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Google is often dabbling in one smart technology or another and now it seems the company is working on smart tattoos.  Known as “SkinMarks” these intelligent tattoos are designed to be rubbed onto curved parts of your body (knuckles for example) and used as a touchpad. CNET reports that these smart tattoos could then be used as a tap interface, with… Source link

Corneisha Fowler works in guest relations at Rush University Medical Center, and her boss knows he’s lucky to have her. Fowler is a natural at dealing with patients and family members as they confront the stress that comes with walking through the front door of any hospital, even a world-class institution like Rush. “Corneisha has this innate knack for customer service,” said Ricardo Kirgan, Rush’s guest relations manager. “She puts people at ease. She knows how to talk to… Source link

(Subscribe to our Today’s Cache newsletter for a quick snapshot of top 5 tech stories. Click here to subscribe for free.) Google is said to be working on integrating its Gmail for G suite with Chat, Meet and Rooms for its enterprise users. In the planned interface, G Suite users can join a video call from a chat window, forward a chat message to their inbox, and create a task from a chat message, all this while staying under the same tab. “We’re integrating core tools like video, chat,… Source link

Local cycling enthusiast says exercise is necessary to achieve better health and a better life July 16, 2020 8:06 PM Jordan Fremstad Posted: July 16, 2020 8:06 PM LA CROSSE, Wis. (WKBT) – Parks are receiving a lot of attention thanks in part to the pandemic.  A new Google community mobility report shows… Source link

Google LLC has been exploring the possibility of using its network of undersea cables to try to detect earthquakes as they happen in real time, with the goal of providing a better early warning system for communities threatened by tsunamis. In a blog post today, Google’s global networking engineers Valey Kamalov and Mattia Cantono explained that the company operates an extensive system of fiber optic subsea cables that stretch for thousands of kilometers across the seabed. Those… Source link

Gmail users have every right to feel frustrated right now. In recent weeks, Gmail has had problems with Windows and suffered a serious spam filter flaw which sent potentially malicious emails straight to users’ inboxes. But now Google has announced a massive overhaul of the service which should convince potential deserters to stay.  Google has announced radical changes to Gmail PA Images via Getty Images MORE FROM FORBESUsers Hit By Widespread Gmail… Source link

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Google is adding several pathways to get a quality education — and ideally a job — in high-growth tech fields. The company unveiled three certification programs led and developed by Google employees and is waiving the program costs with a slew of scholarships. Through a partnership with the online education website Coursera, Google is offering new… Source link

Google prefers ranking content from YouTube over other video sources, according to a new report in the Wall Street Journal. When Facebook and other competitors host a video that also appears on YouTube, Google will allegedly push the YouTube result ahead of others in search results. The Wall Street Journal claims tests show YouTube ends up first in the Google Search video carousel more often than not. Further, YouTube results frequently take up most of the slots in Google’s video… Source link

CEO of Google Cloud, Thomas Kurian Google A lot has changed since last year’s in-person Google Cloud Next. For the first time, Google Cloud Next is “in the cloud” on recorded video led by Google and Alphabet Inc CEO Sundar Pichai and Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian. Right off the bat, Sundar pointed out three trends we will see regarding the cloud: the future will be more digital, collaborative, and more flexible. I don’t think anybody can disagree… Source link