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Google confirms it’s the business behind ‘Project Zodiac’ data center in Fort Wayne

Google confirms it’s the business behind ‘Project Zodiac’ data center in Fort Wayne

FILE – A cursor moves over Google’s search engine page, in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2018. Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world’s. On Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. (AP Photo/Don Ryan,… Source link

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Google inks power deal for large solar project ‘to operate Spanish cloud region carbon-free’

Google inks power deal for large solar project ‘to operate Spanish cloud region carbon-free’

German developer Ib Vogt has started to build the 149MWp Garnacha solar power plant in the Spanish province of Zamora, and signed a 12-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for its output with US internet giant Google. The developer has started construction of the project near the city of Toro in northwestern Spain in September after receiving €90m in long-term project financing by Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (NORD/LB) and Santander Corporate & Investment Banking (Santander CIB),… Source link

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Google holographic video chat booth, Project Starline, finds its way into the real world  • TechCrunch

Google holographic video chat booth, Project Starline, finds its way into the real world  • TechCrunch

To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. We just keep getting more excited about Disrupt, but it turns out there’s other stuff going on in the world. A lot of other stuff, in fact; it’s one of those days where keeping this newsletter to a manageable length was extra tricky. Here’s what we came up with. Enjoy! — Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 You, only holographic: Never mind… Source link

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Google’s 3D video calling booths, Project Starline, will now be tested in the real world • TechCrunch

Google’s 3D video calling booths, Project Starline, will now be tested in the real world • TechCrunch

While Meta is trying to convince consumers to strap on its VR headsets to enter the metaverse, Google continues to experiment with a different sort of false reality: its holographic video chat project known as Project Starline. Announced last year, Project Starline is a video-calling booth that uses 3D imagery, high-resolution cameras, custom depth sensor sensors, and a breakthrough light field display to create a lifelike experience for callers on both sides of the screen — and all… Source link

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Google’s Health Equity Summit highlights YouTube project, expands healthcare search options

Google’s Health Equity Summit highlights YouTube project, expands healthcare search options

The news: Google announced several projects aimed at addressing health equity at its Health Equity Summit. We detail 3 key announcements below: 1. YouTube-powered health education YouTube Health is developing a video series called THE-IQ with the Kaiser Family Foundation to address health equity in mental health, maternal health, and healthcare access. It will launch in November. The Loveland Foundation will create a video on mental health access for Black women and girls. Meanwhile,… Source link

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Google spins out secret hi-speed telecom project called Aalyria

Google spins out secret hi-speed telecom project called Aalyria

The logo of Google is seen at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris, France May 16, 2019. Charles Platiau | Reuters Inside Google, a team of techies has been working behind the scenes on software for high-speed communications networks that extend from land to space. Codenamed “Minkowski” within Google, the secret project is being unveiled to the public on Monday as a new spinout called Aalyria. While Google declined to offer details about Aalyria, such as… Source link

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Google’s Loon Project Finds New Life Without Google or Balloons

Google’s Loon Project Finds New Life Without Google or Balloons

Sept. 12, 2022, 10:00 AM In an earlier period of its history, Google became famous for pursuing a range of long-shot projects, such as space elevators, as well as kites that doubled as wind turbines. Among the most whimsical was Loon, a plan to use high-flying balloons to beam superfast internet to areas that couldn’t be served by more traditional means. The company shut down the project last year, and it’s uncertain whether anyone will ever build a significant balloon-based wireless… Source link

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Boston Celtics rate out with 8 players in The Athletic’s annual NBA tiers project

Boston Celtics rate out with 8 players in The Athletic’s annual NBA tiers project

The Boston Celtics have rated out as a team with a total of EIGHT currently rostered players ranked among The Athletic’s Seth Partnow’s annual NBA tiers project that puts an order of sorts to the (in his careful estimation) top 125 players in the league in a given season. And while you will have to get yourself a subscription to that particular publication to see Partnow’s rationalizations for each of the Celtics’ eight players assessed by the Athletic expert to be among the… Source link

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