[ad_1] The legislation would also require disclosure of experiments to users and the public at least once every 90 days, and would mandate independent review boards for any behavioral or psychological research. The Federal Trade Commission would handle any violations alongside an external registered agency. As Senators Fischer and Warner describe DETOUR, this is about […]
Category: Google
What we’re buying: Google’s discontinued Chromecast Audio
[ad_1] Terrence O’BrienManaging Editor Google has killed a lot of products over the years. Some of them are sorely missed (Google Reader). Others, less so (Wave). But the one that hurt me the most, was Chromecast Audio. I love my regular Chromecasts a lot, but I had been a Roku user for years. Streaming YouTube […]
Google opens a pop-up learning center in New York City
[ad_1] The learning center will occupy an 11,000 square foot space and will host three separate classrooms where community members can attend a variety of different classes, all focused on digital skills. In addition to the seminar-style learning events, the center will also set aside several hours per week to host one-on-one training and coaching […]
UK will hold social networks accountable for harmful content
[ad_1] Both Facebook and Google have previously denied responsibility for the content published on their sites, evoking the communications act in the US to overcome lawsuits accusing them of enabling terrorism and spreading extremist views. But calls for big tech to be regulated have grown in recent years following a spate of controversial incidents, the […]
Reddit’s ‘Change My View’ community becomes a dedicated site
[ad_1] The stand-alone site makes it easier to award a “delta” (a vote for a persuasive comment) and mark comments as illuminating. At the moment, Change A View is more of an extension of the subreddit than anything. It shows how even Reddit’s relatively flexible community format has its limits. However, Turnbull told Wired that […]
Google Assistant offers livelier search results on Android
[ad_1] Other upgraded searches include stocks (you’ll see a stock performance graph), financial calculators, color pickers and even a bubble level. Those searches that do revolve around basic web links will also show up in a mere elegant vertical format that’s better suited to your phone. You should already see the new results now. There’s […]
Google’s lower-cost Pixel 3a phones surface on official sites
[ad_1] The smaller Pixel 3a, “Bonito,” would have a 2,160 x 1,080 display, while its larger 3a XL counterpart (“Sargo”) appears to have a taller 2,220 x 1080 screen. That’s slightly odd when renders and pictures have suggested that neither phone would have a notch, but it wouldn’t be completely surprising. Both handsets would also […]
Google surprises Android TV owners with unwanted advertisements
[ad_1] Updates that add features like additional HDR support or fix weird issues are one good thing about smart TVs, but as many of us have experienced, there can be a downside. Software updates delivered months or years after a TV is purchased could change the interface for the worse, or add “features” that are […]
Facebook, Google and Twitter will join a hearing on tech censorship next week
[ad_1] While we can guess, we don’t know exactly what the subcommittee (chaired by Senator Ted Cruz) plans to discuss. Since the 2016 election, tech companies have been accused of — and denied — censoring conservative speech. This also comes just one week after Mark Zuckerberg proposed four ways to regulate the internet. Google and […]
Amazon’s earbuds are a shot at Google, not Apple
[ad_1] When it comes to the virtual assistant wars, there are really two main players: Alexa and Google Assistant. Sure, there’s Siri, Bixby and Cortana, but none of them are nearly as capable or have the reach that the other two have. Alexa undoubtedly has the headstart, partly thanks to the success of its Echo […]