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Italian watchdog drops Google display adv case as EU antitrust investigates

The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, U.S. August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo MILAN, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Italy’s competition watchdog said on Tuesday it had dropped a probe into Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) alleged abuse of its dominant position in the online display advertising market after the EU antitrust started a similar investigation. The Italian watchdog decided non to take any action as under EU laws the case is now out of its… Source link

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Spain adopts EU copyright law, paving way for Google News to return

Google app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo MADRID, Nov 2 (Reuters) – Spain has adopted a European Union copyright directive that allows third-party online news platforms to negotiate directly with content providers, the government said on Tuesday, setting the stage for Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google News to return to the country. Google News, which links to third-party content, closed in Spain in late 2014 in response to legislation… Source link

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Microsoft launches Google Wave – TechCrunch

Microsoft is bringing back Google Wave, the doomed real-time messaging and collaboration platform Google launched in 2009 and prematurely shuttered in 2010. Maybe we should’ve seen this coming. Back in 2019, Microsoft announced the Fluid Framework (not to be confused with the Fluent design system). The idea here was nothing short of trying to re-invent the nature of business documents and how developers build real-time applications. Last year, the company open-sourced Fluid and… Source link

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt skeptical Facebook will build metaverse

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt sounded skeptical on Tuesday that Meta, formerly known as Facebook, will succeed at building the metaverse. “I look forward to excellent innovation in the metaverse,” Schmidt told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday. “I’ve been waiting for about thirty years … As to whether Facebook will build that, I don’t know.” Schmidt reacted to the news that Meta would shift its focus to build the metaverse, a virtual world where you can socialize, work and play. Google, Source link

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Robot Delivery Upstart Nuro’s New $600 Million Round Draws An Unexpected Backer: Google

Nuro’s R2 delivery vehicles haul only groceries, packages and food, rather than people. Nuro Nuro, a developer of autonomous driving technology backed by two former Google engineers, hauled in an additional $600 million to speed up efforts to commercialize its robotic delivery services from past investors including SoftBank and Toyota’s Woven Capital and a surprising new one: Google. The Series D round was led by Tiger Global Management and includes funds from Baillie… Source link

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Pixel 6 review: the cut-price Google flagship phone | Smartphones

The Pixel 6 is Google’s affordable flagship phone for 2021 and proves to be a leader in the field with a top-class camera and a new advanced chip at its heart – while undercutting most of the competition on price. The phone costs £599 ($599/A$999), which is £250 less than the Pixel 6 Pro, while still offering 90% of what you get with Google’s top model. It has a 6.4in 90Hz OLED screen that is flat, not curved at the sides. The display is slightly less sharp, slower and smaller than… Source link

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Zuni artist featured on Google Doodle

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – If you went on Google on Monday, you may have noticed a colorful image on the homepage. The doodle on the homepage is the work of a Zuni Pueblo artist and University of New Mexico alum, in honor of American Indian Heritage Month. The tool of today honored the legacy of the past. Monday’s Google Doodle was created by Zuni Pueblo artist, UNM alum, and UNM Artist-in-Residence at the UNM College of Pharmacy, Mallery Quetawki. “I said oh my… Source link

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Google fixes a bunch of Pixel issues with November update, leaves Pixel 3 and 3 XL behind

Today is the first Monday of the month, and you know what that means, right? A Google Android monthly update. These are usually only about security fixes, but not this time around, as there are a bunch of Pixel-specific non-security issues resolved too. Speaking of Pixels, the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL have reached the end of the line when it comes to software updates, three years after their launch. The new November 2021 update is only headed to the Pixel 3a (launched in May 2019) and later… Source link

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Oregon city sues to keep Google’s water use secret

THE DALLES, Ore. (AP) — The city of The Dalles, Oregon, has filed suit in an effort to keep Google’s water use a secret. The move comes ahead of a key City Council vote on a $28.5 million water pact between the city and the tech giant. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the city is seeking to overturn a ruling earlier from Wasco County’s district attorney, who found Google’s water use is a public record and ordered The Dalles to provide that information to the news organization. The city… Source link

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