Google cashes in on anti-scam ad campaign

Google cashes in on anti-scam ad campaign By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 23:45 GMT, 23 February 2020 | Updated: 23:45 GMT, 23 February 2020 Google is raking in £50,000 a month from the City watchdog to carry warnings above adverts for high-risk investments, including suspected scams. As the new tax year approaches, … Read more

Smart speakers listen to users up to 19 times per day because they hear random words heard on TVs

A new study found that smart speakers are turning on for up to 19 times per day for an average of 43 seconds each time by words misunderstood from people speaking in the same room or heard from televisions.  That means the speakers using popular virtual assistants like Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Microsoft’s Cortana and … Read more

Google removes nearly 600 apps for spam-like ads after they were downloaded 4.5 BILLION times

Google removes nearly 600 apps from its store for pushing spam-like ads but only after they were downloaded 4.5 BILLION times Nearly 600 apps were removed from the Google Play store The tech giant says they were pushing disruptive advertisements Altogether the apps racked up 4.5 billion downloads before being removed Some apps display full-screen … Read more

Google Earth adds more than 1,000 new aerial shots to online gallery

Google has added another 1,000 aerial images of some of the planet’s most beautiful landscapes captured from space to its Earth View gallery. The update – which is the biggest yet – takes the total collection to more than 2,500 photos, which can be viewed as an enormous gallery online.  The imagery features more locations … Read more

Google ‘Station’ free WiFi at railway stations to shut down: What happens next?

Written by Shruti Dhapola | New Delhi | Published: February 18, 2020 2:05:38 pm Google Station, the free WiFi service at the railway stations in India is winding up this year. File photo of Caesar Sengupta, VP- Payments and Next Billion Users Google at an Google for India event talking about the Google Station service. … Read more

Google ‘Pixel 5’ name appears in Android Open Source Project

By: Tech Desk | New Delhi | Published: February 18, 2020 12:22:53 pm Google Pixel 5 and Pixel 5 are reportedly code-named Redfin and Bramble, respectively. One of the most hyped flagship smartphones that will be launched in the coming months is the Google Pixel 5, long rumoured to take on the iPhone 11 and … Read more

Drivers Google their insurer but are connected to claims firms and face vast bills

Car crash victim Matthew McNally was left facing a £27,500 bill after he was thought to have been misled by a Google advert, according to court documents obtained by Money Mail. Matthew, 39, had been involved in a multi-vehicle crash in March 2018. It is believed he then used Google to search for his insurer’s number, … Read more

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Google must tackle the copycat scammers

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Google must tackle the unscrupulous firms taking advantage of its lax advertising rules By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 4 February 2020 | Updated: 09:12 BST, 5 February 2020 Google needs to wake up to the fact that unscrupulous firms are routinely taking advantage of its lax advertising rules. … Read more

The United States of New Year’s resolutions: Crossfit is the most Googled plan for 2020

Every New Year’s, millions of Americans make resolutions to become healthier whether it’s to exercise more regularly or eat better. Now, a new survey has revealed the health and fitness terms most searched in Google in every US state for 2020. CrossFit – the popular strength and conditioning program – was the term most typed … Read more

Google set to become fourth tech firm with a $1 trillion market value 

Google set to follow Apple, Amazon and Microsoft to become the fourth tech firm with a $1 trillion market value By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 13 January 2020 | Updated: 21:54 BST, 13 January 2020 Google’s parent company was poised last night to become the fourth tech group to reach … Read more