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One of the better features of the new Chromecast with Google TV is missing support for some of Netflix’s best content.

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Earlier this week, 9to5Google reported that Netflix originals weren’t able to be added to Google TV’s watchlist, a super-hub for content users are interested in across their various services. On Wednesday, the site reported that the Google TV Android app appeared to have lost support for Netflix’s catalog entirely. That’s kind of a bummer for anyone hoping to use Google TV to help manage content from one of streaming’s biggest players.

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A Google spokesperson confirmed to Gizmodo by email that the Netflix app and its catalog will still be available on Chromecast with Google TV. But Google TV users now won’t be able to add the service’s originals to their watchlist, give the content a thumbs up or down, or mark

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Even Utah’s mysterious monolith may be no match for Google Earth

[email protected]_84 November 25, 2020

Last week, a sheep-counting expedition found a mysterious monolith deep in the Utah desert, and they warned the world to stay away.

This is a great opening for a science fiction story, and also the actual events of late November 2020. As local news outlet KSL TV lays out, a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter crew discovered a 10- to 12-foot steel object that they described as a “monolith.” The crew found the object installed in the canyon’s rock floor on November 18th, and they found “no obvious indication” of its source. On November 23rd, they posted photos of it to Instagram and the DPS site.

DPS has avoided saying exactly where the monolith is. “It is in a very remote area and if individuals were to attempt to visit the area, there is a significant possibility they may become

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Google Reportedly Wants to Buy Indian Social Media Firm ShareChat

[email protected]_84 November 24, 2020

Four months after taking a stake in India’s biggest mobile carrier, Google (GOOG) – Get Report is reportedly interested in buying a fast-growing Indian social media firm.

The search giant is in talks to buy startup ShareChat in a deal that could be worth slightly more than $1 billion, according to a report from India’s Economic Times. For comparison, ShareChat was valued at $650 million in a 2019 funding round.

Following strong 2020 growth, ShareChat claims to have more than 160 million monthly active users (MAUs) for its core app. In addition, the company recently launched a short-form video app called Moj, around the time that TikTok was banned in India. Moj is said to have amassed more than 80 million MAUs in less than five months.

ShareChat’s core app lets users share videos and other content through both a core feed and groups that feature chat rooms

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How Google, PlayStation 5, Netflix, Quibi let us down in 2020

[email protected]_84 November 24, 2020

Thursday is around the corner, and while many of us will be refraining from traveling for Thanksgiving, USA TODAY will continue our annual tradition. It’s time to roll back the clock and look at the top tech turkeys of the year, the products or companies that let us down, big time in 2020.

Let’s start with Google Photos.

The pitch was hard to ignore. At a time when Apple, Microsoft and Amazon charged for backing up your photos online, in 2015 Google Photos debuted and told consumers “you can now backup and store unlimited, high-quality photos and videos, for free.”

That is, until 2020, when it backtracked and said that after some 4 trillion photos had been uploaded to the service, it would now engage in a classic bait-and-switch move by moving to a paid model as of June.

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With over 1 billion users for the

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Google and Disney team up for a Mandalorian AR experience

[email protected]_84 November 23, 2020

Google and Disney have teamed up for a new AR experience featuring The Mandalorian and yes, Baby Yoda is involved. The Mandalorian AR experience “puts you in the shoes of a bounty hunter following the trail of Mando himself, Din Djarin, and The Child,” according to a blog post by Matthieu Lorrain, head of creative, AR partnerships at Google. Players can interact with the characters in AR and capture scenes from the app for sharing.

*The Mandalorian is scanning your kitchen*

The app is built on ARCore, Google’s developer platform for building augmented reality experiences, and uses its ARCore Depth API, which enables occlusion — when an AR object is blocked from view by other real objects in a scene (handy if the Mandalorian jetpacks in and your cat strolls into the scene).

Google worked with Disney and Lucasfilm to build models and animations based mostly on the hit

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Google under review for possible British competition enquiry

[email protected]_84 November 23, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator said on Monday it was assessing whether a complaint about Google related to digital advertising warranted a formal competition law investigation.

FILE PHOTO: The Google name is displayed outside the company’s office in London, Britain November 1, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

The complaint from Marketers for an Open Web (MOW), a coalition of technology and publishing companies, said it wanted the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to delay the launch of Google’s Privacy Sandbox technology.

MOW said the technology would remove features such as login and advertising from the open web and put them under Google’s control.

“We take the matters raised in the complaint very seriously, and will assess them carefully with a view to deciding whether to open a formal investigation under the Competition Act,” the CMA said.

“If the urgency of the concerns requires us to intervene swiftly, we will also

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Cell Phone Black Friday Deals 2020: Best Samsung Galaxy, Apple iPhone, Google Pixel, OnePlus & More Smartphone Deals Ranked by Deal Tomato

[email protected]_84 November 23, 2020

Here’s a round-up of the top cell phone deals for Black Friday, featuring offers on Samsung, Google, Apple, OnePlus, Motorola & more top brands

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Google faces UK scrutiny over new advertising data revamp

[email protected]_84 November 23, 2020

Google faces fresh regulatory scrutiny in Britain over plans to revamp its ad data system, after a group of competitors complained to regulators that the changes would cement the U.S. tech giant’s online dominance

November 23, 2020, 3:09 PM

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LONDON — Google faces fresh regulatory scrutiny in Britain over plans to revamp its ad data system, after a group of competitors complained to regulators that the changes would cement the U.S. tech giant’s online dominance.

Marketers for an Open Web, a coalition of technology and publishing companies, said Monday that it’s urging the U.K. competition watchdog to step in and force Google to delay the rollout of its “Privacy Sandbox” scheduled for early next year.

The new technology would remove so-called third party cookies that store user information on devices, replaced

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Google Task Mate app to pay you for doing simple tasks on your smartphone: How to get it?

[email protected]_84 November 23, 2020

One of the reasons the Google Pay app got so popular in India ever since its introduction in India was the rewards system. Unlike other third-party payment apps, Google rewarded its users for making payments via the app. On average, a Google Pay user earned up to Rs 200, depending on the type of payments. Google is now leveraging the same reward system for its Task Mate app.

The Google Task Mate app is essentially a way for users to earn money for completing simple tasks on their smartphones. The tasks are meant to help the various businesses registered on Google, which in a way helps with boosting the search results. But, instead of doing it for free, users will get paid to complete the tasks. The app is available to download on Google Play but there’s more to it than simply downloading and using it.

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Google to help European tech services giant ABB expand its cloud footprint

[email protected]_84 November 23, 2020

Google LLC has inked a major cloud deal involving the European technology services giant ABB Ltd.

Under the terms of the deal, ABB Information Systems Inc., a subsidiary of ABB, said it plans to migrate its entire information technology infrastructure to Google’s cloud. The move will help ABB IS to increase the scalability and reliance of its IT infrastructure part of an ongoing organizationwide initiative that’s known as “Rationalizing IT Operations.”

The plan will involve Google creating and implementing an “optimized cloud migration” plan, the companies said. What that means is that Google will come up with a customized plan for ABB to shift its IT infrastructure to Google Cloud that doesn’t disrupt its ongoing business operations. Moreover, the migration will be “in-line with ABB’s new operating model,” Google said.

Google said the migration will put ABB IS in a better position to use its data science, artificial intelligence and

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Google TV Users Won’t Be Able to Add Netflix Originals to Their Watchlist

Even Utah’s mysterious monolith may be no match for Google Earth

How Google, PlayStation 5, Netflix, Quibi let us down in 2020

Google and Disney team up for a Mandalorian AR experience

Google under review for possible British competition enquiry

Cell Phone Black Friday Deals 2020: Best Samsung Galaxy, Apple iPhone, Google Pixel, OnePlus & More Smartphone Deals Ranked by Deal Tomato

Google faces UK scrutiny over new advertising data revamp

Google faces fresh regulatory scrutiny in Britain over plans to revamp its ad data system, after a group of competitors complained to regulators that the changes would cement the U.S. tech giant’s online dominance

Google Task Mate app to pay you for doing simple tasks on your smartphone: How to get it?