Self-driving cars could loosen up if they collide with humans. Self-driving cars are supposed to be safer by nature, as they shouldn’t make nearly as many driving errors as humans. However, Waymo might not be willing to take any chances. The Alphabet-owned company recently received…
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Google’s Project Jacquard began as a fantasy that the search giant’s Advanced Technology and Projects division made reality: gesture-sensing fabrics built into clothing from jeans to jackets. It has developed in baby steps since its unveiling a year ago at the Mountain View, California-based company’s I/O…
Read MoreGoogle is working on a technology that would help its self-driving car sensors identify emergency vehicles, according to a newly published patent application. At the core of the technology is the ability for a car to identify a set of lights and determine whether they…
Read MoreAT&T, Comcast resist Nashville plan to speed Google Fiber construction. Google Fiber started examining Nashville, Tennessee, for a possible deployment more than two and a half years ago, it confirmed plans to build in January 2015, and it started serving a few apartment and condominium buildings in…
Read MoreSoftware maker Microsoft Corp is selling about 1,500 of its patents to Chinese device maker Xiaomi [XTC.UL], a rare departure for the U.S. company and part of what the two companies say is the start of a long-term partnership. The deal, announced on Wednesday, also…
Read MorePanic over: Jury decides that Google’s use of Java APIs in Android was ‘fair use’ and, hence, absolutely fine GOOGLE HAS WON a jury verdict against Oracle in the court case brought by the database giant over the use of Java APIs in the Android…
Read MoreHuawei is suing its tech rival Samsung over claims that its patents have been infringed. The Chinese firm said it was pursuing its South Korean rival in two courts – one in California, the other in Shenzhen. According to Huawei, several of its cellular communications…
Read MoreIs this the start of the rise of the machine? Or is it just some sweet upcoming tech from the Korean giant? I think it’s just some sweet upcoming tech from the Korean giant. Recently, Samsung was been granted a patent in South Korea for contact lenses…
Read MoreMPAA, RIAA say surge underscores need to reform Digital Millennium Copyright Act Google received requests to scrub 213 million links from its search engine in the first 12 weeks of 2016 because of copyright infringement, a Variety analysis of the company’s data shows — an…
Read MoreThe number of requests from copyright holders to get rid of links to allegedly infringing content has more than doubled compared to last year. Google is busier than ever putting the kibosh on search results that link to material that allegedly infringes copyright. The company…
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