practice of software "programmed" ad placement, analysts said on...
Google Promises To Take Action On ‘hateful’ Content
Google has responded to major companies withdrawing online adverts by promising to take "a tougher stance on hateful, offensive and derogatory content". Philipp Schindler, the firm's chief business...
Google Apologises After Ads Appear Next To Extremist Content
Google’s European boss has apologised after adverts from major firms and government agencies appeared next to extremist content on its YouTube site. It came after Marks and Spencer became the...
Google Sorry For Adverts Alongside Extremist Content
A top Google executive on Monday apologised after UK company and government adverts appeared alongside extremist content on its Internet platforms. The apology from Matt Brittin, president of...
YouTube Responds To Criticism of LGBTQ Video ‘blocking’
Restricted Mode aims to filter out “more mature content” and is switched off by default. But some vloggers, including Tyler Oakley, say they’re “perplexed” by non-explicit material being...
M&S Pulls Online Ads From Google Over Extremist Content Fears
Marks and Spencer has become the latest firm to pull its online advertising from Google's platforms over fears it is appearing next to extremist content. It follows a UK government decision to remove...
Google Pulls Beauty and the Beast ‘ad’ From Home
Google has removed audio about the movie Beauty and the Beast which played out unprompted on Google Home. “By the way, Disney’s live action Beauty and the Beast opens today,” the smart speaker...
Facebook, Twitter and Google Grilled By UK MPs Over Hate Speech
Social media giants should “do a better job” to protect users from online hate speech, British MPs have said. Executives from Facebook, Twitter and Google were asked by the Home Affairs select...
Snapchat 2017 Ad Revenue Forecast Trimmed To $770 Million
The 2017 advertising revenue forecast for Snap Inc’s Snapchat has been trimmed by $30 million due to higher than expected revenue sharing with its partners, digital marketing firm eMarketer said in...
Google Develops Invisible Web Security Captcha Form
Website security checks that challenge people to prove they are human are likely to “disappear” in favour of a new system developed by Google. Captcha checks typically ask people to complete a...
Google’s Fake News Snippets
Over the weekend, I put a question to the Google Home speaker I’d brought back from the United States. “OK Google,” I said. “Is Obama planning a coup?” I’d asked this after reading an...
Google Vows Fix For ‘inappropriate’ Search Results
Google said Monday it was working to fix a search algorithm glitch that produced "inappropriate and misleading" results from its search engine and connected speaker. The internet giant reacted after...