In an account shared by Vic Gundotra, Google’s former vice president of engineering, a story from January 2008 highlights the meticulous attention to detail of Steve Jobs, the then-CEO of Apple Inc. This narrative resurfaced and gained attention when Jobs resigned from his CEO position, a decision that sent ripples through the tech world. Originally reported by 9TO5 Google in 2011, the story offers a glimpse into Jobs’s legendary commitment to product excellence. Gundotra’s recollection… Source link
Read More »Google, Yahoo & Bing Memorial Day Logos
Today is Memorial Day in the United States and to honor the day, Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Bing all have special logos or themes on their home page. Google also has a special inside page for its search results with an animated top right section with American flags in the grassy hills. Google has historically done nothing for the day, but in 2019 Google went with a grayed out logo and flag theme. They did the same thing this year. Here is what the Google home page looks like today,… Source link
Read More »Google will use authenticated logos to reduce Gmail phishing
Google will trial a new security feature in Gmail that shows a brand’s logo as an avatar to help you know an email is genuine, the company has announced. The functionality uses the Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) standard, whose working group Google joined last year, and will be tested with a limited number of senders in the coming weeks. According to Google, authentication with BIMI can make recipients more confident about the source of an email, which scammers try… Source link
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