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Famed futurist Kurzweil takes lead engineering position at Google
Futurist and inventor Raymond Kurzweil said on Friday that he is going to work as director of engineering at Google to help “turn the next decade’s ‘unrealistic’ visions into reality.” Kurzweil, an author whose books include “The Age of Spiritual Machines” and “Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever,”…
PayPal co-founder joins Yahoo! board as two seats empty
Yahoo! shook up its board of directors on Thursday, giving a seat to PayPal co-founder and former Google executive Max Levchin and bidding farewell to two of its members. Levchin’s arrival on the Yahoo! board came with the departure of Intuit chief executive Brad Smith and David Kenny, head of…
Google users seeking porn must now be more explicit
US Google users on the prowl for erotic images needed to be more explicit on Thursday after the search engine was tuned to avoid delivering porn in results for “ambiguous” queries such as “boobs.” An adjustment to Google search rolled out in the country over several days simplified image search…
Microsoft scores win with Santa Claus tracking
In the battle for Christmas, Microsoft has scored a win over Google as the official maps partner for Santa and his reindeer. Microsoft announced this week it had sealed a partnership with the Pentagon’s North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which monitors the skies over Canada and the United States,…
Google Maps returns to iPhone after Apple fiasco
Google on Thursday released a new Google Maps app for iPhone users to replace a glitch-ridden Apple program panned for omitting key landmarks and cities and failing correctly to identify locations. The company has promised an “entirely new” experience with its Google Maps app, which includes local search functions, voice-guided…
‘Whitney Houston’ is the world’s most popular search in 2012
Google on Wednesday provided a look at the “spirit of the times” based on what people sought online using the world’s most popular search engine. “While there are perennial themes – ‘what is love?’ topped the list in ten countries – it’s the unusual and surprising that caught our attention…
Google Chromebooks steeply discounted for classrooms –with a catch
Google has partnered with the online charity platform DonorsChoose.org to offer a discounted line of Samsung Series 5 Chromebook computers for public school classrooms. In a post on the Google blog, product manager Rajen Sheth said that beginning this week, full-time public school teachers can request……
Gmail outage inspires ‘rage-tweets’
Gmail service was beset by disruptions on Monday, prompting users to flock to Twitter to express dismay and seek information about the Web-based email service run by Google. “We are currently experiencing an issue with some Google services, the California-based Internet giant said in response to an AFP inquiry. “For…
Behind Google’s mission to map the world
Brian McLendon tells Dominic Rushe about Google’s ambitious attempt to map the world, from street plans to penguins and beyond Eight years ago, Google bought a cool little graphics business called Keyhole, which had been working on 3D maps. Along with the acquisition came Brian McClendon, aka “Bam”, a tall…
Second African nation gets Google Street View
Botswana on Monday became the second African country to be featured on Google Maps’ Street View, allowing users to explore landmarks such as the Okavango Delta. “Whether you are planning a safari, doing a homework assignment on Botswana, or promoting your local business, Street View will allow you to experience…
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