The Canadian Press EXPLAINER: What’s ahead as Trump impeachment trial begins WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s historic second impeachment trial begins Tuesday, forcing the Senate to decide whether to convict him of incitement of insurrection after a violent mob of his supporters laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. While Trump’s acquittal is expected, Democrats hope to gain at least some Senate Republican votes by linking Trump’s actions to a vivid description of the… Source link
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Patents Are Not Always Used in Search
Google’s John Mueller advises site owners to be mindful that not everything the company patents is used in search results. Mueller’s exact quote on this subject is as follows (more context available in the next section): “But just because it’s patented from Google, and maybe even from someone who works on search, doesn’t mean that we actually use it in search.“ This is stated by Mueller during the Google Search Central SEO hangout recorded on February 5. An SEO named Neeraj Pandey… Source link
Read More »Google warns pandemic effects could hinder corporate culture in 2021
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, on January 22, 2020. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images) As Google prepares to return workers to offices in 2021, it is warning it may take a productivity and financial hit in the process, according to the company’s annual 10-K report. The company, known for its competitive, perks-fueled culture, employs 135,301 full-time workers and an… Source link
Read More »Google features Memphis’ Four Way Restaurant in Black History Month ad
“For 75 years, the Four Way Restaurant has proudly fed the Memphis community, serving all walks of life, including cultural icons and civil rights leaders in U.S. history. We’re proud to help people find thousands of Black-owned businesses like The Four Way,” Google said. Source link
Read More »Google Photos adds pinch-to-zoom for videos
For the last year or so, Google is making slow progress to improve the video-watching experience in its Photos app and the latest update brings a couple of cool features. The app will now allow you to pinch to zoom on videos as well as dobule-tap. Once you zoom on a video, you can trace and look at specific areas in the video for a closer look. A double-tap, on the other hand, will fill your phone’s display with the video and double-tapping for a second time will zoom out. It’s… Source link
Read More »Sources: UCF targeting Arkansas State's Terry Mohajir as next athletic director – Yahoo Sports
The Telegraph No tomatoes, 6 litres of water, and bed at 8.30pm – inside Tom Brady’s midlife health regime Whether you’re a die-hard NFL fan who stayed up until dawn to watch the Super Bowl, or – like the What We Do In The Shadows characters – you thought everyone was talking about a particularly superb owl, there is one thing on which everyone can agree: Tom Brady, winning another title at 43 years old, is impressive. And a little depressing for the rest of us. Brady, the Tampa Bay… Source link
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Best, worst commercials from the Big Game
The Super Bowl’s in the books, and that means it’s time to close the door on this year’s crop of ads, too. We graded every single one of them as they aired last night, but here’s the greatest (and un-greatest) hits version: the best and worst of what we saw last night. The Best Tide Your verdict on how you liked these Super Bowl ads depended largely on how you like your nostalgia served: remixed or just reheated. The Jason Alexander hoodie bit was a clever little montage, and setting… Source link
Read More »Terraria for Google Stadia Canceled, and It’s Google’s Fault
(Photo: Re-Logic) The incredibly popular action-adventure sandbox game Terraria has seen a release on just about every platform available since it launched in 2011. Google Stadia was going to be added to that list, but not anymore thanks to the action (and subsequent inaction) of Google. As IGN reports, Terraria is developed by Re-Logic, which was founded by Andrew Spinks. On Jan. 27, Spinks tweeted that he’d been suspended from YouTube and Gmail without explanation. Today, Spinks tweeted… Source link
Read More »Google Works to Bring Cookieless Marketing and Privacy Future Into Focus
PHOTO: Chris Wetherell Cliffhangers work well for keeping TV show fans mesmerized. For digital marketers, cliffhangers bring more anxiety than anticipation. Last year Google introduced a doozy of a cliffhanger when it announced Sandbox, a two-year research initiative to eliminate third-party cookies from its Chrome browser. Last week Google revealed a browser extension containing an API called Federated Learning of Cohorts or “FLoC” — a nickname pronounced as “flock.” FLoC… Source link
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