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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Google Sorry For Adverts Alongside Extremist Content
A top Google executive on Monday apologised after UK company and government adverts appeared alongside extremist...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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 Vows Fix For ‘inappropriate’ Search Results
Google said Monday it was working to fix a search algorithm glitch that produced "inappropriate and misleading" results...