Apple has vowed to make it easier for iPhone users to switch to Android. The tech giant has announced that by autumn/fall 2025, it will be easier to transfer data between the two devices. This is all part of the changes Apple is making to adhere to the new Digital Markets Act to avoid Big Tech companies becoming a monopoly. It said: “Apple plans to make further changes to its user data portability offering. “Third parties offer migration solutions that help users transfer data between devices with different operating systems. To build on those options, Apple is developing a solution that helps...
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Google Pay is set to close down in the US this year. The tech giant has announced that its mobile payment service will be no more from June 4, 2024, in order to "simplify their payments system". It will remain in Singapore and India only due to the "unique needs in those countries". Google Wallet has become more dominant than Google Pay. In a new blog post, Google said: "Google Wallet continues to be the primary place for people to securely store payment cards used for tap and pay in stores, alongside other digital items like transit cards, driver’s licenses, state IDs and more. To simplify th...
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Google has announced it is investing $25 million ($26.98 million) to boost AI skills in Europe. The tech giant is on the hunt for social enterprises and non-profits to help approach those who they believe could train in Artificial Intelligence. Google will also host "growth academies" to support businesses in their use of AI. Adrian Brown, executive director of the Centre for Public Impact, a non-profit working with Google on the venture, said: “Research shows that the benefits of AI could exacerbate existing inequalities — especially in terms of economic security and employment. “This new pro...
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Google and Apple are among the tech firms being asked to explain their risk management protocol for Google Play Store and the App Store. The European Commission wants to know exactly how the two tech giants will meet the terms of the new Digital Services Act (DSA) with their respective app platforms. The EU executive said in a statement: "The Commission is requesting the providers of these services to provide more information on how they have diligently identified any systemic risks concerning the App Store and Google Play." Google and Apple have until January 15 to provide their answers. The ...
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Google Assistant has a new song to bid farewell to 2020 and welcome in 2021. To launch the AI assistant into song, users simply need to say: "Hey Google" or "OK, Google" followed by "Sing The New Year Song". It includes the line: "Sing a song for the New Year. I hope that we all thrive." The tune is available on Google Nest Mini, Google Home Max, and the Google Nest Hub.
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Google's Fitbit takeover has been approved by the European Commission. The EU had warned the acquisition could harm competition. However, as reported by BBC, Google has made some pledges to address these concerns, and the commission's executive vice president Margarethe Vestager is content the deal will keep the market "open and competitive". Initially, there were worries that Google could use the Fitbit data for targeted advertising as well as excluding third parties from the platform. However, Google, has addressed these, and promised not to use any health, location or fitness data from the ...
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Google applications suffered a service outage this week due to "an internal storage quota issue". The tech giant's platforms - including Gmail, YouTube and Docs - were down for more than half an hour on Monday with users left unable to access many of the company's apps such as the Android Play Store, Maps and Google Drive. However, the search engine was unaffected by the problem, which hit its authentication system, which handles log-ins and similar functions. The outage also caused issues for Google-connected smart devices including Home speakers, which meant some users were unable to control...
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Google has developed a plan to tackle coronavirus misinformation. The tech giant has created vaccine information panels in its search results in a bid to combat misinformation, after the UK's became the first Western country to approve a vaccine for the disease. The panels will be introduced in more countries over the coming weeks and months as more countries approve vaccines. The overarching ambition behind the move is to ensure that accurate information about the vaccine is provided, including how, when, and where people can receive the shots. Google has shared similar information via corona...
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Selena Gomez has personally asked Google's CEO to ban ads spreading misinformation about the upcoming presidential electionSelena Gomez has personally asked Google's CEO to ban ads spreading misinformation about the upcoming presidential electionThe pop megastar revealed on her Instagram Story this week that she sent a DM to Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet Inc., the parent company to Google, to urge the business executive to "shut down immediately" any ads containing false information about the vote on November 3.The 'Ice Cream' singer wrote: "Hi Sundar, although we have never met, I just learned ...
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Google has explained the reason behind it's new multi-coloured Gmail logo.The tech giant decided to swap out the red M on a white background with their signature red, blue, green, and yellow colours to signal the fact "the lines between [their] apps have started to disappear".The last time the logo was changed was in 2013, and Google wanted the rebranding of G Suite, which is now known as Google Workspace, to represent that.
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