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Apple, Google Launch Contact Tracing Platform

Apple, Google Launch Contact Tracing Platform

May 21, 2020 8:32 am

US tech giants Apple and Google said Wednesday they were offering health authorities around the world their platform for coronavirus contact tracing, a key tool in trying to tame the pandemic.

“The work public health officials are doing around the world humbles us all,” the two companies said in a statement.

“Google and Apple are clear that this is not a panacea but we do believe Exposure Notifications can make a contribution to the broader work of contact tracing,” they said.

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Under the notifications system, someone exposed to a …

How To Cook, Abba Kyari Dominate Google Search In Nigeria

How To Cook, Abba Kyari Dominate Google Search In Nigeria

May 5, 2020 7:23 am
Google on Monday, said the trending search term on Google Nigeria over the past 30 days had been ‘how to make bread’, followed by ‘who is Abba Kyari?’.

Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google communication Officer, West Africa, in a statement, said the top 20 trending questions on Google Search Nigeria over the last 30 days were dominated by food and current affairs questions.

Kola-Ogunlade said that Nigeria like many other nations, had implemented lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

He said that forced to stay at home, and often unable to perform their usual work, many people across the globe, …

Alphabet-Google Profit Up Despite Pandemic-Linked Ad Dive

Alphabet-Google Profit Up Despite Pandemic-Linked Ad Dive

April 28, 2020 6:26 pm

Google parent Alphabet on Tuesday reported higher profits and revenues in the first quarter even as a coronavirus-induced economic slump hit advertising in March.

Alphabet shares climbed three percent in after-hours trades following release of earnings figures that eased fears the pandemic would devastate digital ad revenue that is the internet firm’s income engine.

Alphabet reported a profit of $6.8 billion, up nearly three percent from last year, on revenue that grew 13 percent to $41 billion compared with the same quarter a year earlier.

The internet colossus said, however, that the pandemic’s impact began to hit online ads, its …

Apple And Google Team Up On Virus 'Contact Tracing'

Apple And Google Team Up On Virus ‘Contact Tracing’

April 10, 2020 6:07 pm

Google and Apple unveiled a joint initiative Friday to develop a coronavirus smartphone “contact tracing” tool that could potentially alert people when they have crossed paths with an infected person.

The move brings together the largest mobile operating systems in an effort to use smartphone location technology to track and potentially contain the global COVID-19 outbreak.

The move would allow apps to be created enabling smartphones powered by Apple software and Google-backed Android operating system to exchange information with a joint “opt in system” using Bluetooth wireless technology.

The companies next month plan to release software interface technology to allow …

Google To Publish User Location Data To Help Tackle Virus

Google To Publish User Location Data To Help Tackle Virus

April 3, 2020 6:07 pm

Google says it will publish users’ location data around the world from Friday to allow governments to gauge the effectiveness of social distancing measures, brought in to stem the COVID-19 pandemic.

The reports on users’ movements in 131 countries will be made available on a special website and will “chart movement trends over time by geography”, according to a post on one of Google’s blogs.

Trends will display “a percentage point increase or decrease in visits” to locations like parks, shops, homes and places of work, not “the absolute number of visits,” said the post, signed by Jen Fitzpatrick, who …

Cloud-based video gaming is just one of many fast-growing uses of cloud computing, one of the most profitable sectors in today's computing world

Cloud Computing: Versatile And Highly Profitable

February 16, 2020 12:44 pm

With each passing quarter, Amazon, Microsoft and Google have been setting new records, while cloud computing has become the invisible backbone supporting much of our daily lives. Its potential to become an even bigger part of people’s daily existence is sky-high.

– Uses –

The rising popularity of the cloud has gone hand-in-hand with that of 4G broadband technology and of smartphones: The combined power of the network and of servers makes it possible for us to listen to music, to watch videos, to work remotely, to post on social media or to request a ride and watch it arrive, …

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Google is seen in Davos, Switzerland Januar 20, 2020. Picture taken January 20, 2020. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo

Google, EU Bring Battle To Court

February 12, 2020 3:42 pm

Google and the EU battled in court Wednesday as the search engine giant tried to persuade judges that it was unfairly accused of ill-treating rivals of its Shopping service.

The Silicon Valley juggernaut is appealing a 2.4 billion euro ($2.6 billion) fine from 2017 that was the first in a series of major penalties imposed by the European Commission, the EU’s powerful anti-trust regulator.

The court case launches a new phase in the decade-long duel and is a major test of the combative tactics taken by the EU commission against big tech.

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Google Says Glitch Sent People’s Videos To Strangers

February 5, 2020 6:21 am

Google on Tuesday said that a software glitch resulted in some Photo app smartphone videos being given to the wrong people.

Google was notifying those who may have been affected.

“We are very sorry this happened,” Google said in reply to an AFP inquiry.

“We fixed the underlying issue and have conducted an in-depth analysis to help prevent this from ever happening again.”

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It was estimated that a small fraction of a percent of those who used a “Takeout” tool may have encountered the glitch, which affected people who used the

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Google Owner Alphabet Is Now Worth $1 Trillion

January 17, 2020 5:20 am

New York The exclusive $1 trillion club on Wall Street just got a new member. Shares of Google parent company Alphabet hit a new all-time high Thursday, pushing the company’s market value to $1 trillion in the process.

Alphabet (GOOGL) joins Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) as companies worth at least $1 trillion. Apple is the most valuable company in the United States, with a market value of nearly $1.4 trillion. Microsoft is worth almost $1.3 trillion.
This is the first time that three American companies are worth at least $1 trillion at the
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Google Celebrates Amaka Igwe With A Doodle

January 2, 2020 12:13 pm

Google’s doodle is today dedicated to late Nigerian filmmaker and broadcasting executive Amaka Igwe who was born on this day in 1963. She was the owner of Top Radio 90.9 Lagos and Amaka Igwe Studios.

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She was recognized as one of the second generation filmmakers who helped begin the video film era of Nigerian cinema. She remained a prominent figure in the industry until her death in 2014.

 

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Google, IOM To Train, Empower 93 Returnees In Edo, Lagos

December 12, 2019 4:13 am

Google Nigeria has entered into partnership with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) to conduct IOM’s first Digital Skills Training for returnees and potential migrants in Edo State and Lagos State.  

The training has, however, drawn 93 participants, including returning migrants, interested in setting up small-scale businesses as well as mentorship and job placement opportunities. The one-day training consisted of hands-on sessions on how to build participants’ online presence and improve their search campaigns, job-seeking skills online.

According to the organisers, most Nigerian returnees are between the ages of 18-35, and many of them return with knowledge, skills and experiences

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Google To Offer Checking Accounts For Consumers – WSJ

November 13, 2019 5:10 pm

 Alphabet Inc’s Google will offer checking accounts to customers starting next year in a finance push, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The project, named Cache, will have accounts by Citigroup Inc and a credit union at Stanford University, according to the report.

“Our approach is going to be to partner deeply with banks and the financial system,” Caesar Sengupta, general manager and vice-president of payments at Google, told the Journal in an interview.

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“It may be the slightly longer path, but it’s more sustainable,” Sengupta was quoted …

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