It was a monumental day for Google and its shareholders. Bloomberg said it was the biggest one-day gain in value ever for a U.S. company.
Source : Google just had one of the best days in Wall Street history – Quartz
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After Europe, it might be America’s turn to enjoy the ‘right to be forgotten‘. A consumer advocacy group in the US is urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate why Google hasn’t extended this option to users in the country.
Source : Google is facing a fight over Americans’ ‘right to be forgotten’
Qui dit vidéo sur Internet dit YouTube. Or le site de Google est en passe de se faire détrôner par un concurrent qui ne fait pas de bruit: Facebook.
Source : Facebook concurrence davantage YouTube avec ses publicités insérées dans les vidéos – LeTemps.ch
Google is reducing social welfare.
Source : Tim Wu accuses Google of degrading search results to favor its own products | The Verge
Google announced today that its panda-shaped self-driving cars are now puttering around the streets of Mountain View, California.
Source : Google’s self-driving cars are now on the streets of California – Quartz
The charge sheet claims that Google’s alleged abuses extend to 12 European countries and date back as far as 2008. The document warns that the EU could fine Google for the violations.
Source : EU Demands Major Changes to Google’s Search Rankings – WSJ
We’ll honor requests from people to remove nude or sexually explicit images shared without their consent from Google Search results
Source : Google Public Policy Blog: “Revenge porn” and Search
At a base minimum, people should be able to walk down a public street without fear that companies they’ve never heard of are tracking their every movement –and identifying them by name –using facial recognition technology
Source : Facial-Recognition Concerns Keep Facebook ‘Moments’ From Europe – Digits – WSJ
Meanwhile, privacy, as always, will be an important issue with the cloud-based service, which went unmentioned at today’s announcement.
Source : Say Hello to Cam and Aware, Nest’s New Home Surveillance System
By improving urban technology, it’s possible to significantly improve the lives of billions of people around the world. With Sidewalk, we want to supercharge existing efforts in areas such as housing, energy, transportation and government to solve real problems that city-dwellers face every day. – Larry Page
Source : Sidewalk Labs