“According to a report from SlashGear, Google is looking to combine the technologies used in its Goggles app and visual search tool with the standard Google Camera app. In doing so, the default stock Android camera will be able to recognize products and objects, then search for them.”
With Privacy, you can create virtual debit cards to protect your online payments
“Meet Privacy, a new startup with a confusing name but an interesting product. Privacy lets you generate a virtual burner card every time you need to enter your credit card number on the web. Your actual credit card number stays safe, and you get more control over your online subscriptions.”
Google apologizes profusely for ‘mic drop’ April Fools’ joke
“Google has already killed its controversial “mic drop” April Fools’ joke from Gmail, but the company went even further this afternoon with a detailed apology and a post-mortem on what went wrong.”
Nevada gets first FAA-approved urban drone delivery
“Flirtey, the startup that did the first FAA-sanctioned drone delivery in a rural area, has replicated the feat in an urban setting.”
Netflix, you got some splainin’ to do
“Don’t mess with my “Orange Is the New Black” binge. Angry Netflix customers are a force to be reckoned with, and they’re the ones owed an explanation about why the company would slow the transmission of video streams to some wireless customers without informing them.”
Look ma, no hands! How to use Google Docs’ new voice dictation
“Always tinkering, Google recently added voice typing to its browser-based word processor, Google Docs. Although there is some noticeable delay between speaking the words and seeing them appear on-screen, the tool is quite accurate, and surprisingly good at a variety of formatting tricks.”
