Tag Archives: Google

PHOTO: Adobe Google is in the legal firing line again. This time it will be forced to explain in court what exactly Incognito mode is after a group of people took the company to court because they claim that when a user opts for the Chrome browser’s Incognito mode, Google continues to track user activity. The class action, which was initially launched last July alleges that Google is in violation of wiretapping and privacy laws. Google Incognito Mode The claimants, who are suing for… Source link

Some apps were crashing for Android users, but Google has fixed it. The issue was due to a system component called Android System WebView that lets Android apps display web content. Google now has a fix that requires users to update Android System WebView to version 89.0.4389.105 and Google Chrome to the latest version. Both are available on Google Play. The issues began on Monday afternoon and lasted about seven hours, according to the Google Workspace dashboard for Gmail. The company… Source link

STOCKHOLM, March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — SEB and Google Cloud today announced that they have entered into a strategic, long-term partnership to accelerate the bank’s digitization journey. SEB, a leading Nordic financial services company, will use Google Cloud’s innovative cloud technologies, and collaborate to create pioneering new banking services for its customers. SEB’s innovation studio and next-generation banking platform, SEBx, is already benefiting from Google’s Infrastructure and… Source link

Thomas Kurian, chief executive officer of cloud services at Google LLC, speaks during the Google … [+] Cloud Next ’19 event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. The conference brings together industry experts to discuss the future of cloud computing. Photographer: Michael Short/Bloomberg © 2019 Bloomberg Finance LP One of Thomas Kurian’s first moves as Google Cloud’s CEO when he joined the company in 2019 was lifting a cap put in place on sales… Source link

Some Android users globally including in India on Tuesday faced crashing issues with apps on their Android devices, and Google said it was working on a fix. Google acknowledged issues with Gmail on Android on the Google Workspace status page, recommending using the desktop version until the issues are resolved. “We’re aware of a problem with Gmail affecting a significant subset of users. The affected users are unable to access Gmail. We will provide an update, detailing when we expect to… Source link

This week’s Update features several stories on the big online travel newsmakers of last week – Google and Kayak. Enjoy. Google Once Again Embraces Organic Search and Eliminates Hotel Listing Fees(“Tripadvisor’s New Subscription Service Edges the Company Toward Online Travel Agency Status,” March 7, 2021 via Skift Travel News) (subscription may be required)(“Google eliminates fees for hotel booking links”, March 8, 2021 via Phocus Wire)(“Google Drops Costs for Hotels and… Source link

 BOSTON (SHNS) – After a day-one crash of the state’s vaccine appointment finder website, the stakes were high for the new pre-registration system Massachusetts launched with Google’s help. The new site launched with few if any hitches, withstanding the pressure of what Google on Monday revealed was peak demand of 19 pre-registrations per second. In a blog post highlighting Google Cloud’s partnership with states on vaccine rollout, the company said more than… Source link

A Google computer program that simulated a wildfire evacuation in Mill Valley is offering solutions to ease traffic congestion in an emergency. Researchers Yu Chen, Yusef Shafi and Yi-Fan Chen compared Mill Valley’s infrastructure issues to the town of Paradise, which was nearly leveled by the Camp wildfire in 2018. In their report, researchers built a traffic simulation to explore how to avoid the bottlenecks that happened in Paradise, where at least 85 people were killed. “We apply the… Source link

Google Cloud has hired Intel engineering veteran Uri Frank to lead new server chip design efforts as part of the cloud service provider’s increasing investments in custom silicon. The Mountain View, Calif.-based cloud vendor announced Monday that it was “doubling down” on custom chips as “one way to boost performance and efficiency” in its servers, expanding beyond the work it has done in introducing the Tensor Processing Unit, the Video Processing Unit and the open-source… Source link

Dick’s Sporting Goods (NYSE:DKS) launches a new apparel line aimed at taking on Lululemon (NASDAQ:LULU). Alphabet‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google unveils the newest version of the Nest Hub. In this episode of MarketFoolery, host Chris Hill is joined by Motley Fool analyst Bill Barker to share why he’s buying, selling, or holding these topics as well as the BEACH stocks. To catch full episodes of all The Motley Fool’s free podcasts, check out… Source link