This week saw two media giants embark into unfamiliar territory, as Comcast’s (CMCSA) Peacock streaming platform launched, while Netflix (NFLX) hit sudden turbulence after a lackluster second quarter earnings report. The streaming giant missed on earnings estimates, but did beat on both revenue and global paid net subscribers. It also added over 10 million users last quarter (compared to the 8 million expected.) But what seems to be spooking investors is the disappointing subscriber growth… Source link

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai informed that the company has carried out an experiment to detect earthquakes. At a time when India is witnessing small-medium intensity earthquakes in many states, to think how to detect earthquakes early becomes the question. Well, Google has come up with an answer. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai took to Twitter and informed that the company has carried out an experiment using subsea fiber optic cables which is capable of detecting earthquakes… Source link

07/18 Update below. This post was originally published on July 16 Gmail users have every right to feel frustrated right now. In recent weeks, Gmail has had problems with Windows and suffered a serious spam filter flaw which sent potentially malicious emails straight to users’ inboxes. But now Google has announced a massive overhaul of the service which should convince potential deserters to stay.  Google has announced radical changes to Gmail PA Images via… Source link

Google is revamping its G Suite kit in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The company, ahead to next week’s Google Cloud conference, has announced that the major update will transform its G Suite productivity tools into a unified app for all of Google’s platforms, including Gmail, Chat, Rooms and Meet. To curb the problem of constant switching between communication platforms a user might face to keep up with the work from home corporate industry, Google has integrated all its subsidiary… Source link

Two toddlers are in a critical condition after being pulled from a pool in Sydney’s southwest. An 18-month-old girl and a 23-month-old boy were found unresponsive in a backyard swimming pool at Lakewood Crescent, Casula, on Saturday about 2.45pm (local time), NSW Police said. Two toddlers were pulled unresponsive from a backyard pool in Sydney’s southwest. Source: 7News More Paramedics and police at the scene in Casula. Source: 7News More NSW Ambulance paramedics treated them at the scene before… Source link

(Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that 25 million Iranians have been infected with the coronavirus and that another 35 million were at risk of acquiring it as Iran reimposed restrictions in the capital and elsewhere. The figures Rouhani cited in a televised speech were far higher than Saturday’s official toll of 271,606. His office said they were based on “an estimated scenario” from a report by the health ministry’s deputy minister of research. “Our estimate is that until… Source link

Google’s internal R&D division, Area 120, is launching Shoploop, a video shopping platform designed to introduce consumers to new products in under 90 seconds. Shoploop’s main goal is to bring three things – discovering, evaluating and buying products – all in one place. The app uses video as a main element to help users watch reviews of products without having to leave the app. Lax Poojary, General Manager, Shoploop, states that “The experience on Shoploop is more interactive than just… Source link

Washington (AFP) – In a break with tradition, the White House of President Donald Trump has removed the portraits of two recent presidents, Bill Clinton and George W Bush, from the building’s entrance hall, CNN reported Friday. The two paintings were moved from the Grand Foyer, where the portraits of recent presidents usually hang, to the Old Family Dining Room, which CNN described as “a small, rarely used room that is not seen by most visitors.” It said the room was mainly used to store… Source link

India’s decision to levy a tax on companies offering digital services in the country is not aimed at any particular country and the decision will not be reconsidered, people with knowledge of the matter said. The decision has been conveyed to the U.S. trade department, which had initiated a probe alleging the South Asian nation was targeting companies such as Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, the people said asking not to be identified citing… Source link

All Android and iOS users are in for a quite different and new set of emojis. Google and Apple, both tech giants have decided to introduce more than 100 new emojis each this year. In a preview provided by both companies on the World Emoji Day, a range of emojis inclusive of many characters that will be out during the year have been shown. Therefore, all Android and iOS users are in for a quite different and new set of emojis. For Google, the company is likely to roll out 62 new characters… Source link