Tag: Google
Protesters gather against Google’s ‘Project Dragonfly’ Chinese search engine
Protesters gathered outside the offices of Google in London on Friday to demonstrate against its controversial Project Dragonfly, a censored search engine for China. A group of activists turned up to the demonstration at midday, demanding the company scraps the alleged plans over concerns about freedom of speech and internet security. In August last year,…
Google to buy part of Fossil’s smartwatch technology for £31m
Emporio Armani’s smartwatches are among the devices Fossil Group has produced (Emporio Armani) Google is to take over part of fashion firm Fossil’s smartwatch technology in a 40 million dollar (£30.9 million) deal to bolster its wearable efforts. The agreement will cover some of the technology under development at Fossil Group,…
Google under fire for failing to remove ‘pray away the gay’ app from Play Store
Google is facing mounting pressure to remove an app from its app store that advises gay people on controversial conversion therapy. The Living Hope Ministries app, made by a US Christian group, offers a number of guides that claim to help “sexually broken guys” by building a “deeper relationship with God” through prayer. One article…
In Pictures: Top gadgets showcased at CES in Las Vegas
This year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has drawn to a close in Las Vegas. The CES welcomed more than 180,000 visitors over four days, viewing more than 20,000 new gadgets. Here are some of the best on show… The Royole Corporation showcased FlexPai, the world’s first foldable screen smartphone (Martyn Landi/PA) The phone looked somewhat…
CES 2019: What to expect from the annual Las Vegas technology show
Some of the world’s biggest technology companies will gather in Las Vegas next week to unveil their latest innovations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The annual convention will see the likes of Sony, Samsung, LG and others announce new gadgets, while topics such as artificial intelligence, autonomous vehicles and 5G connectivity are expected to…
All the major data breaches of 2018 – including Google+, Marriot, Ticketmaster
Retailers, airlines and hotels were among 2018's victims of data breaches. Jamie Harris, Press Association's Science Technology Reporter, reports on a year where millions of people had their information stolen by hackers..... Data breaches continued to be a major issue for the public in 2018 with a number of serious cases ranging from retailers to…
Top 10 trending ‘What is?’ Questions on Google in 2018. What is Bitcoin tops list
With the world perhaps more confusing than ever in 2018, Google users were bombarding the search engine with plenty of “what is…?” questions. Here are the 10 questions which, according to Google, were the top trending questions of the year. Note, these were not the most searched questions, but the ones that had significant spikes…
Google search results not ‘politically biased,’ claims Chief Executive Sundar Pichai
Yui Mok/PA Google chief executive Sundar Pichai has refuted claims that the company’s search results are politically biased, in response to intense questions from a US committee. Concerns ranging from the usage of people’s data, to a launch of a search engine in China, were raised in the grilling held…
Google+ bug exposed data of 52 million users – platform to shut four months early
Image: Press Association Google’s social media platform Google+ has suffered a fresh data leak, compromising the personal information of more than 50 million users. The tech giant responded by bringing forward the closure of the under-loved Google+ service by four months, shutting it in April 2019 rather than August as…
Waymo launches trial ride-hailing service with self-driving car
Google’s self-driving car spin-off Waymo is finally ready to profit from its nearly decade-old technology with a small-scale ride-hailing service in the Phoenix area of the US. The service, which will include a human behind the wheel in case the autonomous vehicles malfunction, marks a significant milestone for Waymo, a company that began as a secretive…