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Google parent company Alphabet just reported earnings today, and the results outperformed expectations. Google Play Store revenues and advertising business saw admirable growth, and their guidance for the future seems rather positive. Google's "other bets", which include the self-driving car company Waymo and Nest, reported greater revenues, but faced increased expenses. Overall, these are positive news, considering that the company was hit with a massive $5B fine from the EU over antitrust issues. The EU claimed that the Google Play Store restricts competition as it automatically comes pre-installed with Google's suite of apps, such as Google Search, which is forced upon manufacturers by Google as a way to empower and encourage its search engine. Due to this fine, Google's net income decreased from $8.3B to $3.2B for the quarter. This reveals how consistent government trouble can cause a major hindrance to the company's long term growth. In fact, Googl...

Android has notoriously been the world's most popular mobile operating system due its extensive reach across many types of phones and its open source versatility. iOS has always trailed second due to its exclusiveness to iPhones and iPads. Initially revealed in 2007, Android has undergone numerous releases, with the latest being Android P, previewed earlier this year. Despite these updates, Google has imagined and been experimenting with a grander redesign for Android, one that will stretch its boundaries quite literally. Called Fuchsia, this recreated operating system has already seen some appearances of its open-source code online. This project will reportedly combine the elements of Android and Chrome OS under one platform while removing Android's dependence on Linux and eventually extend to other devices and hardware, including Google's smart home devices and eventually laptops. Its core feature will revolve around the use of voice interactions and possibly ar...