Despite all of YouTube's popularity, and no matter how much ad money it stuffed into Google's coffers during the past quarter, the site's future is cloudier than ever. Late Thursday night, CNN published a report that calls into question the effectiveness ...
Recent controversy over Facebook Inc.’s FB -1.08% hunger for personal data has surfaced the notion that the online advertising industry could be hazardous to our privacy and well-being. As justifiable as the focus on Facebook has been, though, it isn’t ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Every time you save a photo to the cloud, buy something on Amazon, open a Google doc or stream a movie, you’re probably pulling electricity from a windmill in Texas or a solar farm in Virginia. In fact, your clicks and taps may have ...
The Earth Day Network, the nonprofit organization that takes the lead in promoting the holiday today, calls it “the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement.” Environmental awareness in the U.S. had been growing throughout the ...
I went on a 10-day trip to Europe and couldn't bring my Google Home along. I realized how much I've come to rely on Google Assistant for everyday tasks like alarms, weather reports, music, and white noise. Going without the device for nearly two weeks was ...
Say goodbye to passwords. The biggest websites in the world could replace them with fingerprint scans and facial recognition powered by Google and Microsoft. On Friday, the two companies previewed their efforts to help internet platforms go password-less ...
Update 5:25 p.m.: This article has been updated with more details about 'chat.' Ever since I became a phone reviewer, my messages have been a mess. When I switch from an iPhone to an Android one, I need to remember to turn off iMessage on all of my devices ...
The upcoming LG G7 ThinQ smartphone will have a unique, physical connection to Google Assistant. The flagship phone, slated to be unveiled in a New York event on May 2, will sport a dedicated hardware button specifically for Google's digital assistant ...
In February, a Google executive appeared at a tech conference in Barcelona touting a new, low-cost smartphone outfitted with a custom version of its popular mobile operating system. Less than two months later, that phone’s future is in doubt. The U.S ...
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