The Daily Mail’s owner filed an antitrust suit against Alphabet Inc.’s GOOG 0.09% Google on Tuesday, alleging the tech giant manipulates search results and advertising auctions in ways that harm online publishers. The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, alleges that Google punishes publishers in search rankings if they don’t sell enough advertising space through Google’s marketplace. The Daily Mail’s concerns stem in part from… Source link
Read More »Why Coinbase Could Be the Google of Cryptocurrencies
Text size This photo shows the Coinbase logo on a smartphone in Los Angeles on April 13, 2021. Chris Delmas/AFP/Getty Images Coinbase might be the Google of cryptocurrencies. If that’s the case, its stock could be a bargain. Barron’s Avi Salzman made the case for owning Coinbase stock… Source link
Read More »Google Search turns Pac-Man and Hello Kitty into interactive AR objects
GlobeNewswire Vaccines Market Size, Industry Trends Analysis, Growth, Revenue, Demand and Share by Company, Development Strategy, Historical Analysis and COVID-19 Impact Analysis by 2028 BOGOTÁ, Columbia, April 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A new business intelligence report released by Data Bridge Market Research with title “Global Vaccine Market Size, Share, Growth, Industry Trends Analysis and Forecast 2028 with Opportunities and Strategies to Boost Growth- COVID-19 Impact and Recovery”… Source link
Read More »Google Search turns Pac-Man and Hello Kitty into interactive AR objects
Google is putting a bunch of iconic Japanese characters in Search as augmented reality objects you can interact with. The tech giant is giving you the chance to bring 14 familiar characters from anime, video games and TV shows into your environment, including Pac-Man and Hello Kitty. Apparently, Pac-Man remains the most-searched animated icon on Google, especially (for some reason) in Peru. Its worldwide search interest more than doubles the second-most searched character, Hello Kitty. Aside… Source link
Read More »Google adds Pac-Man, Hello Kitty, Gundam mechs, and more to AR search
Google has added a bunch of popular Japanese characters to its AR feature in mobile search, which has previously featured animals, historical artifacts, and dinosaurs. The list of characters is taken from Japanese pop culture including anime, TV, and video games, with names like Pac-Man, Hello Kitty, mechs from Evangelion and Gundam, and more. The feature works on Google search on Android and the iOS Google app. When you enter the characters’ names, you’ll see an option to “see in… Source link
Read More »Google Adds New ‘Page Experience’ Report to Help Site Owners Prepare for Algorithm Update
As Google prepares to roll out its new ‘Page Experience’ search algorithm update, which will incorporate its three Core Web Vitals considerations, it’s shared some new details on the timeline for the roll-out, and a new tool to help website owners prepare for any potential impacts to their rankings. As explained by Google: “We’ll begin using page experience as part of our ranking systems beginning in mid-June 2021. However, page experience won’t play its full role as part of those systems… Source link
Read More »Google, Apple executives to testify in app store hearing on Wednesday
A 3D printed Google logo is placed on the Apple Macbook in this illustration taken April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ Senior executives with Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Apple (AAPL.O) will testify on Wednesday about antitrust concerns related to their app stores along with executives of three companies which rely on those online stores, the leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel said on Monday. The hearing will include Google Government Affairs Senior… Source link
Read More »Apple to Reinstate Parler; Google Offers Potential Return
(Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. will let the social-media app Parler back on the App Store after an almost four-month absence, the iPhone maker told U.S. lawmakers ahead of a congressional antitrust hearing later this week. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant made the disclosure in a letter to Senator Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, and Representative Ken Buck, a Republican from Colorado. The social media app, a favorite of conservatives who have left Twitter Inc., was removed from… Source link
Read More »Google and Siemens teaming up and bringing AI to the factory floor
The companies are joining forces to create industrial applications, optimize processes, improve productivity and help manufacturers innovate using AI. Image: Krongkaew/Moment/Getty Images Google Cloud and German industrial giant Siemens announced Monday a new partnership to… Source link
Read More »Facebook Will Now Let Users Transfer Posts and Notes to Google Docs, Blogger and WordPress
Facebook is adding more ways for users to maintain control of their on-platform data, with a new option to transfer your Facebook posts and notes to Google Docs, Blogger and/or WordPress, the latest element in its evolving data portability push. As explained by Facebook: “People can now directly transfer their notes and posts to Google Docs, Blogger and WordPress.com. These updates extend the reach of the tool that already enables people to transfer their photos and videos to Backblaze,… Source link
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