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Google will discontinue its emergency location sharing app Trusted Contacts in December, and has already yanked it from the Google Play Store. Instead, it’s directing existing users to try similar but less helpful features in Google Maps. That’s a shame, because while Trusted Contacts could let you find a family member even if they don’t respond (say, if they are unconscious or in danger), Google Maps requires them to proactively broadcast their location to you. The announcement was… Source link

A publicly-funded social network run by the ABC has been proposed as one possible response if Facebook and Google limit services in Australia when the mandatory news code becomes law this year. Facebook has warned it will block Australians from sharing news if the landmark plan to make digital platforms pay for news content becomes law. Google has been running a public campaign against the code and launched an international campaign targeting YouTube users when the government announced it… Source link

The Google Assistant Driving mode that the company first announced in 2019 has started appearing on some Android devices, XDA-Developers reported. The UI looks somewhat different from what Google showed at its I/O developers conference last year. XDA says it first noticed something was coming about two weeks ago, when users reported seeing a new navigation interface in Google Maps. It’s not clear whether the rollout of this new mode is part of a test or will be coming for all users…. Source link

Use your iPhone’s or Android phone’s camera with Google Lens. Angela Lang/CNET Google has unveiled several new updates for its Lens tool… Source link

If you’ve ever had a song stuck in your head but can’t remember enough lyrics to search for it, Google has a solution: hum to search. If you’ve ever had a song stuck in your head but can’t remember enough lyrics to search for it, Google has a solution: hum to search. Google unveiled a new search feature Thursday that lets users search for songs by humming a few bars, in an attempt to help you identify music. The feature is now part of Google’s mobile app and… Source link

Ask Google to name that tune. Angela Lang/CNET It happens all the time — you get a song stuck in your head, try to hum it… Source link

Google said in a new blog post that hackers linked to the Chinese government have been impersonating antivirus software McAfee to try to infect victims’ machines with malware. And, Google says, the hackers appear to be the same group that unsuccessfully targeted the presidential campaign of former Vice President Joe Biden with a phishing attack earlier this year. A similar group of hackers based in Iran had tried to target President Trump’s campaign, but also was unsuccessful. The… Source link

Ask Google to name that tune. Angela Lang/CNET It happens all the time — you get a song stuck in your head, try to hum it… Source link

Tap any flight request into a Google search, and the site will show flight options and prices direct from the tech giant at the top of the page. The results are highlighted in a box in a premium position, and they don’t require users to navigate to another site. The only way a rival shows up above Google’s results in many such searches is if they pay for an ad. Google’s critics and rivals have long warned that the search engine is threatening countless industries from shopping to travel… Source link

Google Maps gets a new feature — here’s how it works. Angela Lang/CNET Google announced on Thursday that it expanded its… Source link