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Google’s Transformer solves a tricky problem in machine translation

Machinelearninghasturnedouttobeaveryusefultoolfortranslation,butithasafewweakspots.Thetendencyoftranslationmodelstodotheirworkwordbywordisoneofthose,andcanleadt

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Google criticism cost scholar job: 'People are waking up to its power"

EverysecondofeverydayGoogleprocessesover40,000searchqueries–that’sabout3.5bnquestionsadayor1.2tnayear.Butthere’sonequestionthatGoogleapparentlydoesn’twantanswer

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AI assistant battle: Alexa allies with Cortana to take on Google, Apple

Amazon.comIncandMicrosoftCorphaveteameduptoallowtheirrespectivevirtualassistantstoworkintandem,andbringconsumersseamlessaccesstotheirhomes,workandonlineshopping

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Google acts to comply with EU antitrust order

GooglehassubmitteddetailsofhowitplanstostopfavoringitsshoppingservicetocomplywithaEuropeanUnion(EU)antitrustorder,EUregulatorssaidonTuesday.Asoneofthemostpopula

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Google will brand certified Android device boxes with a Google Play Prot

TherearebasicallytwokindsofAndroiddevicesoutthereintheworld—onesthatarecertifiedbyGoogleandcomepreinstalledwithGoogleapps(includingthePlayStore),andonesthataren

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In iOS 11, Safari will strip out Google AMP links for shared stories

AnyonehauntedbyannoyinglinkcruftwillberelievedtohearthatiOS11willtransformGoogleAMPlinksbackintotheiroriginalformswhensharingastoryfromSafari.MacStorieseditorFe

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Google expands public Wi-Fi program for emerging markets to Indonesia

GoogleislaunchingitspublicWi-Fiprogram,whichoffersfreeconnectivityatrailwaystationsandotherlocationssuchasuniversities,inIndonesia,thecompanyannouncedtoday.TheI

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Walmart uses Google's AI shopping assistant to fight Amazon

Google'sExpressdeliveryservicehasjustgainedanotherbigplayerinadditiontoTargetandCostco:Walmart.Soon,you'llbeabletobuyitemsfromthemajorretailerwithyourvoicethrou

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Google touts Titan security chip to market cloud services

Alphabet'sGooglethisweekwilldisclosetechnicaldetailsofitsnewTitancomputerchip,anelaboratesecurityfeatureforitscloudcomputingnetworkthatthecompanyhopeswillenable

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Oreo is officially the next name for Android

GooglelovestomakeabigsplashwhenitrevealsthenameforthelatestversionofAndroid.Butthecompanyisgoingalloutthisyear,usingthesolareclipseasanopportunitytorevealthatAn

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Google might launch a reborn Chromebook Pixel and smaller Home

DoyoustillhaveaChromebookPixel-shapedholeinyourheartmonthsafterGooglepulledtheplug?Goodnews--Googlemightbebringingitback.AsourcespeakingtoAndroidPoliceclaimstha

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Google may be readying its own smart headphones

Googlemightbeplanningafoiltosmarter-than-usualheadphoneslikeApple'sAirPodsortheBragiDashline.AftersomesleuthinginsidetheGoogleapp,theteamat9to5Googlehasfoundref

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Google Cloud's absence in China is hindering its core cloud business

TheabsenceinChinaiscostingGoogle'scorecloudbusinessaroundtheworld,whichmakesitmuchharderforthecompanytochallengeitsrivalslikeMicrosoftandAmazon,accordingtoCNBCr

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Google needs to pay Apple to remain the default search engine on IOS

AppleandGooglecouldbethebiggestfrenemiesintech.Whiletheybothcompetelikethere’snotomorrow,theyalsopartneronsomeveryspecificdeals.Forinstance,Googleispayingatonof

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Google brings auto-playing video previews to mobile

GoogleintroducedamajorupdateSaturday,withthenewfeatureofallowinguserstowatchsix-secondvideopreviewsauto-playedinsearchresultsonGoogleappandChrome,bothunderiOSan

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Google says it will ban neo-Nazi site after domain name switch

JusthoursafterbeingdroppedbyGoDaddy,prominentwhitenationalistpublicationTheDailyStormerattemptedtofindahomeatGoogle.Asofpresstime,thesite’sregistrationinfopoint

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Google hires a legendary Apple engineer to tackle AI

LegendaryprogrammerChrisLattnerhashadarollercoasterofayear.HeleftApple(wherehedevelopedtheSwiftprogramminglanguage)tohelpbuildTesla'sAutopilottechnology,onlytol