Glenn's World Of Adventure ✨✍️flipped into Essential TechForget Google Maps. It’s time to try a privacy-friendly alternativeWired UK - Matt BurgessGoogle Maps is used by more than a billion people every month. And those people send in more than 20 million suggested updates each day. Better …
Forbesflipped into LeadershipEpic's Attack On Google And Apple's App Stores: Brilliant TimingForbes - Enrique DansThe dispute between Epic Games and Apple and Google’s app stores is the result of a calculated and well-timed attack by the creator of Fortnite, with the intention of changing the current balance of forces in that environment, which it considers contrary to its interests. The background to this will …
archwizardflipped into Tech | Gear | InternetGoogle claims its new TPUs are 2.7 times faster than the previous generationverified_publisherVentureBeat - Kyle WiggersGoogle’s fourth-generation tensor processing units (TPUs), the existence of which weren’t publicly revealed until today, can complete AI and machine learning training workloads in close-to-record wall clock time. That’s according to the latest set of metrics released by MLPerf, the consortium of …
P Dimmickflipped into WillGoogle Search just got biggest upgrade in years — and it will save you a ton of timeTom's Guide - Roland Moore-ColyerGoogle Search is getting a big upgrade that promises to make it easier to get the information you’re searching for at a glance. Google is currently …
Mehran Aziziflipped into Mobile Technology & AppsGoogle Pixel Smartwatch, it’s finally your time to shineyankodesign.com - Sarang ShethIt just makes perfect sense, given the fact that Google announced its plan to acquire Fitbit in 2019, and that Google still doesn’t have a horse in …
Avatarwardrcflipped into PoliticsThe Supreme Court is taking on Google and Oracle one last timeverified_publisherThe Verge - Sarah JeongTen years after Oracle first sued Google over the code in the Android platform, the two tech giants are finally facing off in the Supreme Court. Since then, there have been three trials and two appeals. Billions of dollars are at stake; many millions have been likely spent on a parade of seasoned …
zhogfanflipped into POLITICS.WAR.CRIME.RELIGIONGoogle hit with its third antitrust lawsuit since October, this time by a bipartisan coalition of statesverified_publisherCNBC - Lauren FeinerGoogle now faces its third government antitrust lawsuit in less than two months, this time from a bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general. A …
The Vergeflipped into Tech NewsHow Google Maps uses DeepMind’s AI tools to predict your arrival timeverified_publisherThe Verge - James VincentGoogle Maps is one of the company’s most widely-used products, and its ability to predict upcoming traffic jams makes it indispensable for many drivers. Each day, says Google, more than 1 billion kilometers of road are driven with the app’s help. But, as the search giant explains in a blog post …
CNBCflipped into Top NewsGoogle Maps says these are the best times to go to the pharmacy or store to avoid crowdsverified_publisherCNBC - Todd HaseltonGoogle says it knows best times to visit places like coffee shops, pharmacies, grocery stores, restaurants and parks if you want to avoid crowds. The …
Fast Companyflipped into Fast Company4 powerful Google Docs time-savers you haven’t tried (yet)verified_publisherFast Company - By Doug AamothType as fast as you can speak, Google without Googling, gather feedback in a few clicks, and more with these Google Docs tools you may have overlooked. For many of us, Google Docs is an oft-used weapon in the productivity battle. But even if you use Docs on the regular, you might not know about some …
Antonio Isaza Mobile Unitflipped into telcoHow Intuit slashed costs and saved time by moving its TurboTax software to Kubernetes, a popular open source project started at Googleverified_publisherBusiness Insider - Rosalie ChanEvery spring, millions of people across the United States use software from TurboTax to file their taxes. As a result, TurboTax owner Intuit needs to scale the product for several months each year so that it continues to function properly even in peak times, like April evenings when people file …
Fox Newsflipped into Latest NewsGoogle Maps reveals best times for grocery shopping, restaurants to avoid crowdsverified_publisherFox News - Janine PuhakThanksgiving dinner might look different this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, but one thing shoppers don't need to throw in their carts is crowds at the supermarket. Ahead of the holiday, Google Maps released a handy guide outlining the best (and worst) times to visit grocery stores, coffee shops …
Shane Leschasinflipped into APPLE UPROOTEDEpic Games Kicks Off a Brilliantly Timed Assault on Apple and Googleverified_publisherThe Motley Fool - Evan Niu, CFAEpic Games, maker of both Fortnite and the most popular game engine in the industry, was ready for this. The company knew exactly what it was doing …
VentureBeatflipped into AIGoogle updates COVID-19 forecasting models with longer time horizons and new regionsverified_publisherVentureBeat - Kyle WiggersIn August, in partnership with the Harvard Global Health Institute, Google launched a set of models — the COVID-19 Public Forecasts — that provide projections of COVID-19 cases, deaths, ICU utilization, ventilator availability, and other metrics for U.S. counties and states. Today, the two …
Express Newspapersflipped into TECHGoogle Maps brings back feature we all thought was dead and about time too!express.co.uk - Aaron BrownGOOGLE has resuscitated a Google Maps feature we all thought it had permanently ditched three years ago. Google has announced a new Google Maps update …
VentureBeatOct 30, 2020Google says its Parallel Tacotron model generates synthetic voices 13 times faster than its predecessorverified_publisherVentureBeat - Kyle WiggersIn December 2016, Google released Tacotron 2, a machine learning text-to-speech (TTS) system that generates natural-sounding speech from raw transcripts. It’s used in user-facing services like Google Assistant to create voices that sound humanlike, but it’s relatively compute-intensive. In a new …
AvatarLazarus Longflipped into InternetAndroid banking malware downloaded 10,000 times from Google Play: What to doTom's Guide - Nicholas FearnA dangerous banking Trojan known as Cerberus has been found masquerading as a Spanish-language currency-converter app that was available to download …
archwizardflipped into Smart Mobile TechGoogle Pay is now locked to only one smartphone at a time9to5Google - Ben SchoonGoogle is rolling out a new experience for Google Pay, but it comes with a major disadvantage. Google Pay is now locked to only one smartphone at a time. If you sign up for the new Google Pay experience today — it’s invite-only right now — you’ll have to get things set up on your device in a pretty …
Daily Mailflipped into Top StoriesGoogle Maps displays borders of wildfires in near-real time, warning drivers if they're in danger as dozens of blazes plague USdailymail.co.uk - Dan AveryAs wildfires plague the US this summer, Google Maps has added a new feature to help users stay safe and informed during a blaze. A new wildfire …
Devyn Nflipped into Droid101/HardwareIt's time Google updated Pixel camera hardware to match its stellar softwareAndroid Authority - Robert TriggsI’m not overly impressed with the Google Pixel 5’s camera. Not because it takes bad photos. It’s still capable of taking some astoundingly great pictures for a hardware package that’s barely changed in years. No, what irks me most about the Pixel 5 is the missed potential. Google’s photography …
WIREDflipped into Gear & GadgetsGoogle Expands Its Fire-Tracking Tools—and Just in TimeWIRED - Lauren Goode Boone AshworthA feature that maps wildfires in near-real time is getting a much bigger rollout as the western US continues to blaze. In case 2020 wasn’t apocalyptic …
The Vergeflipped into Tech NewsGoogle Stadia expands to eight more European countries, just in time for Cyberpunk 2077verified_publisherThe Verge - Nick StattGoogle Stadia is expanding internationally, adding eight more countries in Europe today. The new markets include Austria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, and Switzerland, bringing the total number of countries the cloud gaming service supports from 14 to 22. The service …
73v3flipped into AIGoogle Photos wants you to donate your time to further train its algorithmsandroidpolice.com - Rita El KhouryGoogle Photos is not shy about asking for your help to improve its algorithms. More than a year ago, the app started asking users simple "yes/no/not …
Dr. Paul Cesariniflipped into Mobile Tech WeeklyNew York Times reports Google pays Apple up to $12 billion for search dealABC NewsVideo New York Times reports Google pays Apple up to $12 billion for search deal The Justice Department's anti-trust lawsuit against Google is …
