Category: Google

Google Pixel 3a XL spotted at Best Buy ahead of launch

[ad_1] We’ve already seen images of the Pixel 3a in its notch-free, single rear camera glory (above). We also know that the 5.6-inch Pixel 3a and 6-inch 3a XL will likely have 2,160 x 1,080 and 2,220 x 1,080 displays and Snapdragon 670 and 710 processors, respectively, along with 4GB of RAM and the same […]

Google manually reviewed a million suspected terrorist videos on YouTube

[ad_1] Google shared these numbers with a US House panel today. The company also said it has more than 10,000 people working on content review, and it spends hundreds of millions of dollars on those efforts annually. Google, Facebook, Twitter and Microsoft have been asked to reveal their counter terrorism budgets, but putting a number […]

An AR film explores the worst tech companies could do with your face

[ad_1] In the festival’s Arcade section, which is full of eye-catching installations and people wearing headsets, Stealing ur feelings is easy to miss. It consists simply of a 46-inch display mounted onto a pillar in the middle of the aisle separating the exhibits in the long rectangular room. There’s a camera above the screen and […]

Chrome OS unifies Google Assistant and device searches

[ad_1] You don’t have to be quite so picky when you start a search on your Chromebook. Google has released Chrome OS 74, whose cornerstone is a reworked search experience that unifies Google Assistant, on-device and web search. Tap the search box and you just have to enter whatever you’re looking for, whether it’s an […]

Google Pixel 3a features leak in exquisite detail

[ad_1] You can also expect squeeze sensors, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of baseline storage, a 12-megapixel rear camera and an 8MP selfie shooter. The battery life could be healthy. While the promos don’t confirm the use of Snapdragon 670 or 710 chips, those combined with 3,000mAh (on the base 3a) and 3,700mAh (on the XL) […]

Former Google chief Eric Schmidt steps down from Alphabet’s board

[ad_1] Schmidt, who first joined Google as CEO in 2001, has been slowly making his exit from the company in recent years. He stepped down as executive chairman of Alphabet’s board in 2017, choosing to devote his time to charity work through his family foundation. Schmidt’s departure from Alphabet’s board comes just as the company […]

YouTube wants more YouTubers in its ‘Trending’ feed

[ad_1] The executive also promised to tackle more serious issues, although she didn’t go into many details. YouTube would “do more” to discourage “growing” harassment from fellow creators, Wojcicki said. The site was likewise looking into improvements to prevent abuse of manual copyright claims for short bursts of music, such as a radio that happens […]

Alphabet continues to spend hundreds of millions on ‘other bets’

[ad_1] The EC fine did make a dent in Alphabet’s net income, with the number dropping to $6.6 billion with the fine taken into account, compared to the $8.3 billion it would be without. That’s a few hundred million less than Q4 2018, when Alphabet made $8.9 billion. Of note is the fact that Google’s […]

Google staff share claims of company retaliation in town hall meeting

[ad_1] Stapleton and Whittaker started the outcry after explaining their own accusations. Stapleton said she was going to be demoted from her marketing role at YouTube and was asked to take a medical leave she didn’t need, saving her position only after she retained a lawyer. She added in email that the “environment remains hostile.” […]