Tag Archives: Google

Google is testing custom lock screen shortcuts in Android 13, though it’s not guaranteed to make it to the final build. Custom lock screen shortcuts are something that a lot of other device OEMs have figured out by now, but for Google Pixel owners, it’s not a feature that’s available. That may be changing though, as with Android 13 QPR2 Beta 3, the next Pixel feature drop update, it seems that Google is finally toying with the idea of introducing custom lock… Source link

WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance, should be removed from app stores run by Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google because the short video social media app poses a risk to national security, Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat on the intelligence committee, said in a letter dated Thursday. The app, which Congress has already banned from federal government devices, has come under increasing criticism because of concern that China’s government could use… Source link

The “extended reality” product could debut later this year Samsung’s February 2023 Unpacked event was dominated by the Galaxy S23 and, to a lesser extent, the Galaxy Book 3 series. These products are primarily iterative upgrades over their predecessor and don’t bring any breakthrough new technology to the table. The company is working on a more exciting device, though: an “extended reality” headset. Samsung is usually the first to market with products in… Source link

Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images The move signals growing bipartisan concern about the world’s most popular app. Colorado Senator Michael Bennet (D) has called on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their app stores, citing concerns that the app could share private American user data with China or be manipulated by the Chinese government to subtly influence U.S. public discourse. In a letter sent to the companies on… Source link

The Federal Trade Commission has slapped prescription drug discount app GoodRx with a $1.5 million fine for the unauthorized disclosure of customers’ identifiable health information with third parties, such as Facebook and Google. This is the first time the agency has taken enforcement action under its Health Breach Notification Rule, which requires vendors of personal health records to notify customers if their data has been breached. While the rule has applied to companies handling health… Source link

MOUNTAIN VIEW — Dozens of Google workers from across the country rallied at Google headquarters Wednesday to demand higher wages and benefits from Google’s parent company Alphabet. With the backing of the Alphabet Workers Union, a group of Google contract workers known as “raters” made their voices heard on Google’s main campus calling for fair pay and benefits. “I support the largest revenue stream that Google has, and I don’t have healthcare from my employer, and I don’t have the… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google ‘rater’ contract workers rally at Mountain View headquarters to demand higher pay  CBS San Francisco Source link

Before the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT was unleashed into the world, the novelist Robin Sloan was testing a similar AI writing assistant built by researchers at Google. It didn’t take long for Sloan, author of the bestseller “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore,” to realize that the technology was of little use to him. “A lot of the state-of-the-art AI right now is impressive enough to really raise your expectations and make you think, ‘Wow, I’m dealing with… Source link

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Google has accidentally removed legit, policy-abiding reviews submitted by Local Guides from Google Maps. Google acknowledged the issue and said it is working on reinstating those reviews over the next few weeks. What happened. According to Google’s Local Guides Connect blog, Google said they are “constantly improving our moderation system to keep policy-violating content off the map.” With those efforts, Google said its “protections took down more than expected policy abiding… Source link