Gustav Klimt created some ofthe world’s most expensive masterpieces, but around20% of his artworks have been lost. Among them arethe so-calledFaculty Paintings:Philosophy,Medicine, andJurisprudence. The three pieces are believed to have been destroyed in a fire during World War Two. Only black and white photos of the artworks remain. The original paintings may never be seen again, but machine learning has come close to bringing them back to life. The 💜 of EU tech...

Yesterday evening Googlelaunchedits Google Analytics Real-Time reports that allow you to view your site statistics as they come in. This new product will allow you to see active visitors on the site and measure the real-time response to social media. Google is also today launching the new Google Analytics Premium product, which is targeted at enterprise customers. With instant statistics you can see the effects of a Tweet on your site traffic and get a real idea of how the click-throughs from your posts on social networks help you to drive traffic to your site....

If you’ve been wondering whether or not Google’s +1 button has any effect on your website traffic, you’ve been a bit in the dark until now. Starting today, GoogleWebmaster Toolswill let you see different reports to show you exactly what power that little button holds. According to a post on theGoogle Analytics Blog, there are additions to three reports and here’s what we need to know: What’s probably more exciting than the +1 tools, though, is the addition of aSocial Plugin trackerfor Google Analytics....

An update to England and Wales’ contact-tracing app has been blocked by Apple and Google for violating their location data collection rules. When gyms, pub gardens, and non-essential shops reopened today, the COVID-19 app was supposed to have a new feature that would log every place that a user checked into. If they later tested positive, the app would inform other people who’d been to that venue. But this collection of location data is prohibited by Apple and Google, who developed the decentralized API model on which the app is based....

Google is reportedly in talks with European Union regulators in an attempt to resolve an antitrust investigation into the company. Reutersreports that negotiations are underway that could stave off the threat of a substantial fine for the Internet giant. The investigationbeganfollowing allegations from three European search enginesFoundem, Microsoft-ownedCiaoand French legal search engineeJustice, that Google was giving preference to its own services over those of rivals. The probe thenextendedbeyond search into Googles News and Maps services following additional complaints from German publishing bodiesBDZVandVDZ, and mapping serviceEuro-Cities....