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Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen has waded into the debate about social media regulation. In an award-acceptance speech to the Anti Defamation League yesterday the creator of Ali G and Borat delivered a precision takedown of what he called Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s “bullshit” arguments against regulating his platform. The speech is well worth watching in […]

Watch Sacha Baron Cohen skewer Zuckerberg’s “twisted logic” on hate ...

This entry was posted in Alphabet artificial intelligence hate speech jack dorsey Mark Zuckerberg Social Susan Wojcicki and tagged facebook google social media twitter on November 22, 2019 by Natasha Lomas

Watch Sacha Baron Cohen skewer Zuckerberg’s “twisted logic” on hate ...

According to Reuters, Google parent Alphabet is looking to acquire publicly traded wearables company Fitbit. Reuters says the deal is still being negotiated and could still fall apart, but if it came together, it would surely strengthen Google’s position in the wearables space, an area where it has struggled despite its efforts around smartwatches and […]

Google reportedly in talks to acquire Fitbit

This entry was posted in activity tracker Alphabet fitbit Gadgets hardware HTC smartwatches and tagged google on October 28, 2019 by Frederic Lardinois

After the onstage presentation at Made by Google 2019, we got our hands on a Pixel 4. In this video, you can watch us do a quick run-through of the major new features — like Motion Sense, which provides gesture controls that don’t require you to touch your phone, and improved Night Sight, which allows […]

Hands-on with the new Pixel 4

This entry was posted in Alphabet hardware Mobile and tagged google on October 15, 2019 by Anthony Ha

Alphabet’s Q1 earnings were a disappointment for Wall Street, courtesy primarily of ad revenue shortcomings. The hardware team met with some difficulties, as well, owing in part to a stagnating global smartphone market that has impacted virtually all players. CEO Sundar Pichai cited “year over year headwinds” when referring to the company’s smartphone line, following […]

Alphabet cites ‘headwinds’ in smartphone sales, teases I/O hardware announcement

This entry was posted in Alphabet Finance hardware Home Mobile PIXEL and tagged google on April 29, 2019 by Brian Heater

Wing Aviation, the drone-based delivery startup born out of Google's X labs, has received the first FAA certification in the country for commercial carriage of goods. It might not be long before you're getting your burritos sent par avion.

Alphabet’s Wing gets FAA permission to start delivering by drone

This entry was posted in Alphabet artificial intelligence drones Gadgets hardware robotics Transportation and tagged google on April 23, 2019 by Devin Coldewey

The continued presence of a UK Far Right activist on YouTube’s platform has been raised by the deputy leader of the official opposition during ministerial questions in the House of Commons today. Labour’s Tom Watson put questions to the secretary of state for digital, Jeremy Wright, regarding Stephen Yaxley-Lennon’s use of social media for targeted […]

YouTube under pressure to ban UK Far Right activist after ...

This entry was posted in Alphabet Europe Social YouTube and tagged facebook google social media on March 7, 2019 by Natasha Lomas

Mobile licensing changes made by Google this fall, when it tweaked terms for OEMs wanting to license its Android smartphone platform on devices destined for the European market, don’t appear to be offering succour to search rivals — despite being triggered by an antitrust ruling intended to reset the competitive playing field. The European Commission […]

Google still claimed to be blocking search rivals on Android, ...

This entry was posted in Alphabet Android antitrust Europe huawei Mobile Search smartphones TC and tagged google on December 18, 2018 by Natasha Lomas

Sad news for anyone into giant robots: Google is closing down Schaft, its secretive unit that develops bipedal robots aimed at helping out in disaster efforts and generally looking badass. The news was first reported by Nikkei, but Google confirmed to TechCrunch that the business will be shuttered. It said it is helping staff find new roles, […]

Google is closing its Schaft robotics unit after failing to ...

This entry was posted in Alphabet Gadgets robot robotics and tagged google on November 15, 2018 by Jon Russell

European Union lawmakers are facing a major vote on digital copyright reform proposals on Wednesday — a process that has set the Internet’s hair fully on fire. Here’s a run down of the issues and what’s at stake… Article 13 The most controversial component of the proposals concerns user-generated content platforms such as YouTube, and […]

What you need to know ahead of the EU copyright ...

This entry was posted in Advertising Tech Alphabet artificial intelligence Europe Media Social TC and tagged google on September 8, 2018 by Natasha Lomas

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