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When Google and Apple announced plans in April for free software to help alert people of their possible exposure to the coronavirus, the companies promoted it as “privacy preserving” and said it would not track users’ locations. Encouraged by those guarantees, Germany, Switzerland and other countries used the code to develop national virus alert apps that have been downloaded more than 20 million times. But for the apps to work on smartphones with Google’s Android operating system —… Source link

According to Bloomberg, Google is investing USD 4 billion in India’s Jio platforms, a subsidiary of conglomerate Reliance Group, to create affordable smartphones for the Indian market. The news ensued company CEO Sundar Pichai’s claim that Google will invest USD 10 billion in India over the next 5-7 years. Jio has already received capital from prestigious investors including Facebook, Silver Lake Partners, Intel Ventures, and etc. Only last week, the company sold 0.15 percent of… Source link

Google’s AirPods competitor is finally ready. The Pixel Buds are true wireless earbuds that aim to be all things to all people with a hybrid design that’s neither fully open nor isolating. The £179 earphones are Google’s second attempt at Bluetooth earbuds, the first being not great. The new version dispense with the wire and adopt a tried-and-tested approach: earbuds that slot into a small and pocketable case. The buds are small and low-profile, similar in size to Samsung’s… Source link

Credit: ID 130785653 © Andrei Gabriel Stanescu | Dreamstime.com Google recently launched the Open Usage Commons (OUC) foundation to offer open source projects “support specific to trademark protection and… Source link

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) plans to include its cloud gaming service xCloud as a free feature for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in September. The bundle will include access to Xbox Live, the Xbox Game Pass service, and xCloud for $14.99 per month. Xbox Game Pass already offers unlimited access to over 100… Source link

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai informed that the company has carried out an experiment to detect earthquakes. At a time when India is witnessing small-medium intensity earthquakes in many states, to think how to detect earthquakes early becomes the question. Well, Google has come up with an answer. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai took to Twitter and informed that the company has carried out an experiment using subsea fiber optic cables which is capable of detecting earthquakes… Source link

What’s This? Associations Now Brand Connection provides opportunities for advertisers to connect with the Associations Now audience. All content is paid for by the advertiser. The Associations Now editorial staff is not involved in creating this content. The company is more closely integrating video and chat elements into a Gmail redesign. Also: Think… Source link

It’s no secret that Google has a tight grip on the online shopping market. From its Shopping section in Search, and its large ad network, to numerous product reviews on YouTube, the company has become a staple of online consumerism. And now the company wants to capitalize on its dominance in the market with a new shopping app. Enter Shoploop, a video shopping platform for discovering, evaluating, and buying products all in one place. It’s basically like a… Source link

Google’s John Mueller advises SEOs not to look at search ranking as an exact science with an absolute right or wrong way of doing things. Mueller spoke at length on this subject in episode three of Google’s Search Off the Record podcast. Accompanied by Gary Illyes and Martin Splitt, also from Google, Mueller discusses the flaws he sees peoples’ attitude toward ranking factors. Here are some highlights from the Google Search team’s discussion on search rankings. John Mueller on Ranking… Source link

Google’s latest experiment is a video shopping platform designed to introduce consumers to new products in under 90 seconds. The company today is launching Shoploop, a project from Google’s internal R&D division, Area 120, where it tests out new ideas with a public user base. Shoploop’s founder, Lax Poojary, had previously worked on online trip planner, Touring Bird, also at Area 120. Last year, that effort became one of a small number of R&D projects to graduate and become a part… Source link