Tag: Google
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Trump accuses Google of hiding ‘fair media’ coverage of him
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Google’s search engine of hiding “fair media” coverage of him and said he would address the situation, without giving any details. In a pair of tweets, Trump said Google search results for “Trump News” showed only the reporting of what he terms fake news media. “They have it…
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Entrepreneurship growth in Nigeria, Africa critical to continent’s survival – Google
Google on Monday said the growth of entrepreneurship in Africa was critical to the survival of the continent. Mr Fola Olatunji-David, Head of Startup Success and Services, Launchpad Accelerator Africa, made the remark at the unveiling of 11- developers that made the second class. Launchpad Accelerator Africa, first announced in July, 2017, is a Google’s…
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Google deletes YouTube accounts with ties to Iran
Google has announced deleting 58 accounts with ties to Iran on its video sharing platform, YouTube and some other of its sites. The recent removals targeted 39 channels on YouTube, which had more than 13,000 views in the United States, as well as 13 accounts on the social networking site Google Plus and six accounts…
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WhatsApp users spend 85 billion hours in-app + other interesting stats
According to a report released by Apptopia WhatsApp users spent a cumulative of 85 billion hours using the Facebook-owned messaging app in the past three months. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports that the data released by the US-based app analytics company showed that people globally spent 85 billion hours on WhatsApp that has 1.5 billion users. Put…
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Google faces lawsuit for unwanted tracking of phone locations
A Californian man has filed a lawsuit against Internet search giant, Google for invading people’s privacy by tracking the whereabouts of smartphones users despite “location history” settings being turned off. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the suit filed on Friday seeks unspecified damages along with class-action status to represent all US iPhone or Android smartphone users who…
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Free Wi-Fi: Google calls for partnership
Internet giant, Google is calling for partnerships to bring free Internet connectivity to millions of people across the globe through its Google Station. TheNewsGuru reports Google Station is a Google service that allows partners to roll out Wi-Fi hotspots in public places by providing software and advice on hardware to turn fiber connections into Wi-Fi.…
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Nigeria makes number one Google ranking
Nigeria has made a crucial mark in Google ranking in what a senior partner manager at the Internet giant sees could prove critical to its future business. TheNewsGuru reports the Senior Partner Manager at Google, David Steinacker, at Google For Nigeria 2018 Publishers Masterclass, announced that Nigeria has become the number one country with mobile…
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2015-2018: Banga Soup, Ofada Stew, Shaku Shaku, all what Nigerians search Google for
A search trend pattern emerged on Thursday at Google For Nigeria 2018 event that showed the top Internet search criteria of Nigerians using Google search. TheNewsGuru reports Ken Tokusei, PM Director International Search at Google, talking about Nigeria’s search patterns and how Nigerian find creative ways to use their devices, revealed the search trend. He…
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Free unlimited downloads: Where to find Google WiFi, Google Station in Nigeria
Internet search giant, Google, on Thursday at its Google For Nigeria 2018 event announced the launch of Google Station to power free WiFi for Nigerians. TheNewsGuru reports Google expects Google Station to bring free high speed WiFi to over 200 million Nigerians. Google started the program in partnership with 21st Century to make the internet…