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Amazon, Google Join Forces with White House on Cybersecurity Initiative
New labels proposed by the U.S. government could help consumers identify smart appliances and fitness trackers considered secure from cyberattacks.
2024 Emojis Could Include Shaking Heads, a Phoenix, and a Lime
New emojis for 2024 have been submitted for approval by the Unicode Consortium.
Google Bard Expands, But Canada Still Left Out
Google’s Bard AI chatbot has made its most significant expansion to date, becoming accessible globally and incorporating most major languages, while also gaining new features. But despite being available now in Brazil and more countries in Europe, Google has still left out Canada, just like China and North Korea. We are super special, as always....
Switch to Bing Says Senator, Despite Microsoft Not Paying for News
Canadian Senator Pierre Dalphond is making a call for Canadians to switch their search engine to Microsoft’s Bing, instead of using Google, in the wake of the federal government's controversial Online News Act. Also known as Bill C-18, the latter requires Meta and Google to set up financial agreements with Canadian news publishers in return...
Google to Use Everything You Post Online for AI Develpment
Google's recent privacy policy update reveals its intention to scrape content from across the public internet for the purpose of developing AI.
Ex-CRTC Chair Proposes Solution for Google and Meta News Sharing
The ongoing stalemate between the feds, Meta, and Google regarding the implementation of the Online News Act could be resolved easily, says a former chair of the CRTC. How? By suspending the Act and establishing a fund to which big tech platforms contribute for news outlets, says Konrad von Finckenstein, who served as the head...
Minister Claims Google News Blocking Puts Wildfire Lives in ‘Danger’
Canada’s Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez continues to make the rounds to various media outlets, in response to Google announcing it would pull news links soon, in response to Bill C-18, which aims to force the latter and Meta to pay media organizations for users to share links. Rodriguez told the BBC on Friday that the...
Minister Stunned by Google Decision to Remove News Links [VIDEO]
Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez was caught off guard by Google's announcement of its intent to stop featuring links to Canadian news outlets. In a Thursday interview on CTV's Power Play, Rodriguez expressed his surprise at the tech giant's reaction. "Well, Meta, I always said it was complicated; Google we still have conversations as recent...
Google to Stop Sharing News Links in Canada
Google has announced plans to halt its news-related services in Canada due to the newly enacted Online News Act, known as Bill C-18. In a blog post, Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs at Google & Alphabet, criticized the legislation for creating financial uncertainty and disrupting the way online search engines operate. Bill C-18 mandates...
Google Introduces New Education App Hub
With Google for Education App Hub, educators and administrators now have a centralized platform to explore and access a wide range of apps.
Google Pixel Ads Turn iPhone into its ‘Best Phones Forever’ [VIDEOS]
In a new series of ads with the hashtag, “#BestPhonesForever" the Google Pixel and iPhone are once again personified and engage in a lively conversation. In the latest video below ‘Opening Up’, it begins with the Pixel and iPhone discussing the possibility of something bigger in the world of smartphones. The Pixel hints at a...
Google Pixel Tablet Review: Unboxing, First Impressions
Last month during Google I/O, the company finally unveiled more about its Pixel Tablet, which it first teased last year. Google sent us the Pixel Tablet to go hands-on with—here are some of our unboxing photos, plus quick impressions of this tablet in Porcelain colour and its white bezel. Powered by Google’s newest Tensor G2...