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Google rolls out changes for users, apps developers as EU tech rules loom

Google rolls out changes for users, apps developers as EU tech rules loom

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet’s Google on Tuesday outlined changes to search results and new tools for apps developers to promote their products on third-party apps and rival app stores as part of efforts to comply with landmark EU tech rules seeking to curb Big Tech’s power. Designated as gatekeepers controlling millions of users and businesses’ access to their platforms, Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta Platforms and TikTok owner ByteDance will have to be compliant with… Source link

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Google Maps for Android rolls out corner weather widget

Google Maps for Android rolls out corner weather widget

Like the iOS app, Google Maps for Android now overlays the weather and AQI when you’re browsing the map layer. A small rectangular box now appears in the top-left corner underneath the search bar and carousel of place filters. By default, it notes the temperature with an accompanying icon and AQI (air quality index). It can also note if rain, snow, etc. is incoming and at what time. Tapping opens a card with more weather information, including “Feels like,”… Source link

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Stocks inch higher as earnings season picks up, econ data rolls in

Stocks inch higher as earnings season picks up, econ data rolls in

U.S. stocks rose modestly at Wednesday’s open as investors continued to parse through more corporate financial updates for signs of the “earnings recession” many analysts have warned about. Investors also assessed the release of more economic data, as retail sales slumped more than expected and producer prices came in cooler than expected. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) edged 0.3% higher, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) added 55 points, or 0.2%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite ( Source link

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Google Discover rolls out three-column UI ahead of Pixel Tablet

Google Discover rolls out three-column UI ahead of Pixel Tablet

Google has been optimizing its first-party apps with large-screen optimizations since I/O 2022 and that’s expected to culminate with the Pixel Tablet. The latest update is a three-column UI for Google Discover on tablets. We’ve already shown how Google is updating Assistant and Discover for the Pixel Tablet. The latter change is already rolling out to existing tablets, including Samsung’s Tab S8 with Google app 14.2.7.26 (current beta). Instead of just two columns of articles,… Source link

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US Army rolls out Google collaboration suite to 180,000-plus personnel

US Army rolls out Google collaboration suite to 180,000-plus personnel

McLEAN, Va. — The U.S. Army has provided Google Workspace, the search-and-software giant’s collaboration suite, to more than 180,000 personnel in the wake of email licensing shortfalls and other information-technology dilemmas. The tally, only expected to grow, comes about six months after the service started quietly testing the constellation of digital tools with a select group and three months after it began publicly rolling it out to troops. Army Undersecretary Gabe Camarillo on Jan. 12… Source link

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