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Android 13 will reportedly add faster shortcuts for scanning QR codes Google

Android 13 will reportedly add faster shortcuts for scanning QR codes

QR codes are an excellent, if under-appreciated technology nowadays, but part of the difficulty for some has been the hurdles in scanning codes. For years, the functionality wasn’t built-in on smartphones and required a third-party app. As built-in QR code scanners become more prevalent, Google is apparently adding better shortcuts…
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January 11, 2022
Google Had Secret Project to ‘Convince’ Employees ‘That Unions Suck’ Google

Google Had Secret Project to ‘Convince’ Employees ‘That Unions Suck’

Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images On the Clock is Motherboard's reporting on the organized labor movement, gig work, automation, and the future of work. A National Labor Relations Board ruling sheds light on a highly secret anti-union campaign at Google, that a top executive explicitly described as an…
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January 10, 2022
Stadia fans keep saying the platform has a future, but I’m still not seeing it Google

Stadia fans keep saying the platform has a future, but I’m still not seeing it

Earlier this week, Samsung revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show that the game streaming services Google Stadia and Nvidia GeForce Now are coming to its 2022 smart TVs. It’s a pretty cool announcement, as it points to the slow advancement towards high-quality gaming experiences that don’t require expensive hardware to…
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January 8, 2022
Google Doodle celebrates the life of cosmologist Stephen Hawking for his 80th birthday Google

Google Doodle celebrates the life of cosmologist Stephen Hawking for his 80th birthday

Home News Science & Astronomy The pioneering work of physicist Stephen Hawking is honored in a Google Doodle today (Jan. 8), including a video with Hawking's quotes concerning everything from cosmology to disability. On what would have been Hawking's 80th birthday, the cosmologist was cited not only with his work…
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January 8, 2022