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I can't be trusted with Google's texting app
Newspaper | Telegraph
Date | 19.5.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | Google, language threat, texting, word/writing, youth
Summary | Google's new Allo app is supposed to make you save time while you're texing, but it can sometimes lead to misunderstandings. The author of the article doesn't really like emojis and doesn't know how to use them well. She doesn't follow young people's digital habits. Their generation favors brevity, which can have a negative impact on language.
Image Description | Photograph of two young girls on their smartphones, two smartphones displaying chat conversations, and a man standing in front of a screen displaying "Allo" and "Duo".
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone, text
Allo, Allo, anyone at Home? Google unveils new gadget to take on Amazon's Echo and messaging app to target WhatsApp and Snapchat
Newspaper | Mail Online
Date | 19.5.2016
Language | English
Country | UK
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Google, texting, virtual reality
Summary | Google has declared war on other Internet giants regarding artificial intelligence. They introduced Google Home, a small speaker that can play music and access Google Assistant. Google also revealed the messaging app Allo that is supposed to bring Google's search engine into personal chats, as well as Duo, a video calling app.
Image Description | Photograph of Mario Queiroz in front of a projection introducing Google Home, photograph of Queiroz holding the device, photographs of Google Home and of Amazon's devices, photograph of Sundar Pichai, different logos, and photographs of conference stages.
Image Tags | logo, male(s)
Mein Heim, mein Google
(My home, my Google)
Newspaper | Die Zeit
Date | 19.5.2016
Language | German
Country | Germany
Topic Tags | artificial intelligence, Google, marketing, privacy, texting
Summary | On Google's Innovation presentation, they have presented their new products. Everything is largely chatbot-based, they are coming out with a home assistant much like Amazon's Echo and some new Messaging apps through which businesses can offer in-app services, for instance restaurant reservations. The Messaging apps are also supposed to be able to suggest appropriate responses to content. Privacy is also an important topic, all these innovations are designed with maximum security in mind.
Image Description | Getty Images of Google representatives presenting innovations.
Image Tags | male(s)
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