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Foundem vs. Google: How one startup’s story shaped big tech regulations

Muhammad Zulhusni — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 08:00:54 +0000

For most startup founders, launch day is a nerve-wracking blend of excitement and worry. But for Shivaun Raff and her husband, Adam, that day in June 2006 turned into a nightmare they hadn’t seen coming. Their new venture, Foundem—a unique price comparison website they’d left stable careers to create—was finally live. But soon after launch,... Read more »

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Android’s CameraX library gets dual camera functionality boost

Ryan Daws — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 16:24:48 +0000

Android developers are set to benefit from an update to the CameraX library that improves its Dual Concurrent Camera feature. The enhancement, introduced in the 1.5.0-alpha01 release, simplifies the implementation of simultaneous streaming from two different cameras. Donovan McMurray, Developer Relations Engineer at Google, wrote in a blog post: “CameraX will now handle the composition... Read more »

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Safe Coding: Google’s strategy reduces memory safety vulnerabilities

Ryan Daws — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:10:17 +0000

Google has unveiled compelling data highlighting the efficacy of its “Safe Coding” approach in reducing memory safety vulnerabilities. The tech giant’s strategy, which prioritises the use of memory-safe programming languages for new code development, has yielded impressive results. Most notably, Android has seen a sharp decline in memory safety vulnerabilities, plummeting from 76% of all... Read more »

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Android 15: Developer productivity and UX take centre stage

Ryan Daws — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:50:26 +0000

Google has announced the release of Android 15, making the source code readily available through the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Supported Pixel devices are set to receive the update in the coming weeks, with a wider rollout to devices from manufacturers like Samsung, Honor, and OnePlus planned for the coming months. “Android 15 continues... Read more »

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GitLab is reportedly up for sale

Muhammad Zulhusni — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 12:00:31 +0000

GitLab has reportedly garnered interest from buyers and is considering a sale. As AI and cloud computing fuel acquisitions in the technology sector, these mergers and acquisitions are increasingly under review. Company overview and market position At a valuation of about $8 billion, GitLab has positioned itself as an essential player in the software development... Read more »

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Genkit for Go: Google’s AI framework for gophers

Ryan Daws — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 17:21:47 +0000

Google has announced the alpha release of Genkit for Go, an open-source framework designed to empower Go developers (“gophers”) in building AI applications and cloud services. A result of collaboration between the Firebase and Go teams, Genkit for Go aims to combine Go’s simplicity, scalability, and security with Genkit’s robust libraries and tools. Genkit for... Read more »

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Google unleashes 2M token context and code execution for Gemini developers

Ryan Daws — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:40:48 +0000

Google has announced a series of updates to its Gemini AI platform, offering developers enhanced capabilities and access to more powerful tools. The tech giant is opening up the two million token context window for Gemini 1.5 Pro to all developers, introducing code execution features, and adding Gemma 2 to Google AI Studio. The two... Read more »

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Google: Third-party stores in Play Store would cost over $61M

Ryan Daws — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:14:38 +0000

In the wake of Epic Games’ victory against Google last December, where a jury ruled that the Google Play app store and Google Play Billing constitute illegal monopolies, the tech giant has revealed the potential costs of implementing court-ordered changes to Android. Google estimates that integrating third-party app stores within its Play Store would cost... Read more »

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Nokia and Google Cloud partner to equip developers with 5G app tools

Muhammad Zulhusni — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:43:59 +0000

Nokia has announced an expanded collaboration with Google Cloud aimed at equipping developers worldwide with the necessary network software tools to create innovative new 5G enterprise and consumer applications faster for their customers. A key component is that Nokia’s Network as Code platform, along with its developer portal, will now run on Google Cloud. This... Read more »

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Dave Burke retires as VP of Android engineering

Ryan Daws — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:47:13 +0000

After 14 years of steering Android’s engineering efforts, Dave Burke has announced his retirement from his vice president role. In a post on X, Burke said, “it’s time for a change,” signalling the end of his tenure that saw Android grow from a fledgling platform to a global powerhouse. Burke joined Google in 2007 and... Read more »

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