Every major tech company is working on computer glasses. None of them really want to go first. They all remember how Google Glass, and the “Glassholes” who wore them in public, became the laughingstock of the world. So they’ve been waiting, biding their time, refining their prototypes, and every so often making sure investors know that, no, they’re not going to let the first potentially iPhone-sized opportunity since the iPhone slip by. But now, Google itself is taking the next… Source link
Read More »Gmail fix for junior soldiers? Army launches Google email beta
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Army has quietly started beta testing Google Workspace as an alternate email option and potential solution to the service’s previous information technology woes. The platform is intended to serve junior troops who may have lost access to official email accounts amid a choppy transition from Defense Enterprise Email and its mail.mil addresses to the Army 365 system, which involves Microsoft-based products, according to a source familiar with the matter. The new Army… Source link
Read More »Some Democrats urge Google to fix search results leading to fake abortion clinics
A group of Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Friday urging Google to take steps to fix the search engine’s display of inaccurate results to users searching for abortion services. Why it matters: The 20 Democratic lawmakers, alongside Independent Bernie Sanders, wrote that Google’s provision of inaccurate results was “especially concerning” given the Supreme Court’s looming decision on abortion rights, which could see the court overturn Roe v. Wade. The big… Source link
Read More »College sport’s transfer portal fix isn’t easy
College sports’ current issues with the transfer portal stem from an old adage: pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. If you listen to some coaches and administrators right now, they are being slaughtered by players who can transfer a single time without having to sit out a season and, in turn, the boosters and coaches at opposing schools enticing them to move with promises of money and playing time. Whether this proves to be a real problem — or just a lot of howling in the face of change —… Source link
Read More »Google Chrome users will want to update browser to fix security flaws
Google wants you to update your Chrome browser to deploy a new wave of software fixes to patch some security flaws. A software update is being rolled out over the coming days and weeks for Chrome on PCs, Macs and Linux, and other browsers that use Google code such as Microsoft Edge, Google said in a blog post dated April 26. Among the 30 security fixes are seven deemed high level threats. Google doesn’t break out specifics on the details of the software bugs being addressed – or potential… Source link
Read More »Google claims to fix Google Analytics latency issues
About a week ago, Google Analytics real time reports has been lagging behind with some metrics in both Google analytics 4 and Universal Analytics 3. Google claimed they fixed the issue twice but some site owners are still saying that there continues to be a lag in the reporting. Issue timeline. The issue seemed to have started about a week ago, on April 5th or 6th. Google said it fixed the issue on April 7, 2022 but the issues lingered on through today, April 12th. There is also this issue… Source link
Read More »SEC’s new SPAC policies are ‘not going to fix the problem:’ Expert
The SEC recently proposed new policies that would require companies being acquired through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) to undergo more stringent disclosure procedures relating to future projections, conflicts of interest, as well as potential dilution upon issuance of additional shares. The new rules would effectively eliminate many of the “safe harbor” protections and advantages of de-SPAC transactions over traditional IPOs that have made them so favorable in recent… Source link
Read More »Google Explains How AI Helps It Fix Inaccurate Business Hours
How does Google Maps know when a particular business is open? It turns out that AI plays a pretty important part in making sure Google can provide accurate information to its users. In response to the constantly fluctuating hours of operation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the company says it developed a machine learning model “that automatically identifies if business hours are likely wrong, then instantly updates them with AI-generated prediction.” This model relies on the Popular Times… Source link
Read More »Recent Chrome OS updates broke some Chromebooks’ cameras, but Google has released a fix
Recent Chrome OS updates have broken the camera on some Chromebooks for some users, as reported by About Chromebooks, but Google said Thursday it released a fix. Some bug reports found by About Chromebooks before the fix was available listed differing issues; one said the camera “simply does not work,” while another said the camera is “unable to focus properly.” People also reported problems across a few different updates, with at least one dating back to Chrome 97. (Chrome OS is… Source link
Read More »Crypto can ‘fix a lot of the systems that are broken’
Adrian Grenier is bullish on crypto. The “Entourage” actor, who previously said he expects Bitcoin (BTC_USD) to replace fiat currencies like the U.S. dollar, told Yahoo Finance that crypto can “fix a lot of the systems that are broken currently, and are quite wasteful across all industries.” Grenier, a UN Environment Goodwill Ambassador, defended operations like bitcoin mining, which critics say hurts the environment due to its sizable energy draw. “[There’s] a trade off for all things,”… Source link
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