Tag Archives: Customers

Google Cloud Next 2022 – Customers Benefit From Enhanced AI Capabilities

Google Cloud Next 2022 – Customers Benefit From Enhanced AI Capabilities

This time of year is always busy with events, and every year Google Cloud Next, Google’s annual Cloud event, has many exciting announcements. Usually, there are so many announcements that I could write a book on each. A show highlight for me was the Six Five “On The Road” podcast with my co-host Daniel Newman joined by Vint Cerf, Chief Internet Evangelist at Google and one of the co-inventors of the internet. This conversation revolves around the journey from the creation of the internet to… Source link

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PayPal Pulls Back, Says It Won’t Fine Customers $2,500 for ‘Misinformation’ after Backlash

PayPal Pulls Back, Says It Won’t Fine Customers $2,500 for ‘Misinformation’ after Backlash

PayPal has backtracked on a published policy that would have fined users $2,500 for spreading “misinformation,” claiming the update had gone out “in error.” “An AUP notice recently went out in error that included incorrect information. PayPal is not fining people for misinformation and this language was never intended to be inserted in our policy. Our teams are working to correct our policy pages. We’re sorry for the confusion this has caused,” a spokesperson told National… Source link

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ClearScale CEO: Why Customers Pick AWS Over Azure, Google

ClearScale CEO: Why Customers Pick AWS Over Azure, Google

Cloud News Mark Haranas September 27, 2022, 11:18 AM EDT “If you’re going to invest millions of dollars and pick a public cloud partner that you may use for the next 10 years or more, you want to pick the one that’s the strongest in the market, has the best technology, the best customer service, continued innovation and is… Source link

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How Google Cloud Helps Customers Implement Strategic Industry-Specific Solutions

How Google Cloud Helps Customers Implement Strategic Industry-Specific Solutions

June’s live Cloud Wars Expo event featured dozens of industry leaders allowing the Acceleration Economy team access to the inner workings of the greatest growth market the world has ever known. In this News Desk interview, analyst Aaron Back welcomes guest Umesh Vemuri, VP of Global Strategic Customers and Industries at Google Cloud. Highlights 00:01 — Aaron introduces today’s guest, Google Cloud’s Umesh Vemuri, who details his role with Google Cloud… Source link

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Google pauses hiring, Netflix loses nearly 1M customers, and Slack increases prices – TechCrunch

Google pauses hiring, Netflix loses nearly 1M customers, and Slack increases prices – TechCrunch

Hey, friends! It’s that time again. Another week has passed us by, which means another issue of Week in Review — the newsletter where we recap the top stories to hit TechCrunch’s front page in the past seven days. Sign up here! The top story this week was about a new set of documents detailing how (and how often) the Department of Homeland Security taps third-party data brokers to obtain potentially sensitive location info while “sidestepping the legal process government… Source link

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Google and the Internet Archive are the first customers to pay for commercial access to Wikipedia content – TechCrunch

Google and the Internet Archive are the first customers to pay for commercial access to Wikipedia content – TechCrunch

Google is going to start paying for its use of Wikipedia information to help power its knowledge panels in Google Search. The search giant, along with the digital library the Internet Archive, are the first customers for the still relatively new commercial product launched by the Wikimedia Foundation — the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia. Its new service, Wikimedia Enterprise, offers access to Wikimedia content to companies that reuse and source Wikipedia and other Wikimedia… Source link

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Phoenix gas station owner sells gas 50 cents a gallon cheaper than what he buys it for to help customers

Phoenix gas station owner sells gas 50 cents a gallon cheaper than what he buys it for to help customers

A man in Phoenix is losing hundreds of dollars each day after shaving nearly 50 cents off per gallon at his gas station to help customers weather skyrocketing fuel prices. Jaswiendre Singh, who runs the business at the corner of Osborn Road and 20th Street, showed Arizona’s Family on Wednesday that he buys gas from a supplier for $5.66 per gallon but sells it for just $5.19 per gallon. Singh started offering discounts as early as March, decreasing the gas station’s purchase price by 10… Source link

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Owner of Massachusetts ice cream parlor says customers waited in a 45-minute line because he didn’t have enough staff — and that’s a month ahead of the busy summer season

Owner of Massachusetts ice cream parlor says customers waited in a 45-minute line because he didn’t have enough staff — and that’s a month ahead of the busy summer season

The owner of an ice cream shop in Mashpee told The Wall Street Journal that he’s struggling to hire employees.Jens Kalaene/picture alliance via Getty Images Customers in a 45-minute line for a Massachusetts ice cream parlor, the owner told the WSJ. He told WSJ he expected the shop to be busy, but didn’t think there’d be no job applicants. The owner added that it was a “scary” position to be in ahead of peak summer season in June. The owner of an ice cream shop in Massachusetts said that… Source link

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Lawsuit claims Google’s ‘Order Online’ button directs customers away from restaurants’ sites

Google is facing a lawsuit from a Florida restaurant chain owner that accuses the company of directing users to “unauthorized” Google-branded food ordering webpages, where it uses restaurants names “without their approval,” as first reported by Ars Technica. A copy of the lawsuit alleges Google employs “bait-and-switch” tactics by placing its “Order Online” button at the top of restaurants’ profile panels on the search engine. The large blue button redirects users to a

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Google Cloud Cuts Dozens Of Support Roles To ‘Meet Customers’ Needs’

Google Cloud has confirmed to CRN that the company is reorganizing to save money, eliminating and reshuffling dozens of roles in its support teams. In a statmeent to CRN, a Google Cloud spokesperson said that the reshuffling is in line with the company’s frequent evaluations for how it supports customers. “As Google Cloud grows, we frequently evaluate our approach to providing the best service and support for our customers,” according to the statement. “The changes announced… Source link

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