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Twitter and Google now under scrutiny for housing discrimination

sudshr47 March 28, 2019

It appears that, just like misery, an investigation into possible discriminatory ad practices facilitated by a tech giant loves company.

Following the March 28 revelation that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has filed charges against Facebook for allegedly violating the Fair Housing Act, the Washington Post now reports that Google and Twitter are under investigation by the same agency. And for more or less the same thing.

It turns out that HUD is looking into the super specific ad-targeting features offered by the companies in an effort to determine if they facilitate housing discrimination. An advertising platform that, say, allows the owner of an apartment complex to purposefully exclude certain groups — such as people of color — from seeing new listings would be in violation of the law. Read more…

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Gmail for iOS finally gets customizable swipe actions

sudshr47 March 28, 2019

Google is making yet another prominent change to Gmail — one that will make it easier to get work done in a hurry.

The search giant announced on Thursday that its Gmail for iOS app will be updated to add several new customizable swipe actions: archive, trash, mark as read, mark as unread, snooze, and move to [a different folder].

The feature is basically an extension of what’s been available for Android since June 2018. Swipe actions, of course, have been available on iOS for a long time, but haven’t been customizable until today. Google says the feature will rollout to all iOS users over the next 15 days — so don’t stress if you don’t see the new feature right away. Read more…

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Nuro CEO Dave Ferguson at TC Sessions: Mobility on July 10 in San Jose

sudshr47 March 27, 2019

Autonomous delivery startup Nuro, fresh with nearly $1 billion in capital from SoftBank, is bursting with ideas — as some recent patent filings (and our recent deep dive into the company) suggest. And we can’t wait to learn more about what Nuro has planned. It’s only fitting that Nuro co-founder and CEO Dave Ferguson is […]

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How to listen to 2019 NCAA tournament games for free using Google Assistant

sudshr47 March 27, 2019

The 2019 NCAA tournament is drawing to its always-thrilling conclusion. There are only fifteen games left, as the Sweet Sixteen round starts Thursday and goes into the weekend.
Every game can be seen on TNT or CBS, or streamed online using a ca…

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Google Podcasts search might get a lot better soon

sudshr47 March 27, 2019

Do you ever remember a topic being discussed on a podcast, but can’t remember the episode’s name, or when it aired?
Android Police reports that this will soon become less of a problem, as Google Podcasts has apparently started automatically tra…

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Google has scaled back, moved forward with robotics

sudshr47 March 27, 2019

In 2013, Google went big on robotics. Under the leadership of Android father Andy Rubin, the company went on a shopping spree that included marquee companies like Boston Dynamics. The division was named Replicant, in an homage to Blade Runner that worked with the whole Alphabet motif. It was big and secretive and expensive, and […]

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Google makes emails more dynamic with AMP for Email

sudshr47 March 26, 2019

Google today officially launched AMP for Email, its effort to turn emails from static documents into dynamic, web page-like experiences. AMP for Email is coming to Gmail, but other major email providers like Yahoo Mail (which shares its parent company with TechCrunch), Outlook and Mail.ru will also support AMP emails. It’s been more than a […]

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Gmail’s new ‘AMP for Email’ will make messages more interactive

sudshr47 March 26, 2019

Searching the web and responding to emails can quickly turn into a mess, especially if you’re the type of person who launches a new browser tab with each new task. Lucky for you, Google is here to clean up some of the clutter.
On Tuesday, Google…

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Google will open a new office complex and add hundreds of jobs in Taiwan

sudshr47 March 26, 2019

Google announced today it will expand its office space in Taiwan with a new complex in Banqiao District, New Taipei City. The space will be in Taipei Far Eastern Telecom Park, about a 20-minute drive away from its offices in Taipei 101. Google currently has 2,000 employees in the country and plans to hire several […]

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European parliament votes for controversial copyright reform (yes, again)

sudshr47 March 26, 2019

The European Parliament has voted to pass a controversial reform of online copyright rules that critics contend will result in big tech platforms pre-filtering user generated content uploads. The results of the final vote in the EU parliament were 348 in favor vs 274 against. An amendment that would have thrown out the most controversial […]

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YouTube denies that it is canning scripted series, plans to launch ad-supported slate in coming weeks

sudshr47 March 25, 2019

On the heels of Apple announcing paid, monthly subscription services for video, games, and news, YouTube says it is also doubling down original video content. Parent company Google has denied a report in Bloomberg that YouTube has stopped accepting pitches for scripted shows. But it also confirmed another aspect of the same report: it plans a […]