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☆ Google disables live traffic conditions on Maps and Waze in Israel and Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Melina Khan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Google Maps app can be seen on a mobile phone. Google is disabling live traffic conditions in Israel and Gaza on its Maps and Waze apps, a spokesperson said Tuesday. "Anyone navigating to a specific place will still get routes and ETAs that take current traffic conditions into account." The spokesperson said Google is working with local authorities as part of the ongoing Israel-Hamas War. Google similarly disabled Maps live traffic data in Ukraine last year at the start of the Russia-Ukraine War, according to Reuters.

Persons: Geektime Organizations: Google, Israel Defense Forces, Reuters Locations: Israel, Gaza, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Google Maps and Waze temporarily disable live traffic data in Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-23 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —Google is temporarily disabling live traffic conditions on its mapping service apps, Google Maps and Waze, in Israel, the tech company confirmed Monday, as the country prepares for a potential ground invasion into Gaza. A Google spokesperson said the company consulted several sources that included regional and local authorities to make the assessment. However, Google did not say whether the tools would be disabled in Israel, Gaza or both. In Ukraine, Google temporarily disabled real-time vehicle data. Google Maps added that “anyone navigating to a specific place will still get routes and ETAs that take current traffic conditions into account.”Google acquired Israeli mapping service Waze in 2013 and merged both product teams in 2022.

Persons: Geektime Organizations: New, New York CNN, Google, Israel Defense Forces, CNN, Reuters Locations: New York, Israel, Gaza, ”, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Fact Check: Video shows 2012 attack on police station in Bahrain, not Israel embassy
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The video, which shows a crowd of people setting fire to a building at night, was shared in a Facebook post that reads, “BREAKING: The Israeli embassy in Bahrain was just set on fire! The title of the video, translated from Arabic, reads “Bahrain: A police station was besieged and burned – Sitra,” and the caption says the clip shows demonstrators attacking the Sitra Police Station in Nov. 2012. The official also added that claims that the video shows Israel’s embassy in Bahrain are not true. France24 cited AFP witnesses saying dozens of protesters had marched toward the Israeli embassy in Bahrain after the hospital attack. The video shows a 2012 attack on the Sitra Police Station in Bahrain.

Persons: France24, Read Organizations: Sitra, Al, Twitter, Reuters, United Press, Sitra Police, Google, Thomson Locations: Bahrain, Israel, Ahli, Gaza

☆ Fact Check: Video of explosion in Gaza predates Israel's bombardment after Hamas Oct. 7 rampage
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of an explosion in Gaza from May has been falsely claimed online to have been filmed in October. Users on Facebook and messaging platform X, suggested the video showed an Israeli airstrike responding to Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel. Reuters confirmed the location of the video as Al Karameh street in Gaza by comparing trees, lamp posts, and buildings with satellite images found on Google Maps. But the video was filmed at least five months before the Hamas attack. Video of Gaza explosion was filmed at least five months before Hamas’ October attack.

Persons: Read Organizations: Facebook, Reuters, Google, Islamic, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, Karameh

☆ I have messed up a lot in job interviews—here's how to avoid my worst mistakes
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Gili Malinsky | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The job interview is nerve wracking — but there are plenty of ways to prepare to help you feel confident. I myself have messed up during job interviews and while I can't be sure to what extent these mess-ups had an impact, I didn't ultimately get offers for any of the jobs. Here are three mistakes I made in job interviews and why experts say you should avoid them. When you're doing a job interview, "your interviewer is asking themselves, can you do your job?" When you're going in for a job interview, use the job description, your experience of like work and any informational interviews to get a sense of the tasks you could be doing.

Persons: you'll, didn't, Octavia Goredema, who'd, Gorick Ng Organizations: Harvard Locations: Manhattan

☆ I've been a solo traveler for years. Here are my 8 best tips for traveling alone.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-17 | by ( Dan Ginn | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

I'm currently in my fifth year of solo travel, but began my nomadic lifestyle with an eager attitude. To ensure you avoid making the same mistakes I did, I've gathered some simple and practical tips every solo traveler needs to know. However, solo travel can definitely open you up to vulnerable situations. AdvertisementHave Google Maps available on your phoneI've found that Google Maps is most reliable when traveling. This is even more true if you're traveling to remote locations.

Persons: I'm, I've, Dan Ginn, you'll, They're Organizations: Business, Google

☆ They viewed 16 apartments in 3 days, and finally bought their dream home for $371,000. It wasn't even on their initial list.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Soh Jun Hao and Grace Lim bought their public housing apartment in Singapore right before the pandemic. They viewed 16 apartments in 3 days and came across their forever home by chance. HaosofGraceIt took them 16 apartment viewings to find their dream home, which wasn't even on their initial list. A screengrab from Google Maps Street View showing the couple's apartment block. Amanda Goh/InsiderThe couple's apartment faces a park, and the view from their living room is hard to beat.

Persons: Soh Jun Hao, Grace Lim, —, Jun Hao, they've, Lim, Amanda Goh, " Lim, Soh, Lim's grandmother's, it's Organizations: Service, Housing Development Board, Google Locations: Singapore, Tampines

☆ I worked as an engineer on merchant vessels and my ship was held hostage by pirates for 8 months. I still cherish my career at sea.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Hannah Towey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

Chirag Bahri worked as an engineer on merchant vessels during a nearly decade-long career at sea. In 2010, his chemical tanker was held hostage by pirates for eight months. I had just joined the crew and I really needed to be on the ship to earn money. I was in the engine room when I got the call that pirates had boarded the ship. I still cherish the time I spent working onboard ships and I would encourage people to look at seafaring as a very positive, rewarding profession.

Persons: Bahri, —, Marguerite, Farah Abdi Warsameh, I'm, Bahri's, Dharmesh Gohil, Sattish Bate, Chirag Bahri, Dierk Lindemann, there's Organizations: Service, Chirag Bahri, International, International Seafarers Welfare, Assistance, Regional, South, Maritime, Google, International Maritime Bureau, AP, Hindustan Times, Getty, Asphalt Venture, Chirag Locations: South Asia, India, Belgium, Aden, Asia, East, Europe, Somalia, English, al, Shabab, South Somalia, Salalah, Chirag

Oct 13 (Reuters) - Digital mapping specialist TomTom (TOM2.AS) reported lower than expected revenue at its main location technology business on Friday, sending its shares down 7%. Sales in the auto sector rose 32% but the enterprise sector's sales fell 20%, reflecting lower volumes of some renewed contracts. Total group sales rose 6% on the year to 144.1 million euros. Finance chief Taco Titulaer said growth in car production might stabilise in the forth quarter, though he did not expect TomTom to suffer from it. Titulaer said TomTom saw new opportunities in generative artificial intelligence (AI) and was "investing time and money and people" into the technology.

Persons: Marc Hesselink, TomTom, Taco Titulaer, Titulaer, Gaëlle Sheehan, Nathan Vifflin, Milla Nissi, Susan Fenton Organizations: Google, ING, Volkswagen, Finance, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gdansk

☆ Fact Check: Video of parachutists landing at sports center is from Egypt, not Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video of multiple parachutists landing at a crowded sports venue in Egypt has been misrepresented on social media as showing attackers of the militant Islamist group Hamas landing in Israel. The video dates to at least September 2023 and is not related to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas carried out its biggest attack on Israel in years on Oct. 7, killing an estimated 900 Israelis. A sports center named El-Nasr Sporting Club can be seen in the Heliopolis area of Cairo, Egypt, on Google Maps. The video shared online shows events in Egypt, not Israel, that predate the October 2023 attack on Israel.

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☆ An Israeli woman held hostage in her home for 15 hours said she distracted Hamas militants with coffee and cookies until she was rescued
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Talia Lakritz | Alisa Shodiyev Kaff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Rachel and David Adari said they were held captive by Hamas militants in their home in Israel. Rachel Adari told Israel's Channel 12 that she offered the militants coffee and cookies to buy time. "I said to my husband, if we will die, we will die together," Rachel Adari told the outlet in Hebrew. Israeli special forces killed the Hamas militants and freed Rachel and David Adari after they had been held for 15 hours. "At 2:30 a.m., a grenade landed next to us, and I jumped on top of my wife," David Adari said.

Persons: Rachel, David Adari, Rachel Adari, —, David Adari's, Israel's, Lior Organizations: Israel's, Service, Bullets, Google, Gaza Ministry, Health Locations: Israel, Ofakim, Gaza

☆ Fact Check: Paratroopers filmed skydiving in Egypt falsely linked to Hamas attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of paratroopers skydiving at sunset over the Egyptian Military Academy in Cairo has been falsely claimed online to show fighters with the Islamist militant group Hamas launching its surprise attack on Israel. “Palestinian freedom fighters seen parachuting down into Israel territory. #Israel #Hamas #IronDome #Gaza #TelAviv #Palestine,” wrote a Facebook user who miscaptioned the paratrooper video. The video was filmed in front of the Military Academy in Cairo, Egypt. The video was filmed in Cairo, Egypt, not Israel.

Persons: ”, Read Organizations: Egyptian Military Academy, Hamas, Twitter, Military Academy, Google, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Cairo, Israel, Iran, Gaza, Palestinian, Palestine, Egypt

☆ $9 billion cybersecurity startup Tanium is ditching its remote-work policy and mandating workers back to the office, leaked document shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Rosalie Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Otherwise, exemptions to the hybrid work policy will "only be granted in rare and exceptional cases" like documented medical reasons. Below is a copy of Tanium's hybrid work policy FAQ:Tanium Return to Office & New Hybrid Work Policy FAQQ: What is Tanium's new hybrid work policy? move to another city, state, county or country) the general expectation is that they will adhere to the hybrid work policy going forward. move to another city, state, county or country) the general expectation is that they will adhere to the hybrid work policy going forward. Additional Policy DetailsQ: Will exemptions from the hybrid work policy be provided?

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☆ Google changes user data practices to end German antitrust probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-05 | by ( Friederike Heine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsBERLIN, Oct 5 (Reuters) - Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google has agreed to change its user data practices to end a German antitrust investigation aimed at curbing its data-driven market power, the German cartel office said on Thursday. The German regulator said Google's commitments would give users more choice on how their data is used across the company's platforms. "This not only protects the users' right to determine the use of their data, but also curbs Google's data-driven market power," he said. Google's commitment covers more than 25 other services including Gmail, Google News, Assistant, Contacts and Google TV. It does not apply to Google Shopping, Google Play, Google Maps, Google Search, YouTube, Google Android, Google Chrome and Google's online advertising services, all of which are subject to a new EU legislation called the Digital Markets Act which has similar obligations.

Persons: Arnd, Andreas Mundt, Matthias Williams, Foo Yun Chee, Friederike Heine, Mark Potter Organizations: European Engineering, REUTERS, Rights, Google, Tech, Gmail, Google News, Big Tech, Apple, Thomson Locations: Zurich, Switzerland

The Pixel Watch 2 replaces the first-generation Pixel Watch, which was released in October of 2022. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhere to preorder the Google Pixel Watch 2The Google Pixel Watch 2 can be preordered through the Google Store, or at other retailers such as Best Buy and Amazon. AdvertisementAdvertisementGoogle Pixel Watch 2: pricePricing for the Google Pixel Watch 2 starts at $349 for the Bluetooth and WiFi-only option, and $399 for the LTE-enabled model. Google Pixel Watch 2: new featuresJohn Lynch/InsiderThe Pixel Watch 2 ushers in a number of upgrades over its predecessor, the first-generation Pixel Watch, that appear to make it a solid blend of being both a Google smartwatch and a Fitbit fitness tracker. AdvertisementAdvertisementGoogle Pixel Watch 2: release dateThe Google Pixel Watch 2 will be available starting October 12 and is available for preorder now via the Google Store.

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☆ Amazon sees its new AI search engine, codenamed Project Nile, helping to increase sales from mobile users
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon is working on a secret new initiative, called Project Nile, that overhauls its search engine to add AI chatbot technology. One potential outcome from the upgraded search experience is more sales from mobile users, according to a transcript of an internal presentation earlier this year by Joseph Sirosh, VP of Amazon Search and Alexa Shopping. Sirosh said it will be "mobile first" because that's where the new features may have the biggest impact on sales. "If we can increase the conversion on mobile, because we provide great experiences, great expert answers, then that could be a potentially significant lift to Amazon," Sirosh added. During the presentation, Sirosh said the new AI conversation layer will be added to the currently existing Amazon search bar.

Persons: Joseph Sirosh, Sirosh Organizations: Amazon Search, Alexa, Google

☆ Apple confirms overheating issue with iPhone 15 Pro but says it's not because of the new titanium frame
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

There have been numerous reports saying the new iPhone 15 Pro can encounter overheating issues. Some iPhone 15 Pro owners have taken to social media sites in the US and China to complain about the issue. The iPhone 15 Pro is the first phone from Apple made with a titanium frame. Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesNotably, Apple has not attributed any of the overheating issues to the titanium frame on iPhone 15 Pro models, pushing back on a theory from noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. The iPhone 15 Pro is the first smartphone made by Apple that features a titanium frame.

Persons: Apple, —, Max, Justin Sullivan, Ming, Chi Kuo, Kuo Organizations: Apple, Service, Street, Bloomberg, CNET Locations: iPhones, China

☆ I swapped the big city for a tiny community in the middle of nowhere. Rent is $60 a month – but the supermarket is a 5-hour round trip.
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Sally Millar swapped the big city grind in Sydney, Australia for life in a tiny remote community. She now pays about $60 a month in rent and makes more money than she did in the city. But living a five-hour round trip from the nearest supermarket has its drawbacks. When Covid hit my partner and I had been about to go on a big road trip across the Americas. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe housing is also provided by my school, so my rent and bills are now just 100 Australian dollars a month.

Persons: Sally Millar, —, I'd, Covid, We'd, everyone's, It's, Sally Millar's, we've, Sally, they're Organizations: Service, Google Locations: Sydney, Australia, Americas, East Kimberley, Western Australia, Kununurra, Perth

☆ Apple users are slamming the new iPhone 15 Pro, saying it can get so hot they can't even hold it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( Kylie Kirschner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

There have been numerous reports saying the new iPhone 15 Pro can encounter overheating issues. The new iPhones released last week, and the iPhone 15 Pro lineup is the first with titanium frames. AdvertisementAdvertisementPeople are talking about how hot the new new titanium iPhone 15 Pro can be — literally. Some iPhone 15 Pro owners have taken to social media sites in the US and China to complain about the issue. Justin Sullivan / Getty ImagesThe iPhone 15 Pro model is notably the first smartphone made by Apple with a titanium enclosure.

Persons: —, There's, It's, Apple hasn't, Max, Apple, Justin Sullivan, Chi Kuo Organizations: Service, Apple, Bloomberg Locations: China

☆ The Silicon Valley investors who secretly bought up $800 million in Northern California real estate reveal unexpected plans for 'a city of yesterday'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Chris Kaye | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A mysterious company backed by Silicon Valley investors has been purchasing land near San Francisco. They're planning to build a retro city on the 52,000 acres of farmland they bought. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Silicon Valley investors that got the government's attention by gobbling up $800 million worth of land outside San Francisco say the mystery city they plan on building is, well… kinda retro. Solano County Google Maps"The plans that people put forward will be very inspired by those great old American neighborhoods that someone who was born 100 years ago will recognize," Sramek told KQED.

Persons: —, we've, Jan Sramek, Sramek, Goldman Sachs, Marc Andreessen, Laurene Powell Jobs, Michael Moritz of, Reid Hoffman, Flannery, who've, Catherine Moy, Moy, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Musk, Chap Ambrose, Ambrose, Azmi Haroun Organizations: Service, KQED, The New York Times, Michael Moritz of Sequoia Capital, Flannery Associates, Travis Air Force Base, Solano County Google, Boring Company, SpaceX, Washington Post Locations: Silicon, San Francisco, California, Solano County, Bay, Fairfield, Solano Silicon, Austin , Texas, Bastrop Country

☆ New York’s Hottest Steakhouse Was a Fake, Until Saturday Night
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-25 | by ( Becky Hughes | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Mehran’s website and voice mail state that the restaurant, on East 83rd Street in Manhattan, is fully booked for months, an irresistible challenge for New Yorkers who treat reservation-hunting like a professional sport. Mehran’s is an elaborate joke among friends that, somewhere along the way, became entirely serious. On Saturday, for one night only, Mehran’s Steak House opened to the public. The restaurant’s address on Google Maps, a four-bedroom brownstone, was actually a “hacker house” occupied by 16 20-somethings working in the tech industry, who slept in closets and on bunk beds. Among them were Mehran Jalali, Riley Walz and Danielle Egan.

Persons: Mehran, Mehran Jalali, Riley Walz, Danielle Egan Organizations: East, New, Google Locations: NY, Manhattan, Mehran’s

☆ The Man Who Trapped Us in Databases
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( Mckenzie Funk | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

Matrix, as Asher’s new counterterrorism system soon came to be known, arguably marked the beginning of our era of analytics. But Asher, enamored with the power of his magical machines, kept talking about the five names they got right. Many critiques of our increasingly algorithmic world focus on where algorithms fail. A third boils down to checks and balances: Algorithms are often proprietary black boxes, closed to outside scrutiny. He was burning through millions more buying up vast data sets that contained ever more granular information on Americans’ lives.

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☆ Family sues Google, saying it's responsible for a man's death after Maps told him to drive over a bridge that collapsed 9 years ago
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The family of a man who died driving over a collapsed bridge is suing Google for negligence. His family's lawyers said Google Maps directed him to drive along the doomed route. "Unfamiliar with local roads, he relied on Google Maps, expecting it would safely direct him home to his wife and daughters," he wrote. Jon Hopson, Paxson's friend, told local outlet the Hickory Daily Record that there were no nearby signs indicating that the bridge had collapsed. In a statement sent to Insider, Google spokesperson José Castañeda said: "We have the deepest sympathies for the Paxson family.

Persons: Philip Paxson, it's, John Paxson, Bob Zimmerman, unsuspectingly, Nobody, Alicia Paxson, Jon Hopson, Paxson's, Alicia, José Castañeda, Paxson Organizations: Google, Service, Daily, Charlotte Observer, Associated Press Locations: Wall, Silicon, North Carolina, Hickory, Charlotte, Nowhere, Snow

☆ He Drove Into a Creek and Died. His Family Blames Google Maps.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Jenny Gross | More About Jenny Gross | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The family of a North Carolina man who drowned last year after he drove off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions has sued Google for negligence, saying that the company’s failure to update its maps led directly to his death. Philip Paxson, 47, a medical device salesman, was on his way home from his daughter’s camping-themed ninth birthday party in Hickory, N.C., on Sept. 30, 2022, navigating a rainy night on unfamiliar roads, when he drove off a collapsed roadway into a creek and drowned, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in Wake County Superior Court on Tuesday. Alicia Paxson, his wife, also sued two businesses and an individual who the lawsuit says owned, controlled or were responsible for the collapsed bridge, which was unmarked, with no barricades. Mrs. Paxson had taken their two daughters home from the party in her car, while Mr. Paxson stayed late to clean up and drove separately, she said in an interview.

Persons: Philip Paxson, Alicia Paxson, Paxson Organizations: Google, Wake County Superior Court Locations: North Carolina, Hickory , N.C, Wake County

☆ Family sues Google alleging its Maps app led father to drive off collapsed bridge to his death, attorneys say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Jamiel Lynch | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The lawsuit claims neighbors had expressed concern Google Maps had led drivers over the bridge, which allegedly has not been repaired since its partial collapse in 2013. GPS sends people down here, which is especially dangerous for emergency vehicles,” reads the report sent to Google Maps. The suit claims negligence and willful and wanton conduct by the companies and seeks an unspecified amount in punitive damages. Google has “the deepest sympathies for the Paxson family,” it told CNN in a statement. “His trust in Google Maps, and the failure of the road and bridge-keepers to do their jobs, cost him his life.”

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