Russian authorities gave Google a month to eliminate violations

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia ordered Google to eliminate the violation of the law on the protection of competition in terms of abuse of a dominant position in the market of pre-installed app stores in Android OS by November 18. “To restore competition in the Google market, in accordance with the instructions of the FAS Russia, ...

Apple confirmed the title of the most expensive brand

The rating of the most valuable brands in the world, compiled by the Interbrand agency, was topped by Apple for the third year in a row. The agency estimated Apple's brand value at $ 170,3 billion, up 43 percent from a year earlier. The second place was taken by the Google brand - $ 120,3 billion (plus twelve percent). Third place…

14 words that only Google employees know

Google employs forty thousand employees, but they all speak the same language, which sometimes comes across words completely incomprehensible to strangers. "Google" dialect decoded by Business Insider. Plex This is the abbreviated name for the Google headquarters called Googleplex, which is located on ...

Google accused of violating Russian law

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) Commission announced today that it recognized the actions of Google Inc. and Google Ireland ltd. violation of Part 1 of Article 10 of the Law “On Protection of Competition”. A criminal case against the American Internet giant was initiated in February 2015, after the FAS...

Google launched the Android Pay payment service

Google has announced the launch of Android Pay, a payment service that allows you to use your smartphone as a wallet. The service launch was posted on the Android Developers Blog. So far, only US residents can use Android Pay. Pay with Google already ...

Google, Apple and Microsoft refused to provide FBI user data.

American tech companies, including Google, Apple and Microsoft, have repeatedly refused to provide access to their users' messages at the request of the US Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). This is stated in an article published on Monday in the electronic version of the newspaper New ...

Google fixes anti-Semitic bug

Google is working to correct the error, which many considered anti-Semitic. So, if you type the phrase “Who runs Hollywood” into the search bar, it will automatically be followed by the word “Jews.” After a message about this “anti-Semitic bug” appeared in...

Google redesigned its logo

The popular search engine Google has changed the design of its logo. “The new logo is still a word, but the company has now decided to use a sans-serif font, so it feels more modern and playful. The colors have become softer,” commented The Verge. Google presented a new logo in its characteristic…

Google returned Map Maker, closed due to Apple scandal

The Map Maker feature in Google Maps is again available to users in 45 countries, including the United States. In May 2015, the company was forced to suspend the work of the map editing service, as the edits of offensive content added by the user led to a scandal. Earlier it was reported that in the area ...

Google created a camera that sees through obstacles

Developers from Google and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created an algorithm that allows a smartphone camera to “see” through small obstacles. Such interference can be glass with raindrops or glare, a chain-link fence, a fence, etc. The algorithm processes the image as if before...

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