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The Wallet program, the launch of which was recently announced by Google, has already appeared on the smartphones of some users. According to company representative Chaiti Sen, Google has started rolling out Wallet for Android users in 39 countries, including Ukraine. This process may take several days. The application will allow you to store tickets […]
On July 14, after five months in the beta, the official release of ChromeOS Flex took place – this, let’s recall, is a special optimized version of the ChromeOS OS (by the way, its name is now written together without a space between Chrome and OS), developed primarily for companies and educational institutions and intended […]
After six months of testing, Google developers released the fourth and final beta version of the Android 13 operating system. Since this is the last test version of the software, the developers have focused on fixing bugs. In addition, Google has optimized performance and autonomy. The latest Android 13 beta means that all subsequent OS […]
Google is finally closing its next service. This time, they decided to launch the Google Talk instant messaging service (also known as GChat). Although Google moved Talk users to Hangouts in 2017 (another of its messaging platforms), the service was still available to third-party XMPP clients such as Pidgin and Gajim. But on June 16, […]
Google has informed several Russian providers about the termination of agreements on the maintenance of Google Global Cache servers, writes the Russian edition of RBC, citing sources. Irish subsidiary Google has announced the shutdown of servers due to ‘changes in legal practice’. Google representatives will be in contact with Russian providers in the near future […]
Google Cloud has been interested in cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology for several months. Alphabet is now seeking a new candidate to lead its marketing strategy and move to Web3. In a recently published offer, Google Cloud announces the opening of the position of “Head of Product Marketing”. The candidate will be responsible for disseminating information […]
The Google Brain team has introduced a neural network artist who recognizes text using large language models and then produces a photorealistic image. Imagen generates the first image of 64×64 pixels, and then increases the resolution to 256×256 and 1024×1024 pixels, adding details in the process. AI Imagen has already surpassed DALL-E 2 in image […]
2021 became a record for the parent company Google – Alphabet. Then the annual revenue reached $257 billion. The new year was less successful for the company: despite the growth of revenues in the first quarter by 23%, compared to the same period last year, costs increased. Net income fell to $16.4 billion from $17.9 […]
Apps that used the API to access audio recording during a phone call will soon disappear from the Play Store. From May 11, Google will change its store policy to remove the workaround in the form of access to the Accessibility API. XDA notes that Google is struggling with call recording and has already removed […]
Google has suspended payments from Russia, and also unsubscribed from mobile payments. This was announced by Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhailo Fedorov, citing a statement from the company. “Google has cut off payments in Russia. You cannot pay for any type of Russian card. They also canceled the subscription with mobile payments”, – said the […]