Google remains at the forefront of technology innovation, particularly in AI, cloud computing, and consumer electronics. As a leader in search engines, advertising, and software development, Google’s advancements in Android OS, Google Cloud, and Pixel devices continue to shape industries worldwide. The company’s investments in AI research, quantum computing, and autonomous systems are setting new standards for automation and data processing. With ongoing efforts to sustainability and green technology, Google’s innovations have a profound impact on global markets, influencing everything from digital advertising to smart home technologies.
Google’s datacentres used 30.8 million megawatt-hours of electricity, up from 14.4 million megawatt-hours in 2020, says the company’s sustainability report. In 2007, Google set a goal to be carbon neutral in 2023 which has been revised to 2030. In order to achieve this goal, the company has been investing in a range of energy sources, including geothermal, nuclear and renewables ...
I'll file this one under Gadget Watch: it's HP Dimension with Google Beam, supporting "AI-powered 3D video communications"...
Google is releasing Android 16, the latest major update to the mobile and embedded operating system. As always, the rollout begins with Pixel devices. Completed to its expected timeline, the major release marks the availability of the source code at the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). You can examine this code at cs.android.com. Edge-to-edge Highlight features include progress-centric notifications, the ...
A bit like AI used to be, smart glasses seem always to be just on the verge of arriving. But maybe they are about to make a splash...
Must admit I'm not up to speed with Matter, a way to standardise IoT elements. So it's welcome to see a basic introductory tutorial on using the wireless protocol on the Arduino website.
Google is rolling out the third beta release for the forthcoming Android 16 mobile operating system. New features include broadcast audio support, text outlining and testing apps with LNP (Local Network Protection). Note this release is for developers only, available on Pixel devices – the Android 16 Developer Preview releases are early baseline builds for programmers only, not for early ...
Yesterday the EC charged Google with favouring its own services over rivals in its searches and has ordered Apple to further open iOS to rivals’ connected devices. The EC says it is merely enforcing the terms of the 2022 Digital Markets Act. However many will see it as the EC throwing down the gauntlet to the new US administration which ...
I see Google's Pixel 9 Pro and the Xiaomi 15 Ultra smartphones are among the GloMO winners revealed at this year's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
Google is releasing the second beta of Android 16, the latest version of its mobile operating system. Aimed at developers, and not consumers, it includes a number of updates. These range from camera updates, custom graphical effects with AGSL (Android Graphics Shading Language), and motion capture, to font API changes, live wallpapers, and APIs in the ADPF (Android Dynamic Performance ...
Exeunt Sycamore and Bristlecone. And enter, stage left, Google's Willow, which it describes as a state-of-the-art quantum chip...
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