Google threatens to pull search engine in Australia
Google on Friday threatened to make its search engine unavailable in Australia if the government went ahead with plans to make tech giants pay for news content.
Jan 22, 2021
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Developing 'indoor solar' to power the Internet of Things
From Wi-Fi-connected home security systems to smart toilets, the so-called Internet of Things brings personalization and convenience to devices that help run homes. But with that comes tangled electrical cords or batteries ...
Nov 9, 2023
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Google Chrome's new Live Caption feature will transcribe speech in videos
First introduced in 2019, Google Chrome's Live Caption accessibility feature offers real-time captions for audio playing on both Pixel and non-Pixel phones, including the Galaxy S20 series, OnePlus 8 series, OnePlus Nord ...
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Google's immersive Street View could be glimpse of metaverse
Fifteen years after its launch, a Google Maps feature that lets people explore faraway places as though standing right there is providing a glimpse of the metaverse being heralded as the future of the internet.
Sep 2, 2022
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Exploit steals passwords by tapping into keystrokes
Add one more threat to the list of risks you take when you use your phone to conduct business at the local coffee shop.
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Governments may shape what AI chatbots say by shaping the web they learn from
Ask an AI model the same political question in two different languages, and you may get two very different responses. A new study in Nature suggests one reason why: governments can indirectly influence large language models ...
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Google makes 1,000 new high-res satellite images available in Earth View
Google has cornered the market on making high-resolution, aerial imagery of earth's most breathtaking landscapes available to the public.
Feb 14, 2020
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Researchers test smart surfaces to improve wireless communication and localization
It's happened to anyone with a cell phone—dropped calls or dead air because suddenly there is no service available. Or worse, the location pin drops on the navigation app.
Mar 3, 2023
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Google sued for at least $5 billion over claimed 'Incognito mode' grab of 'potentially embarrassing' browsing data
A trio of Google users has filed a lawsuit seeking billions of dollars in damages for millions of people allegedly tricked into giving up their web-use data by promises of "private browsing" in "Incognito mode."
Jun 5, 2020
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Protecting sensitive metadata so it can't be used for surveillance
MIT researchers have designed a scalable system that secures the metadata—such as who's corresponding and when—of millions of users in communications networks, to help protect the information against possible state-level ...
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