Meanwhile, a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that made a contact-tracing app for public agencies is now is offering to help them take advantage of the new Apple-Google alert system. The initial tracing effort by Apple and Google, which they introduced in April, required users to install an […]
Google Drive is easy to use but harder to master. Nopparat Khokthong / Shutterstock.com Since its debut in 2012, Google Drive has evolved from a convenient word processor to, for many people, an essential day-to-day tool. Whether you use Google Drive for personal data storage or as a major part […]
Yasmin Green is the director of research and development for Jigsaw (Google). Tory Burch Foundation In early March, The Tory Burch Foundation hosted its Embrace Action 2020 Summit, which saw leaders and entrepreneurs from around the world gather to talk about gender parity and inclusion in the workforce. At the […]
Many of us have had the feeling that technology, which continues to change at an ever-dizzying pace, may be leaving us behind. That was embodied this past week during a Congressional hearing, nominally convened to investigate antitrust concerns of four big tech titans: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. While the five-and-a-half-hour inquiry touched on […]
The chiefs of four of the biggest tech companies in the world — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — will face lawmakers Wednesday for a hearing on digital competition that could have cataclysmic impacts on an industry largely unhindered by regulators. The grilling of tech titans Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, […]
Unprecedented is a dangerous word in journalism, but this really hasn’t happened before. On Wednesday, four of the biggest names in tech will give evidence to members of the US Congress. Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook), Sundar Pichai (Google), Tim Cook (Apple) and Jeff Bezos (Amazon) will all be grilled. Jeff Bezos […]
Google Drive is a modern-day hard drive. Google; Samantha Lee/Business Insider Google Drive is a cloud-based storage solution that allows you to save files online and access them anywhere from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. Using a cloud storage service like Google Drive has plenty of advantages, such as easier […]
The new Grace Hopper cable will join existing Google cables like Curie, pictured here. Google Google announced a new undersea cable project on Tuesday. Named after American computer scientist Grace Hopper, the new cable will connect the US with the UK and Spain. Google says it expects the cable to […]
Like everything else, the way you pay for anything, from a movie theater ticket to a new car, is changing. Google Pay completely takes your finances and makes them high-tech by allowing you to combine all your accounts in one secure place. The best part is it turns your phone […]
Sometime very soon, four of the most powerful men on the planet will face off against a small congressional subcommittee. The stakes couldn’t be higher. Yes tech execs are called into D.C. regularly these days, but this time is different. These are the CEOs of the four mega-tech companies, starting […]
This article contains graphically sexual language. Google’s Keywords Planner, which helps advertisers choose which search terms to associate with their ads, offered hundreds of keyword suggestions related to “Black girls,” “Latina girls,” and “Asian Girls” — the majority of them pornographic, The Markup found in its research. Searches in the […]
Alphabet Inc.’s (GOOGL) Google has announced an overhaul of its Gmail for G Suite business application by integrating its traditional tools to better accommodate the demands of people working from home. The new app does not resemble the traditional Gmail format and has been converted to more of a communication […]
Alphabet Inc.’s (GOOGL) Google has announced that it has signed five game development companies to make exclusive titles for its cloud gaming service, Stadia. The July 14 announcement brings developer, Harmonix and studio, Supermassive Games for a slate of exclusives in the future. The arrangement for Stadia is a win […]
Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with advertisers on this site. Is Google tracking you as you move around the internet, even if you’ve opted out of data collection? A lawsuit filed in California is making that claim. The issues are complicated, but one thing seems clear: The suit highlights […]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai with his wife and engineer Anjali Pichai as they arrive to attend the wedding ceremony of Akash Ambani, son of Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, in Mumbai on March 9, 2019. SUJIT JAISWAL/AFP via Getty Images Google is to invest $4.5 billion into Indian internet company Jio […]
Fox Sports (FOX) has announced that it will be working with Alphabet Inc.’s (GOOGL) Google Cloud to enhance its sports broadcasts with new data organizing technologies. Google confirmed the news in a press release from Fox Sports, saying that it will be providing its cloud-computing capabilities to the popular sports […]
(Bloomberg) — Google said it plans to spend $10 billion over the next five to seven years to help accelerate the adoption of digital technologies in India. Sundar Pichai, who was born in the country and is now chief executive officer of parent Alphabet Inc., made the announcement at the […]
(Bloomberg) — Type a query into the Google search bar on a smartphone and there’s a good chance the results will be dominated by advertising. That stems from a decision in 2015 to test a fourth ad, rather than three, at the top of search results. Some employees opposed the move at the time, saying […]
(Bloomberg) — Digital advertising platforms run by Google, Amazon.com Inc. and other tech companies will funnel at least $25 million to websites spreading misinformation about Covid-19 this year, according to a study released Wednesday. Google’s platforms will provide $19 million, or $3 out of every $4 that the misinformation sites […]
Visitors stand next to a high altitude WiFi internet hub, a Google Project Loon balloon, on display at the Airforce Museum in Christchurch on June 16, 2013: AFP PHOTO / MARTY MELVILLE Google-created, internet-enabled balloons have been sent to the edge of space, in order to provide internet in Kenya. […]