Google is quietly experimenting with holographic glasses and hybrid smartwatches

A simple pair of sunglasses that projects holographic icons. A smartwatch that has a digital screen but analog hands. A temporary tattoo that, when applied to your skin, transforms your body into a living touchpad. A virtual reality controller that lets you pick up objects in digital worlds and feel their weight as you swing them around. Those are some of the projects Google has quietly been developing or funding in an effort to create the next generation of wearable technology devices…. Source link

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Do We Have the Math to Truly Decode Google’s Algorithms?

On a recent hike around the ruins of the St. Francis Dam disaster site about 40 miles from Downtown Los Angeles, with my archaeologist friend, John, we discussed the tarnished life of its builder and the age of the “Gentlemen Scientist.” The St. Francis Dam was built between 1924 and 1926 to create a large storage reservoir for the city of Los Angeles, California, by the Bureau of Water Works and Supply, now the Department of Water and Power. The department was under the direction of its… Source link

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Yahoo Finance Presents: Senator Ben Carson – Yahoo Money

Nieuws Het Belang van Limburg Eden Hazard is helemaal klaar voor titelmatch van Real Madrid: “Het belangrijkste is dat hij zich goed voelt” In Spanje staat Real Madrid op een zucht van de 34e landstitel, de eerste in drie jaar. De Madrilenen hebben daarvoor donderdagavond, op de voorlaatste speeldag in La Liga, nog een zege nodig in het thuisduel tegen Villarreal, de nummer vijf in de stand. Sinds de hervatting van de competitie na de corona-onderbreking gaat het Real sportief voor de wind, met… Source link

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Peacock Android App Omitted From Google Play Listings on Launch Day – Variety

UPDATED: Users searching for the Android app for Peacock, NBCUniversal’s streaming service that made its U.S. national debut Wednesday, came up empty when they tried to find it in the Google Play store. In fact, the Peacock app for Android currently is available on Google Play at this link. But for much of the day, Peacock TV app was not showing up in searches or on other pages in the Google Play store, leading to confusion about how to get it. In reply to users’ inquiries… Source link

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Google confirms it is investing $4.5 billion in India’s Jio Platforms

Sundar Pichai, Alphabet CEO. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google 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, which is valued at $65 billion.  The investment, reported by Bloomberg on Tuesday and confirmed by Google VP Sameer Samat in a blog post, comes less than four months after Facebook said it was pumping $5.7 billion into Jio Platforms.  Owned by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance… Source link

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Google invests in Indian internet giant Jio and plans new ‘affordable’ smartphone

Google is investing $4.5 billion for a 7.73 percent stake in Jio Platforms, an Indian internet giant that offers broadband, mobile services, and online commerce platforms, the company announced today. The investment, which is pending regulatory review, is part of Google’s commitment to invest around $10 billion in India over the next five to seven years. It follows a similar move from Facebook to invest $5.7 billion for a 9.9 percent stake in the company earlier this year. Jio Platforms… Source link

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Google’s Jio investment hands Reliance’s Mukesh Ambani another $4.5 billion

Google (GOOGL) will pump $4.5 billion into Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Platforms, the digital technology arm of sprawling conglomerate Reliance Industries. That gives Google a 7.7% stake in the company, the companies announced Wednesday. The investment includes a deal to jointly develop an entry level, affordable smartphone and “expand the benefits of digitization across the length and breadth of India,” they said. The deal values Jio at about $58 billion. Jio Platforms includes India’s biggest mobile… Source link

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Google Meet Upgrade Aims To Make Zoombombing A Thing Of The Past

Presentations and classes without gatecrashers are promised with the latest Google Meet upgrade. Google Google Meet has just announced an update which will mean that Zoombombing is history. It’s been confirmed that it will be rolled out to G Suite for Education customers and was announced in the G Suite Updates blog and picked up by Damien Wilde at 9to5Google. MORE FROM FORBESThree More Things Nobody Told You About Apple Watch watchOS 7By David Phelan… Source link

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Google invests $4.5 billion in India’s Reliance Jio Platforms – TechCrunch

Google has become the latest high-profile firm to back India’s Reliance Jio Platforms. The search giant is investing $4.5 billion for a 7.73% stake in the top Indian telecom network, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Wednesday. The investment today from Google is one of the rare instances where the Android-maker has joined its global rival Facebook in backing a firm. Facebook invested $5.7 billion in Reliance Jio Platforms, which has amassed over 400 million… Source link

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Yahoo Japan to hire 100 moonlighters for strategic planning

TOKYO — Yahoo Japan, a subsidiary of Z Holdings, announced Wednesday that it will conclude work contracts by the end of September with more than 100 people employed by other companies but are allowed to hold side jobs. The move is aimed at hiring workers of various backgrounds for strategic planning to promote technological innovation amid increasing competition in digital business fields including e-commerce and media services. It is rare for a Japanese company to hire so many… Source link

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