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Quantum of Bollocks

Posted on October 23, 2019 by twitmericks

The firm IBM is disputing/ A claim made for Google’s computing/ That quantum supremacy’s/ Been reached while its nemeses/ Are mostly still busy rebooting./// https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/oct/23/google-claims-it-has-achieved-quantum-supremacy-but-ibm-disagrees The firm IBM is disputingA claim made for Google's computingThat quantum supremacy'sBeen reached while its … Continue reading →

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Beef About Burgers

Posted on October 31, 2017 by twitmericks

A Google boss getting some grief/ For burger emojis with beef/ On top of the cheese,/ Responded to pleas/ To look at their bun design brief./// https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/30/16569346/burgergate-emoji-google-apple A Google boss getting some griefFor burger emojis with beefOn top of the … Continue reading →

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It’s a Man’s World

Posted on August 8, 2017 by twitmericks

A fellow whom Google employs/ Has kicked up a whole lot of noise/ By saying their sex/ Makes men better techs/ And justifies jobs for the boys./// http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/aug/7/google-fires-james-damore-criticizing-diversity-pr/ A fellow whom Google employsHas kicked up a whole lot of noiseBy … Continue reading →

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Finder Fined

Posted on June 27, 2017 by twitmericks

A service for shoppers online/ Was found to employ a design/ That hoodwinks the frugal/ To benefit Google/ Who picked up a sizeable fine./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-40406542  https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/879765331362930688

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Go Figure

Posted on January 27, 2016 by twitmericks

The people at Google designed/ An AI computer, DeepMind/ That triumphed at Go/ Five times in a row -/ It’s time to make way, humankind./// http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/27/google-hits-ai-milestone-as-computer-beats-go-grandmaster The people at Google designed An AI computer, DeepMind That triumphed at Go Five times in a … Continue reading →

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Don’t be Stingy

Posted on January 23, 2016 by twitmericks

A very big firm making stacks/ Found HMRC rather lax/ Now bosses at Google/ Who’ve long been so frugal/ Have kindly agreed to pay tax./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-35381130 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/690938742186590209

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Loss of Memory

Posted on May 30, 2014 by twitmericks

The new Google privacy setting/ Affords us a chance of forgetting/ And neatly dispenses/ With former offences/ That muck up our positive vetting./// http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27631001 https://twitter.com/twitmericks/status/472416418705973248    

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Google Drive

Posted on May 29, 2014 by twitmericks

Commissioning google to drive/ And keep us unhurt and alive/ Relies on the trope/ To travel in hope/ Is better than just to arrive. ///http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-in-the-car-business/2014/05/28/3191d5d6-e6bf-11e3-a70e-ea1863229397_story.html Commissioning google to drive And keep us unhurt and alive Relies on the trope To travel in hope Is … Continue reading →

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Google in Doo-doo

Posted on October 19, 2012 by twitmericks

Google the king of the search/ Appears less secure on its perch/ Some fool jumped the gun/ With figures unspun/ & shares took a sickening lurch. /// http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2219751/Google-shares-suspended-20-drop-profits-accidentally-revealed-early.html

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Taking The Piss?

Posted on March 2, 2012 by twitmericks

Un homme qui habite Maine-et-Loire Après having un peu trop à boire Appeared on Streetview (& threatens to sue) Confusing jardin & pissoir. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/02/uk-france-google-idUSLNE82100N20120302

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