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Google orders to stop search engine in Australia if pressured to pay for news

Editorial Bureau January 22, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it would block its search engine in Australia if the government goes forward with a new code forcing it and Facebook Inc for paying media companies for the right to use their content. Google’s threat aggravates the

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Google probes ethical AI employee over handling of sensitive information

Editorial Bureau January 20, 2021

NEW YORK (US) – Alphabet Inc’s Google is probing a member of its ethical AI team and has blocked the corporate account linked to that person. This comes after the firm found that thousands of files were retrieved from its server and shared with external accounts, said the firm on Wednesday. Axios, which first reported […]

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Google should focus on paying for original content: Australia

Editorial Bureau January 14, 2021

SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) – Australia said on Thursday that Google should focus on paying for original content instead of blocking it. This comes after the internet behemoth said it was carrying out tests that limit access to domestic news content, widening the gap between the firm and the government. The search engine provider, which is owned […]

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Google removes Parler social networking app from Play Store

Editorial Bureau January 9, 2021

WASHINGTON (US) – Citing posts that incite violence, Alphabet Inc’s Google suspended the Parler social networking service from its app store on Friday. It also sought ‘robust’ content moderation from the app which is used by many supporters of US President Donald Trump. On Friday, Apple Inc gave the service 24 hours to come out […]

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UK’s competition watchdog to monitor Google’s browser changes

Editorial Bureau January 8, 2021

LONDON (UK) – UK’s competition watchdog said on Friday it has introduced an investigation into Google’s proposals to ithdraw third-party cookies and other functions from its Chrome browser. “The investigation will assess whether the proposals could cause advertising spend to become even more concentrated on Google’s ecosystem at the expense of

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Google tells scientists not to portray technology in negative manner in papers

Editorial Bureau December 23, 2020

OAKLAND (US) – This year, Google took steps to tighten control over the papers of its scientists by coming out with a “sensitive topics” review. In three cases, the firm requested them from portraying its technology in a negative manner. Google’s new review procedure asks that researchers consult with legal, policy and public relations teams […]

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Google provides free, weekly at-home testing for COVID to all US employees

Editorial Bureau December 19, 2020

NEW YORK (US) – Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Friday it is offering free and weekly at-home COVID-19 testing for all its US employees and is planning to expand the benefit across the globe during the next year. A Google spokesman said the company had rolled out the benefit this week for all 90,000 U.S. […]

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Google trial judge implies at a potential trial date

Ren Leen December 18, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) -The judge hearing the US Justice Department’s antitrust case against Alphabet Inc’s Google suggested a trial date of Sept. 12, 2023, on Friday. US District Judge Amit Mehta suggested the date during a status conference, and counsel for the two sides did not object. Mehta noted that the two sides appeared to expect […]

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10 US states blame Google for working with Facebook to flout antitrust law

Editorial Bureau December 17, 2020

WASHINGTON (US) – On Wednesday, Texas and nine other US states sued Google for working with Facebook Inc in an unauthorised manner and flouting antitrust law to bolster its already-dominant online advertising business. The states demanded that Google, which controls a third of the global advertising industry, provide compensation and sought “structural

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Google staff demand exec leaves after ethicist’s firing

Editorial Bureau December 17, 2020

NEW YORK (US) – Staff on Google’s Ethical AI research team on Wednesday urged the company to sideline a vice president and pledge commitment to greater academic freedom. This comes in the wake of termination of scientist Timnit Gebru. According to an internal document, the personnel called on Vice President Megan Kacholia to be removed […]