Category: Google
Google to add open eyes detection to Pixel 4 face unlocking ‘in coming months’
Google has said a requirement for eyes to be open when using face unlocking on its Pixel 4 smartphone will be added “in the coming months”. The move is in response to concern from early testers of the new handset, after it emerged that face unlock worked with eyes closed, raising fears that it could…
Is Google Pixel 4 smartphone good enough to sway buyers?
The new Google Pixel 4 smartphone has impressed experts and analysts but some believe star features like the camera may not be enough to lure people away from Apple and Samsung’s stronghold. The firm revealed the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL on Tuesday, boasting its ability to take astronomical photos of the night sky…
Google creates deepfake videos to tackle misinformation
Google has created thousands of manipulated deepfake videos as it gears up to tackle the next level of misinformation online. Deepfakes commonly use artificial intelligence software to combine and superimpose existing images and videos of a person to make it look like they have said or done something they have not. While there have been…
Google wins case to keep ‘right to be forgotten’ EU-only
Europe’s top court has told Google it does not have to make the “right to be forgotten” available worldwide. The measure already allows citizens in EU countries to demand any results about them considered “inadequate, irrelevant or… excessive” to be removed, if the search is carried out in an EU country – even though the…
Google Search marks Friends’ 25th anniversary
Google is commemorating the 25th anniversary of US sitcom Friends by hiding so-called “Easter eggs” within its search results. The series, which premiered on September 22 1994, has found long-term success, with Netflix reportedly paying $100 million (about £80 million) for streaming rights to the show in 2018. To celebrate 25 years since the first…
Google teams up with UK regional publisher to save local news
(Lewis Stickley/PA) Google is teaming up with one the UK’s biggest regional news publishers in a bid to find new ways of making local digital journalism viable in a world dominated by social media. The tech giant is working with Archant, the company behind more than 50 newspaper titles across…
Google confirms October 15 Pixel 4 launch
Google has confirmed it will hold an event on October 15 where the tech giant is expected to formally announce its next flagship smartphone, the Pixel 4. The US firm took the unusual step of confirming the Pixel 4’s existence in a video released in June after a number of leaks detailed features of the…
Google answers 11 million questions from British children a day
New analysis shows the internet has never been more popular as a tool for learning with Google answering 11 million questions a day from UK school kids. As children return to school this month, the figures prepared by Internet Association highlight the increase in the use of the internet for learning. New figures showed Google…
Google to change how it prioritises news stories
Google is changing the way news stories appear on its search engine by boosting “original reporting” in the face of today’s fast-paced demand for information. News outlets that carry out investigations or exclusive interviews do not always stay in the spotlight for long as other places begin to pick it up from them, the tech…
US states target Google in monopoly probe
Chief prosecutors in 50 US states have announced an investigation into Google’s “potential monopolistic behaviour”. The announcement follows one from a separate group of states on Friday that disclosed an investigation into Facebook’s market dominance. The two probes widen the scrutiny of big tech companies beyond sweeping federal and congressional investigations and enforcement action by…