Freedom of Expression: Google and Facebook Targeting Growing Influence of Alternative Media?

November 19, 2016

Alternative online media sites are gaining popularity at the expense of unreliable mainstream sources of news, information and analysis – notably during the US presidential election coverage, conclud…

‘Google is Not What it Seems’ — They ‘Do Things the CIA Cannot’

November 16, 2016

Technology

Julian Assange cautioned all of us a while back, in the vein of revelations similar to those provided by Edward Snowden, that Google — the insidious search engine with a reputation for powering humani…

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

November 10, 2016

North America

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?, a…

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

October 12, 2016

Technology

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…

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

October 10, 2016

Technology

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 wor…

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

September 18, 2016

Technology

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 crit…

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

September 16, 2016

Miscellaneous

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 cel…

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

August 9, 2016

Middle East

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. …