Nokia and Google to collaborate in building a cloud-based 5G network
Nokia and Google Cloud partnered to build the 5G core network infrastructure and offer businesses the capability to give customers services like automated manufacturing and smart retail.
Cloud computing units owned by big tech companies like Microsoft and Amazon are also coming together with tel...
Google reports about complex Windows and Android hacking scheme
Google published a report in six parts, detailing how a complex hacking operation detected in early 2020 worked. The campaign targeted Android and Windows devices. The attacks were executed using two exploit servers that targeted different exploit chains, deploying watering hole-style attacks.
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Workday chooses Google’s Procurement DocAI service
Software provider uses Google's DocAI to accelerate processing of documents in multiple languages.
Workday is using one of Google's new cloud-based AI services to accelerate document processing in multiple languages for its customers. Google revealed the partnership in a blog post this week.
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Databricks moves forward with IPO plans for 2021
The company will push for a large offering in order to compete with Snowflake and Google.
San Francisco-based Databricks is planning a massive IPO for 2021, according to the company's CEO, Ali Ghodsi. He explained the latest news on the public offering in a recent interview.
As we reported la...
Why hasn’t Google updated its iOS apps since early December
Observers believe it is because of Apple's requirement for privacy "nutrition labels".
Last month, Apple introduced a new standardized privacy certification requirement in the App Store. The policy requires all apps to inform users about some of the data types that apps may collect. Apple told d...
‘Xiaomi and Google working on foldable smartphones’
The companies Xiaomi, Google, Oppo and Vivo, may introduce foldable smartphones to the market this year. What these devices will look like exactly, is not yet clear.
The rumours originate from a report by Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC). The report identifies ten developments that the co...
Employees unionize at Alphabet and Google
In a historic move, a group of more than 200 Google and Alphabet workers have announced the formation of the Alphabet Workers Union. The New York Times first reported the formation of the group, which had significant help from the Communication Workers of American Union's Campaign to Organize Digit...
France resumes taxes on tech giants
France has resumed its previously halted taxes on the revenue of tech giants. The country had previously stopped this tax following a deal with the United States. It is a 3 percent tax.
The tax on tech giants was stopped after a deal with the United States. In the deal, the country promised that...
Google testing larger cache in Chrome to improve performance
Google is testing whether increasing the cache in Chrome can mitigate performance losses from a previous update. The company had decided to separate the cache for different websites for security reasons.
Until version 85 of Chrome, Google used a single pool to store all browser cache. The browse...
New AI by Google sister company masters chess without learning rules
Alphabet subsidiary DeepMind has built a new version of its AI software that is better at coming up with new strategies in unfamiliar situations. The AI, called MuZero, has mastered Go, chess, shogi and various Atari games without having the rules explained to it.
DeepMind explains the improveme...
Google scientists told to portray AI only in a positive light
The company has created additional rounds of review to police the tone of their employees' publications
Reuters reports that Google this year moved to tighten control over its scientists’ papers by launching a “sensitive topics” review. In at least three cases, the company requested author...
Zoom is planning to compete in the email and calendar market
Zoom wants to create competition in the productivity market, where Google and Microsoft stand out as the big players. According to some sources, Zoom is developing its own web-based email service and may launch a calendar too.
The information is still scanty about the calendar. However, there ar...