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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 »

Trump steps up attacks on Facebook, Google, Twitter

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 04:53 AM

U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up attacks on big tech firms Tuesday, warning Facebook, Google and Twitter to be "careful," hours after slamming what he called "rigged" internet search results. Read more »

Will Google bend to China censors?

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 02:48 AM

Human rights groups and other advocacy organizations Tuesday urged Google to abandon any plans to craft a censored version of its search engine that could pass muster with regulators in China.   Read more »

Google rejects Trump claim of 'political bias' in search

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 29 12:19 AM

Google on Tuesday strongly denied U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that its news search results were skewed to suppress conservative voices and positive stories about his administration. Read more »

'Kilig' stories most liked: Top 10 most popular YouTube ads in PH so far this year

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 11:24 PM

YouTube advertisements drawn from real-life experiences were among the most popular in the Philippines in the first six months of 2018. Read more »

Sharon-Gabby McDonald's ad bags top YouTube award in first half of 2018

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 23 11:51 PM

The idea of using the tandem of Sharon and Gabby was brought about by the classic chicken and fries pairing of the fast food chain, Cholo Perreras, marketing manager for McDonald’s told ABS-CBN News.  Read more »

Google sued for unwanted tracking of phone locations

Agence-France Presse
Posted at Aug 21 11:39 AM

A lawsuit filed in federal court here accuses Google of invading people's privacy by tracking the whereabouts of smartphones users despite "location history" settings being turned off. Read more »

Trump says it is 'dangerous' for Twitter, Facebook to ban accounts

Reuters
Posted at Aug 21 09:23 AM

Trump has made his Twitter account - with more than 53 million followers - an integral and controversial part of his presidency, using it to promote his agenda, announce policy and attack critics. Read more »

Google employees demand more oversight of China search engine plan

Reuters
Posted at Aug 17 10:12 AM

Google is not close to launching a search engine app in China, its chief executive told staff on Thursday, the New York Times reported, as employees of the Alphabet Inc unit called for more transparency and oversight of the project. Read more »