Category: Google

Nokia’s new budget phone has a dedicated Google Assistant button

[ad_1] Nokia 2.2 is powered by a quad-core MediaTek A22 CPU chipset and has a 5.71-inch HD+ edge-­to­-edge display. It also has face unlock, access to Google Lens and a camera AI that helps it take detailed photos in low light conditions. The device is priced at €99 (US$112) and is heading to Europe, India […]

Google Maps shows your speed while you’re driving

[ad_1] The feature isn’t broadly available at this point, but those who do have it come from numerous countries around the world, including the US, UK and Canada. The bigger issue is the lack of Android Auto support — you’ll have to mount your phone and use either Maps or the Android Auto app to […]

Watch Google’s Stadia event here at 12PM ET

[ad_1] Google is hosting a Stadia event today, and it’s set to reveal some big news for the game streaming platform, including pricing and launch details as well as some of the games you’ll be able to play. Stadia Connect is taking place just ahead of E3, and less than three months after Google revealed […]

YouTube tries to explain its policies on harassment, again

[ad_1] Over the last few days, there has been a lot of focus on YouTube’s inaction when it came to an internet personality harassing Vox host Carlos Maza with anti-gay and racist speech that frequently incited harassment. Tonight the streaming platform released its first detailed statement about the incidents, as well as its decision not […]

Google shares its Street View air-quality data with scientists

[ad_1] Known as Project Air View, Google first began equipping its Street View cars with air pollution sensors in Oakland back in 2012 after a proposal by the Environmental Defense Fund. The company teamed up with Aclima, a San Francisco-based company that makes internet-connected air quality sensors, and has since expanded to other regions of […]

YouTube will remove some hate speech and conspiracy videos

[ad_1] “Today, we’re taking another step in our hate speech policy by specifically prohibiting videos alleging that a group is superior in order to justify discrimination, segregation or exclusion based on qualities like age, gender, race, caste, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status,” it said in a blog post. It also prohibits videos that promote […]

YouTube declines to pull videos containing homophobic, racist attacks

[ad_1] The service said it had conducted a review of the videos and said there was language that was “clearly hurtful,” but that there hadn’t been policy violations. In a response to Gizmodo, a Google spokesperson also claimed that Crowder was only “debating” Maza’s opinions, and was off the hook as he hadn’t directly “instructed” […]

YouTube will offer 10 hours of live E3 coverage on June 9th

[ad_1] And yes, there will be gaming discussions. Google’s Phil Harrison will talk about the Stadia cloud gaming service at 2:30PM Eastern, while it’s safe to say there will be plenty of chats surrounding the day’s news. You’ll hear more about the schedule in the “coming days,” Keighley said. This is the fifth year of […]

House antitrust subcommittee will investigate internet competition

[ad_1] It’s still early days, but the committee is planning a “series of hearings” and intends to request info while conducting the investigation. Not surprisingly, officials were open to the prospect of creating new laws if necessary. The announcement comes just days after a report of a possible Justice Department investigation of Google, and weeks […]