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Sengupta exits Google
Published in News
Monday, 22 March 2021 11:17

Sengupta exits Google


Apparently, no-one knifed Caesar which means I can't use that picture

Senior Google executive Caesar Sengupta, head of the tech giant’s payment initiatives, said on Monday he was leaving the company next month, after 15 years.

Google has to face court over incognito mode
Published in News


Did not win a dismissal.

Google will have to face trail over a lawsuit claiming it collected user data on internet activity, even after they used a brower’s private incognito mode.

Antitrust watch dingos snuffle out Google and Apple
Published in News


Browsers of interest 

The Australian government has moved its tech giant battle to browsers, keeping Google in its crosshairs while putting Apple under the microscope.

Arizona takes on Apple and Google
Published in News
Thursday, 04 March 2021 11:28

Arizona takes on Apple and Google


You must accept preferred payment systems

The Arizona House of Representatives just passed landmark app store legislation in a 31-29 vote which could really hurt Apple and Google.

Google to change AI ethics procedures
Published in AI
Friday, 26 February 2021 11:57

Google to change AI ethics procedures


Staff revolt after two professors are fired

Google will change procedures before July for reviewing its scientists' work, to quell a staff revolt over the integrity of its artificial intelligence (AI) research.

Samsung updates Android for longer than Google
Published in Mobiles
Wednesday, 24 February 2021 13:29

Samsung updates Android for longer than Google


Four years

Samsung is now offering four years of security updates on many of its Android devices which is longer than the three years offered by Google on its Pixel.

Church of AI closes
Published in News
Tuesday, 23 February 2021 15:50

Church of AI closes


Way of the Future wants to move money where it matters

The first church of artificial intelligence has shut its conceptual doors.

Google fires another ethics scientist
Published in News
Monday, 22 February 2021 09:36

Google fires another ethics scientist


Battle of Essex ethics

Google appears to have fired scientist Margaret Mitchell after weeks of being under investigation for moving thousands of files outside the company amid a battle over research freedom and diversity.

US should copy Australia - and force Google to pay for news
Published in News


Microsoft’s idea

Software King of the World Microsoft has said the USA should copy Australia's plan to force Google and Facebook to pay for links to news content.

Google links US to France
Published in Network
Thursday, 04 February 2021 12:43

Google links US to France


France immediately surrenders

Google, together with its partner SubCom, today announced that the company's privately owned Dunant subsea cable between Virginia Beach, Virginia and Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez on the French Atlantic coast is now operational.