Iranian-backed cyber group ramps up phishing against Israel, US targets: Google
Google analysts reported Wednesday that Iranian-backed cyber groups are conducting an “aggressive, multipronged” campaign to target the United States and Israel and interfere in the U.S. presidential election. Blog Post. Google said the group, APT42, has ties to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and has consistently targeted senior U.S. and Israeli officials, including current and […]
Kamala Harris doctored headlines on Google present ‘significant ethical concern’: media analyst
A decision by Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign to alter Google headlines promoting her raises “serious ethical concerns” that could “mislead” the public, media analysts told The Washington Post on Wednesday. The vice president’s team launched sponsored posts on the search giant that linked to actual news articles from a variety of unsuspecting publishers, […]
Google claims that Iran has also targeted Harris and Biden
Google alleged Wednesday that Iranian-backed attackers known for trying to compromise accounts of people with ties to former President Donald Trump were also targeting people close to President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. The search engine giant warned that it expects the Iran-backed APT42 to step up cyber attacks amid rising tensions between Israel […]
House panel demands info from Google, Meta over alleged censorship of Trump assassination attempt
The Republican-led House Oversight Committee on Wednesday opened an investigation into whether Google and Meta concealed information about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Big tech companies came under fire for alleged censorship last month after Meta’s AI assistant claimed the attack on former President Donald Trump was “fictional” or didn’t answer questions […]
DOJ mulls Google breakup over monopoly concerns: report
Investors Business Daily Editor-in-Chief Alyssa Coram explains what could happen with a Google breakup and discusses Nvidia stock. The Department of Justice is considering the following options: Google splits A federal court reportedly found that the tech giant and its parent company Alphabet maintained an illegal monopoly in the online search market. Bloomberg News reported. […]
Reporter who broke story says Harris campaign did ‘nothing wrong’ by manipulating headlines in Google ads
The reporter who broke the story that Kamala Harris’ campaign was manipulating headlines and descriptions of real news articles to run Google ads supporting Harris believes the vice president’s team “has done nothing wrong.” Axios reported on Tuesday that the Harris campaign had published sponsored articles that edited headlines from multiple news outlets, including CNN, […]
New Google AI tool lets photographers be included in group pictures
Suffering from photo FOMO? Here’s a solution to it. Google on Tuesday announced that its upcoming Pixel 9 phone will include a new AI-powered tool that will let users add themselves to photos without using Photoshop. Called the “Add Me” feature, it allows the person taking a group photo to take the group photo first […]
Rep. Matt Gaetz, Sen. Mike Lee Vow to Hold Google Accountable if It Skirts Antitrust Fixes
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) sent a letter to Google on Wednesday saying they intend to hold the company accountable if it tries to avoid court-ordered relief to remedy its monopoly position. Lee and Gates sent the letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai after a federal court ruled that Google maintained […]
DOJ Considers Breaking Up Google Following Landmark Antitrust Ruling
Following recent court decisions finding Google guilty of illegally monopolizing the online search market, the Department of Justice is considering options to restore competition, including the potential breaking up of the tech giant. Bloomberg Reports The Justice Department is considering the possible breakup of Google following a landmark ruling that found the company guilty of […]
Harris Campaign Runs Google Ads that Look like Media Articles
The Harris campaign has been running misleading Google ads that look like news articles published by mainstream media, an Axios analysis found on Tuesday. The strategy exploits the ambiguity of the media’s coverage of Harris’ support in actual Harris campaign advertising. Axios reports that the Harris campaign has had major publishers, including The Guardian, Reuters […]