Google missed blockchain
We really didn't see that one coming
Google founder Sergey Brin has admitted that his outfit missed out on being at the front of blockchain technology.
Google's controversial human sounding AI is being tested for call centres
AI Duplex might have a job
Google's controversial AI Duplex, which it first demonstrated to the public at its developer conference in May is being tested for use in call centres.
Apple Siri intervenes in Syria debate
Hey Mr Speaker, what's an iPhone?
A UK minister was interrupted by Siri when he was making a speech in the Houses of Parliament today.
Google Cloud threatened to shut down a business in three days
Self-sabotage on the cloud
Any thoughts that Google Cloud might be taken seriously by business have been seriously damaged after a developer complained about how the outfit shut down a wind turbine project automatically twice due to retarded customer service.
HTC axes 1,500 people
Restructures business
Troubled Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has laid off 1,500 members of its staff as it continues to restructure its business.
Google backs KaiOS
Invests $22 million
Google has invested $22 million into KaiOS, the company that has built an operating system for feature phones that packs a range of native apps and other smartphone-like services.
Android apps will have their own DRM
And few have noticed
Google has rolled out a feature that adds a string of metadata to all APK files when they are signed by the developer.
Google makes a stand for revenge porn
Lobbies law into oblivion
Search engine Google has used its considerable power to squash a law banning people from getting revenge on their ex by posting naked pictures or movies of them on the internet.
Google AI will tell doctors if you are going to live or die
What could possibly go wrong?
Doctors are evaluating a new Google neural network which accurately shows your chances of dying.
Google fights Amazon on assistant front
Sorry, can I hear an echo?Sorry, can I hear an echo?
A report suggests that Google is so alarmed by Alexa's dominance on the home intelligence assistant front that it is pouring vast amounts of energy to play catch up with Amazon.