Business Insiderflipped into Tech InsiderThe Big 4 tech companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google — blew past Wall Street estimates in their latest-quarter earnings reportsverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Aaron HolmesGoogle parent company Alphabet reported revenue of $46.17 billion, an increase of roughly 14% year over year. The revenue beat Wall Street estimates, closing what CEO Sundar Pichai called "a strong quarter, consistent with the broader online environment." The search giant's stock soared by at least …
The Eyeflipped into Tech NewsThis Google Privacy Email Is a Perfect Example of Why People Don't Trust Tech Companiesverified_publisherInc Magazine - Jason AtenIf you have to do a checkup to protect your personal information, there's something wrong. Google sent out an email earlier this week encouraging users to do a "privacy checkup." Specifically, the email tells users that the tool will help them go through "key privacy settings step-by-step to help …
H3AdhuNTrflipped into TECHGoogle quietly buys company that turns your old Windows 7 PC into Chrome OS machineverified_publisherZDNet - Liam TungGoogle buys Neverware, a startup with Chrome OS variant that squeezes extra life out of old Windows PCs and Macs. Google has quietly bought Neverware, …
PCMagflipped into SoftwareGoogle Says Biggest DDoS Attack on Record Hit the Company in 2017verified_publisherPCMag - Michael KanThe 2.5Tbps attack was likely the work of state-sponsored hackers using internet service providers in China, according to Google. Google is reporting …
AKTflipped into TechnologyGoogle acquires Neverware, a company that turns old PCs into Chromebooksverified_publisherThe Verge - Monica ChinToday, Neverware announced in an FAQ that it’s now part of Google. Neverware, based in New York City, makes a software application called CloudReady that allows you to convert a PC into a system that runs Chrome OS. In its FAQ, Neverware states that it and its CloudReady software are “officially …
Business Insiderflipped into Tech InsiderFormer Google AI researcher Timnit Gebru accused Sundar Pichai of glossing over her dismissal with a non-apology designed to make the company look goodverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Isobel Asher HamiltonFormer Google AI researcher Dr. Timnit Gebru has accused CEO Sundar Pichai of trying to gloss over her dismissal with a PR-minded non-apology. Gebru says she was fired from the tech giant, while the company says that she resigned. In a memo distributed to Google staff on December 9, Pichai talked …
CTV Newsflipped into Top StoriesCanadian smart glasses going 'offline' weeks after company bought by Googlectvnews.ca - Brooklyn NeustaeterTORONTO -- An Ontario-based tech company acquired by Google last month has told customers that its smart glasses will no longer work after …
AvatarWWflipped into Relevant : WatchApple was just slapped with a lawsuit that accuses the company of monopolizing the mobile-gaming market by blocking apps like Xbox Game Pass and Google Stadiaverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Katie CanalesApple has been hit with a lawsuit that accuses the tech giant of monopolizing the mobile game market, as Bloomberg first reported. The complaint, filed Thursday in federal court by an Apple Arcade subscriber, alleges that Apple has been keeping direct competing subscription gaming services from the …
VICEflipped into MotherboardSmart Glasses to Become Dumb Glasses a Month After Google Buys Companyverified_publisherVICE - Kevin TruongCanadian smart glasses maker North announced it was bought by Google on June 30, and now its $600 Focals will be non-functional as of July 31. The company is offering full refunds. Smart glasses made by a company recently acquired by Google will have their smart features disabled after Friday, July …
AvatarAJ !flipped into CONCEPT ! SPACE ! TECH . . .Google parent company Alphabet sees its first revenue decline in historyverified_publisherThe Verge - Kim LyonsGoogle parent company Alphabet warned in last quarter that it was expecting to see the impact of coronavirus in the second quarter results, and it did: the company saw its first revenue decline in its history. But it managed to beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations. Total revenue for the quarter …
Ken Yeungflipped into FYIThis company wants to be the Google for the 3D worldProtocol - Mike MurphyPhysna is launching a search engine for 3D models. It's a first step toward digitally indexing the physical world. While the U.S. waits for a federal …
micheal Washingtonflipped into Tech StuffGoogle buys a company that turns old PCs into ChromebooksAndroid Authority - Jon Fingas• Google has bought Neverware, a company that turns old PCs into Chromebooks. • It intends to turn CloudReady into an official Chrome OS product. • This could be a tremendous help for schools wanting to keep PCs relevant. Google might soon give old PCs a new lease on life as Chromebooks. As 9to5Google …
David, Carson, And Abiflipped into InvestingMost valuable brands of 2020: At $415 billion, the top company beats Apple, Google and Microsoftcnbctv18.com - Pradeep Suresh1 / 11 According to the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand ranking 2020, there is one company that has a global appeal and boasts of the …
TechCrunchDec 9, 2020Google CEO says company will review events leading up to Dr. Timnit Gebru's departureverified_publisherTechCrunch - Megan Rose DickeyIn light of artificial intelligence researcher Dr. Timnit Gebru’s exit from Google last week, Google CEO Sundar Pichai sent a memo to staffers, obtained by Axios, saying the company would investigate “the circumstances that led up to Dr. Gebru’s departure, examining where we could have improved and …
Gizmodoflipped into EartherSan Francisco and Oakland Drop Covid-19 Testing Program Run by Google Sister Company Verilyverified_publisherGizmodo - Tom McKaySan Francisco and Alameda counties have stopped using Verily, Google’s health-focused sister company, to test for the novel coronavirus, Kaiser …
CNBCflipped into Make ItGoogle is the first major company to formally extend work-from-home until summer 2021—who's next?verified_publisherCNBC - Jennifer LiuGoogle employees can continue to work from home until July 2021, making it the first major tech company to extend its remote-work arrangement into …
CNBCflipped into Top NewsFormer Google exec explains why he didn't use a SPAC to take his company Upstart publicverified_publisherCNBC - Ari LevyDave Girouard joined Google in 2004, just months before the internet company went public in one of the hottest tech IPOs ever. Now, sixteen years …
AvatarMichael Zauzigflipped into DevOps And CloudAmazon Web Services pioneered serverless computing in 2014, and Microsoft and Google followed suit. Here's why companies are turning to this new technology to cut cloud costs and make life easier for developers.verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Rosalie ChanRetailers need plenty of extra computing power to handle the huge spike in shopping traffic that comes on days like Black Friday or Cyber Monday . The problem is that even in the era of cloud computing — which lets companies rent fundamentally unlimited supercomputing power from the likes of Amazon, …
Smartlifeflipped into NEWSGoogle parent Alphabet posts first revenue decline in company historyverified_publisherCNN - By Clare DuffyNew York (CNN Business) — Google's parent company Alphabet posted the first revenue decline in its history during the three months ended in June, a sign of just how much the global pandemic and economic downturn is straining its core advertising business. The internet giant on Thursday reported …
CNBCJul 15, 2020Google confirms it's investing $4.5 billion in India's Jio Platforms four months after Facebook's bet on the companyverified_publisherCNBC - Sam SheadGoogle confirmed Wednesday it's investing $4.5 billion into Indian digital services firm Jio Platforms in exchange for a 7.7% stake in the company, …
CNBCflipped into MarketsGoogle parent company Alphabet just launched balloons that beam high-speed internet in Kenyaverified_publisherCNBCAlphabet's Loon said its balloon-powered internet service will initially cover 50,000 square kilometers in western and central parts of Kenya. It …
Jo Ann LaRoche Fialaflipped into Phone & techAustralia wants to force Facebook and Google to pay media companies for newsverified_publisherCNN - Michelle TohHong Kong CNN Business — Australia is moving to impose sweeping new rules that would require Facebook (FB) and Google (GOOGL) to pay media organizations for the use of their news content. Regulators on Friday released draft legislation that would let news publishers in the country negotiate …
FOX BusinessJul 31, 2020Australia to force Facebook, Google to pay media companies for contentverified_publisherFOX Business - Fox BusinessAustralia will force Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google to pay Australian media outlets for news content, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Friday. Frydenberg said the mandatory code of conduct, which will be legislated into law this year, is needed to ensure the viability of Australian media …
