October 4, 2017 Google unveils new Pixel phones, smart speaker as tech competition heats up Google unveiled a bevy of new devices, including two new Pixel smartphones and new smart speakers, as the battle between Apple, Amazon and Google for consumer dollars continues to rage.
October 4, 2017 Digital Disaster: Facebook, Google carry fake news on Las Vegas shooting The scourge of fake news has met the carnage of Las Vegas.
October 3, 2017 Corporate speech codes banning discussion of male-female differences spark blowback After Google recently fired engineer James Damore for penning the now infamous memo on diversity in the workplace – deemed by his then-employer to perpetuate “harmful gender stereotypes” – he didn’t just become a symbol of what many consider to be misogyny, but a martyr for men’s rights in corporate culture.
October 3, 2017 Las Vegas shooting: Facebook, Google surfaced fake news Fake news quickly surfaced on Facebook and Google’s platforms in the aftermath of Sunday’s massacre in Las Vegas that left 59 people dead and more than 500 injured.
October 3, 2017 Google's big Oct. 4 event: What to expect and how to watch Google's latest hardware event is almost here, and it's slated to be a big one.
October 1, 2017 How to stop your devices from listening to (and saving) everything you say Yes, voice technology is amazing. You can ask your phone a question. You can talk to your speaker system and book an Uber. With the right setup, your voice can lock the doors, dim the lights and change the thermostat. All across America, people are embracing their oral fixation.
September 29, 2017 Google ordered to delete app used by Catalan separatists Google has been ordered to delete an application that a Spanish court said Catalan separatists were using to spread information about the disputed independence vote this Sunday.
September 28, 2017 Silicon Valley sees rise of vocal men's right movement amid push for gender parity One job sector where men’s rights advocates have become more vocal in the tech world, which has for years been seen as a boys club that has only recently – and in some cases grudgingly - accepted women into the fold.
September 28, 2017 Huge specs leak tells us everything about Google's Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL Google is less than a week away from telling us all about its new toys, but there's still plenty of info left to leak ahead of Google's October 4th press conference.
September 27, 2017 Paying professors: Inside Google's academic influence campaign Google operates a little-known program to harness the brain power of university researchers to help sway opinion and public policy, cultivating financial relationships with professors at campuses from Harvard University to the University of California, Berkeley.