Tag: Google

Monday, September 2nd 2019 - 08:30 UTC
Good humored Pope has Vatican google “how to get out of a stuck elevator”

Pope Francis said on Sunday he was late to his weekly Angelus prayer because he had been stuck in a Vatican elevator and had to be freed by firemen. He followed the tale of his rescue with a surprise announcement about the creation of 13 new cardinals of the Catholic Church - including 10 possible future popes.
Thursday, August 8th 2019 - 09:40 UTC
End of game: Brazil considers tech companies like Google and Facebook as media companies

A Brazilian agency which sets the commercial rules of the advertising market has approved a resolution to classify technology companies like Google and Facebook as media companies, a move which could subject digital platforms to the same rules faced by other media.
Monday, August 5th 2019 - 09:01 UTC
Trump warns UK: drop tax proposal on US tech companies or forget a free trade deal

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has told Britain it will not get a free trade deal unless it drops a new tax proposal for major U.S. tech companies, the Telegraph newspaper reported late on Friday.
Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 08:25 UTC
US approves first drone home delivery, which will operate as an airline

Drone home delivery company Wing has been approved as an airline by the US Federal Aviation Authority. It means the company will start delivering goods in rural Virginia within months. Wing, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, says the drones will carry food and medicine from local shops.
Wednesday, April 24th 2019 - 08:19 UTC
Google in trouble over alleged retaliation against protests by women staff

Organizers of a series of walkouts in protest at Google's treatment of women have said they have since become victims of retaliation by the company. In November, 20,000 employees walked out of their offices demanding several key changes in how sexual misconduct allegations were dealt with at Google.
Friday, April 12th 2019 - 01:24 UTC
Again Amazon, Apple and Google could be infringing customers' privacy with voice reviewers

Amazon, Apple and Google all employ staffs who listen to customer voice recordings from their smart speakers and voice assistant apps. News site Bloomberg highlighted the topic after speaking to Amazon staff who “reviewed” Alexa recordings.
Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 06:30 UTC
France approves tax on digital giants: defends fiscal sovereignty and honored to break ground

French lawmakers on Monday approved a new tax on digital giants such as Facebook and Apple that has angered the United States, with Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire boasting that France was proud to be in the vanguard of such a move.
Saturday, April 6th 2019 - 09:24 UTC
Google’s advisory council on AI only lasted a fortnight

An independent group set up to oversee Google's artificial intelligence efforts has been shut down less than a fortnight after it was launched. The Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC) was due to look at the ethics around AI, machine learning and facial recognition. One member resigned and there were calls for another to be removed.
Thursday, March 21st 2019 - 10:02 UTC
EU fines Google €1.49 billion for blocking rival online search advertisers

Google was fined €1.49 billion ($1.7 billion) on Wednesday for blocking rival online search advertisers, in the third large European Union antitrust penalty for the Alphabet business in two only years.
Tuesday, March 5th 2019 - 10:20 UTC
Google urges EU parliament to reject an overhaul of the online copyright law

Internet giant Google on Monday urged the European Parliament to resist approving a planned overhaul of the bloc's online copyright law that the company said would hurt Europe for “decades to come”. European lawmakers could vote as soon as next week on the landmark legislation that is intended to modernize copyright for the digital age but has set off a furious lobbying war in Brussels.