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President Biden has selected Robert Califf as his pick for the next head of the Food and Drug Administration, the White House announced today. Califf is currently a senior advisor for Verily Life Sciences and Google Health, two divisions of parent company Alphabet. He was brought on in 2019 to lead health strategy and policy for the groups. Califf, a cardiologist, previously served as the FDA commissioner during the last year of the Obama administration. He also founded the Duke Clinical… Source link

Written by Billy Mitchell Nov 12, 2021 | FEDSCOOP Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian on Thursday confirmed recent reports that his company wants a piece of the Department of Defense’s forthcoming multi-cloud procurement, the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability. Kurian wrote in a blog post that if Google Cloud is invited by the Department of Defense (DOD) to bid on the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability (JWCC),… Source link

Here’s how to make your Google profile picture stand out.  Shelby Brown/CNET … Source link

What’s inside Google’s new Android 12 operating system for phones? We found some tricks that fly under the radar.  James Martin/CNET … Source link

Selected works by Johannes Vermeer, master of the use of light and shadow. Google … Source link

It may be a while longer before the Pixelbook gets its overdue reprise. Photo: Alex Cranz / Gizmodo If you’ve been holding out for a new Chromebook made by Google, you’ll have to keep waiting. A Chromebook team member just indicated there is no updated Pixelbook planned for 2022. Trusted Reviews reports that while attending a London-based event for Qualcomm, Google’s Chrys Tsolaki, retail partner manager for Chromebooks, commented on the future of Pixelbooks: “Next year there won’t… Source link

Google Labs is back, but this time around, it’s not a consumer-facing brand delivering a range of experimental products. Instead, it’s the internal name given to a new team at Google created under a reorganization that aims to gather the company’s many innovative projects and long-term bets under one roof. The new group will be led by Clay Bavor, a veteran Googler and VP whose most recent role has seen him leading the company’s forward-looking efforts in virtual and augmented… Source link

Google may have a hidden map that tracks everywhere you’ve been. The tracker highlights your real-world movements for millions of users — but can be turned off, if you know how. It’s possible that Google is tracking your movements without you even realizing you’ve signed up for it. This is all linked to a system called Google Location History. It’s an account-wide service that logs your movements by using your smartphone. For it to work to its maximum… Source link

Black Friday sales are coming soon to the Google store. Sarah Tew/CNET This… Source link

November 11, 2021 Columbus State alumnus and Army veteran Steve Tette’s work is being seen by hundreds of millions of Google users on Thursday, Nov. 11. The American realist artist was chosen to design the “Google Doodle” for Veterans Day. The doodles are a Google program to alter the search engine’s logo in celebration of holidays, anniversaries and the lives of influential… Source link