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Google is launching a major update to its G Suite productivity tools today that will see a deep integration of Gmail, Chat, Meet and Rooms on the web and on mobile, as well as other tools like Calendar, Docs, Sheets and Slides. This integration will become available in the G Suite early adopter program, with a wider roll-out coming at a later time. The G Suite team has been working on this project for about a year, though it fast-tracked the Gmail/Meet integration, which was originally… Source link

GOOGLE IS DOING ITS PART TO HELP THE ECONOMY AND UNEMPLOYED WORKERS (CNN) – Google is lending a helping hand to unemployed workers amid the pandemic. The search engine says it plans to fund 100,000 need-based career certification scholarships. Google’s senior vice president of global affairs, Kent Walker, says the certificates are in data analytics, user experience design and project management. No college degrees or prior experience are needed… Source link

True to Google’s penchant for just announcing things right after they’ve leaked, the company has unveiled a grand redesign of Gmail for G Suite business users ahead of next week’s Google Cloud conference. The app isn’t so much “Gmail” anymore as it is a unified app for all of Google’s communication platforms: Gmail, Chat, Rooms, and Meet. It will be available as an “early access preview” to G Suite customers this week and roll out to all G Suite customers later this… Source link

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc., gestures while speaking during a discussion on artificial intelligence at the Bruegel European economic think tank in Brussels, Belgium, on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020. Pichai urged the U.S. and European Union to coordinate regulatory approaches on artificial intelligence, calling their alignment critical. Geert Vanden Wijngaert | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google is making its popular Gmail app more of a productivity powerhouse. The Alphabet… Source link

Update: Google has officially announced the changes. Original story follows: Google seemingly has a big Gmail redesign in the works that could let you collaborate with colleagues, work on Google Docs, and talk over Google Meet all without leaving Gmail. Leaked images of the redesign were spotted on Google’s website for the Google Cloud Next ‘20: OnAir event by Twitter user Tahin Rahman (via Android Police). In the redesign, there are now tabs for Mail, Chat, Rooms, and Meet. The Chat… Source link

ER doctor Sam McLean understands the intense pressures facing front-line healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Working on a COVID unit, McLean himself contracted coronavirus and, unfortunately, infected two of his family members. “First responders and healthcare workers are facing a lot of challenges right now. There is the personal risk of severe illness or death. Much worse, there is the anxiety and fear of infecting loved ones,” McLean said. Webinar On-Demand Webinar:… Source link

CLOSE The federal government may be warming up its antitrust enforcement machine and pointing it at Big Tech. The House Judiciary Committee has announced a sweeping antitrust probe, promising “review of the market power held by giant tech platforms.” (June 4) AP Tech Congress is asking Apple and Google to warn users about apps that pose “national security risks” days after the government showed interest in banning TikTok.  National Security Representative Stephen… Source link

A simple pair of sunglasses that projects holographic icons. A smartwatch that has a digital screen but analog hands. A temporary tattoo that, when applied to your skin, transforms your body into a living touchpad. A virtual reality controller that lets you pick up objects in digital worlds and feel their weight as you swing them around. Those are some of the projects Google has quietly been developing or funding, according to white papers and demo videos, in an effort to create the next… Source link

Google appears to have fixed an issue with Google Discover that was preventing large image previews being displayed for non-AMP pages. This is a follow-up to a previous story back in April in which we reported Google was aware of the issue and working on a fix. Search Engine Journal’s lead developer, Vahan Petrosyan, initially brought this issue to Google’s attention and now informs me it has been resolved. This is good news for all non-AMP sites that are eligible to appear in Google… Source link

A simple pair of sunglasses that projects holographic icons. A smartwatch that has a digital screen but analog hands. A temporary tattoo that, when applied to your skin, transforms your body into a living touchpad. A virtual reality controller that lets you pick up objects in digital worlds and feel their weight as you swing them around. Those are some of the projects Google has quietly been developing or funding, according to white papers and demo videos, in an effort to create the next… Source link