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Kenya and Google join hands to make ‘internet balloons’ — 1,000 users can login from each

(Representational Image) of a Google internet balloon | Photo: Wikimedia Commons Text Size: A- A+ How do internet balloons work and do many countries use them? Google’s internet balloons are wireless Internet connectivity towers that float in the stratosphere. They beam Internet signals to earth-based stations, which then transmit the internet to users through internet service providers. These floating giant balloons are made… Source link

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How Google stands to gain from Reliance Jio

Google already has Google Pay, and once WhatsApp gets into this business, there would be major competition between the two. The Reliance Jio-Google collaboration is not only beneficial for the Indian company by enabling it to on-board the nearly 350 million 2G subscribers to its 4G network fold, the deal, for which Google is investing Rs 33,737 crore into the Jio Platforms for a 7.77% stake, will also lead to big gains for the tech giant. As is known, as part of the tie-up Jio will manufacture… Source link

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Google removes Alaska State Troopers ad in ‘misunderstanding’

It’s a challenging time in our nation right now, but the hard work of our Alaska State Troopers is appreciated by our citizens and by our Governor. Find out more about how you can join the team. Posted by Alaska State Troopers (Official) on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 JUNEAU — The Alaska Department of Public Safety accused Google of censorship for canceling a recruitment advertisement for state troopers considered to be political, but the tech giant said it was a miscommunication. The… Source link

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Google removes Alaska trooper ad in ‘misunderstanding’

Published 6:05 pm EDT, Saturday, July 18, 2020 JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Public Safety accused Google of censorship for canceling a recruitment advertisement for state troopers considered to be political, but the tech giant said it was a miscommunication. The pay-per-click advertisement shows… Source link

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Google removes Alaska trooper ad in ‘misunderstanding’ | Govt-and-politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Public Safety accused Google of censorship for canceling a recruitment advertisement for state troopers considered to be political, but the tech giant said it was a miscommunication. The pay-per-click advertisement shows civil unrest, talks about how Alaska is different and features Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who makes an appeal for people to come to Alaska to become a trooper. A pay-per-click advertisement is an ad where advertisers pay… Source link

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Google Just Gave Millions Of Users A Reason To Keep Gmail

07/18 Update below. This post was originally published on July 16 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… Source link

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Better Home for Work: Google to revamp Gmail for corporates

Google is revamping its G Suite kit in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The company, ahead to next week’s Google Cloud conference, has announced that the major update will transform its G Suite productivity tools into a unified app for all of Google’s platforms, including Gmail, Chat, Rooms and Meet. To curb the problem of constant switching between communication platforms a user might face to keep up with the work from home corporate industry, Google has integrated all its subsidiary… Source link

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Google R&D Lab Jumps Into Mobile Video Shopping With “Shoploop”

Google’s internal R&D division, Area 120, is launching Shoploop, a video shopping platform designed to introduce consumers to new products in under 90 seconds. Shoploop’s main goal is to bring three things – discovering, evaluating and buying products – all in one place. The app uses video as a main element to help users watch reviews of products without having to leave the app. Lax Poojary, General Manager, Shoploop, states that “The experience on Shoploop is more interactive than just… Source link

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India tells US that digital tax on Google, Amazon isn’t biased

India’s decision to levy a tax on companies offering digital services in the country is not aimed at any particular country and the decision will not be reconsidered, people with knowledge of the matter said. The decision has been conveyed to the U.S. trade department, which had initiated a probe alleging the South Asian nation was targeting companies such as Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, the people said asking not to be identified citing… Source link

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