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US feds, states could join forces on Google probes: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 07:18 AM

The US Justice Department and state attorneys general are meeting this week for talks on their concurrent investigations into possible anti-competitive practices by Google, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday.  Read more »

How tech taxes became world’s hottest economic debate

Jim Tankersley, The New York Times
Posted at Jan 24 08:42 AM

The fight pits traditional allies against each other, with European countries like France, Italy and Britain clashing with the US over their plans to impose new taxes on digital services provided by companies like Amazon and Google. Read more »

Google maps Batangas evacuation centers to aid Taal response

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 09:27 PM

The map is accessible on Google Maps and by searching for "Evacuation centers for the Taal eruption" on Google.com, the internet giant's Manila office said. Read more »

Google parent Alphabet valuation hit $1 trillion

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 17 08:35 AM

Google's parent company Alphabet saw its value reach $1 trillion for the first time Thursday, becoming the fourth US tech company to hit the milestone. Read more »

YouTube steering viewers to climate denial videos: nonprofit

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 05:56 PM

YouTube has driven millions of viewers to climate denial videos, a US advocacy group charged Thursday as it called for stopping "free promotion of misinformation" at the platform. Read more »

Google says it will phase out web-tracking 'cookies'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 04:33 AM

Google on Tuesday said is making progress in its quest to vanquish third-party "cookies" on its popular browser used to track people's online activities, a focus of many privacy activists. Read more »

Popular Mideast app accused of spying back on Google Play

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 06 06:52 AM

The popular UAE-developed mobile application ToTok has returned to the Google Play Store after it was removed on claims it was being used for government spying, the company said Saturday.  Read more »

Google honors Filipino author Genoveva Matute

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 03 01:25 PM

Google honored Filipino author and educator Genoveva Matute on Friday with a doodle in celebration of her 105th birthday. Read more »

Study finds Google system could improve breast cancer detection

Julie Steenhuysen, Reuters
Posted at Jan 02 08:17 AM

A Google artificial intelligence system proved as good as expert radiologists at detecting which women had breast cancer based on screening mammograms and showed promise at reducing errors, researchers in the United States and Britain reported.  Read more »

Decade in Review: What the smartphone has wrought

Reuters
Posted at Dec 24 08:19 AM

Here are 10 ways the smartphone has made its mark over the decade. Read more »

Popular Mideast app pulled after report it was spying tool

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 07:47 AM

The moves come after The New York Times reported Saturday the app ToTok allowed the UAE government to track the conversations, movements, and other details of people who installed it on their phone.   Read more »

UK watchdog 'concerned' over dominant digital giants

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 19 03:52 AM

Britain must consider tighter regulation of "digital giants" like Google and Facebook because they could squeeze out potential internet rivals and hurt traditional media. Read more »

Apple, Google, Amazon eye common standard for smart home devices

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 11:34 PM

Amazon, Apple and Google announced plans Wednesday to develop a common technology standard for smart home products, in a move aimed at enabling more connected devices to speak to each other. Read more »

US tech giants sued over cobalt mine child labor deaths

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 17 08:28 PM

Five US tech giants including Apple, Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet have been named in a lawsuit over the death of child laborers in cobalt mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »

'More proactive' Filipino netizens turn to internet to pursue goals, passion: Google analyst

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 10:13 PM

Filipinos have become "more proactive" internet users in 2019 as they use the world's largest search engine to learn new things and to help them make better choices, a Google analyst said Thursday. Read more »

'Heroes,' related searches on Google 'soared' in 2019

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 08:21 PM

Heroes and other keywords related to it "soared" in 2019 as Internet users searched the web about superhero movies and real-life individuals who showed remarkable bravery, according to data from Google.  Read more »

Google's most searched TV show in PH is 'Idol Philippines'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 05:44 AM

"Idol Philippines" emerged as the Philippines' most searched television show in 2019, tech giant Google said Thursday. Read more »

SB19 tops Google's most searched male personalities in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 04:45 AM

Filipino boy group SB19 took the honor of being the number 1 Googled male personality in the Philippines in 2019. Read more »

'Hello, Love, Goodbye' among Google's most searched films in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 13 04:38 AM

"Hello, Love, Goodbye" stormed historic territory when it premiered in July and ultimately went on to become the highest grossing Filipino film of all time. Read more »

Jane De Leon is Google's most searched female star in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 07:12 AM

MANILA—She has yet to take flight as the iconic superheroine "Darna," but Jane De Leon has already soared to the top of Google search.   Read more »