The Washington Post reports that, amid a number of other controversies and regulatory actions and examinations fixated on Google, the Trump administration is, in the words of economic adviser Larry Kudlow, “taking a look” at the prospect of regulating Google and its eponymous search engine....
Google’s Indian digital payment app Tez is getting an overhaul as the company plans an expansion into other areas of Asia. According to news from TechCrunch on Tuesday (August 28), the Tez app is being rebranded Google Pay — the digital payment service Google operates in 20...
Google is hoping to answer one of the longest-running consumer questions in travel booking (Am I really getting the best deal?) by making clear to consumers the average price of their ticket based on historical pricing information for that year. The new Google Flights feature...
Google’s parent company is set to launch its cybersecurity platform to the public. Earlier this year, Alphabet announced the creation of Chronicle, a cybersecurity firm that will enable companies to detect and prevent cyberattacks. At the time of the announcement, Alphabet wasn’t offering many details, just...
Google might be getting ready to launch a new wellness product powered by artificial intelligence (AI). According to Venture Beat, there are rumors the company is set to launch Google Coach, which would deliver health and fitness insights proactively, using calendar appointments, reminders, and logged...
New research shows that Google gained ground on Amazon’s global smart speaker share for the second quarter of 2018. Strategy Analytics’ latest smart speaker report, “Global Smart Speaker Vendor & OS Shipment and Installed Base Market Share by Region: Q2 2018,” provides detailed quarterly metrics...
Development officials in Toronto recently signed a development agreement involving a “smart city” concept backed by Google’s parent company – but the project still faces doubts from civic officials and citizens. The project involves Waterfront Toronto — a government-created organization focused on renewal of the...
In an update to its Play Store developer policy, Google has banned apps that mine cryptocurrency in the background of a user’s device. At the same time, however, the ban does not include “apps that remotely manage the mining of cryptocurrency,” the Hacker News reported....
Google has updated its events feature to include personalized suggestions and a new design that puts more event information in the search results. Last year, Google announced updates to its app and mobile web search that enable people to use them to find things to do. This decision...
