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Google to provide internet in rural areas through balloons

Google has announced that it was "years closer" to deliver internet to remote parts of the world using high-flying balloons. Researchers at Google's Project Loon — part of the company's X research lab — said it was now able to use machine learning to predict weather systems, meaning the firm has a greater control over …

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February 18, 2017

Kid wants job with Google, Sundar Pichai encourages her

For most of the kids, toys are what fascinate them. But this seven-year-old girl from Britain wrote a letter to Indian-born Google CEO Sundar Pichai asking him for a job — and received an encouraging reply. According to a report in Business Insider on Thursday, Chloe Bridgewater, who lives in Hereford, Britain, sent a hand-written …

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February 16, 2017

Google acquires Twitter’s mobile app developers platform

In a bid to help developers build better apps and grow their business, Google has acquired Twitter's mobile app developer platform Fabric. Twitter launched Fabric as a modular SDK in 2014 to allow developers improve their apps, and it now serves apps reaching 2.5 billion users built by 580,000 developers. Fabric will join Google's Developer …

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January 19, 2017

Google Doodle honours inventor of worldwide standard time

Google has honoured Sandford Fleming, a Canadian inventor and engineer of Scottish birth known for his invention of worldwide standard time, with a Doodle. "Today's Doodle reflects Fleming's legacy on this, the 190th anniversary of his birth," Google said in a statement on Saturday. It is widely believed that Fleming missing a train in Ireland …

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January 7, 2017

India largest country in demand for mobile developer courses: Google

India overtook the US to become the largest country in terms of interest in mobile developer courses in 2016, Google India said on Tuesday — search queries in mobile development courses from India saw 200 per cent (year-on-year growth) in the last two years. Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra led with bulk of Search queries …

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December 27, 2016

An expensive but good phone

After Nexus smartphone, Google has come up with a new offering ~ Pixel and Pixel XL ~ with 5-inch and 5.5 inch screen respectively. They were launched last month and the major difference between Nexus and Pixel series is the price range. Nexus phones were inexpensive but not Pixel.  Pixel XL is a phone with …

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December 22, 2016

Google to bring ‘Actions’ on Google Assistant

 Silicon Valley-based bot platform Gupshup on Friday partnered with Google to enable enterprises quickly build 'Actions' on artificial intelligence-powered Google Assitant. Using Gupshup's cross-platform development tools, bot builders can now create and deploy bots, or 'Actions', for Google Assistant. “The bot landscape has grown exponentially in the past year enabling a world where intelligent, conversational …

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December 9, 2016

Technology used in Netflix, Google can help planetary research

Machine learning — a powerful tool used for a variety of tasks in modern life, from fraud detection and sorting spam in Google, to making movie recommendations on Netflix — can help scientists determine whether planetary systems are stable or not, a study says. “Machine learning offers a powerful way to tackle a problem in …

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December 2, 2016

Google Glass may slow down brain’s response time

Using heads-up display technology like Google Glass may slow down the brain’s response time, a new study has warned. That could pose issues for people driving, when a delay of a few seconds could mean the difference between life and death, researchers said. Heads-up display technology offers lots of information to users in seconds, literally …

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November 23, 2016

Google Glass may slow down brain’s response time

Using heads-up display technology like Google Glass may slow down the brain’s response time, a new study has warned. That could pose issues for people driving, when a delay of a few seconds could mean the difference between life and death, researchers said. Heads-up display technology offers lots of information to users in seconds, literally …

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November 23, 2016

Google Arts and Culture unveils virtual exhibition on Indian women

Technology giant Google has on Saturday, through its cultural arm Google Arts & Culture, unveiled a virtual collection of artworks and exhibitions on the life of Indian women in history — spanning 2,500 years and from 26 cultural institutions across the country, the company said in a statement here. 'Women in India: Unheard Stories,' is …

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November 19, 2016

Google Arts and Culture unveils virtual exhibition on Indian women

Technology giant Google has on Saturday, through its cultural arm Google Arts & Culture, unveiled a virtual collection of artworks and exhibitions on the life of Indian women in history — spanning 2,500 years and from 26 cultural institutions across the country, the company said in a statement here. 'Women in India: Unheard Stories,' is …

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November 19, 2016

South Korea refuses Google access to official mapping data

November 18, 2016

South Korea refuses Google access to official mapping data

November 18, 2016

Google rolls out new themes, smart stickers for Allo

Ramping up the user experience in its smart messaging app Allo, Google on Thursday released a new set of updates including smart smileys, chat themes and an exclusive “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” sticker pack. With smart smiley, Google Allo makes it easier to find and send the perfect emoji or sticker based …

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November 17, 2016

Google rolls out new themes, smart stickers for Allo

Ramping up the user experience in its smart messaging app Allo, Google on Thursday released a new set of updates including smart smileys, chat themes and an exclusive “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” sticker pack. With smart smiley, Google Allo makes it easier to find and send the perfect emoji or sticker based …

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November 17, 2016

Google launches new app to scan, digitise ‘memories’

Technology giant Google on Wednesday launched “PhotoScan” app that scans and digitises photos directly from the phone. “PhotoScan” is available for both Android and iOS devices from Wednesday. Google described “PhotoScan” as a free-to-download app that gets digital copies in seconds. It detects edges, straightens the image, rotates it to the correct orientation and removes …

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November 16, 2016