Tag: Google
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Google News Initiative challenge opens for Africa, Middle East, Turkey
Google on Tuesday opened the Google News Initiative (GNI) challenge for media publishers in the Middle East, Africa and Turkey. The Head of Google News Initiative Innovation, Mr Ludovic Bleacher, made the disclosure at the unveiling of the initiative in Lagos. The Google News Initiative is a journalism-focused programme that will help publishers earn money…
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YouTube, SnapChat, several Google services suffer massive outages
Several Google services and some services hosted on Google’s Cloud service, suffered massive outages on Sunday. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the massive outages was due to apparent problems with Google’s Cloud service. The internet giants confirmed the development, saying “Our team is continuing to investigate this issue”. However, Google has said normalcy has been resolved, after…
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Without ‘Ifa’, there wouldn’t have been Google today – Ooni of Ife
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Wednesday said that the Google originated from the ‘Ifa’ also known as the oracle. The traditional leader said that without ‘Ifa’ , google would not have been created. Ogunwusi said this during the press tour of the tourists sites within the ancient city ahead of the Tourism…
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Google establishes council for responsible AI development
Google has established an Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC) to complement its internal governance structure and processes that help implement it’s artificial intelligence (AI) principles. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports last June the internet giant announced Google’s AI Principles, an ethical charter to guide the responsible development and use of AI in its research and products.…
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Google unveils Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class 3
As part of its ongoing efforts to support entrepreneurship on the continent, Google on Tuesday unveiled the Launchpad Accelerator Africa Class three. The Google’s Head of Startup Success and Services, Launchpad Africa, Mr Fola Olatunji-David, said that the third class would start on April 1 and would involve 12 startups from six African countries. He…
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Google bans 2.3 billion misleading ads
Google has announced banning 2.3 billion misleading ads that violated its advertising policies in 2018 and introduced 31 new policies. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the internet giant announced the ban on Thursday, aiming to make the Web a better place by protecting users from misleading and inappropriate ads. In its 2018 “Bad Ads Report”, the Internet…
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Google trains 180 women in ICT, leadership in FCT
An ICT expert, Mrs Hassanah Ibrahim, on Tuesday in Abuja, said that Google, through its “Women Will’’ project, trained 180 women in ICT and leadership skills in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Ibrahim, who is the Chief Executive Officer, Durian Technology Ltd and the Coordinator for Google Women Will project for FCT, told news men…
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Google House showcases Next Billion Users’ products for Africa
In order to ensure that the Next Billion Users (NBU) of the internet comes from Africa, Google on Tuesday in Lagos, demonstrated the products that users could leverage on. The event dubbed the NBU House was built by Google to give users a chance to interact with the products it has developed specifically for the…
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Google says EU new copyright directive is one step forward, two steps back
Google has said the European Union (EU) new copyright directive is one step forward and two steps back. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Google’s SVP of Global Affairs, Kent Walker made this known in a blog post on Sunday. European lawmakers recently agreed on a final text of a new copyright directive, and many voices, including consumer…
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EU urges Facebook, Google, Twitter to fight disinformation as European elections approach
As the electoral campaigns ahead of the crucial European Parliamentary elections will start in March, the EU need to see more progress on the commitments made by Facebook, Google and Twitter to fight disinformation, it said. The online platforms, signatories of EU’s Code of Practice against disinformation, failed to provide enough details showing that new…