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South Florida Agency Turns to Google Public Sector to Help Manage Critical Water Programs

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. and WASHINGTON, Nov. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Google Public Sector is partnering with the South Florida Water Management District to help the agency enable visualization and trend analysis for water quality to inform water management decisions across the district. South Florida Water Management is the largest and oldest water district in Florida, overseeing water resources for more than nine million residents from Orlando to the Florida Keys.  Through this partnership,… Source link

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Google Patches the Seventh Zero-Day Chrome Vulnerability of 2022

Google Patches the Seventh Zero-Day Chrome Vulnerability of 2022

Google recently rolled out an emergency fix for a zero-day vulnerability, the seventh one so far in 2022, affecting its flagship web browser Chrome. The latest patch fixes a type confusion bug in the JavaScript-based V8 engine. Tracked as CVE-2022-3723, the flaw is the seventh zero-day vulnerability, i.e., whose exploit is publicly available, and the third type confusion weakness in Chrome’s V8 engine. Needless to say, users should prioritize patching the… Source link

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Are Social Signals & Shares A Google Ranking Factor?

Are Social Signals & Shares A Google Ranking Factor?

Do social signals affect search rankings? In a world of ever-evolving social networks and platforms, can engagement on one social network over another help you get better visibility in Google search engine results? Let’s explore social signals as a Google ranking factor to determine their effect on search rankings. Read more about ranking factors in SEJ’s Google Ranking Factors: Fact Or Fiction ebook. The Claim: Social Signals Are A Ranking Factor Social signals are engagement from… Source link

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Google Lens is now prominently featured on the Google search page

? Anonymous U@6 18 minutes ago Yet their reverse search doesn’t even come anywhere close to Yandex reverse search. Tandex is using some magic for it reverse search algorithms. J Johnny Rebel nrN 33 minutes ago i don’t like it because earlier when you uploaded a picture to Google Images or did Search By Image in Google Chrome, you would get same picture in different resolutions, now it’s just a Google Lens which shows you similar looking… Source link

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Google signs solar power supply deal with SoftBank-backed SB Energy

Google signs solar power supply deal with SoftBank-backed SB Energy

Nov 1 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Tuesday it would buy about three-quarters of the renewable power from SB Energy Global’s Texas facilities, as it aims to operate data centers on carbon-free energy by 2030. Companies are rapidly shifting toward clean energy and transportation as they look to meet environmental and sustainability goals. The $430-billion Inflation Reduction Act signed by President Joe Biden signed in August also seeks to incentivise a shift to clean… Source link

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Google puts an end to Google Hangouts once and for all • TechCrunch

Google puts an end to Google Hangouts once and for all • TechCrunch

Google Hangouts, a text, video and voice chat app built into Gmail, is finally being shut down today. As announced earlier this year, Google is switching Hangouts users over to Google Chat, the company’s Slack-like instant messaging app for businesses. Starting today, November 1, the Google Hangouts web app is no longer available. This was the last Hangouts offering available to users. The Android and iOS apps died in July of this year. Hangouts had an arguably… Source link

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Google Hangouts Is Finally Ready to Die

Google Hangouts Is Finally Ready to Die

Just imagine the Google app icon growing teeth, then crawling over to the Hangouts icon while it opens its jaws wide.Photo: BigTunaOnline (Shutterstock) Google is just about ready to let Hangouts die its famously long death, and the company is asking users to not look back as they mosey on over to Google Chat. It’s the end of an era, of sorts, namely the wasted time the tech giant spent trying to make an all-in-one dedicated call and messaging app work within its vast suite of native apps.

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Google pauses enforcement of in-house billing system in India on antitrust directive

Google pauses enforcement of in-house billing system in India on antitrust directive

BENGALURU, Nov 1 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google is pausing its policy that requires app developers to use its Google Play billing system for buying digital goods and services in India, following a ruling by the country’s antitrust body. Google had previously set an extended deadline of Oct. 31 for developers in India to comply with its payments policy. The search engine giant should not restrict app developers from using third-party billing or payment processing services in India,… Source link

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