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Google tunes search for prescience and pictures

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 25 09:22 AM

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are core drivers of how Google will pursue its 20-year-old mission to organize the world's information and make it accessible to anyone. Read more »

Trump weighs draft order targeting Google, Facebook: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 09:33 AM

President Donald Trump is weighing an executive order that would open federal antitrust and criminal probes into Google, Facebook and other social media firms, US media said Saturday, though the White House promptly distanced itself from the reports.  Read more »

Google defends Gmail data sharing, gives few details on violations

David Shepardson and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Sep 21 05:42 PM

How user data flows between big technology platforms such as Google and Facebook Inc and their partners has faced scrutiny around the world this year since Facebook revealed it had done little to monitor such relationships. Read more »

Amazon aims to make Alexa assistant bigger part of users' lives

Glen Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 21 09:33 AM

Updates to the internet giant's Alexa-infused Echo smart speakers will allow them to tend to microwave cooking and even have "hunches" regarding what users may want or have forgotten.   Read more »

Google defends Gmail data sharing

Reuters
Posted at Sep 21 04:25 AM

WASHINGTON/SAN FRANCISCO - Alphabet Inc's Google gave details about its policies for third-party Gmail add-ons but stopped short of fully addressing questions from U.S. senators about developers who break its email-scanning rules. Read more »

EU tells Facebook 'patience at limit' on consumer rules

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 05:34 PM

The commission said that proposals made by the Mark Zuckerberg-led company were "very limited", even after the company changed its conditions in April. Read more »

Google celebrates Josefa Llanes Escoda's 120th birthday with doodle

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 03:41 PM

Google marks the 120th birth anniversary of Josefa Llanes Escoda, founder of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines, with a special doodle on its homepage.  Read more »

Google Mini captures top spot in connected speaker market: survey

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 20 06:29 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - Google Home Mini has vaulted to the top spot in the global market for connected speakers, edging out a rival device from Amazon, a survey showed Wednesday. Read more »

Renault-Nissan-M'bishi alliance ties up with Google on in-car services

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 18 09:09 PM

The Nissan Motor Co., Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. alliance said Tuesday it has teamed up with Google to offer advanced information services from 2021 using the US tech giant's operating system. Read more »

Digital assistants hone skills to deliver the news

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 16 12:47 PM

Devices such as Amazon's Alexa-powered speakers, Google Home and Apple HomePod are increasingly delivering news flashes and summaries, and giving users the option to get more in-depth news, just by asking. Read more »

Google's China plan spurs inquiry from US lawmakers, staff departures

David Shepardson and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 09:35 AM

A bipartisan group of 16 US lawmakers asked Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday if it would comply with China's internet censorship and surveillance policies should it re-enter the Chinese search engine market. Read more »

iPhone X sequels set for debut, here's what to expect

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 12 10:05 AM

Apple will unveil its 2018 iPhones the Steve Jobs Theater in California at 10 a.m. Wednesday US time (1 a.m. Thursday in Manila). Read more »

Google fights French 'right to be forgotten' in EU court

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 10:58 PM

Google clashed with France in a top EU court on Tuesday arguing it feared for freedom of speech if forced to apply Europe's "right to be forgotten" principle worldwide. Read more »

Trump war vs Silicon Valley worries many conservatives

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 11 03:38 PM

The attacks from the White House coincide with a Justice Department announcement that it would convene talks on whether social media firms are "stifling" speech or harming competition, and precedes a series of hearings by regulators to review how antitrust laws apply to digital giants. Read more »

Google Pixel 3 smartphones expected in Oct. 9 event

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 08:43 AM

The update to the Pixel line-up would also come on the heels of an Apple event next week that is likely to star new iPhone models. Read more »

US to probe Big Tech on 'stifling' free speech

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 08:59 AM

The Justice Department statement appeared to escalate a war between the administration and Silicon Valley after a series of attacks by Trump claiming tech firms were biased against conservatives.  Read more »

Google races to parry the rise of Facebook in India

Paresh Dave and Sankalp Phartiyal, Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 04:53 PM

Google officials in India earlier this year were alarmed to learn that Facebook Inc was likely to generate about $980 million in revenue in the country in 2018, according to one of the sources. Google's India revenues reached $1 billion only last year. Read more »

Trump idea on regulating Google 'unfathomable,' analysts say

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 30 10:56 AM

Legal and media experts say Google and other internet firms enjoy the same constitutional protections on free speech as news outlets, precluding any government interference with the search results that displease the president. Read more »

AI to seep further into everyday life at Berlin's tech fair

Daphne Rousseau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 12:04 PM

Samsung, through a new connected speaker, Home Galaxy, equipped to respond to spoken commands, may send its voice assistant Bixby into battle with Google's Assistant, Amazon's Alexa and Apple's Siri for dominance of living rooms and kitchens. Read more »

White House probes Google after Trump accuses it of bias

Ginger Gibson and Susan Heavey, Reuters
Posted at Aug 29 08:07 AM

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Google's search engine of promoting negative news articles and hiding "fair media" coverage of him, vowing to address the situation without providing evidence or giving details of action he might take. Read more »