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Texas church shooting: Google's 'Popular on Twitter' pulls up misinformation after deadly attack

Google searches for the attacker's name brought up falsified and propaganda posts in the 'Popular on Twitter' section.

Shubham Sharma Nov 06, 2017

Hackers 'poison' Google search results to spread stealth banking malware

Hackers are reportedly taking advantage of Google's algorithms to infect people with banking malware, gaming the system by using search engine optimisation (SEO) tactics.

Jason Murdock Nov 03, 2017

Google says it can protect you from sophisticated state-sponsored hackers with a physical key

Google's Advanced Protection Program locks down users' Gmail accounts like never before and is meant for its high-risk users.

India Ashok Nov 03, 2017

Apple CEO Tim Cook: 'Fake news' on social media is a bigger threat than Russian-bought ads

"I don't believe that the big issue are ads from foreign governments," Cook said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 02, 2017

Here are 13 divisive Russia-bought Facebook ads that aimed to influence the 2016 US election

The wide ranging sample of Facebook ads appeared to cover a range of topics from immigration and Islamaphobia to race relations and police brutality.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 02, 2017

Did Facebook, Twitter and Google do enough to stop Russian election interference?

The internet giants faced a Senate committee hearing that led so several heated exchanges between lawmakers and the executives.

James Tennent Oct 31, 2017

The Pirate Bay is 'hidden' from UK residents

Google has seemingly tucked the The Pirate Bay more than five pages deep in UK results pages. However, the search company claims it's just how it's algorithm works.

James Hetherington Oct 31, 2017

Google's cheeseburger emoji is on the grill... all because of the incorrect placement of cheese!

Google's Sundar Pichai joked that he "will drop everything" to fix the problem after users compared it with the Apple emoji.

Lara Rebello Oct 30, 2017

Cybercriminals launch 'black market for Android users' as dark web goes mobile

Some criminals lurking on the underground internet are building dedicated marketplaces for Android users, typically masked by the anonymity provided by Tor's "Orbot" app.

Jason Murdock Oct 26, 2017

Pixel 3 leak reveals three Google flagship smartphones for 2018

Internal codenames for Google's 2018 smartphone family leak as search giant targets "premium" and "high end" markets.

Oliver Cragg Oct 25, 2017

Rogue password-stealing Android apps on Google Play could hijack your bitcoins

Experts from ESET, a Slovakian antivirus company, said this week (23 October) that both Google and the real Poloniex crypto exchange have been notified.

Jason Murdock Oct 23, 2017

Google Play bug bounty: Hackers offered $1,000 to find vulnerabilities in popular Android apps

The programme encourages researchers to scour for bugs in select popular apps created by Google as well as third-party developers,

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Oct 20, 2017

Smart suburb or data-hungry dystopia? Google's Alphabet to design city of the future

The city will incorporate new technological advancements – from WiFi to self-driving cars – and aims to become a hub for start-ups, business and academic centres.

Jason Murdock Oct 19, 2017

8 'Minecraft' apps infected with Sockbot malware on Google Play found adding devices to botnet

Symantec researchers said these infected apps were downloaded between 600,000 and 2.6 million times.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Oct 19, 2017

How the EU is shaking Silicon Valley with GDPR

EU has a new weapon against Google and Facebook - General Data Protection Regulation.

Dan Storbaek Oct 18, 2017

This simple smartphone photo trick is something every dog or cat lover needs to know

Google Photos' pet albums get purr-sonal - Android and iPhone users can now tag their pusses and pooches by name.

Oliver Cragg Oct 17, 2017

Google's AI clones itself and is smarter and more powerful than the man-made one

AutoML is more powerful, smart, and accurate than even the best human-made AI system, says Google.

Immanuel Jotham Oct 17, 2017

Google's Waymo is teaching police in the US what to do when driverless cars crash

Google's driverless car division Waymo is bringing out manuals and defining protocols to assist police officers in the event of a driverless car crashing.

Immanuel Jotham Oct 16, 2017

Analyst: Smartphone Juggernaut Spawned Industry Giants in Apple, Samsung

Opportunity for digital disruption in the B2B world is growing exponentially

Every sector is digitising and every company becoming a digital business giving them newer avenues to grow.

John-David Lovelock Oct 12, 2017

Google parent Alphabet to deploy Project Loon balloons over Puerto Rico to restore connectivity

The FCC has given it approval to Project Loon and Alphabet has said that it will partner with telecommunications services that are already present on the island.

Immanuel Jotham Oct 08, 2017

Did Uber knowingly hide stolen trade secrets from Waymo? Diligence report says it did

"No Google material has been found at Uber," claims the company, but investigations say that it knew that the engineer they hired had stolen files in his possession.

Immanuel Jotham Oct 05, 2017

Google Pixel and Home Mini launch: How to watch and what to expect

Watch live as Google gives the first official look at the Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Home Mini and more.

Oliver Cragg Oct 04, 2017

Google Translate doesn't support Faroese so the Faroe Islands are making their own site

The new site connects those looking to get a Faroese translation with real-life Faroese speakers who will record a short video saying the word or phrase.

James Tennent Oct 04, 2017