Tag: Google

May 23, 2017

With Google I/O come and gone, it’s clear Android O isn’t going to be the most dramatic software update ever, but there’s still plenty to look forward to. Now in its second developer preview, Android O brings a number of […]

May 19, 2017

The Google Assistant was the star of Google I/O for the second year in a row. Now that the technology has been available for well over a year, Google is adding numerous features that will expand the AI’s reach in […]

May 17, 2017

Fresh off of Microsoft’s Build last week, it’s Google’s turn to host its biggest conference of the year. Google I/O runs from tomorrow, May 17, to the end of the week. Expect plenty of news for developers and consumers alike. The main […]

May 10, 2017

In late March when I got an unsettling message on my Gmail account: “Warning: Google may have detected government-backed attackers trying to steal your password.” Google sends them out when it detects a “government-backed attacker” has attempted to hack an account through phishing […]

April 25, 2017

One of the most common use cases for public IaaS cloud computing is storage and that’s for good reason: Instead of buying hardware and managing it, users simply upload data to the cloud and pay for how much they put […]

March 16, 2017

If you’re a company entrenched in an arms race for artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, you could do worse than tapping into a pool of thousands of data scientists to augment your digital products and services. That’s the pole position Google […]

March 13, 2017

Pivotal and Google have launched Project Kubo to apply Pivotal’s Bosh tool for deploying and managing cloud software to Google’s Kubernetes container orchestration platform. Currently in an alpha release stage, Kubo instantiates, deploys, and manages Kubernetes clusters on any cloud. […]

March 1, 2017

As if Google didn’t already offer enough communication apps, it’s just rolled out a new one that you might soon use at work. Meet by Google Hangouts lets G Suite users set up and join HD video meetings. It currently […]

February 17, 2017

Google Brain announced release 1.0 of its machine learning (ML) library yesterday at the TensorFlow Developer Summit in Mountain View. ML is a method of programing computers with data to make highly reliable predictions, instead of creating a program in […]

February 8, 2017

Google is wooing enterprise customers with the forthcoming launch of a service that will let employees find information they need from multiple sources. Cloud Search is a new service that will allow users to find content from their company email, […]

January 27, 2017

Google wants to bring smarts to cool gadgets and devices made using Raspberry Pi 3 or Intel’s Edison. The company is chasing makers with open-source tools needed to add artificial intelligence to consumer, industrial, and retail devices made using board […]

January 26, 2017

Google has cool technology to recognize images and speech, and IBM’s hardware can diagnose diseases and beat humans in Jeopardy. Combine the two, and you get a powerful computer with serious brains. IBM is merging Google’s artificial intelligence tools with […]

December 20, 2016

Privacy groups have complained to the Federal Trade Commission that Google is encroaching on user privacy through a policy change in June that allows it to combine personally-identifiable information with browsing data collected by its DoubleClick digital advertising service. The […]

December 16, 2016

Last month, Google surprised everyone when it detailed plans for Angular 3 to be released a short six months after Angular 2’s arrival. Now it turns out there will be no Angular 3 release after all. Instead, Google will go […]

November 15, 2016

Google plans to update its AdSense program policies to prevent placement of its ads on sites distributing fake news. Facebook also said Monday it had updated the policy for its Audience Network, which places ads on websites and mobile apps, […]

November 10, 2016

Google said it will deal with website recidivists that have dodged the company’s punishments for spreading malware and spawning email scams. When Google flags sites for hosting malicious code or unwanted software, or running some kind of scam, users see […]

October 26, 2016

Google has been getting serious about making hardware recently, what with a couple of new phones, a smarthub, and a wireless router. Now it’s looking to tackle the office too. The company today announced Jamboard, a $6,000, 55-inch whiteboard that […]

October 14, 2016

Computational workloads are growing, and processors, memory, and storage are getting faster at a blazing pace. Emerging technologies could leave computers choking for bandwidth. The potential chokepoint worries companies like Google, IBM, Samsung, and Dell, which are moving to remedy […]

October 12, 2016

Android 7.0 Nougat may have only launched in August, but that isn’t stopping Google from already prepping a major update. The company today announced version 7.1 – the same running on its new Pixel phones – will be available to […]

October 10, 2016

Google has evolved into being more than just a search engine. From the humble search box, you can find a wealth of information: from data on public transportation, to the political positions of those running for president. And now you […]