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Google revives RSS – TechCrunch

Google revives RSS – TechCrunch

Chrome, at least in its experimental Canary version on Android (and only for users in the U.S.), is getting an interesting update in the coming weeks that brings back RSS, the once-popular format for getting updates from all the sites you love in Google Reader and similar services. In Chrome, users will soon see a “Follow” feature for sites that support RSS and the browser’s New Tab page will get what is essentially a (very) basic RSS reader — I guess you could almost call it a… Source link

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SCOTUS Leaves Copyright Questions Unsettled in Google v. Oracle

SCOTUS Leaves Copyright Questions Unsettled in Google v. Oracle

Many in the tech industry breathed a sigh of relief April 5 when the U.S. Supreme Court, by a 6-2 decision, ruled that Google had not violated Oracle’s copyright by using components of Oracle’s Java programming language in Google’s Android operating system employed in most of its smartphones. However, the Supreme Court sidestepped the fundamental IP issue—whether or not Oracle’s software code at the heart of the case is copyrightable—and assumed for the sake of… Source link

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Google debuts AI-powered app to help consumers identify common skin conditions

Google debuts AI-powered app to help consumers identify common skin conditions

Consumers frequently turn to Google to search for information on skin, hair and nail issues, to the tune of 10 billion search queries each year. But users only find relevant information online related to a rash on their arm or a mole on their wrist about 13% of the time, according to Peggy Bui, M.D., product manager at Google Health, the tech giant’s health and wellness division. Google is using its artificial intelligence chops to help consumers, and potentially doctors, better… Source link

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Here’s a look at the new features Google just announced for search, Android and privacy

Here’s a look at the new features Google just announced for search, Android and privacy

Every year, Google shows off some of the new features it is working on at a developers conference called Google I/O. Last year, the event was canceled due to the pandemic and this year it was scaled back. Follow Rich DeMuro on Instagram for more tech news, tips and tricks. Although this year’s event didn’t quite have the excitement of previous events, we still got some notable announcements. Credit: Google “At Google, the past year has given renewed purpose to our… Source link

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Google Adds a Suite of New AI Tech for Photos and More

Google Adds a Suite of New AI Tech for Photos and More

Hi, it’s Nico. Google’s annual I/O conference kicked off on Tuesday and the company showed off all the ways it’s using artificial intelligence to make our family memories more vivid, to make smartphone cameras less racist, and potentially to even save lives. Let’s start with the innovations in cameras. One of the features Google debuted, dubbed “cinematic moments,” will use machine learning to animate groups of two or three similar… Source link

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Google is finally bringing YouTube Music to Wear OS

Google is finally bringing YouTube Music to Wear OS

Big changes are coming to the Wear OS platform. Google announced that it developed the next version of Wear OS with Samsung at its I/O developer conference, where it also revealed that it’s (finally!) launching a YouTube Music app for the operating system. The tech giant started shutting down the Play Music app back in September in favor of YouTube Music, but Wear OS users lost access to it on their devices weeks earlier than that.  Google provided people a transfer tool to move their tracks… Source link

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