[ad_1] The new icons indicate whether the image you’re clicking leads to a page with products for sale, to a page with recipes or to video content. They appear small and unobtrusive at first glance, but mousing over them shows the tags in full, even the video’s length. While the icons’ addition isn’t a huge […]
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YouTube hires a liaison to help it work better with creators
[ad_1] The new hire might have a lot to handle in short order. YouTubers have had a range of complaints, ranging from unexpected changes to suggestions that tank viewership through to mistaken demonetization and inconsistent policy enforcement. At the same time, YouTube hasn’t always had the best time communicating its intentions, leading to creators inadvertently […]
Google searches are showing rival business directories in Europe
[ad_1] The company appeared to have tested this in Germany before rolling it out to a wider audience that includes the UK. There’s no certainty this will prevent another antitrust case against Google. The competing directories are clearly visible, but they’re ultimately dwarfed by Google’s own info. Also, these may be a little too familiar. […]
Alphabet’s Loon, telecoms unite to boost high-altitude internet
[ad_1] The Alliance will push for governments to adopt high-altitude internet, of course, but it’ll also work on a cooperative environment with common specs and standards. The aim is ultimately to create a single “compelling message” to sell the concept, even if the individual companies end up competing with each other. This comes roughly 10 […]
Google’s new terms of service will (hopefully) be easier to read
[ad_1] The new terms also cover Chrome, Chrome OS and Google Drive. Google also isn’t taking any chances and stresses that it’s neither changing the privacy policy nor asking for restrictions on your legal rights. Google doesn’t expect the new terms to have a meaningful impact on how you use its services. At first glance, […]
Google fully explains why its apps aren’t on new Huawei phones
[ad_1] Since last spring, the government’s entity list ban against Huawei (and ZTE) has largely prevented US companies from working with them. Despite legal wrangling and trade negotiations between the two countries the ban is still in place, and in the case of Google, it means that while there are still updates and services available […]
Google search is showing invitations to private WhatsApp groups
[ad_1] You won’t want to count on these invitations leaving the web, either. A WhatsApp spokesperson asserted these links were shared in “searchable, public channels,” and that people who want to keep links private shouldn’t share them on publicly reachable sites. Google’s public search liaison, Danny Sullivan, reiterated this by saying it was “no different” […]
Toronto rejects some of Sidewalk Labs’ smart neighborhood ideas
[ad_1] The technical evaluation broke the four-volume MIDP into 160 distinct proposals. Sixteen of those suggestions were labeled “non-support,” which means “new solutions must be explored,” Waterfront Toronto explained in a discussion guide that will inform a second round of public consultation. The organization rejected an “efficient” and “ultra efficient” housing concept that would have […]
Google’s wireless gigabit internet is now called Fiber Webpass
[ad_1] It does seem to be part of Google’s Fiber expansion preparations, though. Webpass head Brien Bell said in his announcement that the new name means Google is “one step closer to providing customers in all of [its] cities a more integrated Google Fiber and Webpass experience.” In other words, when Fiber is ready to […]
New Mexico AG sues Google over alleged child privacy violations (updated)
[ad_1] According to Balderas, Google gathers location data, browsing and search histories, contacts, voice recordings, passwords and more, from children of all ages, without giving parents the ability to limit or review the data collection. The lawsuit also claims that until 2014, Google fed this data to its advertising business and that Google monitors teachers […]