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Google celebrates 25 year journey from dorm to internet dominance

More than 25 years ago, two students at Stanford University brainstormed in their dormitory and came up with an idea - to create an internet search engine that would organize web pages and also rank them. Initially called BackRub, the startup grew into one of the world's most valuable and i NFL uential companies, Google. Google's products, including Gmail and search, are now used by billions and its co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, rank among the richest people in the world. Here are some milestones in the History of the tech giant, whose parent is now known as Alphabet: YEAR EVENT 1995-1996 Page and Brin meet at Stanford University and create a search engine named BackRub. 1998 The startup, now renamed Google, gets $100,000 in funding from Sun Microsystems co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim. 1999 Google announces $25 million in funding from Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins in its very first press release, and officially announces the term "...

How to scan documents with iPhone: Software engineer stuns internet with hidden feature in Notes app

A software engineer has stunned the internet with a hidden iPhone feature not everyone knew existed. Abi Bouhmaida, from the UK, described the Apple’s Notes as the “most powerful app in the world” - but most people don’t know about the little-known hacks, including the scanning feature . “Notes might just be the best free note-taking app you can use, provided you have an iPhone or a Mac (ideally both),” he said in an Instagram video. For more Lifestyle related news and videos check out Lifestyle >> “The app is packed full of features that many note-taking apps charge money for, so if you’re not yet using it you might want to give it a shot. “Here’s a hack you might not know about.” The tech expert says iPhone users can use the app to scan documents and save them as PDFs to their Notes. Source: https://thefoxposts.com/how-to-scan-documents-with-iphone-software-engineer-stuns-internet-with-hidden-feature-in-notes-app-TheFOXposts-34733.html?utm_source=blogger_source&ut...

‘Dual cut’ in submarine cable disrupts internet services

Some internet users on Tuesday experienced downgraded speeds due to “dual cut” in one of the international submarine cables, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said. “Dual cut in the terrestrial segment of SEAMEWE-5 between the cities of Abu Talab and Zafrana in Egypt have been reported,” the PTA said on its official Twitter handle. The telecommunication authority said alternate arrangements to provide uninterrupted internet services to the users have been made. “Work is underway to remove the fault,” it added. Dual cut in the terrestrial segment of SEAMEWE-5 between the cities of Abu Talab and Zafrana in Egypt have been reported. Alternate arrangements to provide uninterrupted # internet services to the users have been made. Work is underway to remove the fault. — PTA (@PTAofficialpk) November 29, 2022 Private internet provider Transworld Home said in a statement that its services are currently affected due to multip...