Monthly Archives: February 2021

Australian drone firm reshapes strategy over Google pull-out threat

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Instructors gaze watchfully from the shade of a tree as men in neon-green vests manipulate hand-held controllers clipped to mobile telephones as they direct drones flying over a vast Sydney field. Sebastian Litchfield flies a drone during a course to obtain Remote Pilot’s Licence in Sydney, Australia February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Jill Gralow The classes are run by Droneit Group, an Australian firm that accredits learners to fly the unmanned aerial vehicles, but which is now… Source link

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Yahoo DFS Hockey: Thursday Picks

Thursday isn’t quite as busy as originally expected, especially for those of you in the Northeast. Three games have been postponed: the Devils versus the Penguins, the Islanders versus the Sabres, and now the Avalanche versus the Wild. That still leaves eight NHL games taking place. I had actually written these recommendations up before the COL-MIN news, so there are a couple alterations where the info might be sparser. However, I didn’t want to leave those unhelpful suggestions in. Here are… Source link

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Google Meet’s ‘green room’ checks your audio, video quality

It will allow users to check their appearance, microphone, and audio before the video call starts. (Subscribe to our Today’s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) As the work culture shifted to work-from-home due to COVID-19, video calling apps took over in-person meeting. While people look to make an impact on desktop screens, it is essential to know how they are coming across on the video call. Earlier, users could not tell… Source link

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Australian leader has ‘constructive’ talk with Google boss

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he had a constructive meeting with the head of Google after the tech giant threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over plans to make digital platforms pay for news. Sundar Pichai, chief executive of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google, initiated the online meeting with Morrison to discuss the draft laws. A Google executive told a… Source link

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Australian leader has ‘constructive’ talk with Google boss | World

Morrison said he was clear with Pichai that “Australia sets the rules for how these things operate.” “We discussed some of the specifics of elements of the code and they raised those matters, I think, very respectfully,” Morrison said. “But I think we’ve been able to get that into a much more positive space about the ability to continue to provide services here in Australia.” Google declined to comment on the meeting. While Google and Facebook have condemned the legislation as… Source link

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Australian leader has ‘constructive’ talk with Google boss | World

Morrison said he was clear with Pichai that “Australia sets the rules for how these things operate.” “We discussed some of the specifics of elements of the code and they raised those matters, I think, very respectfully,” Morrison said. “But I think we’ve been able to get that into a much more positive space about the ability to continue to provide services here in Australia.” Google declined to comment on the meeting. While Google and Facebook have condemned the legislation as… Source link

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Australian leader has ‘constructive’ talk with Google boss | World

Morrison said he was clear with Pichai that “Australia sets the rules for how these things operate.” “We discussed some of the specifics of elements of the code and they raised those matters, I think, very respectfully,” Morrison said. “But I think we’ve been able to get that into a much more positive space about the ability to continue to provide services here in Australia.” Google declined to comment on the meeting. While Google and Facebook have condemned the legislation as… Source link

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Australian leader has ‘constructive’ talk with Google boss | World

Morrison said he was clear with Pichai that “Australia sets the rules for how these things operate.” “We discussed some of the specifics of elements of the code and they raised those matters, I think, very respectfully,” Morrison said. “But I think we’ve been able to get that into a much more positive space about the ability to continue to provide services here in Australia.” Google declined to comment on the meeting. While Google and Facebook have condemned the legislation as… Source link

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Australian leader has ‘constructive’ talk with Google boss | World

Morrison said he was clear with Pichai that “Australia sets the rules for how these things operate.” “We discussed some of the specifics of elements of the code and they raised those matters, I think, very respectfully,” Morrison said. “But I think we’ve been able to get that into a much more positive space about the ability to continue to provide services here in Australia.” Google declined to comment on the meeting. While Google and Facebook have condemned the legislation as… Source link

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