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When it comes to the competition for developer mindshare in voice apps, Amazon is well ahead of Google. But new analysis from Voicebot reveals that Google is far behind with its own voice apps, called Google Assistant Actions, which come to 4,253 in the U.S. MORE
As is often the case with big hardware events by Big Tech, the Made by Google Event was both surprising and not. Google Home Hub is that answer, a product described as combining all the voice function of the Google Home smart speaker with all the convenience of a tablet screen interface. MORE
To help users follow businesses through the Google Maps iOS app, Google announced a new feature that allows users to monitor updates and news from companies. Google said in a blog post that the “For You” tab helps users to discover fun new places. MORE
Google ’s new voice recognition app , which works entirely offline, is now available to anyone with a Pixel. ” While voice recognition on smartphones is nothing new, there is always a slight delay when virtual assistants — such as Siri, Alexa and Google — respond to a user’s query. MORE
Congress grilled Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai on Tuesday (Dec. Pichai appeared before the House Judiciary Committee, and right away was questioned about Google’s data collection. Pichai said it was impossible for Google employees to skew results. MORE
Growing strong this week, we have Google making it easier to save money, Sephora making it easier (and more rewarding) to spend it and PayPal making it easier to move it around. Google Flights Takes Off. Google lets users explore the world map to see where they can fly on the cheap. MORE
The release of a new Google app development tool is among the latest steps to try to bring more mobile accessibility to people with disabilities — a push that’s been going on in the background of digital retail and associated areas almost since the beginning. MORE
Google announced Thursday (October 25) that it is making Google Images more useful by bringing Lens, its image-recognition mobile app, to Google Images. Lens is a natural fit for Google Images,” wrote Broitman. MORE
Google is rolling out an overhauled Discover feed on google.com for Android and iOS devices. The overhauled Discover comes at the same time that Google is expanding its image search tools. Lens is a natural fit for Google Images,” wrote Broitman. MORE
The Mississippi Attorney General (AG) revealed that his office is preparing an antitrust case against Google , accusing the tech giant of controlling a “pipeline” of data. “We Google Attorney General data protection data regulation Lawsuit Legislation News tech companies What's Hot MORE
To help users make follow-up queries or ask additional questions, Google has brought the Continued Conversation feature to smart displays such as the Google Home Hub and the JBL Link View. Users turn on Continued Conversation feature in the Google Home app through its settings section. MORE
JD.com, one of the biggest eCommerce retailers in China, has teamed up with Google to launch a store on Google Express, according to a report by Reuters. . Google Express was launched in 2013 in a direct challenge to Amazon, in a bid for advertising revenue. MORE
Fossil Group has announced that it is selling $40 million of intellectual property (IP) related to smartwatch technology to Google. Together with Google, our innovation partner, we’ll continue to unlock growth in wearables.”. MORE
Google Assistant is now using historic flight status data and machine learning to predict whether a traveler’s flight will be delayed — before the airline even notifies customers. To access the feature, users can simply ask, “Hey Google, is my flight on time?” MORE
Google is getting ready to announce its own game streaming service. Google’s streaming service would allow users to stream games directly to devices they already own instead of having to spend money on an expensive gaming system and physical game discs. MORE
Google has decided to dispute the €50 million fine handed down by French privacy regulators for allegedly failing to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy law. In addition, the Commission said Google didn’t get the necessary user consent for personalized ads. MORE
Google Assistant has launched support for Siri Shortcuts with the release of its latest update. For example, if the iPhone is unlocked, it can be accessed hands-free by saying “Hey Siri,” then “OK Google.” Google Assistant now supports 15 languages total. MORE
Google Cloud has announced a partnership with artificial intelligence and data analytics firm ThoughtSpot to develop cloud analytics solutions for the enterprise. The company also revealed additional integrations into the Google Cloud Machine Learning Engine. MORE
In cooperation with Google Cloud , the bank has been utilizing data analytics to develop the program, which would use machine learning to inspect the data from the banking behavior of more than 38 million customers. MORE
In an apparent effort to appease European Union antitrust regulators, Google is attempting to boost rivals like Kelkoo, a French price-comparison service, according to report by Reuters. Last week, Google has announced a new Ad placement on its search pages: Comparison Listing Ads (CLAs). MORE
Google has vowed not to sell its facial recognition products until it can make sure the technology will not be abused. The announcement comes after Google was hit with resignations earlier this year over a contract with the Pentagon for Maven, which uses AI for drone footage analysis. MORE
While wearables based on Google ’s Wear OS are designed by other companies, that could someday change: The tech company is apparently looking for a vice president of hardware engineering, wearables, VentureBeat reported. As it stands, Google offers a wireless earbud product called Pixel Buds. MORE
PayPal said Thursday (May 24) that it has expanded its partnership with Google Pay, with a focus on the United States, where users can pay for Google services directly using PayPal. who add PayPal to any one of Google’s services will be able to pay across the Google ecosystem, anywhere that PayPal is offered as a payment method, with only minimal setup.”. users can also choose PayPal as an option where peer-to-peer payments are offered by Google. MORE
Google Payment Lithuania, a unit of Alphabet’s Google, was granted an electronic money institution license by The Board of the Bank of Lithuania. Finextra , citing Google, reported that with the license Google can issue and redeem electronic money and provide payment services. MORE
Gene Munster and Will Thompson, two researchers from Loup Ventures, tested Amazon’s Alexa, Microsoft’s Cortana, Siri and Google Assistant. percent and Google Assistant scored the highest at 87.9 Last month, Google Assistant launched support for Siri Shortcuts with its latest update. MORE
A General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) complaint shows that Google may have misused people’s personal data and categorized them in highly sensitive ways, according to reports. They say there are “wide-scale and systemic breaches of the data protection regime by Google and others.”. MORE
The New York Attorney General and the Connecticut Attorney General are investigating the Google data breach that may have exposed the private data of at least 500,000 users. In the meantime, Google has attempted to explain why it didn’t disclose the breach to the public. MORE
Google Pay is getting an overhaul with a new user design being launched on Monday (July 9), reported BGR. According to BGR, Google Pay is the new name for Android Pay, Google’s digital payment service. With the new interface, users of Google will be able to check out a Hub page to see the latest announcements and trending games on its Play Games app. Google Pay, Bhat said, is different. MORE
Amazo n and GE may be giving up on New York City and Boston respectively, but Google is taking a different approach, expanding in both cities. Google is gearing up to move into a new building that is now the MIT Coop bookstore. MORE
Google and its parent company Alphabet could be facing an antitrust fine from the European Union in the coming weeks over its AdSense advertising product. Google was hit with a 4.34 Regulation Antitrust EU European Commission fine Google News regulation What's Hot MORE
And Google wants a bigger piece — making a move that seems similar to a recent announcement from Apple. When it comes to streaming, the report said that “Google is leveraging its large cloud infrastructure to compete against the likes of Nvidia and soon Microsoft.” MORE
Mostly when people refer to “chatting” with an AI, they mean they are talking to Alexa, the Google Assistant, Siri or maybe even Bixby. Since then, the Google Assistant has literally found its voice, moving on to Google Home and other connected devices. MORE
’s Google was hit with a $57 million fine Monday (Jan. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal , France’s National Data Protection Commission fined Google, saying it didn’t do enough to get the consent of users when gathering data used for targeted advertising. MORE
The 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be an interesting one, according to a report from a tech outlet , because of a showdown between Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant , two competing AI helpers. However, one company – GE – is planning to debut some major collaborations with Google. MORE
Google has a new solution for those feeling particularly charitable, according to reports. Google Assistant , Google’s proprietary voice-activated AI helper, has added a feature that lets users donate to charities via voice from any smart device using the company’s software. MORE
Google is expanding its advertising reach, bringing shoppable ads to Google Images search results. He said Google is well aware that people use images to shop. Google isn’t the only tech company focused on shoppable ads. MORE
And according to recent news on the eCommerce front, Google has lost a friend, seemingly, in at least part of its ongoing eCommerce battle against Amazon. As reported on 9to5google.com , Google has confirmed to users that Walmart products are no longer available through Google Express. MORE
Despite being warned years ago about a bug in its Chromecast media streaming stick, Google has yet to fix it and hackers are still taking advantage. We have received reports from users who have had an unauthorized video played on their TVs via a Chromecast device,” a Google spokesperson said. MORE
Google has expanded its users’ choice of search products, with pro-privacy rival DuckDuckGo benefiting the most. According to reports , Google has “quietly” updated its default search engine lists, expanding them to include pro-privacy search engines in 60 markets around the world. MORE
Google has announced that LG , Nokia , Xiaomi , TCL and Vivo will soon launch smartphones with dedicated Google Assistant buttons. Google button Google Assistant LG mobile News nokia Smartphones TCL vivo What's Hot Xiaomi MORE
Google has released Google Shopping in India to aid customers with a streamlined online shopping experience. According to a report , Google Shopping will allow customers to sift through offers and review costs between multiple merchants. MORE
Google announced Monday (Dec. 10) that it has transferred its “For You” tab to Google Maps in more than 40 countries on iOS and more than 130 new countries on Android. In a blog post , Google said the “For You” tab helps users find fun new places to discover. Google said the For You tab will be rolled out more widely as of Dec. Updating Google Maps isn’t the only enhancement Google has made to its features in recent months. MORE
Google Assistant can now help users book a car from Uber , Lyft , Ola , Grab , GO-JEK and other ridesharing services. Once you decide which company to go with, Google Assistant will then transfer you to that rideshare’s mobile app to complete the booking. MORE
Amazon is getting a leg up over Google when it comes to advertising, with CNBC reporting that some advertisers are moving more than half of their budget earmarked for Google to the eCommerce giant. That, according to CNBC, represents 86 percent of all of Google’s revenue. MORE
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MARCH 17, 2019
Google is getting ready to announce its own game streaming service. Google’s streaming service would allow users to stream games directly to devices they already own instead of having to spend money on an expensive gaming system and physical game discs.
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MARCH 19, 2019
The Mississippi Attorney General (AG) revealed that his office is preparing an antitrust case against Google , accusing the tech giant of controlling a “pipeline” of data. “We Google Attorney General data protection data regulation Lawsuit Legislation News tech companies What's Hot
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OCTOBER 25, 2018
Google announced Thursday (October 25) that it is making Google Images more useful by bringing Lens, its image-recognition mobile app, to Google Images. Lens is a natural fit for Google Images,” wrote Broitman.
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DECEMBER 17, 2018
Google Assistant is now using historic flight status data and machine learning to predict whether a traveler’s flight will be delayed — before the airline even notifies customers. To access the feature, users can simply ask, “Hey Google, is my flight on time?”
PYMNTS
MARCH 18, 2019
In an apparent effort to appease European Union antitrust regulators, Google is attempting to boost rivals like Kelkoo, a French price-comparison service, according to report by Reuters. Last week, Google has announced a new Ad placement on its search pages: Comparison Listing Ads (CLAs).
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 26, 2018
Google Payment Lithuania, a unit of Alphabet’s Google, was granted an electronic money institution license by The Board of the Bank of Lithuania. Finextra , citing Google, reported that with the license Google can issue and redeem electronic money and provide payment services.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 2, 2019
Google has a new solution for those feeling particularly charitable, according to reports. Google Assistant , Google’s proprietary voice-activated AI helper, has added a feature that lets users donate to charities via voice from any smart device using the company’s software.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
When it comes to the competition for developer mindshare in voice apps, Amazon is well ahead of Google. But new analysis from Voicebot reveals that Google is far behind with its own voice apps, called Google Assistant Actions, which come to 4,253 in the U.S.
PYMNTS
MARCH 8, 2019
To help users make follow-up queries or ask additional questions, Google has brought the Continued Conversation feature to smart displays such as the Google Home Hub and the JBL Link View. Users turn on Continued Conversation feature in the Google Home app through its settings section.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 24, 2019
Google has announced that LG , Nokia , Xiaomi , TCL and Vivo will soon launch smartphones with dedicated Google Assistant buttons. Google button Google Assistant LG mobile News nokia Smartphones TCL vivo What's Hot Xiaomi
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 8, 2018
Mostly when people refer to “chatting” with an AI, they mean they are talking to Alexa, the Google Assistant, Siri or maybe even Bixby. Since then, the Google Assistant has literally found its voice, moving on to Google Home and other connected devices.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
And Google wants a bigger piece — making a move that seems similar to a recent announcement from Apple. When it comes to streaming, the report said that “Google is leveraging its large cloud infrastructure to compete against the likes of Nvidia and soon Microsoft.”
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 8, 2018
Amazon is getting a leg up over Google when it comes to advertising, with CNBC reporting that some advertisers are moving more than half of their budget earmarked for Google to the eCommerce giant. That, according to CNBC, represents 86 percent of all of Google’s revenue.
PYMNTS
MARCH 13, 2019
Google has expanded its users’ choice of search products, with pro-privacy rival DuckDuckGo benefiting the most. According to reports , Google has “quietly” updated its default search engine lists, expanding them to include pro-privacy search engines in 60 markets around the world.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
While wearables based on Google ’s Wear OS are designed by other companies, that could someday change: The tech company is apparently looking for a vice president of hardware engineering, wearables, VentureBeat reported. As it stands, Google offers a wireless earbud product called Pixel Buds.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 13, 2018
Google has released Google Shopping in India to aid customers with a streamlined online shopping experience. According to a report , Google Shopping will allow customers to sift through offers and review costs between multiple merchants.
PYMNTS
MARCH 18, 2019
Growing strong this week, we have Google making it easier to save money, Sephora making it easier (and more rewarding) to spend it and PayPal making it easier to move it around. Google Flights Takes Off. Google lets users explore the world map to see where they can fly on the cheap.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 25, 2019
And according to recent news on the eCommerce front, Google has lost a friend, seemingly, in at least part of its ongoing eCommerce battle against Amazon. As reported on 9to5google.com , Google has confirmed to users that Walmart products are no longer available through Google Express.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Google has vowed not to sell its facial recognition products until it can make sure the technology will not be abused. The announcement comes after Google was hit with resignations earlier this year over a contract with the Pentagon for Maven, which uses AI for drone footage analysis.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 26, 2018
Google Assistant has launched support for Siri Shortcuts with the release of its latest update. For example, if the iPhone is unlocked, it can be accessed hands-free by saying “Hey Siri,” then “OK Google.” Google Assistant now supports 15 languages total.
PYMNTS
MARCH 15, 2019
Google and its parent company Alphabet could be facing an antitrust fine from the European Union in the coming weeks over its AdSense advertising product. Google was hit with a 4.34 Regulation Antitrust EU European Commission fine Google News regulation What's Hot
PYMNTS
MARCH 14, 2019
The release of a new Google app development tool is among the latest steps to try to bring more mobile accessibility to people with disabilities — a push that’s been going on in the background of digital retail and associated areas almost since the beginning.
PYMNTS
JULY 9, 2018
Google Pay is getting an overhaul with a new user design being launched on Monday (July 9), reported BGR. According to BGR, Google Pay is the new name for Android Pay, Google’s digital payment service. With the new interface, users of Google will be able to check out a Hub page to see the latest announcements and trending games on its Play Games app. Google Pay, Bhat said, is different.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 28, 2018
Google is rolling out an overhauled Discover feed on google.com for Android and iOS devices. The overhauled Discover comes at the same time that Google is expanding its image search tools. Lens is a natural fit for Google Images,” wrote Broitman.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 18, 2019
Fossil Group has announced that it is selling $40 million of intellectual property (IP) related to smartwatch technology to Google. Together with Google, our innovation partner, we’ll continue to unlock growth in wearables.”.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 2, 2019
Despite being warned years ago about a bug in its Chromecast media streaming stick, Google has yet to fix it and hackers are still taking advantage. We have received reports from users who have had an unauthorized video played on their TVs via a Chromecast device,” a Google spokesperson said.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 21, 2019
’s Google was hit with a $57 million fine Monday (Jan. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal , France’s National Data Protection Commission fined Google, saying it didn’t do enough to get the consent of users when gathering data used for targeted advertising.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 9, 2018
The New York Attorney General and the Connecticut Attorney General are investigating the Google data breach that may have exposed the private data of at least 500,000 users. In the meantime, Google has attempted to explain why it didn’t disclose the breach to the public.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Google announced Monday (Dec. 10) that it has transferred its “For You” tab to Google Maps in more than 40 countries on iOS and more than 130 new countries on Android. In a blog post , Google said the “For You” tab helps users find fun new places to discover. Google said the For You tab will be rolled out more widely as of Dec. Updating Google Maps isn’t the only enhancement Google has made to its features in recent months.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Google Cloud has announced a partnership with artificial intelligence and data analytics firm ThoughtSpot to develop cloud analytics solutions for the enterprise. The company also revealed additional integrations into the Google Cloud Machine Learning Engine.
PYMNTS
MARCH 13, 2019
Google ’s new voice recognition app , which works entirely offline, is now available to anyone with a Pixel. ” While voice recognition on smartphones is nothing new, there is always a slight delay when virtual assistants — such as Siri, Alexa and Google — respond to a user’s query.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 24, 2019
Google has decided to dispute the €50 million fine handed down by French privacy regulators for allegedly failing to comply with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) privacy law. In addition, the Commission said Google didn’t get the necessary user consent for personalized ads.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 3, 2019
The 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will be an interesting one, according to a report from a tech outlet , because of a showdown between Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant , two competing AI helpers. However, one company – GE – is planning to debut some major collaborations with Google.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 28, 2019
A General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) complaint shows that Google may have misused people’s personal data and categorized them in highly sensitive ways, according to reports. They say there are “wide-scale and systemic breaches of the data protection regime by Google and others.”.
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NOVEMBER 30, 2018
In cooperation with Google Cloud , the bank has been utilizing data analytics to develop the program, which would use machine learning to inspect the data from the banking behavior of more than 38 million customers.
PYMNTS
MAY 24, 2018
PayPal said Thursday (May 24) that it has expanded its partnership with Google Pay, with a focus on the United States, where users can pay for Google services directly using PayPal. who add PayPal to any one of Google’s services will be able to pay across the Google ecosystem, anywhere that PayPal is offered as a payment method, with only minimal setup.”. users can also choose PayPal as an option where peer-to-peer payments are offered by Google.
PYMNTS
MARCH 5, 2019
JD.com, one of the biggest eCommerce retailers in China, has teamed up with Google to launch a store on Google Express, according to a report by Reuters. . Google Express was launched in 2013 in a direct challenge to Amazon, in a bid for advertising revenue.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 4, 2018
Google Assistant can now help users book a car from Uber , Lyft , Ola , Grab , GO-JEK and other ridesharing services. Once you decide which company to go with, Google Assistant will then transfer you to that rideshare’s mobile app to complete the booking.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 11, 2018
Congress grilled Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai on Tuesday (Dec. Pichai appeared before the House Judiciary Committee, and right away was questioned about Google’s data collection. Pichai said it was impossible for Google employees to skew results.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 21, 2019
To help users follow businesses through the Google Maps iOS app, Google announced a new feature that allows users to monitor updates and news from companies. Google said in a blog post that the “For You” tab helps users to discover fun new places.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 10, 2018
As is often the case with big hardware events by Big Tech, the Made by Google Event was both surprising and not. Google Home Hub is that answer, a product described as combining all the voice function of the Google Home smart speaker with all the convenience of a tablet screen interface.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 17, 2019
Amazo n and GE may be giving up on New York City and Boston respectively, but Google is taking a different approach, expanding in both cities. Google is gearing up to move into a new building that is now the MIT Coop bookstore.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 21, 2018
Gene Munster and Will Thompson, two researchers from Loup Ventures, tested Amazon’s Alexa, Microsoft’s Cortana, Siri and Google Assistant. percent and Google Assistant scored the highest at 87.9 Last month, Google Assistant launched support for Siri Shortcuts with its latest update.
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