Looker is now Google Cloud’s primary analytics platform. On Tuesday during Google Cloud Next 2022, the tech giant’s virtual user conference, Google Cloud revealed a unification of its business intelligence tools under the Looker name and launched a new tool that is now part of the Looker suite. Google Cloud acquired Looker, a data and analytics vendor founded in 2012 for $2.6 billion, in June 2019, just days before Salesforce bought Tableau for $15.7 billion. Since then, the tech giant… Source link
Read More »Google consolidates its Chrome and Android password managers – TechCrunch
Google today announced an update to its password manager that will finally introduce a consistent look-and-feel across the service’s Chrome and Android implementations. Users will soon see a new unified user experience that will automatically group multiple passwords for the same sites or apps together, as well as a new shortcut on the Android home screen to get access to these passwords. In addition to this, Google is also now adding a new password-related feature to Chrome on iOS,… Source link
Read More »Futures flat as Wall Street consolidates, COVID-19 extends surge
Stock futures were flat to slightly weaker on Sunday evening, as investors weighed new COVID-19 infections — which are leading to rising deaths and a record number of hospitalizations across the U.S. — against the rapidly unfolding timetable for the deployment of a vaccine. Investors have been broadly encouraged by the steady flow of positive news over a coronavirus cure. Pfizer (PFE) and BioNTech (BNTX) said on Friday they plan to file for an emergency use authorization with the U.S…. Source link
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