Tag: Google
Tech Digest daily roundup: Oppo announces Air Glass ‘assisted reality’ device
Oppo has announced the Air Glass, an AR device that’ll go on sale early next year. Oppo describes the Air Glass as an “assisted reality” product, as opposed to augmented reality, meaning it projects 2D information into your field of view rather than overlaying 3D objects onto the real world. (Yes, sort of like Google…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Football dominates Google UK search in 2021
The three top trending terms on Google UK this year were football-related, with only one reference to Covid in the top 10. "Euros", "Premier League" and "Christian Eriksen" - the Danish player who had a cardiac arrest on the pitch - were the top three, with "Covid vaccine" fourth. Covid had dominated last year's list.…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Extinction Rebellion target Amazon UK depots
Protests are being staged at Amazon buildings in the UK, US, and Europe - on Black Friday. The shopping sales day is among Amazon's busiest all year. An international coalition of unions, equality and environmental groups called "Make Amazon Pay" is staging a day of action, demanding concessions. Meanwhile, the Extinction Rebellion environmental group has…
UK Supreme Court rejects mass damages claim against Google for ‘illegal tracking’
The UK's Supreme Court has rejected a claim that sought billions of pounds in damages from Google over allegedly illegal tracking millions of iPhones. The judge said that the claimant had failed to prove damage had been caused to individuals by the data collection. But he did not rule out the possibility of future mass-action…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Google and Microsoft announce record profits
Google’s parent company Alphabet has powered to record profits as a post-pandemic resurgence in advertising demand brought in billions more dollars for the search giant. Microsoft also revealed record figures, and predicted that rising inflation fears around the world would force more employers to spend on technology and automation. Alphabet, which owns Google and a…
Google means business with aggressively priced Pixel 6 range
Google has unveiled its latest Pixel 6 smartphone range, containing the tech giant's first self-designed computer chip and designed to compete with more expensive rivals from brands such as Apple and Samsung. The Pixel 6 contains Google's "Tensor" processor, which it says runs AI-systems for everything from the camera to translation, voice and image recognition…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Ransomware biggest business threat, says NCSC
Lindy Cameron, NCSC. Image: NCSC Ransomware is "the most immediate danger to UK businesses" according to the head of Britain's National Cyber Security Centre, who added that victims paying up were sustaining the criminal enterprise. Delivering the opening keynote speech at Chatham House's cyber conference, Lindy Cameron said there had been…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Raspberry Pi seals $45m investment
The organisation behind Britain's bestselling personal computer - the Raspberry Pi - has sealed a $45m (£33m) investment after demand surged during the pandemic. The trading arm of the Raspberry Pi Foundation has offloaded stakes to Lansdowne Partners and the Ezrah Charitable Trust in a move that values the operation at around $500m. The foundation is…
Tech Digest daily round up: Skip ‘Hey, Google’ with Quick phrases
“Quick phrases” is a new feature currently under development for Google Assistant that could one day let you skip having to say “Hey, Google” for common phrases like “What time is it?” or “Turn the lights on,” 9to5Google reports. The feature is yet to be officially announced, and it’s unclear when it might launch or exactly which…
REVEALED: Top 20 companies which collect most data
In light of Google pushing its Chrome cookie ban to 2023, a brand new study by pCloud has researched the websites with the most cross-site trackers to analyse which popular businesses are tracking you. When you browse from website to website, cross-site trackers follow you, collecting data on where you’ve been and what you’ve done. This…
