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YouTube now has six-second advertisements that you can’t skip

YouTube decided to remind us that life is full of compromises with a new blog post this morning, in which it announced that it’s introducing a new advertisement format that shortens ads to just six seconds, but also removes the ability to skip them. Whether this is better or worse than the older formats is a… Continue reading YouTube now has six-second advertisements that you can’t skip

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Google believes artificial intelligence will be bigger than virtual reality

When Mark Zuckerberg thinks about the future, he sees a world that’s dominated by mobile devices and virtual reality, but when Google CEO Sundar Pichai thinks about the future, all he sees is artificial intelligence. He suggested as much during Alphabet’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday, saying that mobile devices and virtual reality will dominate the immediate… Continue reading Google believes artificial intelligence will be bigger than virtual reality

Alphabet might be cutting back on some of Google’s projects

As an independent company, Google started tons experimental projects in search of the next big thing, and as Google’s new parent company, Alphabet has inherited most of those projects. Unfortunately, those projects aren’t cheap, which has always been a source of concern for Google’s investors, and has now caused Alphabet to miss Wall Street’s quarterly profit targets. Because… Continue reading Alphabet might be cutting back on some of Google’s projects

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Chome extensions won’t be able to secretly spy on you anymore

There’s not a single web browser out there that comes with all the features you could ever want, which is why extensions are such an awesome thing, but there is a downside to them. Whereas web browsers come from one group of developers that you know you can trust, extensions come from a variety of… Continue reading Chome extensions won’t be able to secretly spy on you anymore

Google Fiber wants to beam internet access to people’s homes

In the six years since it was launched, Google Fiber has only expanded to three metropolitan areas, and even though it’s working on expanding to another six, that’s still an unbearably slow pace. You shouldn’t be upset with Google, however, because it takes a ridiculous amount of resources to build or buy the infrastructure required to provide… Continue reading Google Fiber wants to beam internet access to people’s homes

Google wants to use drones to deliver emergency medical equipment

We know Google is very interested in drones, but the company wants to do more than just deliver packages with them, or so a recent patent seems to suggest. On Tuesday, the company was awarded a patent for a device that can summon drones carrying specific medical equipment, which seems to be related to a patent that… Continue reading Google wants to use drones to deliver emergency medical equipment

Alphabet is reportedly planning to get rid of Boston Dynamics

Remember Boston Dynamics, that robotics company that Google acquired back in 2013, the same one that posted that video of the creepy robot dogs last month? Well, Google’s venture into robotics was apparently short-lived, as Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Alphabet is planning to sell Boston Dynamics off to the highest bidder, and rumors has it that… Continue reading Alphabet is reportedly planning to get rid of Boston Dynamics

The Android N developer preview is here WAY sooner than expected

People weren’t expecting Google to unveil the next version of Android until its annual I/O developer conference in May, but the company surprised everyone on Wednesday by announcing the Android N Developer Preview, which makes this the earliest developer preview it’s ever released for Android. The reason for this is that Google wants as much feedback from developers… Continue reading The Android N developer preview is here WAY sooner than expected