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Amazon to Reimburse Customers for in-app Buys by Kids
Amazon to Reimburse Customers for in-app Buys by Kids
Amazon to Reimburse Customers for in-app Buys by Kids
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge has laid out rules for how Amazon must reimburse customers whose kids made in-app purchases without permission. The Federal Trade Commission sued the Seattle company in 2014, saying it was too easy for children to spend their parents' money while playing games on mobile devices...
Google April Fool’s Prank Boomerangs
Google April Fool’s Prank Boomerangs
Google April Fool’s Prank Boomerangs
NEW YORK (AP) — Google is acknowledging that it pranked itself after an April Fool's Day Gmail tweak angered some people who use Google's email for work. The company added a button to its email service that allowed users to fire out a minion GIF, a character from the animated film "Despicable Me," which would drop a microphone and then mute responses to whatever email the user had sent..
Google Details Federal Fix for Self-driving Car
Google Details Federal Fix for Self-driving Car
Google Details Federal Fix for Self-driving Car
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Google wants Congress to create new federal powers that would let the tech giant receive special, expedited permission to bring to market a self-driving car that has no steering wheel or pedals. Google laid out the proposal in a recent letter to federal transportation officials. The...
Google to Test Self-driving Cars in Kirkland, Washington
Google to Test Self-driving Cars in Kirkland, Washington
Google to Test Self-driving Cars in Kirkland, Washington
KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) — Google says it will begin testing its self-driving cars in Kirkland, Washington. The Seattle suburb will become the third city to see the vehicles on its streets. The company has previously tested the self-driving cars in Mountain View, California, where Google is based, and Austin Texas. ...
Techno Fan’s Dream, CES Gadget Show Opens Today in Vegas
Techno Fan’s Dream, CES Gadget Show Opens Today in Vegas
Techno Fan’s Dream, CES Gadget Show Opens Today in Vegas
AS VEGAS (AP) — The CES gadget show, which officially opens at 9:00 a.m. today in Las Vegas, has begun catering more heavily to startups hoping to break through the noise. The sprawling show has sections for wearable fitness gadgets, drones, autonomous vehicles, education, virtual reality, video games, robots, 3-D printers and smart homes...
Google is Now “ALPHABET”
Google is Now “ALPHABET”
Google is Now “ALPHABET”
NEW YORK (AP) — "I don't know, but I can alphabet it to find out." No, you won't have to ditch Google as a verb — at least not yet anyway. But you should know that if you want to buy or sell stock in the company, it has officially changed its name...
Google Looks to Expand “FIBER” Service
Google Looks to Expand “FIBER” Service
Google Looks to Expand “FIBER” Service
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) — Google is looking to expand its high-speed Internet service. The company has announced preliminary plans to put its "Google Fiber" service into areas of southern California and Kentucky. The specific areas targeted are San Diego, Irvine; California and Louisville, Kentucky...

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