Category: Google

Google Expanding ‘Prebunking’ Campaign in Germany

Google is planning to expand its “prebunking” campaign in Germany after operational success in Eastern Europe, with the campaign aimed at countering effects of “disinformation” even as some experts warn that prebunking would effectively act as censorship. Prebunking is a “scientifically researched communication technique that helps users to recognize and reject future attempts to manipulate…


Google Expanding ‘Prebunking’ Campaign to Germany

Google is planning to expand its “prebunking” campaign to Germany after operational success in Eastern Europe, with the campaign aimed at countering the effects of “disinformation,” even as some experts warn that prebunking would effectively act as censorship. Prebunking is a “scientifically researched communication technique that helps users to recognize and reject future attempts to…


LIVE 5 PM ET: NTD Business (Feb. 8): Rep. Malliotakis: Gas Prices Because of Biden Policies; Google Unveils New Features

President Biden delivered his second State of the Union Address in front of a divided Congress. What did he say on the economy and his policy, and why were Republican lawmakers pushing back on his statements? New York Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis responds to the State of the Union Address. She says she’s happy the president acknowledged…


NTD Business (Feb. 8): Rep. Malliotakis: Higher Gas Prices Because of Biden Policies; Google Unveils New Features

President Joe Biden delivered his second State of the Union address in front of a divided Congress. What did he say about the economy and his policy, and why were Republican lawmakers pushing back on his statements? New York Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis responds to the State of the Union address. She says she’s happy the…


NTD Business (Feb. 7): AI Search Engine War: Microsoft Versus Google; McCarthy Suggests ‘Responsible’ Debt Increase

Microsoft search engine Bing has integrated with AI technology. At the same time, Google is working hard on its own AI chatbot, Bard. Who will win the war for search engine dominance? Ahead of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address Tuesday night, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is calling on the president and Democrats to…


Google Gives Notice to Canadian Workers Amid Global Layoff of 12,000

When Google announced late January it would lay off 12,000 workers globally, it started with U.S. employees while those in other countries, including Canada, waited in suspense to see if they would keep their jobs. The suspense ended Monday, with Google Canada sending out notice to  Canadian employees. Spokesperson Lauren Skelly declined to say how…


Google Announces ‘Bard,’ an AI Chatbot Rival to ChatGPT

Google on Monday announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot called “Bard” that will rival the currently popular ChatGPT. “Two years ago we unveiled next-generation language and conversation capabilities powered by our Language Model for Dialogue Applications (or LaMDA for short),” Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in a blog post. “We’ve been working on an experimental…


Apple and Google Asked to Ban TikTok From App Stores

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) has called on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their respective app stores, arguing that no company subject to “dictates” by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) should be allowed such broad access to American audiences or harvest their data. Bennet made the appeal in a Feb. 1 letter to Google…


Sen. Bennet Asks Apple and Google to Ban TikTok From App Stores

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) has called on Apple and Google to remove TikTok from their respective app stores, arguing that no company subject to “dictates” by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) should be allowed such broad access to American audiences or harvest their data. Bennet made the appeal in a Feb. 1 letter to Google…


Google Removes Over 50,000 Contents Promoting Pro-China Disinformation

Google took down over 50,000 pieces of content shared by a pro-China online disinformation campaign known as “Dragonbridge” across various platforms over the past year, the company’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) said on Jan. 26. These contents were removed from YouTube, Blogger, and AdSense. TAG said in a statement that a total of 100,960 Dragonbridge…