May 18, 2018 Google 'Selfish Ledger' vid reveals creepy concept to use data like 'genetic code' to program future A recently surfaced Google video discusses a creepy concept for collecting vast quantities of user data that could span generations.
May 16, 2018 Google employees resign in protest over controversial Pentagon AI project, report says About a dozen Google employees are resigning in protest over the tech giant’s involvement in Project Maven, a controversial military program that uses artificial intelligence, Gizmodo reports.
May 13, 2018 Facebook, Google to block ads leading up to the Ireland abortion referendum Ireland's May 25 referendum on abortion will be among the first tests of new policies by Facebook and Google to address concerns about election meddling raised by the Cambridge Analytica data scandal.
May 9, 2018 Google suspends all ads related to Irish abortion referendum LONDON (AP) — Google is suspending all advertising connected to Ireland's abortion referendum as part of moves to protect "election integrity," the company announced Wednesday.
May 8, 2018 Google hits hard on privacy, artificial intelligence at I/O 2018 Google took the wraps off the latest version of its Android operating system, Android P, and made several other announcements at its I/O developer conference on Tuesday, as it looks to keep up with the other tech giants in Silicon Valley.
May 6, 2018 YouTube stars being paid to push academic cheating, report says Advertisements for EduBirdie, a Ukraine-based firm that allows students to buy essays, reportedly have appeared in more than 1,400 YouTube videos on more than 250 channels.
May 2, 2018 Why Europe's privacy clampdown may not solve Facebook's data scandal woes Think about your interaction with Facebook, Twitter and Google as a relationship.
April 27, 2018 Google taps tech to battle opioid crisis Google is throwing its weight behind the effort to tackle America’s opioid crisis.
April 25, 2018 A Google Street View car drove right through the path of the 2017 solar eclipse The most-viewed eclipse in history had an unexpected witness: A Google Street View car drove right to the edge of totality, offering a surprising celestial treat for visitors scoping out the event in Maryland Heights, Missouri.
April 25, 2018 UK politicians slam Facebook over illegal content A U.K. Parliamentary committee has called foul on what it perceives to be a lack of action by social media companies to take down illegal content.