facebook google join drive against fake news in france

Facebook, Google join drive against fake news in France

PARIS: Giant Internet firms Facebook and Google joined forces with news organisations on Monday to launch new fact-checking tools designed to root out "fake news" stories in France ahead of the country's presidential election.
vn travel agencies said to manipulate google maps

VN travel agencies said to manipulate Google Maps

Google Maps abused by rivals to divert clients: travel agencies
google releases search trends among online vietnamese

Google releases search trends among online Vietnamese

Google search trends for 2016 in Vietnam reveal that games, sports, entertainment, and lottery results were the most searched topics among Vietnamese internet users, in addition to national university exams and global issues such as the US election, events in Syria, the Zika virus, and the Black Friday shopping extravaganza.
android malware steals million google accounts researchers

Android malware steals million Google accounts: Researchers

WASHINGTON: Malicious software designed to attack Android smartphones has breached the accounts of more than a million Google users, security researchers said on Wednesday (Nov 30).
google facebook take aim at fake news

Google, Facebook take aim at 'fake' news

WASHINGTON: Google and Facebook moved on Tuesday (Nov 15) to cut off advertising revenue to fake news sites, after a wave of criticism over the role misinformation played in the US presidential election.
52 million vietnamese online

52 million Vietnamese online

Fifty-four per cent of Vietnamese people, or 52 million, are already online; the fifth-largest online population in Asia-Pacific behind China, India, Japan and Indonesia, according to the small and medium enterprise (SME)-focused “Go Digital” workshop held by Google and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) on November 2.
google facebook team up on undersea cable to hong kong

Google, Facebook team up on undersea cable to Hong Kong

SAN FRANCISCO: Google and Facebook on Wednesday (Oct 12) announced plans to work with a China Soft Power Holdings subsidiary to connect Los Angeles and Hong Kong with a high-capacity internet cable.
google launches pixel smartphone in hardware push

Google launches Pixel smartphone in hardware push

SAN FRANCISCO: Google opened fire on rivals Apple, Samsung and Amazon in a new push into hardware on Tuesday (Oct 4), launching premium-priced Pixel smartphones and a slew of other devices showcasing artificial intelligence prowess.
rogue pokemon app hacks androids

Rogue Pokémon app hacks Androids

Experts at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new malicious app on the Google Play store called "Guide for Pokémon Go", capable of seizing root access rights on Android smartphones to install or uninstall apps and display unsolicited ads.
google buys cloud specialty firm apigee for us 625m

Google buys cloud specialty firm Apigee for US$625m

SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Thursday (Sep 8) announced a deal to pay US$625 million for Apigee, a firm specialising in managing the application programming interfaces, or APIs, that businesses use to connect with customers online.
netlink conference turns vietnamese publishers towards google

Netlink conference turns Vietnamese publishers towards Google

The Vietnam Top Publisher Summit 2016 conference was held yesterday by Netlink, a Google AdSense Certified Partner in Vietnam. aiming to connect news sites, publishers, and big app-makers in Vietnam with individuals and organisations with a demand for marketing and advertisement.
vietnamese players cheat google maps in quest to catch em all

Vietnamese players cheat Google Maps in quest to catch ‘em all

After the popular mobile phone game Pokemon Go was released in Vietnam, some players have been sending false editing suggestions through Google Map Maker to cheat the game.
government requests for google data hit record high

Government requests for Google data hit record high

WASHINGTON: Government requests to Google for user data hit a record high in the second half of 2015, the online giant said.
apple opens up siri other systems to woo developers

Apple opens up Siri, other systems to woo developers

Apple said on Monday it was opening up its Siri digital assistant to outside applications, stepping up its artificial intelligence efforts to compete against rival services from Amazon, Google and Microsoft.
vietnams internet market the most dynamic in the world

Vietnam’s Internet market the most dynamic in the world

Vietnam had the most dynamic Internet market in the world, with more users than no-users, accounting for 52% of the total population, said Rajan Anandan, Vice President and Managing Director of Google in Southeast Asia and India at a talk on FPT Technology Day 2016.