Google stories - Page 39
NZ investment funds throw weight against social media giants
Thu, 21st Mar 2019
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A consortium of NZ funds managing assets worth more than $90m are appealing against Facebook, Twitter, and Google following the Christchurch terror attacks.
Cloud providers increasingly jumping into gaming market
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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digital entertainment
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Aa number of major cloud service providers are uniquely placed to capitalise on the lucrative cloud gaming market.
NZ ISPs issue open letter to social media giants to discuss censorship
Tue, 19th Mar 2019
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Three of New Zealand's largest ISPs urge Facebook, Twitter, and Google to discuss solutions for preventing the spread of violent content online.
Remember pi? You now have more numbers to learn
Fri, 15th Mar 2019
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Google's Emma Haruka Iwao sets a new Guinness World Record by calculating pi to 31.4 trillion digits using Google Cloud, a first in cloud computing history.
8x8 announces Google Cloud contact centre AI integration
Wed, 13th Mar 2019
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martech
8x8 integrates its contact centre with Google Cloud's contact centre AI to improve customer service and productivity.
Google launches new cloud region in Zurich
Tue, 12th Mar 2019
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Google kicked off the new region launch with a dedicated event in Zurich which brought in more than 800 business representatives and developers.
Mobile Mentor leads the way in Android for MSPs
Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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Mobile Mentor joins Android Enterprise Recommended program as managed service provider, offering customers confidence in deploying Android.
Amazon, Google, and Alibaba fuel booming smart speaker market
Sat, 9th Mar 2019
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digital entertainment
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amazon
While these vendors have had great success in the market, other vendors like Samsung, Huawei, and Apple have failed to capitalise.
Google discovers it’s not women that it’s underpaying - it’s men
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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gender diversity
After conducting a pay equity analysis, the company uncovered some unexpected findings that resulted in $9.7m of pay rises for underpaid staff.
You can now wander down NZ’s longest river with Google
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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The Google Street View Trekker has now mapped the length of New Zealand’s longest river - all 425 kilometres of it.
Exclusive interview: Google’s escalation of the cloud wars
Mon, 4th Mar 2019
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public cloud
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dc
Rackware's CEO believes Google is going to be doing more acquisitions and buying an enterprise salesforce to grow more aggressively.
Android OS now FIDO2 certified, accelerating global migration
Wed, 27th Feb 2019
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Mobile apps and websites can now leverage FIDO standards to provide a simpler and secure biometric login for over a billion devices supporting Android 7.0+.
Exclusive Q&A: Why has Google thrown down the $13b gauntlet?
Tue, 26th Feb 2019
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Google's latest US$13 billion investment in its US data centres marks a strategic move to gain ground in the competitive cloud market, says Francesco Paola.
How to make Google Ads campaigns work for your business
Tue, 26th Feb 2019
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advertising technologies
Businesses can waste thousands on Google Ads without clear strategies. Insight Online's Kim Voon offers tips to maximise ROI, even with limited budgets.
Google doubles down on hybrid cloud strategy
Thu, 21st Feb 2019
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modernisation
CSP is a platform that aims to simplify building, running, and managing services both on-premise and in the cloud.
Popular Android apps track users and violate Google's policies
Wed, 20th Feb 2019
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Thousands of popular Android apps are violating Google's policies by tracking users with persistent identifiers, according to AppCensus and Sophos.
Bug makes Android phones hackable via PNG image files
Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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smartphones
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security vulnerabilities
This means any application handling PNG files that have been carefully crafted by an attacker can end up running the attacker’s code.
Are we security-ready for Alexa in the office?
Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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iot security
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digital entertainment
As home-IoT devices such as smart assistants head into the office, there will be a raft of new security challenges that will need to be addressed.
Germany watchdog calls out Facebook's 'abuse of power'
Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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data privacy
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Germany's Bundeskartellamt has ruled Facebook abused its power through unrestricted data collection, demanding user consent to merge data from various sources.
Google's new Chrome feature warns about compromised logins
Fri, 8th Feb 2019
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cybersecurity
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Google's new Chrome feature, Password Checkup, alerts users if their login details are compromised, enhancing security alongside Cross Account Protection.