Google Lowers App Store Fees: Everything you Need to Know
In a recent blog post, Google announced that they will be lowering the fees they charge developers for in-app subscriptions from 30% to 15%. This news comes as a major win for the Google app developer community after voicing their concern over high in-app service fees for years. Google writes: “To help support the specific […]
Google Lays Claim to Quantum Supremacy
Quantum supremacy has arrived! Researchers at Google have revealed that they’ve built a quantum computer that has beaten the world’s most powerful supercomputers at one type of calculation. The achievement comes much sooner than most industry insiders anticipated, and many of them are questioning the validity of Google’s claim. But if true, the tech titan’s […]
What Are Google’s AI and Machine Learning Research Priorities?
Interested in seeing what AI can do for your business? Read our Free Machine Learning Whitepaper right now! 2018 was a huge year for artificial intelligence (AI) development. Innovations in AI and its subsets like machine learning (ML) and deep learning grew by leaps and bounds. For anyone involved in tech, the impact was simply too big […]
Google Is Training AI to Predict Patient Time of Death
Nobody knows when they’ll die. But artificial intelligence (AI) may. At least, that’s the idea behind the latest MedTech development from the ‘Medical Brain’ team at Google. Deep Learning & Death Deep learning is a subfield of machine learning which centers around learning data representations instead of just task-specific algorithms. In a new paper published […]
Google Ends Involvement With Controversial U.S. Government Project
Due to backlash from employees and academia, Google has decided to pull out of its involvement with Project Maven, a controversial project that would help the U.S. government strengthen its drone surveillance with artificial intelligence (AI). Do the Right Thing “Don’t be evil” was a motto used within Google’s corporate code of conduct for quite […]
What Is Google’s Plan to Cash in on China?
Google wants in on China’s burgeoning tech scene. The world’s largest country is going through a sort of tech renaissance; companies like Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, and Huawei are fostering rapid growth in a variety of areas such as AI development and the Internet of Things. While its strategy has been low-profile, Google has undoubtedly set […]
The U.S. Government Is Analyzing Drone Footage With Google’s AI
Both Google and artificial intelligence (AI) have generated their fair share of controversy. But because of a recent discovery, there’s been no shortage of drama for the “AI-first” tech titan: the US military is utilizing the tech giant’s AI technology for one of its drone programs. Giving Humans a Helping Hand Drone developers, wouldn’t it […]
Google Makes AR Search Tool Available for All New Phones
Tired of having to type in keywords every time you want to search for something? Well, you’re in luck! Google is releasing their augmented reality (AR) search tool, Lens, for practically all newer phone models. The Hindered Future of Search Last May, Google released what many were calling “the future of search.” Any time you […]
Google SDKs Enable iOS & Android Mobile Apps to Work Offline
On May 29, 2015, Google launched its new Mobile Offline software development kit, giving app developers a new way to support offline functionality. According to Google, the new SDK will give developers the tools they need to create apps that will continue to function smoothly in the absence of an Internet connection. The Mobile Offline […]
Google Launches Hand Gesture-Focused Mobile Platform
Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects Group (ATAP) is said to be developing interfaces that will one day allow users to control wearable technologies, like fitness trackers and smartwatches, using simple hand gestures. The technology, currently known only as Project Soli, is said to use radar to detect, track and interpret hand gestures. It also won’t […]