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Uber Eats unveils an autonomous food delivery service and Google launches ‘Find My Device’. Digital Living Expert Mike Agerbo runs down the week’s top tech stories.

Google is getting set to destroy billions of private – or incognito – browsing records and California introduces a right to disconnect bill. Mike Agerbo of Get Connected Media takes a look at the week’s top tech stories.

We’ve all heard the warnings that Artificial Intelligence (AI) could interfere with democracy. Now, 20 tech start-ups and giants including Google, Meta, TikTok, and X have signed an accord promising to work together to stop their software from creating deep fakes depicting political candidates. The companies say they’ll try to detect bogus pictures and videos...

Alexei Navalny’s team has confirmed what Russian officials reported just a day ago. The Kremlin’s opposition leader is dead and Navalny’s team, like many others, believe he was murdered by order of the Russian president. Navalny’s supporters and world leaders are demanding answers as Moscow does seemingly everything in its power to avoid handing over...

While the Super Bowl is known for the big game and the halftime show, it is also known for its advertisements. Super Bowl commercials are an iconic staple of the sporting event. Frank Galvani, senior ads lead at Google Canada, joins Global News Morning’s host Laura Casella to share key themes from 2024’s lineup and...

Canadian contortionist, Anna McNulty has been shocking and inspiring millions of people on the internet with her viral contortion videos. She shows us her mind-bending tricks, teaches us stretches to improve our flexibility, and talks being named Canada’s Top Creator by Google.

Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday.

Canada is capping how much money private broadcasters will get under a $100 million deal with Google. Under the framework, print outlets will receive $63 million while private broadcasters will split $30 million. The federal government has also rolled out a timeline for Meta, the company that owns Facebook and Instagram, to return to discussions....

The federal government has reached a deal with Google over the controversial Online News Act. Global News Morning speaks with University of Ottawa Law Professor about the dispute that had Google threatening to block Canadian news from its platform.

Google has reached an agreement with Ottawa over Canada’s Online News Act, which is set to take effect in December. Mackenzie Gray reports.

On Wednesday, Minister of Canadian Heritage Pascale St-Onge announced Google will pay $100 million annually to Canadian news organizations as part of a new deal struck with Ottawa over Bill C-18: the Online News Act. She said that the agreement will establish a fairer commercial relationship between digital platforms and journalism in Canada.

The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) said on Friday that their soldiers mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat and opened fire during combat in northern Gaza, killing all three men Israel has vowed to free all the hostages and defeat Hamas, but how is the offensive being carried out as the U.S. pressures its...

Tech analyst Carmi Levy delves into the complex web of online misinformation and how it’s impacting the Israel-Hamas conflict. He also unpacks the recent deal between Ottawa and Google and what it means for Canadian news consumers. Plus, we get his take on the world’s first AI-generated singer-songwriter, and what AI means for the future...

An agent of the Indian government directed one of its citizens to hire a hitman to assassinate a Sikh activist living in New York, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. That activist is believed to be Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who has both Canadian and American citizenship. How investigators say the suspected murder-for-hire plot was...

Microsoft makes improvements to its HoloLens Goggles that are U.S. army approved. Digital Living Expert Mike Agerbo discusses that, and some changes in product availability at Best Buy stores. Plus, he shows us the latest in mobile tech.

TikToker Michel Janse shared a warning about an opportunistic Facebook marketplace fraudster after she fell for the scam herself. Janse said the scammer used Google Voice to trick her during a furniture sale.

Organizer Geoff Scotton joins Global News Morning Calgary with details on the 2023 Calgary new & used ski sale Oct. 20 – 22 at Max Bell Centre with consignment nights Oct. 18 – 19. Thousands of items from skis, bindings, snowboards, boots and goggles will be up for sale all in support of three Calgary...

The U.S. Department of Justice is taking aim at Google’s ubiquitous search engine in an antitrust trial that is set to get underway on Tuesday. It is the biggest U.S. antitrust trial since regulators went after Microsoft and its dominance of personal computer software a quarter century ago.

Torrential rainfall from Storm Daniel has burst two dams in Libya, triggering catastrophic flooding that’s killed at least 5,000 people. At least another 10,000 are missing. The mass destruction, the painstaking task ahead for recovery crews, and what’s proving to be an obstacle in aid efforts. Hope is fading for rescuers in Morocco to find...

Ottawa released new draft regulations on Friday for its proposed Online News Act, which asks tech companies to compensate the media outlets they link to online. The bill has drawn the ire of social media giants Google and Meta, as Meta has already blocked Canadian media sites from its major platforms. Mackenzie Gray has more...