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Accused ‘Russian agent’ Butina subjected to excessive strip searches in US jail – embassy
The Russian embassy in the US has accused American authorities of subjecting jailed Russian gun activist and ‘agent’ Maria Butina to cruel and inhumane treatment, including unwarranted strip searches. Butina was arrested and detained in Washington DC in July on espionage charges. The 29-year old is accused of acting as an agent of the Russian […]
Google will make copyright credits more apparent in image searches
Google has reached a deal to end Getty Images’ European complaint over photo copyrights, and it’s quite likely that you’ll notice the effects. A new agreement between the two will see Google obtain a “multi-year” license for Getty’s photos in its products in exchange for reforming its approach to copyright in image search. Google will […]
Supernatural Preview: 'Haunted' Donna Searches for MIA Niece in 'Creepy' Hour
It’s a good thing the Wayward sisterhood rescued Dean and Sam from The Bad Place last week, because during this Thursday’s Supernatural (The CW, 8/7c), one of the ladies will need the Winchesters’ assistance. RELATEDSupernatural Team on Wayward Sisters‘ Winchesters Homage, Spinoff’s ‘Layers of Conflict’ and Fan-Fave Crossovers The storyline makes for “an intense, dark, […]
Google’s top tech searches in 2017: iPhone 8, iPhone X, Nintendo Switch, Samsung Galaxy S8, and Xbox One X
Just like every other tech company interested in playing the holiday PR game, Google puts together end-of-year lists for its various properties. Google may have a ridiculous number of these properties, but the one best associated with the company is still Search. Google today released the 17th installment of its year-end zeitgeist meter. There are […]
Embarrassing Google Chrome web history? Delete your Google searches with THIS simple tip
There are some things that it’s good for Google to know – the fact that it knows your exact locations makes Google Maps invaluable, for example. But there are some things you might not want Google to remember. If you have been busy researching anniversary presents for your partner, or lingering on the Wikipedia entry […]
Twitter will fix broken searches for LGBT material
More than a few LGBT Twitter users were alarmed this weekend when searches for relevant terms (such as #bisexual and #gay) no longer produced results, regardless of what their content settings were. At the least, it made discussions unnecessarily difficult; some even accused Twitter of deliberately silencing LGBT voices. However, it looks like those queries […]
Microsoft drops its lawsuit over gag orders on DoJ searches
It’s been more than a year since Microsoft sued the government (with backing from Amazon, Apple, Google and many others) over the right to tell its customers when the authorities ask it to hand over data, and now the DoJ has responded with a new policy. Microsoft says that the new rules restrict the use […]
PC Gaming Weekly: Atari searches for a market
Thanks to an exclusive report from our lead writer, Dean Takahashi, we learned this week that the new Ataribox will be a low-cost gaming rig with Atari branding and style. The Ataribox will run on the Linux OS and feature an AMD processor. Yes, you’ll be able to play PC games on it, too — remember, Steam […]
Siri and Spotlight will now use Google, not Bing, for Web searches
Enlarge As of today, searching the Web with Siri or Spotlight on iOS and macOS devices will show you results from Google, not Microsoft’s Bing search engine. This ends a Bing integration that was introduced in iOS 7 back in 2013. Google was already the default search engine in Safari in both iOS and macOS, […]
