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Learn your ABCs with Google Maps
Here is an interesting way to teach your young ones how to learn their ABCs. How about using the handiness of Goggle Maps along with some satellite photos to find every letter of the alphabet? […]
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Vibrotactile glove lets deaf-blind people communicate via SMS
Being blind means you can still communicate through sound, being deaf means you can rely on sign language and reading to interact with others. Being deaf and blind severely limits your communication...
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Apple’s slide-to-unlock patent ruled invalid in HTC court case
In order to protect its dominant market position, Apple seems to be taking multiple manufacturers to court if anything they do with their phones or tablets looks even remotely Apple-like. One of those […]
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Larry Page wants an Alphabet soup of brands as strong as Google
When Google was formed by Sergey Brin and Larry Page it had one area of focus: search engines. Off the back of that, Google grew into a global brand. If you want to […]
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BMW owns Alphabet.com and has no intention of letting Larry Page have it
Earlier this week Larry Page announced that Google was no longer the main company he and Sergey Brin would be working for. Instead, Alphabet has been formed as an umbrella company which counts […]
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Google’s Alphabet drops ‘don’t be evil’ slogan, still demands honorable behavior
Google’s quirky nature has always been exemplified by its unofficial motto, “don’t be evil.” However, Google is now just one of many companies under the Alphabet umbrella, and that parent company...
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$60 Raspberry Pi scrapped after chat with Google’s Eric Schmidt
"It's very hard to compete with cheap."
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Eric Schmidt wants someone to build a hate speech spellchecker
The top dog at Alphabet Inc. (the parent company of Google and more) has come up with a plan on how to combat terrorism online in an op-ed piece he recently posted to the New York Times. With […]
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Google reportedly looking to sell off Boston Dynamics
Google acquired robotics firm Boston Dynamics in 2013 as part of a larger push into robotics, but the search giant is reportedly looking to refocus in the wake of the Alphabet reorganization. Sources […]
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Alphabet’s Schaft unveils a stair-climbing robot that can carry 60kg
It’s an uncertain time for the robotics teams sitting under the control of Google’s parent company Alphabet. That’s because Alphabet is evaluating all the companies under its umbrella and seeing which...
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Alphabet plans to build its own city for Project Sidewalk
What would it be like if you could build a new city with all the fancy futuristic technologies that are around the corner? Google parent company Alphabet isn’t entirely sure, but it wants […]
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Wearable microscope looks inside your body to track health
Scientists have long used fluorescent markers to detect and track molecules in the lab, but tracking things in the human body is more challenging. The recent development of bio-compatible fluorescent...
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Google Fights Bad Bugs With Good Bugs in California
Bad bugs, bad bugs, whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you? Mosquitoes are among the deadliest animals on Earth; the Aedes aegypti species carries diseases like dengue, Zika, yellow...
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Apple, Samsung Join FDA’s Digital Health Software Program
Apple, Fitbit, and Samsung have joined the FDA’s pilot program to reform digital health regulation. Nine participating companies, including Alphabet’s life sciences unit Verily, will help “shape a...
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‘N is for Nintendo’ and Other Tech ABCs
Technology is about the new, the cutting edge. The best tech products rapidly push things into the future, in terms of both functionality and aesthetics. They drive culture, especially these days. But...
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Alphabet Launches Another Moonshot: Cybersecurity Firm Chronicle
Google parent company Alphabet this week launched a new cybersecurity firm. Chronicle, an independent business dedicated to helping organizations prevent cyber attacks, has graduated from the X...
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Alphabet Launches ‘Outline’ VPN Service For Journalists
Google has always been a friend to journalists. Now, the company is proving its loyalty with an open-source tool that grants news organizations safer access to the Internet. Developed by Alphabet-owned...
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Waymo, GM Lead Self-Driving Car Race
The self-driving vehicle race is on like Donkey Kong. But with so many firms vying for global attention (and the huge pile of money that comes with it), it’s difficult to know who […] The post Waymo,...
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Google Wing Delivers Food, Meds to Australians Via Drone
Wing launches commercial air delivery service in Canberra, Australia (via Project Wing) Google’s Project Wing drone delivery service will take to the skies over Australia’s capital “in the coming...
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Google Fiber Exits Louisville, Ky., With $3.8M Bill
Fiber has come and gone in Louisville, Ky. (via Google Fiber) Less than two years after Google Fiber lit up Louisville, the company has packed up and shipped out of Kentucky’s largest city. But not...
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