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Cockroach Labs CTO: Google became too comfortable, I wasn’t being challenged Google

Cockroach Labs CTO: Google became too comfortable, I wasn’t being challenged

Interview Cockroach Labs released the serverless version of its eponymous database for general availability last week. The Register took the opportunity to catch up with CTO Peter Mattis – a Google veteran who is also behind open source image editing software GIMP. Mattis started the Cockroach project with former UC…
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September 29, 2022
Google Home app redesigning TV, fan, vacuum, and other controls [Update: Rolling out] Google

Google Home app redesigning TV, fan, vacuum, and other controls [Update: Rolling out]

Ahead of a “next generation design,” the Google Home app is rolling out a redesign of “controls for popular smart home devices.”  Update 9/27: Nearly a month after it was announced, the Google Home app’s redesigned controls for some smart devices are beginning to show up. That being said, it’s…
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September 28, 2022
Northwest Territories man among finalists in international astronomy photographer contest Google

Northwest Territories man among finalists in international astronomy photographer contest

The aurora borealis is shown over the Cameron River near Yellowknife in this time-lapse undated handout photo.The Canadian Press A man from Yellowknife is gaining international recognition for a photo capturing a stunning display of dancing green aurora lights over the Cameron River. Fred Bailey was the only Canadian among…
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September 24, 2022
Android Auto’s ‘Coolwalk’ redesign gives music apps like Spotify a useful dual-page widget Google

Android Auto’s ‘Coolwalk’ redesign gives music apps like Spotify a useful dual-page widget

Google’s Android Auto has a redesign incoming, and a new behind-the-scenes change of that forthcoming interface shows off a handy widget that “Coolwalk” will provide to Spotify, and probably other music apps too. As spotted on Reddit, recent updates to Android Auto and Spotify seem to have unlocked a new…
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September 24, 2022