Google Search will help you find live sports coverage

Posted on 13/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

As professional sports attempt a comeback, Google is rolling out a new feature that should make it easier to watch live games. Beginning today, when you type a phrase like “where to watch the Clippers game” into Search on your phone, Google will tell...

WhatsApp makes it easier to fact-check forwarded messages

Posted on 04/08/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

WhatsApp has been clamping down forwarded messages for years, but its work still isn’t complete. Today, the platform announced a new feature that lets users search the web for more info about frequently forwarded messages.Already, messages forwarded...

Google makes it easier to find Black-owned businesses in Maps and Search

Posted on 31/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google is making it easier for buyers and customers to find Black-owned businesses to support. The tech giant has introduced a Black-owned attribute merchants based in the US can add to their profile, so long as they’re verified. Google will then put...

Google delays ranking all sites based on their mobile version to March 2021

Posted on 22/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google has delayed the date when it will start ranking all websites based on their mobile versions. At the start of March, the company said it would switch to mobile-first indexing this September. The company now plans to make the transition in March...

Google’s latest search feature helps you buy a house

Posted on 22/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

If you’re planning to buy a house, then congratulations and good luck — it can be a daunting process. To make it a bit easier, Google has teamed with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to create a new mobile Search feature. When you type...

Google starts displaying contextual info in image searches

Posted on 08/07/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

The next time you search for and tap on an image on Google, you may see some helpful information related to what's on your screen. The company is now more deeply integrating its Knowledge Graph with pictures that it finds online. Say you're paging t...

Google will pay publishers for ‘high-quality’ news and absorb paywall costs

Posted on 25/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google has announced that it will start paying publishers to license “high-quality” content in an upcoming initiative it’s describing as a “news experience.” It said the service is part of an initiative to better support publishers and no doubt an ef...

Google adds fact checking to image searches

Posted on 22/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google’s fact checking now extends beyond standard searches and YouTube. The internet pioneer has introduced fact check labels for image search results. Tap a bogus picture for a detailed view and you’ll see a blurb from a verified source indicating...

Google search helps refugees get official answers to their questions

Posted on 20/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

Google is marking World Refugee Day by making it easier for the displaced to get the support they need. It’s working with the UNHCR to show “authoritative” answers in search to questions refugees might have, such as how to qualify for cash assistance...

WhatsApp was exposing users’ phone numbers in Google search

Posted on 09/06/2020 by Engadget RSS Feed

WhatsApp claims it fixed an issue that was showing users’ phone numbers in Google search results, TechCrunch reports. The change comes after security researcher Athul Jayaram revealed that phone numbers of WhatsApp users who used the Click to Chat fe...

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