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Mobile

Google to Acquire Twitter’s Mobile App Development Platform

Jaikumar Vijayan | January 18, 2017 3:30 PM

Google has acquired Twitter's mobile application development platform Fabric and will merge it with its own Firebase development team as part of the Google Developer Products Group.

Mobile

Google Patent Supports Using Autonomous Vehicles for Ride-Sharing

Jaikumar Vijayan | January 10, 2017 3:27 PM

Google's patent application dated Dec. 22, 2016 is for technology that would help ensure autonomous vehicles use safe and accessible locations for passenger pickup and drop off.

Cloud

Google Joins Cloud Foundry Foundation to Open Its Cloud Platform

Jaikumar Vijayan | December 16, 2016 4:15 PM

Google has joined the Cloud Foundry Foundation as a Gold Member, a move that the company says reflects commitment to open cloud standards.

Big Data and Analytics

Google Open Sources Data Visualization Tool for Machine Learning

Jaikumar Vijayan | December 12, 2016 5:35 PM

Google's Embedding Projector web applications will give developers a way to visualize how well their machine learning systems are interpreting data.

IT Management

Google's Renewable Energy Purchases to Match Total Office Consumption

Jaikumar Vijayan | December 06, 2016 4:25 PM

Google says that sometime in 2017 it's renewable energy purchases will equal all the power it consumes to run its data centers and offices worldwide.

Development

Google Launches 'Low Code' Development Tool That Works With G Suite

Jaikumar Vijayan | December 01, 2016 4:35 PM

Google App Maker will enable developers to quickly build applications that readily integrate with G Suite applications such as Gmail, Docs and Drive, the company says.

Innovation

New Google Popular Times Search Feature Helps Shoppers Dodge Crowds

Jaikumar Vijayan | November 28, 2016 6:00 AM

Google has added a real-time component to its Popular Times feature in Search to allows people to check how busy a particular retail center is any given time.

Cloud

Google Will Tag Frequent Violators of Its Site Safety Standards

Jaikumar Vijayan | November 12, 2016 8:19 AM

Chrome and other browsers will display warning notifications for a minimum of one month for websites that fail to fix problems that violate Google's Safe Browsing standards.

Search Engines