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Google fail: Mistranslation of legal terms leads to ‘major errors’

A recent report shows how Google’s translation tool repeatedly mistranslates sensitive content, leading to a major misunderstanding of legal terms. Errors found in Google translate has contributed to a major…

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Google Maps to direct drivers to ‘eco-friendly’ routes

Google Maps has its eyes set on more ‘eco-friendly’ routes. Here’s how it works. The Google Maps app announced plans to start directing drivers to routes that it calibrates to…

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The Round Up 23 Dec 2020

In case you missed it, here are the top stories on The Round Up in Qatar today: ???? First #Covid vaccine administered in Qatar Experts question Bahrain’s motives in push…

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Microsoft, Google join legal fight against Israeli spyware following Al Jazeera hacking operation

The tech giants’ involvement in the legal battle began amid reports of the Israeli company hacking the phones of over 30 Al Jazeera journalists. Microsoft and Google are among a…

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New Google Earth makes it easier to explore Qatar hotspots

Google Earth Visitors and residents interested in learning more about Qatar’s most popular venues should now find them easier to access on Google Earth. The 13-year-old program, which offers satellite…

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Street View lets virtual visitors walk through Qatar’s airport

The Doha airport has become the first in the MENA region to join Google's Street View, which gives a 360-degree online tour of four floors of the 600,000-square-meter facility.

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Ministry: Google Street View making its way to Qatar

In a statement on its website this week, the Baladiya said authorities met with a senior Google official to discuss the technology, which stitches together photographs of a location that are taken primarily from cameras mounted on cars.

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Live traffic updates now available on Google Maps in Qatar

For those struggling through Doha traffic morning, noon and night, this might come as something of a relief: Google Maps now offers real-time traffic updates. Whether by browser or app…

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Iran threatens to sue Google after it drops ‘Persian Gulf’ from maps

Iran threatens to sue Google after it drops ‘Persian Gulf’ from maps Iran’s Foreign Ministry has threatened to take legal action against Google after the search engine dropped the name…

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