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In the years ahead, GM (GM) says, it’s aiming to be a leading manufacturer of batteries as well as cars. “For electric vehicles, it’s all about the battery,” CEO Mary Barra told Yahoo Finance in a wide-ranging interview this week. The CEO outlined plans to open at least four new plants just to manufacture batteries that power the company’s electric vehicles. “We decided that we wanted to have control over battery cell manufacture so we formed a joint venture with LG, one of our partners,… Source link

Your article “Yandex triggers security concerns by sending app data home to Russia” (Report, March 30) raises a number of important points around data collection and storage, and user privacy. However, I would like to more fully reflect Yandex’s position. AppMetrica is a mobile app analytics solution that helps developers improve the in-app experience. It operates in the same way as international peers such as Google Firebase, Flurry by Yahoo, Adjust and AppsFlyer. In short, AppMetrica… Source link

A Queens congressional candidate backed by the Democratic Socialists of America who decries “corporate-friendly politicians” was paid big bucks working for one of the largest corporations on Earth. Rana Abdelhamid, 28, works in marketing at Google, which pays her more than $160,000 per year, according to her personal financial disclosure. The socialist also holds between $50,000 and $100,000 in stock in the $1.9 trillion tech behemoth, where she’s worked… Source link

Google may be kicking its augmented reality efforts into high gear following the acquisition of AR glasses company, North, last year. The search giant is now reportedly working on “a new iteration of smart glasses.” According to a report by The New York Times, Google is banking on its North acquisition to jump on the AR bandwagon (via Android Police). The Mountain View-based tech behemoth purchased the Canadian startup in the summer of last year, ostensibly in an effort to gain a foothold… Source link

In a new research paper, Google has detailed the tech behind its impressive Project Starline demo from this year’s I/O conference. Project Starline is essentially a 3D video chat booth that aims to replace a one-on-one 2D video conference call with an experience that feels like you’re actually sitting in front of a real human being. It sounds simple, but Google’s research paper highlights just how many challenges there are in tricking your brain into thinking there’s a real human… Source link

It seems Google is still open to new A-series phones in its Pixel line and we now have renders of the rumored Pixel 6a. The design is line with the current Pixel 6 and 6 Pro sporting a punch hole display upfront and a visor on the back for its dual-cam setup. The OLED display on the Pixel 6a is said to measure 6.2-inches. Google Pixel 6a renders (images: 91mobiles) At 152.2 x 71.8 x 8.7mm Pixel 6a would be noticeably more compact than the regular Pixel 6 which measures at 158.6 x… Source link

A team of Google executives, many of whom worked with one another for years, left the company earlier this year to launch a startup. The fintech firm, Arbo Works, has raised a financing round led by Sequoia Capital India, the two said Thursday. Arbo Works, spearheaded by Caesar Sengupta, said on Thursday 120 angel investors, many from Google, participated in the seed financing round. “This group includes CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, founders of successful startups, senior executives… Source link

President Biden has selected Robert Califf as his pick for the next head of the Food and Drug Administration, the White House announced today. Califf is currently a senior advisor for Verily Life Sciences and Google Health, two divisions of parent company Alphabet. He was brought on in 2019 to lead health strategy and policy for the groups. Califf, a cardiologist, previously served as the FDA commissioner during the last year of the Obama administration. He also founded the Duke Clinical… Source link

The Pixel Pass lets you buy a new Pixel phone bundled with a variety of services. James Martin/CNET … Source link

Investors clearly want to stay believers in the buy-the-dip strategy that has worked so well, for so long.  With stocks catching a surprise downdraft last week on Evergrande and debt ceiling concerns — which included the S&P 500 dipping below the key 50-day moving average —investors stepped up and bought big, according to new data out of BofA Securities.  BofA said its clients were “big net buyers” of U.S. equities last week, scooping up $5.9 billion worth of stocks. It marked the third… Source link