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Google Allows Developers to Use Its Machine Learning Platform
Google’s Cloud Machine Learning platform, which is utilized by a number of applications including Google Photos, Translate and Inbox has been made available for use by developers today. The announcement was made by Alphabet’s Chairman, Eric Schmidt at NEXT 2016, where he explained that machine learning was “what’s next”. This…
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Alphabet to Sell Boston Dynamics
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, are working on ventures in a great number of fields, however, the rumours that their robotics division was in trouble could be worse than expected. In a report published by the Bloomberg News, Alphabet is looking to sell off Boston Dynamics, their most prominent robotics…
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Tech Giants Plot to Stop Trump
The CEOs of Apple, Tesla Motors, and Alphabet joined a group of tech industry leaders and politicians at a secretive event where the key agenda was to stop Donald Trump from becoming the Republican Presidential candidate. Tim Cook, Elon Musk, and Larry Page rubbed shoulders with the likes of Napster…
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Eric Schmidt to Chair US Defense Department Advisory Board
In a statement from the US Department of Defense today, it has been announced that Alphabet’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt will chair a new advisory board. Named the Defense Innovation Advisory Board, it will consist of 12 expert individuals from the private sector who will put their effort together in order…
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Alphabet is Now the World’s Most Valuable Company
Up until recently, Apple was considered to be the world’s most valuable company, as it featured a market cap of no less than $538 billion. However, recent developments have put Google’s parent company, Alphabet, at the top of the list thanks to a sudden surge in share prices. Alphabet now has…
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Google Plans Self-Driving Taxis for 2016
Google will launch its self-driving car initiative as a separate business, offering rides for hire in direct competition with firms such as Uber, under parent company Alphabet Inc next year, according to Bloomberg Business. An anonymous source briefed on Google’s self-driving car strategy claims that, initially, the vehicles will not…
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Google Play Store Set to Hit China in 2016
It has been reported that Google is working tirelessly to re-establish its products in China, with the Google Play Store set to spearhead the effort by as soon as February 2016. It has been a number of years since the internet giant has had a presence in China, since issues…
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Alphabet Ditches Google’s “Don’t be Evil” Mantra
While some may question whether the company ever really adhered to it, Google’s corporate motto since 2004 has been “don’t be evil”. The bold statement was described by Paul Buchheit, the creator of Gmail and suggester of said slogan, as “something that, once you put it in there, would be…
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New Android Vulnerability Affects Everything on the Device
Following Stagefright, another worrying Android vulnerability has been uncovered by researchers. The security flaw can be exploited by taking advantage of the operating system’s multitasking functionality, giving hackers access to every part of the device. “The enabled attacks can affect all latest Android versions and all apps (including the most…
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Google’s Namechange to Alphabet Might Fail
It looks a lot like Google didn’t do their research properly on their name change before announcing it a few days ago and now it might fail altogether. As it turns out, someone already trademarked the very normal word Alphabet and that company is the German car manufacturer BMW. BMW…
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Google Announces ‘Alphabet’ Restructuring Programme and new CEO
Larry Page, co-founder of Google, has unveiled a number of dramatic changes to Google’s management in a blog post today. The statement announces his departure as Google’s CEO and the formation of a huge holding company entitled ‘Alphabet’. Page will spearhead this new company alongside Sergey Brin and manage a…
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