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Wednesday, 5 October 2016   SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Tuesday unveiled its new Pixel smartphone with artificial intelligence built in as it directly takes on the iPhone with its own branded, premium-priced handset. It’s the first phone made by Google inside and out. Pixel smartphone will be available with a …

Tuesday, 20 September 2016   SAN FRANCISCO: Google late Monday sent out invitations to an October 4 event, hinting that the Internet titan will show off a new smartphone powered by its Android mobile software. Industry trackers have been expecting Google in October to show off its own smartphone, showcasing …

Friday, 9 September 2016   SAN FRANCISCO:  Alphabet Inc’s Google said it is acquiring cloud software company Apigee Corp in a deal valued at about US$625mil (RM2.5bil) , the tech giant’s latest effort to claim a greater share of the lucrative cloud business. San Jose-based Apigee’s software helps companies’ digital …

Friday, 9 September 2016 SAN FRANCISCO: A team at Google parent Alphabet working on unmanned aerial systems this month will try out delivering burritos by drone on a college campus in Virginia. Astro Teller, playfully referred to as the ‘Captain of Moonshots’ at an X lab created at Google to …

Monday, 4 September 2017 :Google has apparently scrubbed the image of the cyclist from its Street View map, which originally showed the person dabbing for the camera on a street in Melbourne. THIS MAN CAUGHT THE GOOGLE MAPS BUS AND DABBED DOWN THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THIS STREET pic.twitter.com/wphOjhNp7j — …

Tuesday, 22 August 2017 :  Google is reportedly planning to unveil a miniaturized version of its Home smart speaker at a hardware event dedicated to the upcoming Pixel sequel, according to a report from Android Police. The event may occur in October as last year’s Pixel and Google Home launch …

Thursday, 10 August 2017 :  Former Google engineer James Damore’s controversial memo that led to his firing earlier this week cited evolutionary differences between men’s and women’s brains to criticize Google’s gender diversity efforts and posit that perhaps women are too naturally neurotic and people-oriented to seek out and thrive …

Wednesday, 9 August 2017 : ALPHABET Inc’s Google has fired an employee who wrote an internal memo that ascribed gender inequality in the technology industry to biological differences. James Damore, the engineer who wrote the memo, confirmed his dismissal saying that he had been fired for “perpetuating gender stereotypes,” in …

Monday, 24 July 2017 Google’s Street View cars on Thursday started taking images in Austria, the only EU country along with Germany to remain largely absent from the popular online service showing 360° pictures of places around the world. The project, launched in 2007, lets computer users view panoramic street …

Thursday, 4 May 2017 Bangkok – Apple, Facebook and Google logos have been removed from a giant statue of a mythical beast that will stand inside the sprawling cremation complex being built for Thailand’s late king after their inclusion caused an online outcry. Dozens of palace artisans are working around …