thoughts of food
No more than 200 feet away from food.
“This snack curator for Google is one of the most powerful people in food.” | learn more
Tag: google
under the microscope
Google’s DeepMind opens its protein database to science.
“The new database of roughly 350,000 protein sequences and structures represents a potentially monumental achievement for the life sciences, one that could hasten new biological insights and the development of new drugs. DeepMind said it will be free and accessible […]
tech, startups, internet
Industrial robot software escapes from Google’s moonshot factory.
“Intrinsic is working to unlock the creative and economic potential of industrial robotics for millions more businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers.” | learn more
to your health
Google teams up with health giant HCA to develop algorithms
“The two will tap hospital chain HCA’s private patient records to train machine learning models, which could help monitor patients, improve operations, and guide doctors’ decision-making.” | learn more
fun facts
Google year in search 2020
Google releases an annual list of top search terms of the year. For this year, I visualized the top search terms to show the impact that the year’s events had on people.” | learn more
tech, startups, internet
A new Google
“In 2000, Google got popular because hackers realized it was better than Lycos or Excite. This effect is happening again. Early adopters aren’t using Google anymore.” | learn more
better doing
Internal Google study shows employees are less productive working from home
“Google productivity is down among its engineers during extended quarantine measures, especially among new hires, according to the tech giant’s own internal measures. After three months of working from home, Google engineers reported feeling less productive than earlier in the […]
better doing
Hiring: the Lake Wobegon strategy
In 2006, a Google researcher modeled the effects of their hiring strategy. In the 14 years since, we’ve seen its outcomes. “You know the Google story: small start-up of highly-skilled programmers in a garage grows into a large international company. […]
tech, startups, internet
App stores, trust, and anti-trust
“The app store model has been a central part of the smartphone revolution, bringing safe, trusted software to billions of people for the first time. Breaking it would be insane. The trouble is, it also means Apple (and Google) aren’t […]
retail therapy
The “messy middle” of the purchase journey
From Google’s consumer insights team: “Discover in-depth research on the buyer decision-making process and purchase behaviour, and how you can adapt your strategy to fit the process.” | learn more