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Facebook and Google accused of raking in prostitution profits at pop-up brothels
Vulnerable women forced to work in pop-up brothels are being pimped online via the world's biggest Internet platforms, the National Crime Agency.
Google accused of sacking disabled transgender man for questioning racism
A former Google engineer is suing the Internet company and claiming the only reason he was sacked was because he spoke out against racism.
Google Pixel 2 XL has another battery problem, and it's particularly bad in the cold UK
Google Pixel 2 XL owners have had a rough start to their new devices. Another problem has now surfaced, this time with the rapid charging.
Android vs iOS: 3 ways Google's platform shows iPhone users are treated like little kids
The iPhone X vs the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S9 is already a hot debate, but what if the real war lies in the software?
5 reasons the Google Pixel 3 will smash the iPhone X and Samsung Galaxy S9 in 2018
It's a safe bet that Google will release another Pixel phone later this year, but can it finally match up to the iPhone and Samsung Galaxy?
Google Maps is sending vulnerable women seeking abortions to pro-life clinics
Anti-abortion activists are writing fake reviews and listing abortion clinics as permanently closed in a bid to show more "crisis pregnancy centres" in the search results.
Bad news for Microsoft and Sony, Google might enter the gaming market
Google is rumoured to be working on a game-streaming platform that would run similarly to Sony's PlayStation Now service.
YouTube has a new data saving app, but you can't get it in the UK
Google has released a new version of the YouTube app that is designed to save data. YouTube Go is now available in 130 countries.
These Chrome extensions can hijack computers to mine cryptocurrency and record your every move
Trend Micro has observed hackers abusing session-replay scripts to view what a victim does on every site they visit during a browsing session.
Why are big apps quitting the Apple Watch?
Apple Watch continues to haemorrhage app support. Slack joins Twitter, Amazon and Google Maps in abandoning Watch OS.
Facebook Live supermoon video viewed 16m times was just 'a picture with wind sounds'
Facebook users were duped this week into watching fake "live footage" of the celestial treat that was the "super blue blood moon", a fraud that racked up millions of views.
Google loves computer algorithms and AI - but still has a major people problem
For a company that built its success on faceless algorithms to automate human tasks, this focus on people presents something of a conundrum.
Inside EyeEm, the photo fanatics using artificial intelligence that can beat Google
EyeEm co-founder opens up about AI-powered photo competitions: "We are really obsessed with ranking images. We are unique."
Hackers infesting Google Play with booby-trapped apps - so what is being done?
Google Play store riddled with malware and viruses but elite engineers promise work underway to clean up shop.
Hackers are now exploiting YouTube ads to hijack your computer and secretly mine cryptocurrency
"Mining cryptocurrency through ads is a relatively new form of abuse that violates our policies and one that we've been monitoring actively," a Google representative said.
New Google app Bulletin will tell the untold stories of communities
Bulletin will allow anyone to write and publish stories on community issues. Google wants it to tell "the stories that aren't being told".
Blockstack focuses on building decentralised web amid crypto-token mania
Blockstack's Muneeb Ali refers to Google's motto – 'Don't be evil', and says shouldn't it be, 'can't be evil'?
Fake Blaze and the Monster Machines app on Google Play threatens to 'stab children'
Parents across the world have been left outraged after a children's app downloaded from Google's official marketplace contained threatening and violent messages.
Hate slow public WiFi? Google has got your back with Android 8.1 Oreo
Update to Android Oreo allows users to view expected speeds of free public WiFi networks before filling out lengthy online forms.
These Chrome and Firefox extensions can hijack browsers, spy on you and are almost impossible to remove
"Since both the Chrome and Firefox extensions mostly add themselves through forced installs, it's not always possible to avoid getting them," researchers said.
Liverpool hacker jailed for cyberattacks on Google and Skype
A 21-year-old computer hacker from the UK who made more than $700,000 by selling malware on the dark web has been jailed after being found guilty of multiple cybercrime charges.
Julian Assange says Google and Facebook have become an 'existential threat to humanity'
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has branded Google and Facebook an "existential threat" to humanity.
Four malicious Chrome extensions caught infecting more than half a million users worldwide
Researchers spotted the extensions while investigating a recent suspicious spike in outbound network traffic from a customer's work station.
Google refuses to release records of suspects involved in rape and murder of Victoria Martens
Police discovered the young girl's dismembered body burning in a bathtub after her mother allowed her daughter to get raped.
What is Teligram? Fake Telegram app found serving up malware and ads on Google Play Store
"The only differences, at least at first glance, are the misspelling of Telegram," security researchers warned.
Android malware pushes Kim Kardashian porn pop-up to children's gaming apps
Malicious code that displays pornographic advertising on Android applications, including several intended for use by children, has been found lurking in 60 gaming apps.
Ex-Google engineer James Damore sues tech giant claiming intolerance towards white, male conservatives
Fired Google engineer James Damore, who wrote a controversial manifesto on gender and tech, has filed a class action lawsuit claiming intolerance against white, male conservatives.
What is LightsOut? New adware found infesting 22 flashlight apps with over 1.5 million downloads
"'LightsOut reminds us once again that users need to be wary of downloading from app stores," researchers said.
Move over Tesla: Hyundai pledges to release self-driving cars by 2021
Hyundai Motor Co. said Thursday (4 January) it will begin selling its first self-driving vehicles by 2021 in partnership with US-based self-driving technology startup Aurora.
36 fake security apps harvesting user data and tracking their location found in Google Play Store
Users are even asked to sign and agree to an end-user licence agreement (EULA) that describes the information to be gathered and used by the app.