Google is rolling out Google Photos 3.0, which features an AI-powered Suggested Sharing feature along with Shared Libraries, “both of which are designed to make the Google Photos app a more social experience, rather than just a personal collection of…
Google Hit With $2.7 Billion Antitrust Fine
Claiming the company abused its dominance as a search engine to push its shopping service, search giant Google was hit with a hefty $2.7 billion fine this week.
News in brief: cars confused by kangaroos; fears on airport books move; Google hit with €2.42bn fine
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Google Slapped With $2.7 Billion By EU For Skewing Searches
Google suffered a major regulatory blow on Tuesday after European antitrust officials fined the search giant 2.4 billion euros, or $2.7 billion, for unfairly favoring some of its own search services over those of rivals. The European Commission concluded that…
Google strips private medical data from searches
You may be surprised to learn that Google’s search engine was accidentally indexing such a sensitive category of data in the first place.
News in brief: Gmail stops scanning; UK Parliament hack; Windows 10 S hacked
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Phishing campaign spoofs online auto brand, exposes stolen passwords
It’s bad enough to be caught by an SMS phishing scam – but when the bad guys expose your stolen account details to the world, that really rubs salt into the wound
How social media companies are using AI to fight terrorist content
Facebook, Google and other providers are stepping up with techniques ranging from AI detection to human intervention in response to calls from politicians after a rash of terror attacks
Google Fights Bay Area Housing Prices With Pre-Fab Housing
An anonymous reader quotes the Bay Area Newsgroup: With rental costs skyrocketing and homes out of reach for many, Google has hit on a solution that may help it attract workers to the crushingly expensive Bay Area. The tech giant…
The Google Play adware apps that just won’t die
You can ‘force stop’ but the ads will just keep popping back up again