400 turns around the Earth: what is the role of sheep and camels in creating Google maps

Street View, which allows users to view images of city streets and landscapes from around the planet, contains 16 million km of panoramic views. This distance is equal to 400 complete circles around the Earth. RBC writes about this. Images on Google maps are taken ...

'Deletes data': Google has issued a warning for Chrome users

Google Chrome's hassle-free updates are one of the most attractive features due to their reliability. But the latest version of Chrome is already automatically updated among hundreds of millions of users around the world and is causing serious problems for Android users. Forbes writes about this. Chrome version...

Hurricane Dorian and the iPhone 11: what Americans searched for on Google in 2019

There were a lot of events in 2019 that kept people interested—celebrity scandals, catastrophic events, and the release of new gadgets. USA Today writes about this. There was an incident involving actor Jussie Smollett involving Chicago police. Hurricane Dorian tore through the Bahamas...

Google Maps captures your every move: how to remove this information

If you don't configure Google Maps properly, it will automatically keep a detailed log of all your movements, wherever you go, regardless of whether you are walking, driving or flying anywhere in the world. Everything is recorded in great detail, ...

Soviet mathematician who lost his hearing got a job at Google to help people with hearing and speech impairments

Dmitry Kanevsky develops products that help people communicate with loved ones, colleagues, mobile devices and the whole world. Writes about this VC.RU. Having lost his hearing, he learned to read lips, graduated from Moscow State University, became a candidate of sciences, moved to the USA and now works as a researcher in ...

Russian immigrant no longer leads Google: why Sergey Brin resigned as president of the company

Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin stepped down from their positions at parent company Alphabet. Google CEO Sundar Pichai will remain in office and will also become CEO of Alphabet. “Today, in 2019, if a company were a human being, this is ...

'Like a resort, but you have to work hard': an immigrant from Belarus spoke about working for Google

Google Cloud headquarters has been called "the coolest of Google offices." There is an outdoor pool, rooftop court, hammocks, gazebo, apiary, vegetable garden, restaurant, secret bar and much more to be envied. Moreover, employees use everything for free. 42.tut.by journalists talked with one of the employees of this office, Vladimir, who ...

Google Flights Secrets: How to Easily Find the Cheapest Flights

There are many strategies for finding flights at the lowest price, but monitoring websites for hours to find options on the designated day and time is not an easy task. Thanks to Google Flights, it's now easier than ever to find the right seat at the best...

Google praised: Russian student created a neural network that can detect cancer

Ivan is 21 years old, he develops machine learning for Promobot robots. Vanya, together with his team, created a neural network that determines the likelihood of a cancerous tumor. The work entered the top 1% in the Google competition, says TJournal. How it all began I began to study ...

Google will give $ 1 billion to build affordable housing in Silicon Valley

Google will give $ 1 billion to build homes for middle- and low-income people in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over the next 10 years, the company plans to fund the construction of about 20 homes in the region, CBS News reported. Google like ...

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