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Need for "cheap" labor: Google has completely laid off its Python team in the US

The corporation Google has fired the entire Python team in the USA. This became known from the publication on Social.coop on Mastodon, reported by Hacker News. In the new report by Free Press Journal, it is stated that the company under the leadershi...

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Google's value has surpassed $2 trillion - the company announced its first dividend payment in 25 years

The last time the market capitalization of the parent company Google Alphabet briefly approached this level in 2021. Last year, Google spent fighting two of the biggest threats to it in its 25-year history - generative AI and increased regulator scru...

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Google Meet now allows you to transfer video calls between different devices: PC, iOS and Android

Google has announced the launch of a new feature in Google Meet that allows you to transfer calls from one device to another. And such a transition occurs smoothly without interrupting the conversation. Thanks to this feature, a user can start a Meet...

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Google has changed its mind - cookies in Chrome browser won't be disabled until at least 2025

Google has postponed its plan to gradually phase out third-party cookies for all Chrome users. A few months ago, the search giant planned to stop using third-party cookies by mid-2024. But now Google has postponed this step until at least 2025. Alpha...

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Google Pixel 8a smartphone first appeared on video - it's due out on May 14

The presentation of the Google Pixel 8a smartphone is expected during Google I/O 2024 on May 14th. Renderings of the smartphone and its specifications are already available online, and now a video has appeared. In the video, you can see the back of t...

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Google merges Android and Chrome teams with hardware division - all for the sake of AI

The united team will be involved in implementing artificial intelligence in smartphones and everything that runs on Android. The division will be led by Rick Osterloh, who previously oversaw Google's hardware efforts, while the longtime head of Andro...

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Google employees arrested for office protest against cooperation with Israel

A dozen Google employees were arrested in company offices for protesting against cooperation with the government of Israel. This was reported by the Washington Post. Google employees on Tuesday evening organized a sit-in protest against the corporati...

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Google's foldable smartphone will be called Pixel 9 Pro Fold, not Pixel Fold 2 - insider

Google previously presented only two smartphones in its main lineup, as well as a model with the index "a". In 2024, this will not be the case - the company has significantly changed the naming of its devices, including a foldable phone, which will b...

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Google Pixel 9 is likely to get a satellite SOS feature similar to Apple's solution

According to Android Authority, Google is planning to add a new feature to its future mobile devices that resembles Apple's emergency call feature. Allegedly, smartphones in the Pixel 9 series and the next Pixel Fold will receive this feature. It is ...

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Google has added camera and microphone previews for video calling services to Chrome

Google is adding a feature to Chrome that allows users to preview video and audio from their camera for use in browser-based video conferencing services such as Zoom and Google Meet. The Chrome preview screen will allow users to configure the camera ...

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Android 15 adds app archiving, encryption key management and TalkBack for Braille displays

Google has released the first beta version of Android 15, which includes several new features. Most of them will be of interest to developers. The first beta version of Android 15 will work on devices from Pixel 5a to the latest models in the Pixel 8...

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Google gives Gemini 1.5 Pro "ears" and launches Vertex AI bot builder

According to the announcement at the Google Next event, Gemini 1.5 Pro will now be able to listen to its users - in practice, the model will be able to react to uploaded audio files or provide information based on calls and videos without the need to...

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Android 15 will introduce a Private Space feature in Android 15 - analogous to Samsung's "secure folder" feature. Here's how it works

Experts recommend setting up a reliable screen lock on your smartphone to prevent others from accessing your data. However, you can also enable an additional security level in case you need to pass your phone to someone else. Samsung devices have a f...

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Google has launched Find My Device, a network that can search even turned off phones

After extensive testing, Google has finally launched its long-awaited Find My Device network. This technology uses a crowdsourcing network of over a billion Android devices to help people find lost gadgets. The basic functionality of this solution is...

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Google has finally launched the Find My Device search network

After extensive testing, Google has finally launched its long-awaited Find My Device network. This technology utilizes a crowdsourcing network of over a billion Android devices to help people find their lost gadgets. The basic functionality of this s...

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