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Google Maps will now 'speak' the name of a place in the local language
Google Maps has been my hero and savior many times I traveled abroad – or even in India where I don't speak the local language. It's not always perfect, however. While the app might help me get near the place, I often have a hard time locating it, and I end up roaming around ...
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Google confirms plans for a search tool that can analyze millions of health records
Google partners with Ascension to give it access to personal health datasets that can be used to develop AI-based tools for ...
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Alphabet is investigating Google's handling of recent sexual harassment claims
Alphabet’s board of directors launched an investigation into how Google’s executives handle claims of sexual harassment ...
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Google forges new 'app defense alliance' to fix Android malware menace
Google officially announces a partnership with cybersecurity firms ESET, Lookout, and Zimperium to catch sketchy apps before ...
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Google open sources Cardboard VR after killing its Daydream project
After killing its ambitious Daydream VR project last month, Google is making the Cardboard VR project open source. The company said the code repository includes features such as APIs for head tracking, lens distortion rendering, and input handling, for developers to build Android ...
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Google wants to create the ultimate medical record search tool for doctors
Google Health CEO outlines plans to make it easier for doctors to search medical records, and improve the quality of health-focused ...
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45,000 Android devices infected by new unremovable xHelper malware
xHelper Android malware capable of reinstalling itself even after being manually removed has reportedly infected more than ...
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Amazon prepares to strike back after Microsoft wins $10B JEDI contract
Microsoft's been awarded the controversial Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, a $10 billion planned project to create and maintain an AI-powered, cloud-based weapons platform for the Pentagon. The company's stocks hit a record intraday high on the back of ...
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Google Search will soon understand normal questions, not just keywords
Ever had to search for something on Google, but you're not exactly sure what it is, so you just use some language that vaguely ...
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Apple and Google remove 50+ apps that served malicious ads
Apple and Google have cumulatively removed over 50 apps from their respective mobile app stores that were found serving malicious ...
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Google's new live wallpaper will guilt you into using your phone less
Last night, Google released six new Android apps under its digital wellbeing program to balance your digital diet. These ...
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Google accused of creating 'surveillance tool' to monitor employees' unionizing efforts
Google employees have accused the internet giant of creating an "internal surveillance tool" to monitor gatherings of more ...
