Archives Tag: Google Research

Google Translate up to 41 Languages

Google recently announced that its translation service is up to 41 languages, having most recently added Turkish, Thai, Hungarian, Estonian, Albanian, Maltese, and Galician to the list of available languages. Google Translate originally started as a Google Research project with just two languages, but now has moved into a full product offering that is widely [...]

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Google to Host Terabytes of Open-Source Science Data

“Sources at Google have disclosed that the humble domain, http://research.google.com, will soon provide a home for terabytes of open-source scientific datasets.” Let’s take a look at Google’s mission statement again: “Google’s mission is to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” So how does this reflect on Google’s mission statement? Head [...]

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Become a Google Tester

Philipp puts out a good word here about becoming a Google Beta Tester. I just finished my application a few minutes ago for it. Q: Do I get paid? A: Yes – it depends on the type of study, but typically we pay $75 for each hour that you spend with a Google researcher, either in person or on the phone. Most studies last for one to one-and-a-half

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