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FILE PHOTO: Caesar Sengupta, Google’s General Manager of Payments and Vice President leading the Next Billion Users (NBU) initiative, poses for a picture after an interview with Reuters in New Delhi, India, August 28, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (Reuters) – Senior Google executive Caesar Sengupta, head of the tech giant’s payment initiatives, said on Monday he was leaving the company next month, after 15 years. “I remain very positive about Google’s future but it’s time for me to see if… Source link

(Photo by Andrew Matthews/PA Images via Getty Images) Google is working to make Android app installs feel much quicker with its new “App Install optimization” feature. 9to5 Google found a support document for the feature, which will be used to analyze which parts of an app are used when opened for the first time. From there, Google will use that data to continue updating and improving the post-launch process. For instance, when you first open an app, Google will work to analyze the components… Source link

What is a SharedArrayBuffer? Why You Received the SharedArrayBuffer Message Why is SharedArrayBuffer (SAB) a Problem? Chrome and Firefox Change How SharedArrayBuffers are Handled What You Have to Do to Fix SharedArrayBuffer Issue Identifying SAB Usage A Lot to Take In Citations Google’s Search Central issued a clarification over a confusing message sent out last week by the Google Search Console regarding SharedArrayBuffer issues. Google also updated it’s guide to guide to enabling cross-origin… Source link

Chrome’s “Reading List” is a convenient way to save pages and articles for later. However, if you’re not interested in the feature, the permanent button in the Bookmarks Bar can be annoying. We’ll show you how to remove it. The Reading List is simply a place to save pages to read later. It’s a similar concept to services like Pocket but built right into the Chrome web browser. On iPhone and iPad, the Reading List is easy to ignore if you don’t use it, but on the desktop, it… Source link

Facade with sign at headquarters of AI driven analytics firm Quantcast in the South of Market (SoMA) … [+] neighborhood of downtown San Francisco, California, November 8, 2019. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Getty Images Changes in the use of the lowly cookie — a bit of software dropped into a browser that helps advertisers and publishers gather data on consumers’ web activity to better target ads — are having a tidal-wave like effect… Source link

SAN RAMON, Calif. — Google’s next internet-connected home device will test whether consumers trust the company enough to let it snoop on their sleep. New sleep-sensing technology will be a key feature on Google’s latest version of its Nest Hub, a 7-inch smart screen unveiled Tuesday. Like the previous generation, the $100 Nest Hub can display pictures and video in addition to fielding questions and handling household tasks through Google’s voice-activated assistant. It also doesn’t… Source link

If you’re among the billions of people using Chrome, then Google’s stark new data harvesting disclosures should come as a nasty surprise. Worse, a new Chrome revelation, one that hasn’t yet made headlines but which is detailed below, should serve as an even more serious warning. Here’s what you need to do now. It’s time to ditch Chrome—here’s why. Getty Images Google is under fire this week, after the surprising amount of your data harvested by… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google to recruit from local universities as it creates nearly 1k jobs for Durham cloud engineering hub  WECT Source link

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DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Google has announced plans to create a hub in Durham, North Carolina, for hundreds of engineers to work on its Google Cloud products. The company said in a statement Thursday that it is already recruiting for the site and that it plans to employ 150 people by the end of the year. The company said it will aim to add 300 more employees next year and 500 more in 2023. The site will eventually support more than 1,000 jobs and be one of Google Cloud’s top engineering hubs…. Source link