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Google updates YouTube ad targeting terms to remove hate speech
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According to The Verge, the movie follows a report by The Markup, which found that advertisers could search for terms like "white lives matter" and "white power" when deciding where to place ads on YouTube. At the same time, the report found, Google was blocking advertisers from using terms such as "Black Lives Matter" to find videos and channels to run ads against.
500 workers ask Sundar Pichai to stop protecting harassers
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The letter came after former Google engineer Emi Nietfeld wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times, alleging that she was forced to have one-on-one meetings with the man who harassed her. "My harasser still sat next to me. My manager told me H.R. wouldn't even make him change his desk, let alone work from home or go on leave," she wrote.
DuckDuckGo asks people to block Google's new tracking method
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Google has announced FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts) technology to provide a more privacy-focused way to track users and serve ads to them. The company will put FLoC in Chrome and automatically turned it on for millions of users.
Google I/O 2021 will be virtual, free to attend
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Google I/O 2021 will feature Consumer and Developer Keynotes followed by Technical Sessions for "product announcements and how to adopt new features".Users will have to register for Workshops that are instructor-led and feature Q&A, while Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions will be an "opportunity to ask Google product experts questions".
Google accidentally leaks green 'Pixel Buds A'
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In an email sent out to those on the Google Nest mailing list, Google has included a small image of the Pixel Buds A, 9To5Google reported on Tuesday.The email, which highlights new features coming to Google devices, contains links to the Google Store at the bottom with the Pixel Buds A listed over "Accessories".
Google launches new app review process to curb policy violations
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"App review is a new process that evaluates a mobile app's inventory quality before allowing unrestricted ad serving. In going through the process, publishers will get a unified view of all their apps' approval status with actionable feedback," the company said in a blog post on Tuesday.
Google Home's new settings to help customise 'Feed' tab
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According to 9To5Google, there's a new button in the top-left corner at the top of Google Home's second tab. The "Feed customization settings" page starts with "Whole home" where Google lists two categories -- Household Routines: Home & Away Routine and Wi-Fi: Network status, Wi-Fi activity.
Google Wifi app getting rolled into Google Home app: Report
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The switchover to the Google Home app will come in two phases -- first, Google will disable most of the functionality of the Google Wifi app on May 25, The Verge reported on Friday. Starting then, users will only be able to view the current status of their networks, but any changes, including adding new routers or access points, will have to be done in the Google Home app.
John Krafcik quits as CEO of Google's self-driving car project
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"After five and a half exhilarating years leading this team, I've decided to depart from my CEO role with Waymo and kick-off new adventures. To start, I'm looking forward to a refresh period, reconnecting with old friends and family, and discovering new parts of the world," Krafcik said in a blog post on Friday.
Google likely to use its own chip in Pixel 6
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According to documents viewed by 9To5Google, ‘Whitechapel' is used in connection with the codename 'Slider'. ‘Slider' is a shared platform for the first Whitechapel systems on a chip (SoC). Internally, Google refers to this chip as "GS101," with "GS" potentially being short for "Google Silicon," the report said on Friday.
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