‘How Did Trump Win?’ People Turn to Google After Shock US Election Result

‘How Did Trump Win?’ People Turn to Google After Shock US Election Result

The unexpected news of Donald Trump’s victory over Hillary Clinton is beginning to sink in across the US and the world, leaving people with only one obvious question, how exactly could this happen?, and who better to provide the answers than trusted search engine Google. Google Trends reported that the top ‘How did..?’ queries searched…

Tech Giants’ Artificial Intelligence Monopoly Possibly the Most Dangerous in History

Tech Giants’ Artificial Intelligence Monopoly Possibly the Most Dangerous in History

In a race to corner the artificial intelligence market, the world’s largest tech companies are in a frenzy to buy out smaller AI companies at an alarming rate, heading toward what could potentially be the most dangerous monopoly in history. According to a report by CB Insights updated on October 7, close to 140 private artificial…

Google and Monotype Unveil the Noto Project’s Unified Font for All Languages

Google and Monotype Unveil the Noto Project’s Unified Font for All Languages

Google’s bid to connect the world with its services is a multi-faceted effort that spans mobile services, search, maps, connectivity, devices and more. But today, it’s the company’s efforts in the world of fonts — perhaps one of the less celebrated, but still central, parts of that ambition — that is having its day in…

So Google Records All The Microphone Audio All The Time, After All?

So Google Records All The Microphone Audio All The Time, After All?

It seems Google does record audio from microphones all the time, despite attempts to play down the situation. The “hotword” searching – when you initiate a search by saying “Ok Google” – has been criticized before, when it was downloaded to open-source browsers running Chromium. However, major privacy concerns remain as Google doesn’t start recording…

‘Overzealous’ Google Street View Blurs Cow’s Face to Protect its Privacy

‘Overzealous’ Google Street View Blurs Cow’s Face to Protect its Privacy

Google Street View obscures the faces of people and license plates to protect privacy. But when it was revealed that it had blurred the muzzle of a cow from Cambridge, it made the animal an online celeb. The cow with a blurred muzzle was discovered online by the Guardian paper’s American opinion editor, David Shariatmadari….

Google Ignites International Outrage After Wiping Palestine Off the Map, Replacing it with Israel

August 8, 2016 Jay Syrmopoulos  Palestine – Internet giant Google has come under fire from around the world this week, after removing the name Palestine from Google Maps and replacing it with Israel. Interestingly, international mainstream corporate media has completely blacked out any coverage of the incident or the global outrage it has sparked. Google…