Amnesty International calls Facebook, Google rights abusers
Amnesty International issues a scathing indictment of the world’s dominant internet corporations, arguing in a new report that Google and Facebook should be forced to abandon what it calls their surveillance-based business model because it is “predicated on human rights abuse.”
21 November 2019, 04:47 AM
Huawei phones lose access to install Google’s apps
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s newly launched Mate 30 devices have lost their access to manually install Google’s Android apps, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
2 October 2019, 18:00 PM
All that’s new with Android 10
Google has released the much anticipated Android 10 and Android 10 GO operating system on a select few devices on September 3 of this year.
29 September 2019, 18:00 PM
No response from Facebook, Google, YouTube
The government has failed to bring Facebook, Google, YouTube and other digital platforms under its tax network three months after
22 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Google calendar app down globally
Alphabet Inc’s Google Calendar app users were unable to access their schedules on Tuesday as the app faced technical issues globally.
19 June 2019, 08:05 AM
Google will give users more control over who tracks them online
Google is tightening the rules for how websites track people who use its Chrome web browser, an effort to assure users it wants them to be in control over who watches their moves online.
8 May 2019, 06:31 AM
Facebook, Google face widening crackdown over online content
Tech giants like Facebook and Google came under increasing pressure in Europe when countries proposed stricter rules to force them to block extreme material such as terrorist propaganda and child porn.
9 April 2019, 08:24 AM
Google fined $1.7b for search ad blocks in third EU sanction
Google was fined 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) for blocking rival online search advertisers, the third large European Union antitrust penalty for the Alphabet business in only two years.
20 March 2019, 15:03 PM
Google celebrates Int’l Women’s Day with quotes of 13 inspiring women
Search engine giant Google creates a new Doodle on its homepage celebrating the International Women's Day.
8 March 2019, 07:33 AM
Remove 'fake' content on food quality, Indian govt tells Facebook, Google
The Indian government instructed Facebook and Google to take down "false and malicious" contents that spread misinformation about the food quality and safety in the country, reports The Times of India.
21 January 2019, 05:56 AM
Stop Googling your symptoms right now: Health experts
Although more and more people are turning to the Internet for medical advice, “Dr Google” is no substitute for an actual visit to a doctor, health experts say.
19 December 2018, 04:30 AM
Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias
US President Donald Trump accuses tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google of being biased in favor of opposition Democrats, a day after a report for the Senate revealed Russian agents had used social media in an attempt to sway the 2016 election in Trump's favor.
18 December 2018, 14:40 PM
Google users face problems
Google users in Bangladesh have been facing difficulties in using the tech giant's services, such as Gmail, Google Ads, Google drive and its cloud services, for a week as a direct consequence of the government blocking some websites and links, industry insiders said.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM
YouTube officially saying goodbye to video annotations
Google announced recently – or rather quietly updated a YouTube help page from years ago – that all existing annotations that were created before the annotations editor was discontinued will be removed from videos by early next year.
29 November 2018, 05:23 AM
Another exec out amid sex harassment tension at Google
Google parent Alphabet confirmed that an executive accused of sexual harassment left the company without an exit package as tension over its handling of such matters heightened.
1 November 2018, 07:15 AM
Google launches new search experience for job seekers in Bangladesh
Google unveils a new search experience making it easier for job seekers in three countries of South Asia, including Bangladesh, to find employment opportunities from popular job listing websites, online classifieds and companies.
5 September 2018, 10:53 AM
Europe's news agencies blast Google, Facebook for 'plundering' content
Europe's biggest news agencies accuses Google and Facebook of "plundering" news for free in a joint statement that called on the internet giants to share more of their revenues with the media.
4 September 2018, 11:50 AM
Trump takes on Google in complaints about social media
President Donald Trump lashes out at tech companies, accusing Google and others of “suppressing” conservative voices and “hiding information” and good news. He cited no evidence for the claim, which echoes both his own attacks on the press and a conservative talking point.
28 August 2018, 12:29 PM
How to prevent Google from recording your movements
Accused of continuing to track users' movements even when they have turned off their location history, Google is being sued in the United States for unauthorized location data collection.
26 August 2018, 06:39 AM
Tech giants aim to coordinate fight on misinformation: Report
Major technology firms including Facebook, Google and Twitter are set to meet as part of an effort to coordinate the battle against misinformation campaigns by foreign agents, a media report says.
24 August 2018, 15:24 PM