Googles

Google’s rub-on smart tattoos could turn body into touchpad

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Google is experimenting with rub-on SMART TATTOOS that turn your body into a touchpad and holographic glasses that can be paired with a phone Google has been experimenting with a range of new wearables Technology includes rub-on smart tattoos that act as touchpads They can be applied to one’s skin and read swiping and pinching … Read more

Winston Churchill’s picture mysteriously vanishes from Google’s list of British Prime Ministers

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Winston Churchill’s picture mysteriously vanishes from Google’s list of British Prime Ministers amid furious row over statue of wartime leader Wartime leader’s picture has vanished from Google’s list of British leaders Clement Attlee and Neville Chamberlain’s images still show without issues Black Lives Matter protesters have called for his monument to be removed  By Luke … Read more

Google’s drone delivery service Wing brings books to children in areas where libraries are closed

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Now that’s a bookmobile! Google’s drone delivery service Wing will now bring books to children in Virginia to make up for school library closures due to COVID-19 Christiansburg, Virginia students can now order library books for drone delivery Google’s Wing drone delivery service has partnered with the local school library Students submit requests for the … Read more

Google’s medical AI far less accurate at identifying illness in clinics than in the laboratory 

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A Google-developed AI that was capable of identifying cases of diabetic retinopathy (DR) with 90 percent accuracy in the testing laboratory has turned out to be much less useful in clinics and hospitals. In laboratory settings, the AI designed by Google Health performed at the equivalent level of a medical ‘specialist,’ but in testing at … Read more

Google’s website offering coronavirus test appointments filled up in one day 

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Google’s sister company, which launched a site offering to help patients schedule coronavirus tests, ran out of appointments in just one day. Verily, an online health-information platform run by Google’s parent company Alphabet, launched Project Baseline on Monday. The site was only available to residents aged 18 or older in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties … Read more

Leaked billboard mock-ups reveal Google’s budget-focused Pixel 4a will retail at $399

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Leaked billboard mock-ups reveal Google’s budget-focused Pixel 4a will retail at $399 – the same price as its discount predecessor Renders reveal the newest pixel phone, the 4A, will eventually retail at $399  Leaks follow other details about about the phone’s design and features It will apparently come with a headphone hack and hole-punch selfie … Read more

Google’s parent company funds start-up to ‘edit genes to protect against heart disease’

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Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is now pouring funds into a start-up wants to gene-edit heart disease out of existence using a one-time injection.  Verve Therapeutics hopes to leverage its CEO’s discovery of a gene he believes is linked to lower heart disease risks to ‘fix’ the DNA of people at high risk of heart disease.  … Read more