Following a lengthy investigation, the United States Justice Department is set to file a lawsuit against Apple for potentially breaching antitrust laws. The department alleges Apple is using hardware and software limitations that make it harder for rival companies to compete with iPhones and iPads. If the filing goes ahead, it will mean each of ...
State-run media in China use specific search engine optimization strategies to place stories favoring the communist-ruled country at the top of online search results outside of China. This is not exactly new, as China tried misusing popular social media platforms and influencers to project a positive image during the pandemic. However, this move affects opinion ...
Quantum computers harness some of the almost-mystical phenomena of quantum mechanics to deliver huge leaps forward in processing power. Quantum machines promise to outstrip even the most capable of today’s — and tomorrow’s — supercomputers. Quantum computers, as their name implies, operate on the bizarre principles of quantum mechanics to manipulate information and are poised ...
Going for an interview for a job can be stressful, so imagine having to go for one with a huge company like Google. The Internet giant would ask some ridiculously off-the-planet questions and brain teasers before the company banned them in 2011. Now, it must be remembered that most of these questions didn’t have an answer; they ...
In a surprising move, Google has decided to block domain fronting from its cloud infrastructure that allowed people to bypass government censorship and access blocked websites. No more “Don’t Be Evil.” The Internet giant is also setting up a special version of its search engine for China. And guess what’s “special” about it? The search ...
Google recently launched a new feature in android — a global earthquake detection system. With this new technology, Google is turning Android phones into seismometers and the company is essentially creating the biggest identification network in the world. Android seismograph to measure earthquakes Google is able to transform Android phones into seismometers because of the ...
Twitter has raised eyebrows by adding Dr. Fei-Fei Li to the company board in the capacity of an independent advisor. Li, who formerly worked at Google, has links to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The appointment comes at a time when Twitter has begun to fact-check President Trump’s posts for providing misleading information. Twitter’s appointment ...
To compete against marketplaces like Amazon, Google’s search results page will now be showing organic “product listings.” About a year back, Google ditched its attempt at organic listings for shopping ads. However, the company seems to have ascertained that organic listings might benefit it more than product advertisements. Organic product ads “Searching for keywords such ...
Ross LaJeunesse was once the head of global international relations at Google. Today, he is campaigning for a seat in the U.S. Senate. In a recent write-up at Medium, the former Google employee revealed how the company constantly neglected his concerns about human rights due to the firm’s business interests in China in spite of ...
In October, Google announced that it had achieved the “quantum supremacy” milestone. The term refers to a situation when quantum computing is able to make calculations much faster than conventional computers. Google’s quantum computing milestone To test the supremacy of the quantum computer, Google ran an experiment where it was made to perform a calculation ...
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