JD.com billionaire CEO Richard Liu released after US arrest for alleged sexual misconduct
• 7 years agoJD.com said in a statement that the accusations against Liu, 45, were unsubstantiated and “local police quickly determined there was no substance to the claim.”
Google will now take a separate cut from retailers for all purchases made through its shopping service
• 7 years agoRetailers can list their products on Google Search and on the Google Express shopping service, and Google Assistant on mobile phones and voice devices.
Google, Apple, and Amazon to face new EU rules that require them to be more transparent regarding their search results
• 7 years agoThe EC is drafting a new regulation targeting online platforms such as Amazon, Google that will require them to be more transparent about search results ranking
Google will ban ads about 'unregulated financial products' such as cryptocurrencies
• 7 years agoGoogle will ban ads for unregulated or speculative financial products like binary options, cryptocurrency, and financial spread betting among others.
Google is working on a game-streaming service and possibly, a game console: Report
• 7 years agoThe plan that Google has been working on, involves use of its cloud servers to broadcast the games to users over the internet,
Alphabet Inc merges its smart thermostat making unit Nest into the Google hardware group
• 7 years agoThe move unifies Google’s growing hardware team, which designs smartphones, laptops and speakers, with Nest.
Project Loon has delivered internet services to 100,000 people in Hurricane Maria-hit Puerto Rico
Tech2 News Staff • 7 years agohe Project Loon is providing internet services to these people who have web access AT&T communications and have 4G LTE-enabled handset.
Twitter will label election related ads after US threat over non-disclosure of political spending
• 7 years agoUS Senator Amy Klobuchar said in a statement that Twitter’s announcement was “no substitute for updating our laws.” A Democrat, she is co-sponsoring legislation that would make disclosures mandatory.
Google provides the option of pinning your favourite Google App categories as shortcuts on your homescreen
Tech2 News Staff • 7 years agoIt is not known whether it has rolled out in India or not. It can be useful for those who like checking live scores of matches.
After losing out to Apple, Microsoft's search engine Bing to focus on PC search market, says Satya Nadella
• 7 years agoBing , the second-largest search engine in the United States, was the default engine for Siri since 2013.