Category: Google
Google employee breaks Pi world record using cloud computing
A Google employee has broken the world record for the most accurate value of Pi, putting the number of digits at 31,415,926,535,897. Emma Haruka Iwao, a cloud developer advocate for […]
Google Doodle marks World Wide Web’s 30th anniversary
Google has dedicated its home page Doodle to the World Wide Web to mark the technology’s 30th anniversary. The animated illustration shows a 1980s-style computer – similar to the NeXT […]
Google Chrome users urged to update browser amid security alert
Google Chrome users need to update the desktop version of their web browser as soon as possible, its lead security engineer has warned. Justin Schuh gave the warning after the […]
Google Play steps up effort against malicious apps
Efforts to detect and remove malicious apps from the Google Play Store have improved, Google said, after it increased the number of rejected app submissions by more than 50% in […]
Tech giants need to ensure ‘quality news’, says government review
Tech giants like Google and Facebook should have a “news quality obligation” – overseen by a regulator – to improve trust in the content they host, a Government-commissioned review has […]
5 Things You Should Know About Google and SEO
In this digital era, you cannot afford to miss out on the global market potential out there. It is only a click away. Businesses are now embracing technology and using […]
Google’s Jigsaw offers free anti-meddling tools ahead of EU elections
Google is giving political organisations in Europe free access to tools that tackle online attacks and disruption ahead of upcoming EU elections in May. The company’s cybersecurity incubator Jigsaw is […]
Google fined £44m under EU data privacy law
France’s data privacy watchdog has fined Google 50 million euros (£44 million), the first penalty for a US tech giant under new European data privacy rules that took effect last […]
Protesters gather against Google’s ‘Project Dragonfly’ Chinese search engine
Protesters gathered outside the offices of Google in London on Friday to demonstrate against its controversial Project Dragonfly, a censored search engine for China. A group of activists turned up […]
Google to buy part of Fossil’s smartwatch technology for £31m
Google is to take over part of fashion firm Fossil’s smartwatch technology in a 40 million dollar (£30.9 million) deal to bolster its wearable efforts. The agreement will cover some […]