Messages’ long trek to feature parity with other chat apps continues got a boost this week with the addition of emoji reactions. Google has been testing the feature since at least the start of March, but the company is now rolling it out to the broader Messages userbase on Android.   You can react to a message someone sends you by long pressing on it. Currently, there are seven animated emoji to choose from: like, love, laughter, surprise, sadness, anger and dislike. You’ll need to have… Source link

Mookie Betts hasn’t played an official game for the Los Angeles Dodgers yet, but he’s committing to the team for the long haul. Betts agreed to a massive 12-year, $365 million extension with the Dodgers, Yahoo Sports’ Tim Brown confirmed. The move comes as a surprise as Betts, 27, was set to be a free agent at the end of the season. Had he played out the 2020 season with the Dodgers, Betts would have hit the market, where 30 teams — as opposed to one — could have offered him deals…. Source link

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Google is co-hosting an online workshop for Nevada’s small business owners. The tech giant has partnered with Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, the Nevada Small Business Development Center (SBDC), and the Connected Commerce Council for Nevada to host the event. The workshop, designed to help small businesses with online tools for times of uncertainty, is part of the tech company’s ‘Grow with Google’ initiative. Some topics… Source link

After four months of lockdown due to the pandemic, American pro sports leagues are returning to play. But the pandemic isn’t over. NASCAR and UFC returned in May, while Top Rank boxing and PGA Tour golf returned in June—those are individual sports that were well-positioned to return with social distancing. Now the team sports are coming back. Earlier this month, NWSL and MLS soccer returned in bubble formats. This week, Major League Baseball begins its 60-game season with teams playing at… Source link

Google on Wednesday updated its search engine with new tools for people shopping for mortgages, including a calculator, recent average mortgage rates and key terms homebuyers may need to know during the mortgage shopping process. Google teamed up with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to launch the new tools because it found that a lot of people were asking questions like “what is a mortgage?” and “what is APR?” among others.  The tools are available on phones when you search… Source link

Google announced they are rolling out a mortgage information search product. The new service will show in mobile searches. Google Mortgage Information Search for Mobile Google’s new service is a collaboration with Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The CFPB is a United States governmentorganization that regulates the consumer financial products and services. The new mortgage search tool is available in mobile. According to the CFPBs About Us page: “We protect consumers from unfair,… Source link

Google has info on buying a home.  Getty Images Google wants to make it easier for you to get information about buying a house.  In a partnership with the… Source link

If you are deeply into Google’s ecosystem or use Google apps and services, then it’s very likely that Google has information about your recent visits as it collects location history and stores it to improve its services. At the same time, Google allows users to manage their location history. Users can delete and manage location history stored in the Google Account associated with the device. Google only receives Location History for each device where you are signed in and you have Location… Source link

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Don’t have a college degree? No problem. Google wants to get more people working in skilled tech jobs. So it’s offering more pathways through new certificates offered on the online learning platform Coursera. No degree is required to enroll. Part of the Grow with Google economic opportunity initiative, the tech giant has launched three new Google Career Certificates in high-growth, high-paying fields. They include: IT Support Professional (IT Cert)… Source link

If your town is partly closed or you’re wary of travel during the Covid-19 pandemic, it might feel as if your phone’s map app is just sitting there gathering digital dust. But even if you’re not tapping Apple’s Maps or Google Maps to explore an exotic vacation spot or to belt out turn-by-turn directions on a long road trip this summer, your interactive travel aid can be useful. Here are a few things you can do. Find What’s Open (or Closed) Major American cities have been in varying… Source link