Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton quits Google because of AI fears
Geoffrey Hinton, a pioneer of deep learning and a VP and engineering fellow at Google, is leaving the company after 10 years due to new…
GDPR- what does shake up of EU data laws really mean?
The GDPR laws are intended to give power back to citizens over how their data is processed and used The data protection regulation’s stated aim…
Google’s AI wins final Go challenge
Google’s DeepMind artificial intelligence has secured its fourth win over a master GO player. Lee Se-dol, one of the world’s top Go players, won just…
EU accuses Google of search abuse
The European Union has filed a complaint against Google over its alleged anti competitive behaviour. The competition commissioner said she had issued a “statement of…
Google dominates search traffic
Google accounts for over 90% of global organic search traffic-according to new research. The search engine world will continue to focus heavily on Google this…
Google v Amazon- rivalry grows
Google chairman Eric Schmidt has said the firm’s biggest rival in online search is Amazon. Mr Schmidt fought back at claims that Google enjoyed unrivalled…
GCHQ and NSA tracking billions of mobile phones
Almost five billion mobile phone location records are logged by GCHQ and NSA every day according to reports the Washington Post.The data is said to…
Google’s shares top $1000 as it reports earnings increase 36%
Google’s share price has broken through the $1000 mark today- the day after it reported an increase in it’s third quarter earnings.The numbers released yesterday…
Google’s Android accounts for 79% of phone malware
79% of malicious attacks on mobiles in 2012 occurred on devices running Google’s Android operating system, US authorities have said.Public information website Public Intelligence published…
Google’s tax avoidance damages it’s brand image
Google’s brand image has been damaged by the criticism of it’s tax avoidance of taxes, a major survey of consumer attitudes has found.The search engine…