Google Maps to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions
Google is adding features on its Maps service to alert users about COVID-19-related travel restrictions to help them plan their trips better, the Alphabet Inc unit said on Monday. The…
Latvia to launch Google-Apple friendly coronavirus contact tracing app
Latvia aims to become one of the first countries to launch a smartphone app using a new toolkit created by U.S. tech giants Apple and Alphabet’s Google to help trace…
Over 30 firms join alliance calling for ‘open’ 5G systems
More than 30 technology and telecom firms unveiled an alliance Tuesday to press for “open and interoperable” 5G wireless systems that eliminate the need for a single supplier. The move…
Google to rollout free video conferencing app soon
Google Cloud on Wednesday announced it was making Google Meet, its premium video-conferencing solution, free for users and would be rolled out over the coming weeks. Google Meet is an app…
Showdown looms between Silicon Valley, U.S. states over contact tracing apps using GPS location data
U.S. states promoting apps that could prove essential to ending the coronavirus lockdown may be headed for a showdown with the two Silicon Valley companies that control key software on…
Facebook, Google in talks with Washington to track, combat coronavirus outbreak
Facebook and Google are in talks with Washington over potentially using individuals’ personal data to track and combat the coronavirus outbreak, US media reported. The project would involve collecting location…
Coronavirus: Facebook, Google ask San Francisco staff to work from home
Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday recommended their San Francisco Bay area employees work from home to minimize the risk of spreading coronavirus. Facebook said it is “strongly…
Facebook to pay users for voice recordings
Facebook is offering to pay its users for personal information including recordings of their own voice, in a rare example of internet companies directly compensating people for collecting their data….
Google protests $2.6 bn EU antitrust fine
Google on Friday attacked what it called an eye-catching 2.4 billion euro ($2.6 billion) EU antitrust fine, prompting a judge to ask how a rich company can miss a relatively…
EU police chiefs support NCA’s demand for tech firms to do more on child abuse
European police chiefs have thrown their support behind British demands for technology companies to urgently transform how they operate to prevent access to child sex abuse, Britain’s National Crime Agency…