Google manually manipulates its search results, new report shows
The policy will prohibit pages with single answers to search inquiries taken directly from the open web.
Indie social platform Micro.blog now allows video uploads
You may upload video files smaller than 45Mb which is about 55-65 seconds of 720P video.
Most people underestimate how much Google actually tracks them, new survey shows
The privacy scandals of Silicon Valley tech companies over the last few years have managed to turn the attention of their consumers towards privacy and data management.
Google quietly removes “sort by date” feature from search results
Many people used this feature to override Google Searches’ algorithmic recommendations and get date based view of the search results.
AI expert slams Google for caving to the mob
She berated Google for failing to communicate its decision to pull the plug before axing the board.
Google closes its AI ethics council after facing pressure from employees to remove conservative member
After the council was formed, employees immediately petitioned Google to remove conservative and Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James.
Android TV update include puts annoying ads on the homescreen
This channel was added with the latest Android home app update and will force users to see ads that they might not be interested in.
YouTube’s Content-ID is still crazy, crushing music education on YouTube
Overzealous YouTube algorithms often harm innocent content creators.
France shoots itself in the foot, gets blocked on Twitter because of their own dumb “fake news” law
Facebook and Google are reported to have already complied with the law by updating their services in France – but not Twitter.
New Firefox feature is designed to make websites less annoying
The main idea behind this experiment is to study how users interact with notifications and collect valuable data about types of notifications that should be blocked by default.
Google Stadia product manager addresses the privacy issue of the “online only” games platform
As a user’s Stadia account is built on top of their Google account, it would be easy for Google to implement targeted advertising on the platform as a revenue stream.
Google helps law enforcement by handing over data without a warrant, EPIC claims
The scanning involves the use of a proprietary algorithm to investigate files and data uploaded by their users.












