Google Ventures and others have invested .7m in a drone OS startup, Airware, aiming to create autonomous, unmanned aircraft which could be used by emergency services or in civil applications such as farming and mapping.
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A German federal court says it must take steps to ensure terms produced by an auto-complete function are not offensive or defamatory.
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The company has been ordered to remove any suggestions that violate the rules, by a German Court
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A panel of experts in France on Monday recommended imposing taxes on smartphones and tablets but rejected a call for Google to be charged for linking to media content.
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A publicity campaign called “Stop the Cyborgs” (seriously guys?) has sprung up offering Google Glass Ban Signs for places that want to ban the as-yet-unreleased technology.
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Google is the latest company to join the FIDO board of directors to develop alternatives to the most basic and vulnerable security measure: the password.
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Noted hacker and innovator Peiter “Mudge” Zatko, a project manager for cyber security research at DARPA for the past three years- will be setting up shop in the Googleplex, according to a post on his Twitter feed.
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Cheap miniature versions of the unmanned aircraft used by military could fall into the wrong hands, Eric Schmidt warned.
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Research carried out in 2010 by Central Michigan University suggested that dogs’ presence in the workplace can be hugely beneficial and could lead to increased morale and productivity as well as lowering absenteeism rates and reducing stress levels. Dogs could even improve relationships among co-workers and promote team bonding.
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Google will soon settle with the attorneys general representing more than 30 U.S. states over its Street View cars collecting data from unsecured Wi-Fi networks, multiple sources said.
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