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Dave Neal
2014
Will Google Reward Secure Websites With Better Search Rankings?
Is Google considering giving websites that use strong encryption preferential placement in its search results? Google's Distinguished Engineer Matt Cutts…
Twitter’s Vine Updates Rules on Explicit Sexual Content
Twitter is clamping down on graphic sexual activities and provocative nudity that people post on quick clip video app Vine,…
Google Buys AI Company DeepMind, May Have Big Plans for Search
Google reportedly has spent $400 million to buy a London based artificial intelligence company called DeepMind. Neither firm offered up…
Yelp: Court Ruling on Anonymous Customer Reviews ‘Could Have a Chilling Effect on Free Speech’
A U.S. court has ordered customer review website Yelp reveal the names of seven of its anonymous reviewers. The order…
2013
‘Demerol,’ ‘Butt’ & ‘Preggers’ Among 1,400 Strange Words Google Bans on Android
Wired found that the block list on Android contains 1,400 odd words. Some are obvious, others less so, and Wired…
Yahoo Hopes to Raise $4 Million by Selling 500 Domains
Over time Yahoo built up quite a portfolio of domain names, and it is now ready to part with some…
Bing It On Challenge Hits London: Bing Still Finds Bing Superior to Google
Just days after the validity of the Bing It On Challenge faced serious questions, Microsoft has apparently decided that people…
Google Faces $400K Fine in France Over Privacy Policy
Google has not responded in a timely manner to the French data protection authority's demand that it make changes, and…
Twitter Adds Alerts to Help Users During Emergencies, Disasters
Twitter has launched Twitter Alerts, a way of broadcasting critical information from emergency reporting organizations during emergencies and natural disasters.…
Google Street View Takes You Into CERN
"We're delighted that CERN opened its doors to Google Maps Street View allowing anyone, anywhere in the world to take…
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