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Tony Perkins: Google’s pro-LGBT campaign will ‘search and destroy’ values
The leader of an anti-LGBT Christian think tank on Monday warned that search engine giant Google should be ready for “blow back” over their “Legalize Love” campaign, which targets countries that have anti-homosexuality laws. “Thanks to a new campaign, Google’s approach to traditional values is to search — and destroy,”…
Google grabs startup devoted to Apple gadget email
A French startup behind email applications for Apple gadgets has been bought by Google as the Internet titan increasingly tailors hit software to run on its rival’s hardware. Sparrow co-founder and chief executive Dominique Leca announced on Friday that the Paris-based startup’s team will go to work on Gmail, Google’s…
Google profits surges on growing ad revenue
SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Thursday reported that its quarterly profit surged to $2.79 billion on rising online advertising revenue, besting Wall Street expectations. The California-based online search titan said that its profit rose 11 percent in the quarter ended June 30 as consolidated revenue climbed 35 percent to $12.21…
Google introduces face-blurring feature on YouTube to protect protestors
Human rights activists and campaigners will be able to appear anonymously in videos posted to YouTube, after parent company Google introduced new face-blurring technology to the website. Google said the move was designed to help protect the identity of protesters who appear on the video-sharing site from being exposed to…
Google releases new platform to share information on dying languages
Google unveiled an online information exchange platform to try to give some extra lasting power to more than 3,000 endangered languages. Called endangeredlanguages.com, it is out to help improve the exchange of digital source materials in languages spoken by small numbers of people, from Navajo in the United States, to…
Interpol unveils fake goods scanning app with Google
Global policing body Interpol announced a pioneering initiative to crack down on trade in fake goods, using an app developed with the help of search giant Google. The Interpol Global Register (IGR), announced at a Google conference outside Los Angeles, aims to track illicit goods by verifying products through security…
Yahoo! raids Google for first woman CEO
SAN FRANCISCO — Marissa Mayer — who was one of Google’s first employees and headed products such as Google Maps — is now arguably the most prominent woman in Silicon Valley and a rare female CEO at one of America’s largest firms. The move comes as a surprise after many…
YouTube becoming major news platform: study
WASHINGTON — YouTube, the Google-owned video sharing website, has become a major platform around the world for news, posing challenges to media organizations, a study said Monday. The Pew Research Center report said that news related events were the most searched items on YouTube in five months of a 15-month…
Google faces $22.5 million fine for iPad and iPhone privacy breach
Google faces a $22.5m fine (£14.5m) for breaching the privacy of iPhone and iPad users after bypassing cookie rejection settings on the devices, according to reports. If confirmed, the fine would be the largest ever imposed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against a single company – and would…
Google and Italy partner to put film heritage on YouTube
US Internet giant Google and Italy’s Istituto Luce-Cinecitta on Thursday announced a joint project to make much of the country’s silver screen heritage available on a YouTube channel. “This announcement represents an important step in our efforts to safeguard Italy’s rich culture and allow global public access to it,” said…
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