In an interview with Reuters, father of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee expressed disappointment over the state of his creation. He was particularly concerned by the abuse of personal data by Silicon Valley corporations like Google and Facebook, and the ease …Continue reading
Google launches an online tool to help reduce carbon emissions
Google has introduced a new feature that helps city planners get access to the carbon footprint of all buildings, cars and subway rides in a city. An online tool, the Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE), has been developed in partnership with an international …Continue reading
Applications open for Google’s Women Techmaker Program 2018
Google has opened applications for its Women Techmakers Program 2018. Formerly known as the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship Program — it is open to women from countries all around the world, including Pakistan. Dr Borg was an American computer scientist who …Continue reading
AI reigns over day one of Google I/O conference
Google’s three-day annual developers conference has kicked off at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. Before the conference started, the company had announced that it was rebranding its Google Research division to Google AI — a move that signaled Google’s future …Continue reading
TechKaro to Begin Eight-Month Digital Skills Training
TechKaro, an initiative of CIRCLE Pakistan, will provide digital and life skills training to selected women and men from underserved communities in Karachi, says a press release. The eight-month long course has been designed to enable underserved women and men with basic …Continue reading
Google’s AI Acquisition Could Be the Next Breakthrough Innovation
Google has done some pretty spectacular things. They’ve gone from being the world’s best search engine to a standing powerhouse of innovation in tech. The list of homegrown products spans across Gmail, the Android OS, the Pixel smartphone and Google Glass, to …Continue reading
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Reigns Supreme During Google I/O
Day 2 and Day 3 of Google’s annual developer conference delved deeper into its virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) initiatives. Google showcased Seurat Technology which allows users to take high-end, film-quality 3D scenes and turn them into a format that …Continue reading
Day 1 of Google’s Annual Developer Conference Brings Spate of New Applications
Day one of Google’s annual three-day developer conference brought together industry experts from all across the world and a spate of announcements from Google. During the keynote address, Google CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the company has reached the milestone of getting …Continue reading
The Most Googled Products in Every Country in One Crazy Map
Popular culture often stereotypes certain behavior or products with certain countries – for example, wine is associated with France, electronics with Japan or pizza with Italy. But according to cost-estimating website Fixr.com, those things aren’t what people are actually searching for. Earlier …Continue reading
Google and Levi Partner to Make an Interactive Denim Jacket
Google has partnered with Levi to integrate its Jacquard technology into Levi’s Commuter Trucker Jacket. The result is an interactive denim jacket with smart fibres woven into its sleeve. When the jacket is connected to a smartphone via Bluetooth-powered cufflinks, it allows …Continue reading
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