Google secured a patent for their Watch Time which gives the scores to video contents and uses a scoring system to determine the searchability of the video content. If users tend to watch a video for a longer period of time, it will get a higher score that will make it searchable, and vice versa.
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Indian Sundar Pichai is Google’s new CEO; several schools claim to be Pichai’s alma mater
Indian Sundar Pichai is Google’s new CEO. Several schools meanwhile claim to be Pichai’s alma mater.
Apple charts new programs to help students from minority groups learn to code; diverstiy figures up
Apple hired over 11,000 women across its global operations during the past one year and this is 65% higher when compared with the previous year. In the US, Apple reportedly hired over 2,200 Black employees, a 50% rise compared to the previous year; and 2,700 Hispanic employees, representing a 66% increase.
Google and Dell introduce enterprise-class Chromebook
Google is beefing up their Google for Work lineup once more with the introduction of another Chromebook variation, partnering this time with Dell.
Android One relaunch in September: A smartphone that costs $31-$47 with Android OS
Google and its partners are relaunching Android One in India in September. Android One will offer a very low cost smartphone with an Android OS. The primary goal of this project is to increase the online profit of India by allowing their people to engage online with their smartphones.
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Google is restructuring its organization with an announcement of a new corporate name- Alphabet Inc. Google founder and CEO Larry Page will lead as the Alphabet CEO while co-founder Sergey Brin will be its president.
With the hack scare rising (specifically the Stagefright hack), Google and phone vendors has drastically changed the way they approach things by releasing security updates, on the devices that are prone to hacks and viruses, on a monthly basis.
Google announced new tools to ease up beta testing of apps for developers, July 30. Developers can now test to test titles and gather user feedback via closed betas using email addresses and open betas.
Inditex, owner of the well-known European fashion retail brand Zara earned a place in the 100 billion club while its co-founder Amancio Ortega becomes the second wealthiest man in the world. What's the secret behind Zara?
Chipmaker giant announced that they will offer double their regular referral bonus to employees who will refer people of color, veterans, and women to their company. The move is said to be alongside Intel's goal to achieve more diversity in the company.
Google has been running its sub-company Google Auto LLC to manufacture self-driving cars, according to documents obtained by The Guardian. It was established 2011 when Google replaced its self-drivingPrius with Lexus SUVs.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite rose on Wednesday following three days of losses as tech shares advanced, while the blue-chip Dow index ticked lower, weighed by Disney's largest daily drop in almost seven years.
Twitter could be in the crosshairs of acquisition attempts from other technology companies should the microblogging stalwart fail to reverse the freefall its stock prices have caught in.
Car insurance companies are puzzled when Google driverless cars hit the roads in some areas in America. Some of the alternate plans include the extension of the insurance coverage to mobile phones as well as the carmakers for the expenses in case one of the features of the driverless cars crashed.
