Yikes: The 12 Biggest Tech Fails of 2015 - Google - Slideshow from PCMag.com

Yikes: The 12 Biggest Tech Fails of 2015 - Google - Slideshow from PCMag.com

Mountain View had a few blunders this year – from the homophobic slurs its translation tool was spitting out to the racist results on its Maps service. Google was also forced to apologize after its Photos app automatically tagged two black people as gorillas. And who can forget the image of an adorable little Android...peeing on Apple in Google Maps, which forced Google to shut down and totally overhaul its Map Maker feature.
Let's all agree that it's a passive-aggressive battle and a little overt nerd slap never hurt anyone.

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