ed Google removes nearly 600 apps for spam-like ads after they were downloaded 4.5 BILLION times By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 20 Feb 2020 23:04:56 GMT Apps violated rules on ad policies, by showing ads that were 'displayed to users in unexpected ways, including impairing or interfering with the usability of device functions' Full Article
ed Google's Thanksgiving Four give first interview after being abruptly fired By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 21:56:58 GMT Laurence Berland, Paul Duke, Rebecca Rivers and Sophie Waldman were all fired from Google on Monday, November 25. Now, they are speaking out in an interview about their saga. Full Article
ed Google Cloud manager RELEASED by police after being arrested for Microsoft employee wife's murder By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 08:39:02 GMT Harvard-educated Sonam Saxena, 43, reported his wife Smriti missing on Tuesday claiming the 41-year-old mother-of-two had vanished during a late night stroll on a secluded beach in Hawaii. Full Article
ed Thousands of private WhatsApp group chats exposed in Google search results, experts warn By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 14:22:04 GMT The California-run messaging app's group chat feature is 'not as secure' as its users may think, experts warn, and user's phone numbers and conversations could be exposed. Full Article
ed Novel privacy tool erases humans from live video feeds in real-time to hide you from webcam spies By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 24 Feb 2020 20:27:12 GMT A YouTube video posted by Jason Mayes, a Google Web Engineer, shows off an algorithm that eliminates humans from a webcam feed in real-time, leaving only the background in tact. Full Article
ed Boy, 11, died two days after junior A&E doctor failed to spot he was suffering heart failure By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 15:24:20 GMT Clayton Hague-Winterbottom had an enlarged heart which was picked up on a chest X-ray - a sign of a struggling heart - but Dr Rida Fatima discharged him from Royal Oldham Hospital last year. Full Article
ed Alphabet unveils AI camera system that monitors fish populations with the goal of feeding humanity By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 18:02:25 GMT A blog post describes project Tidal, which is a part of Alphabet's 'X' division that develops 'moonshot' projects. Tidal is creating a computer vision system that uses AI to monitor fish health. Full Article
ed YouTube reduces conspiracy videos but struggles to rein in climate change denial and more By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 02 Mar 2020 23:20:08 GMT The study analyzed 8 million video recommendations over the past 15 months and used an algorithm that rated videos on a scale of 0 to 1 for likelihood that it pedaled conspiracies. Full Article
ed Coronavirus: the most Googled questions (with answers) By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:16:01 GMT As coronavirus continues to spread across the U.S. here are some answers to a handful of common - and not-so-common - questions about the virus which come up in Google's search engine. Full Article
ed VPN and ad-blocking apps are allegedly harvesting user data By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 17:46:00 GMT An analytics firm that owns at least 20 apps on the App Store and Google Play Store has been harvesting millions of people's data, according to media reports. Full Article
ed Leaked billboard mock-ups reveal Google's budget-focused Pixel 4a will retail at $399 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:31:49 GMT The Pixel 4A will debut at $399 which is on par with the tech giant's previous budget offering, the Pixel 3A according to leaked renders of billboard ads for the Google-made device posted by Evan Blass. Full Article
ed Google is NOT building the COVID-19 testing website Trump promised By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 07:15:31 GMT A website that is very different to the one described at Trump's Friday press conference at the White House is being built by Verily, a healthcare tech company also owned by Alphabet. Full Article
ed Social media giants team up to combat coronavirus misinformation By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 19:29:17 GMT Major tech companies including Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Twitter have issued a joint statement on their efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19, which has killed over 7,100 people. Full Article
ed Google's website offering coronavirus test appointments filled up in one day By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2020 20:34:48 GMT Verily, Google's sister company, which was helping Americans living in the San Francisco Bay Area book appointments to get tested for coronavirus reached capacity one day after launching. Full Article
ed Android 11 documents confirm file sharing feature called 'Fast Share' that mimics Apple's 'Air Drop' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 22:10:06 GMT According to release notes discovered in Android 11, the mobile operating system is working on a feature calls 'Fast-Share' that allows users to share files instantly if they're within proximity. Full Article
ed Couples share self-isolation horror stories as they are forced to work from home amid coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 00:22:22 GMT Couples have shared their self-isolation horror stories, as they've been forced to work together from home in a bid to slow the coronavirus pandemic. Full Article
ed Google alerts users to call a doctor if they search for medical-related locations for coronavius By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2020 18:37:30 GMT Google has added an alert that encourages users to call a doctor when the search for medical locations or search topics about coronavirus in order to help limit the spread of the virus. Full Article
ed Employees urged to turn off smart speakers while working from home during the coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:13:01 GMT As millions around the globe work from home to limit the spread of coronavirus, employers are urging staff to turn off their smart speakers to keep the devices from listening to phone calls. Full Article
ed Map shows how nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped across the US amid coronavirus pandemic By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 20:17:10 GMT A new map pulls data from European Space Agency satellite to show how nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped since many states have enforced lockdowns to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Full Article
ed Facebook and Apple say personal N95 masks they are donating were stockpiled during wildfires By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 22:31:30 GMT Tech giants are sending millions of N95 masks to healthcare workers in the US to help with the shortage, but the donations are raising questions to why these firms have a stockpile. Full Article
ed Australia's best and worst April Fool's pranks for 2020 revealed By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:08:17 GMT April Fool's Day has rolled around once again and a few Australian companies still got in on the shameless tricks. Full Article
ed Google searches for 'universal credit', and 'furlough' soar in Britain By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 17:46:32 GMT Britons have been using Google to look up the Government's guidance on helping firms with furloughed workers to keep them employed but without working. Full Article
ed Why worried Australians in self-isolation are searching for bizarre 5G conspiracies By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 07 Apr 2020 06:59:17 GMT Self-isolating Australians are using the extra time they have holed up indoors to research the internet about anti-5G conspiracy theories, according to analytical search trends by Google. Full Article
ed New NHS phone app unveiled by Matt Hancock which warns your friends when you've got coronavirus By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 17:40:22 GMT Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the 'contract tracing' software would allow people who become unwell to warn those they had been in touch with 'over the past few days' so they can 'act accordingly'. Full Article
ed NHS 'discussed allowing coronavirus app to identify people using their mobile phone ID' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:43:09 GMT A draft document from last month considered whether the app should include the ability to reveal a person's identity 'if ministers judge that to be proportionate at some stage'. Full Article
ed Nest cameras reduced to default video quality in an effort to preserve internet capacity By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 22:37:41 GMT According to an email from the Google-owned home security company sent to users, it will lower users' cameras to their default settings automatically to 'conserve internet resources.' Full Article
ed Google and Facebook will be forced to pay media organisations for news content By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 19 Apr 2020 17:28:52 GMT Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will on Monday announce a mandatory code on digital platforms to be finalised by July, bringing forward a November deadline. Full Article
ed 'Make Facebook and Google pay for UK media news content' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:24:25 GMT Ex-Culture Committee chair Damian Collins is urging the government to follow the example of Australia, where new rules are being brought in to help prop up publications amid coronavirus turmoil. Full Article
ed Oatlands tragedy victim Charbel Kassas found out his cousins had died on Google By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 02:16:07 GMT Charbel Kassas, 11, is talking and walking despite spending more than two months unconscious in Westmead Children's Hospital following the shocking crash in Sydney on February 1. Full Article
ed Twitter's Jack Dorsey gives nearly $400m less to charity than the $1 billion he claimed By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 07:05:23 GMT Dorsey tweeted that he would donate a billion dollars in the form of shares in Square to help coronavirus efforts but Securities Exchange Filings show he has donated less than that. Full Article
ed Apple will release COVID-19 tracking technology to governments weeks before previously planned By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 22:59:36 GMT France's Les Echos also reports that Breton also pressed Apple to guarantee that the technology would be built with privacy in mind as well as being voluntary and transparent. Full Article
ed Contact tracing app to be released in weeks could help prevent Covid-19 infections By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 15:38:43 GMT Professor Christophe Fraser, from Oxford University's Big Data Institute, said 60 per cent of the UK population - or 40 million - would need to download the app. Full Article
ed These are the top 10 most Googled recipes during the coronavirus crisis By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 04:12:47 GMT People are most interested in learning how to bake banana bread and roll pizza dough from scratch in isolation during COVID-19, new data from search giant Google reveals. Full Article
ed Son, 55, nurses Covid-stricken father, 81, back to health after he was released from hospital to die By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 15:47:36 GMT Raj Nathwani (left, with his mother Kanchan, father Suri and brother Manish) also used a Google spreadsheet to monitor 81-year-old Suri's vital signs and kept his house clean in Watford. Full Article
ed Apple tipped to release SEVEN new iPhones in 2020 - including the long-awaited iPhone SE 2 By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 10:39:56 GMT Details of the new models were revealed in a private note to investors by analyst Jun Zhang of international brokers Rosenblatt Securities, leaked to Apple Insider. Full Article
ed Ariel Winter looks refreshed as she braves the wind for a self-care day in Studio City By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 21:29:52 GMT She's been spotted out with her rumored new beau Luke Benward. But on Sunday, Ariel Winter, 28, stepped out for some solo time as she headed off to a nail salon in Studio City. Full Article
ed Apple's top 2020 iPhone model may be first entire-screen device with embedded fingerprint reade By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 17:18:02 GMT Among the major changes, according to LetsGoDigital, would be getting rid of Apple's current face recognition software, Face ID and replacing it with in-display fingerprint technology. Full Article
ed Hiker lost in dense Florida woods is rescued after helicopter search crew spots iPhone flashlight By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 31 Dec 2019 20:32:43 GMT Libia Marsack was trekking through the Flatwoods Wilderness Park in Thonotosassa, Florida, on Sunday when she lost her way and called 911 for help. Full Article
ed Leaked iPhone SE 2 renders show Apple's next 'budget' handset By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:57:38 GMT Leaked images of the supposed iPhone SE 2 or 'iPhone 9' show a device with a 4.7-inch display just the iPhone 8, which Apple released nearly two-and-a-half years ago. Full Article
ed Clubber loses her iPhone on night out… for it to be handed in with hilarious video of drunk finder By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 19:51:45 GMT Student Katalin Sara lost her mobile in Avoriaz in the French Alps but had it returned to the bar by a determined Scot called Nicole Williamson (pictured in the video). Full Article
ed British tourist is filmed punching a man on Bangkok metro By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:16:16 GMT Footage taken on a smartphone on Bangkok's Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) metro line, shows a Thai man accidentally bump into a Westerner, causing his iPhone to fall to the floor. Full Article
ed Father reveals his daughter painted a "rainbow-farting moose" on her bedroom wall and door By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:38:44 GMT David Neal, from Colorado, revealed his ten-year-old daughter sneakily drew a 'rainbow-farting moose' on her bedroom wall and while he wasn't exactly impressed, Twitter users found it hilarious. Full Article
ed Apple could be forced to replace its current charger cable with the USB-C by the EU By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 08:05:22 GMT If the EU Government in Brussels forced iPhones sold in Europe to have a new charging platform, the change would likely be rolled out worldwide by Apple to avoid manufacturing two cables. Full Article
ed Tore Bempasciuto remains locked up in Bali for 'hitting taxi driver' By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 21:24:12 GMT Tore Bempasciuto, from Ferndale in Perth , allegedly punched Saiful Nurokhim at a taxi rank outside the LXXY Bar in Kuta at 4.15am on Tuesday. Full Article
ed Hero father who saved his neighbour's life avoids jail after fraud and theft By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 23:55:42 GMT Darren Kyle Hunter, 31, was involved in an incident in April 2017 and was helped by a man who offered his iPhone so Hunter could call a taxi, the a Western Australian court heard on Friday. Full Article
ed Balinese taxi driver who bashed by Aussie tradie demands to meet attacker By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Sun, 19 Jan 2020 23:00:48 GMT Tore Bempasciuto, from Ferndale in Perth, has been locked in a cell in Kuta for six days as he waits for an agreement to be reached. Full Article
ed Cloud in the shape of Jesus Christ is spotted in the skies over the West Midlands By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:14:45 GMT Caroline Hawthorne, 42, spotted the bizarre formation from her kitchen window in Willenhall, West Midlands. Her friends and family members likened the eerie image to Jesus or an angel. Full Article
ed Bali: Australian arrested over taxi driver attack By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:31:36 GMT Tore Bempasciuto, from Ferndale in Perth, allegedly punched Saiful Nurokhim at a taxi rank outside the LXXY Bar in Kuta at 4.15am on Tuesday. Full Article
ed Australian tradie accused of headbutting a Bali taxi driver reaches peace deal with alleged victim By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 18:57:09 GMT Tore Gerard Vincenzo Bempasciuto, from Perth, signed a peace agreement with Saipul Nurokhim for an undisclosed amount of money on Tuesday following an incident last week. Full Article
ed Firefighters tell teens to stop setting fire by putting pennies on the exposed prongs of chargers By www.dailymail.co.uk Published On :: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:57:40 GMT Officials in Massachusetts are warning against a new viral TikTok trend where teenagers sliding a penny behind plugged in iPhone chargers to spark a fire. One student will face charges. Full Article