Google’s Maps app will now warn South African drivers about speed limits and both permanent and mobile speed traps.
Browsing: Google
Tech giants, including Apple, Google and WhatsApp, have urged the UK’s GCHQ to abandon a proposal that would allow it to eavesdrop on encrypted chat conversations.
Few homegrown Google products have been as successful as Chrome. Now rivals are warning that the Web browser has become too powerful and that Google is abusing that dominance.
View the latest contribution from TechCentral cartoonist Jerm.
In this episode of the podcast, Duncan McLeod is joined by Jolla CEO Sami Pienimäki to talk about the implications for the world of smartphone operating systems of the US government’s decision to force Google to hang up on Huawei.
By imposing restrictions on Huawei, the US may force the Chinese company to do something that no one in tech has dared to do for a long time: challenge Google’s control of the Android universe.
Amazon.com is developing a voice-activated wearable device that can recognise human emotions.
A probe into how Google’s mammoth advertising business handles personal data has been launched by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission.
AI virtual assistants such as Alexa and Google Assistant reinforce gender stereotypes which portray women as “subservient” by relying on female voices, a UN report has said.
An unknown number of Google passwords belonging to the company’s enterprise customers have been stored in plain text for 14 years, the technology giant has admitted.