Google adds 3D Touch, mid-trip detours to Maps for iOS
Google on Monday released an important update to the iOS edition of Maps, bringing 3D Touch to the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, and mid-route detours to both iPhones and iPads.
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Roger Fingas
Google self-driving car bears 'some responsibility' in accident for first time ever
Though Google's automated vehicles have been involved in a handful of minor accidents on the road, those were all caused entirely by other, human drivers. But that changed with an accident in California earlier this month.
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Neil Hughes
Google, Facebook, Microsoft & Twitter expected to file motions backing Apple in unlock debate
Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Twitter are all expected to file amicus briefs in support of Apple, which is refusing to help the FBI unlock an iPhone 5c belonging to San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook over wider data privacy concerns.
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FreshBooks ships iPhone-ready card reader, YouTube app gets native iPad Pro support
FreshBooks on Tuesday launched an iPhone-based card reader, competing against the likes of Square, while Google separately updated the YouTube iOS app with iPad Pro compatibility.
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Dominant Apple remains atop Fortune's 'most admired' list for 9th straight year
For nearly a decade, Apple has been ranked as the "World's Most Admired Company" by business magazine Fortune, as the iPhone maker again took top honors for the new 2016 list.
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AppleInsider Staff
Google addresses EdTech data collection concerns but leaves questions unanswered
After requesting details on Google's data collection policies in relation to its education technology program, Sen. Al Franken on Tuesday published the company's official point-by-point response, saying the letter was thorough but ultimately incomplete.
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Mikey Campbell
AI 'drivers' will gain same legal status as human drivers in autonomous vehicles, NHTSA rules
The artificial intelligence in a self-driving vehicle can be treated as the "driver" from a legal standpoint, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a decision that could set an important precedent for Apple's own self-driving car.
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Google taking Nexus smartphone program in more iPhone-like direction - report
Google is hoping to exert more control over its Nexus smartphone line, more closely following a business model set out by Apple and the iPhone, a report said on Monday.
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Google launches dedicated AdWords app for iOS
Even as Apple's iAd prepares to sunset, Google has launched a long-awaited iOS app for AdWords — not just AdWords Express — giving people running campaigns through the service a more convenient way of monitoring and managing them.
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Daniel Eran Dilger
