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Google Force Feeds Staffers Android Puppy Chow
Google is famous for treating employees to generous year-end bonuses, but this year the Mountain View, Calif.-based search giant isn’t adding an extra zero or two to staffers’ holiday checks — it’s giving them dog food.
No, not actual Kibbles n’ Bits. “We eat our own dog food” [...]
MICROSOFT SAID yesterday that it will cut the amount of time it retains Internet users’ search data to six months from 18 if other web search giants agree to do so too.
Search outfits are under pressure from the European Union to reduce the amount of time that they keep users’ personal identifying data. It claims [...]
I saw some hints of this new feature a few weeks ago, and it turns out that it was launched today. Google says SearchWiki lets users re-order, add and comment on search results as they see fit.
To use it, click the up and down arrows beside search results to re-rank them. Next time you search [...]
The latest build of Safari introduces phishing protection from Google alongside numerous security bugfixes.
The latest build of Safari introduces phishing protection from Google alongside numerous security bugfixes.
Apple has quietly launched the latest build of its Safari web browser for Mac and Windows PCs, and it finally joins the ranks of web browsers featuring in-built anti-phishing [...]
WASHINGTON — Google is poised to play a more influential role in government with the incoming Obama administration. Two Google leaders have Barack Obama’s ear and may land prominent positions on his team or continue as close advisers in the private sector:
# CEO Eric Schmidt, who campaigned for Obama, is now one of his economic [...]
