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Roughly one month ago, news broke that Apple had poached Google AI chief John Giannandrea, and he was quickly replaced by Jeff Dean, leader of the Google Brain research division. The longtime Googler took over as AI chief at a time when AI continues to spread to all Google products and services and the company is making […]
Enlarge MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.—Google is launching a new version of its augmented reality platform for Android, ARCore 1.2. Version 1.2 adds support for wall detection, launching an AR experience via image recognition, a new “Sceneform” framework, and a “Cloud Anchors” feature that enables shared experiences not just across Android devices—it works on top of iOS’ ARKit, […]
Google introduces new features to make life easier, and to help the company collect more data on users. https://media.wired.com/photos/5af2313914823b60460cfe2f/master/pass/Google-CEO-956088024.jpg
Google has announced one of its upcoming apps called Lookout as part of the annual I/O conference, and it has nothing to do with the mobile security application of the same name. The tech giant’s Lookout was designed to help the blind and the visually impaired be more independent by giving them spoken notifications about […]
Google Research is no more. The tech titan has combined all its Google Research projects and artificial intelligence efforts under one umbrella simply called “Google AI.” Mountain View says it unified “all the state-of-the-art research happening across Google” under one straightforward name, because its work in AI has been core to the development of all […]
The newest Google app is a simple and easy to-do list named Tasks. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ae0d5ae3f3b183561144216/master/pass/google-tasks.jpg
Google’s Safe Browsing can now protect you from phishing attempts and harmful programs even if you’re not visiting websites on Chrome. Google Play Protect has added Safe Browsing to WebView, the component that allows Android apps to display web content, by default. Since developers don’t have to do anything to activate the feature, their apps […]
On Tuesday, Russia’s state communications regulator said it blocked IP addresses owned by Google and Amazon after it was discovered that messaging service Telegram had been using their cloud services to reach users. The blocking of these IP addresses has prevented internet users in Russia from accessing Telegram, as well as any other service that […]
If you own a VR headset of any kind, you should check out Google’s amazing Spotlight Stories. These animations, developed by a range of studios and artists, explore the power of the platform through short stories that often warm the heart. Now, their work is being celebrated in a new book and exhibition. The Art […]
April Fools’ Day is upon us, and like every year, Google is doing its best to outdo itself. The company releases all sorts of jokes, ranging from the ridiculously lame to the very clever, spanning the simple blog post or video to the elaborate gag or new feature. It’s a very Google-specific tradition — even […]
