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Google and Levi’s debut smart jacket for commuters

Mar 15, 2017

A new collaboration between Google and Levi’s Jeans may herald the future of wearable high-tech in general, and smart fabrics in particular. The ‘Commuter’ smart jacket was introduced at South by Southwest, ...

Google’s self-driving car outfit files injunction to block Uber from using allegedly stolen technology

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Mar 14, 2017

Business, Science

Google’s self-driving car project, Waymo, is filing an injunction against Uber over intellectual property rights. Waymo filed a request on Friday for a judge to stop Uber from using technology they say was stol...

Google to appeal judge’s ruling that it must turn over data stored in EU

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Feb 7, 2017

Policy, Science

A US judge ruled Friday that Google must comply with search warrants issued by the FBI for a domestic fraud investigation, turning over emails from Gmail users that are stored outside the US. Google said they p...

Illegal fishing: High tech solutions to a low-tech problem

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Nov 23, 2016

Environment, Policy, Science, World

Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a huge global problem, with some experts suggesting that as many as 11 million tons of fish are caught each year by pirate vessels. And it’s a problem that h...

Google and Facebook plan to build longest undersea internet cable, from LA to Hong Kong

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Oct 13, 2016

Business, Innovation, Science

Facebook and Google are planning to team up to build a record breaking undersea cable, reaching 8,000 miles to connect Los Angeles and Hong Kong. It will be the longest undersea cable to connect two continents,...

New program by Google DeepMind uses advanced AI to navigate London Underground

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Oct 13, 2016

Business, Innovation, Science

A new program created by scientists at Google DeepMind uses deep learning and an external memory to navigate the London Underground system. Although the task itself can be accomplished by a number of much simpl...

Google announces new ‘Pixel’ smartphone, laying out clear challenge to Apple

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Oct 4, 2016

Business, Innovation, Science

Google has launched a line of smartphones, intended to compete directly with Apple’s iPhone, called Pixel and Pixel XL. This marks Google’s first smartphone release to not be associated with other manufacturers...

Tech companies form coalition to advance AI knowledge

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Sep 28, 2016

Business, Innovation, Science

A new coalition to advance knowledge and set standard practices for the use of artificial intelligence has emerged, which includes tech giants Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and IBM. Calling itself the Pa...

Google uses machine learning to guide balloons reaching frontiers of Internet access

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Sep 23, 2016

Business, Innovation, Science

The Google X lab has been launching balloons into the stratosphere in an attempt to provide internet access to underserved parts of the world. This effort is called Project Loon, and was first announced in the ...

Google Hangouts now a Standalone App and has its own website

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Aug 18, 2015

Innovation

Just like Facebook messenger, Google Hangouts is now a standalone app. The internet giant which has been hogging the headlines after a major rejig in its top order and basic structure last week has built Hangou...

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