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12Mar By NitishNo Comments

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Google paid $15 Million to Amit Singhal on Sexual Harassment Case

World's leading search engine giant Google has paid total $105 million to two of his executives accused of sexual harassment. The news was first reported by wall street journal. The suit mentioned that the Board of Google-approved $105 million exit offer to Rubin and Amit Singhal. The suit describe how Singhal “was allowed to quietly resign at Google in 2016 in the wake of credible allegations of sexual harassment, and was paid millions in severance.” The filed suit was also revealed that Google agreed to pay $45 million to Singhal, but ended up paying just $15 million because he went to work for a competitor. Google initially agreed to pay Singhal annual cash payments of $15 million, to be paid 12 months and then 24 months after his exit. Google offered an additional maximum of...

Reliance Jio OS Provider Raises Investment From Google

29Jun By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Reliance Jio OS Provider Raises Investment From Google

Google is increasingly pushing itself as a startup investor as it has invested $22 million into KaiOS, the company that has built an eponymous operating system for feature phones that packs a range of native apps and other smartphone-like services. Under the new partnership, Google services like Assistant, Maps, YouTube, and Google Search will be available to KaiOS users, as informed by the Hong Kong company in a post. KaiOS CEO Sebastien Codeville in a statement, This funding will help us fast-track development and global deployment of KaiOS-enabled smart feature phones, allowing us to connect the vast population that still cannot access the internet, especially in emerging markets. It is interesting to note that KaiOS has played a significant role in pushing feature phone demand ...

Google Knows What you are Searching For? And This is How It Does !

23Apr By Lavina TolaniNo Comments

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Google Knows What you are Searching For? And This is How It Does !

Imagine a scenario where you are left puzzled on the road figuring where to head next? Have a maths question to solve, have tried 100 times and haven't come up with a solution? Is looking out to the nearest restaurant to order food to order? What will you do? By now, you would be thinking simple, I would Google it! Well, Right! Given our dependence on Internet and technology, it is difficult to imagine a day without "Google" on our smartphones or laptops. Google Search is by far the biggest and most used search engine on world wide web that handles about 3 billion searches every day! It is backed by a complex set of algorithms which not only show up thousands of results in 0.03 seconds but also function platform's autocompleted predictions making the search experience faster...

Google Removes ‘View Image’ in Image Searches to Prevent their Stealing

17Feb By RishabhNo Comments

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Google Removes ‘View Image’ in Image Searches to Prevent their Stealing

If you are a blogger or often download images from the 'Google Search' you must've noticed that you no longer can see 'view image' button. Well it's not the fault of your internet connection or your browser! Google has actually removed the 'View Image' button to prevent stealing of images. The move is small, but the impact it will be causing is huge. The button was extremely useful to students or researchers when they're searching for an image. Although, it was also used by some businesses to simply go to the image and download it and use commercially. Which, by the way, is prohibited to use. Today we're launching some changes on Google Images to help connect users and useful websites. This will include removing the View Image button. The Visit button remains, so users can ...

Google Crunches Data To Help NASA Find Two New Planets

15Dec By reutersNo Comments

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Google Crunches Data To Help NASA Find Two New Planets

Alphabet Inc’s Google and NASA said on Thursday that advanced computer analysis identified two new planets around distant stars, including one that is part of the first star system with as many planets as Earth’s solar system. The research by Google and the University of Texas at Austin that used data from NASA raised the prospects of new insights into the universe by feeding data into computer programs that can churn through information faster and more in-depth than humanly possibly, a technique known as machine learning. In this case, software learned differences between planets and other objects by analyzing thousands of data points, achieving 96 percent accuracy, NASA said at a news conference. The data came from the Kepler telescope which NASA launched into space in 2009 as ...

Do You Google Everything? That May Be Risky For Your Health

6Dec By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Do You Google Everything? That May Be Risky For Your Health

Using Google frequently to search for information, rather than using our brains, may increase the risk of dementia, a UK researcher has warned. The researcher has described the practice as an "experiment" we are conducting on ourselves. "It's important to promote good brain health and to do that is to use it, but these days we seem to outsource our brain to the internet," said Frank Gunn-Moore, from the University of St Andrews in the UK. "If we want to know something, we look it up online rather than trying to recall the information from our memory," Gunn-Moore was quoted as saying to The Sunday Post. "It's an experiment the human race is running and we will have to wait and see if this outsourcing affects dementia prevalence," he said. Gun-Moore will be speaking at the annual ...

Now Book Ola, Uber Through Google Search in India

19Oct By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Now Book Ola, Uber Through Google Search in India

Consumers will now be able to book a ride on Ola and Uber directly from Google Search. Earlier this year, Google had introduced the feature on Google Maps, where a dedicated tab with information for cab services was made available to Indian users, in addition to the existing driving, public transport, or walking options. "Now with this integration, commuters across the country can ask Google for directions and book ride services directly from Google Search," Google said in a statement. They will get to see a tab for ride services, both Uber and Ola, with fare estimates and pick-up times if a car is available near their location, it added. When a user requests for specific information like Taxi to Delhi or Ola/Uber to airport, the Google Search app or browser will direct the use...

Google Search Chief Amit Singhal To Quit, To Be Replaced By AI Head

4Feb By reutersNo Comments

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Google Search Chief Amit Singhal To Quit, To Be Replaced By AI Head

Reuters- Google parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) said Amit Singhal, the longtime chief of its Internet search business, will leave the company and be replaced by the head of the technology giant's artificial intelligence business. John Giannandrea, currently a vice president of engineering, will replace Singhal, a 15-year Google veteran, once he leaves on Feb. 26. "Search is stronger than ever, and will only get better in the hands of an outstanding set of senior leaders who are already running the show day-to-day," Singhal wrote in a blog post. The appointment of Giannandrea, who joined Google in 2010, underlines the growing importance Silicon Valley is attaching to artificial intelligence technology. Giannandrea led Google's machine learning efforts, applying the technology to produ...