November 4, 2015 After Google, Bing and Yahoo now scrubbing links from search Bing and Yahoo search engines have started removing links to some websites following the EU's right-to-be-forgotten ruling back in May, a development that'll make it that little bit harder for Web users to discover particular sites. The post Right to be forgotten: After Google, Bing and Yahoo now scrubbing links from search appeared first on Digital Trends.
November 4, 2015 European Union votes in favor of splitting Google into smaller companies Lawmakers in Europe on Thursday voted to split Web giant Google into smaller companies in a bid to curb its burgeoning presence and power. However, the vote is non-binding and so Google will, for now at least, remain intact.Â
November 4, 2015 FBI quest for smartphone data will fuel privacy battle In the battle over how much access law enforcement should have to your smartphone, don’t expect the government to be outsmarted without a fight.
November 4, 2015 Google worker lived for 54 weeks in camper on company campus Imagine that it’s the end of a long day at work, but instead of heading home, you sleep in a camper parked in a company lot? Now imagine doing that for an entire year. That’s exactly what former Google employee Matthew Weaver did, spending 54 weeks between 2005 and 2006 in a vehicle surrounded by a white picket fence and astroturf in order to make it feel more like home, reports the BBC.
November 4, 2015 Google revises Internet search formula to prod other websites to strengthen their security Google is wielding the power of its dominant Internet search engine to push more websites into protecting the people using their services.
November 4, 2015 Google, Facebook, other tech firms push FCC for net neutrality These tech firms, and a bunch of others, are nudging the FCC with the hopes that they'll draft strong rules that favor an open Internet.Â
November 4, 2015 Google will shut down Orkut social network at the end of September Looking to shift more attention to the Google+ social network, Google will be officially shutting down the Orkut social network as of September 30, 2014 and will not be allowing anyone to create an Orkut account as of July 2014.Â
November 4, 2015 Google Glass goes glam with new designer frames Google Glass is going from geek to chic in a few quick steps.
November 4, 2015 Should a Chromebook be your next laptop? Chromebooks are laptops that run Google's Chrome operating system.
November 4, 2015 Google announces 'smart' contact lenses that monitor glucose levels Google has announced that it is testing a prototype for a contact lens that would help people with diabetes manage their disease.