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Google Meet is getting new video filters, effects, and augmented reality masks for personal calls on iOS and Android, the search giant has announced. They’re available via the sparkle icon at the bottom right of your video feed during a call, which brings up a carousel of different effects that include color filters and animated AR face effects. Most of the options are only available for personal Gmail accounts, while Workspace users have to keep things more professional with a limited… Source link

As companies large and small settle on how they’ll return to working in-person, a hybrid work future, where working from home is common and expected, is beginning to seem like more of a reality. To accommodate hybrid workplaces, Google plans to expand RSVP options over the next few weeks to let users say whether they’ll attend an event virtually in Google Calendar invites. Virtual attendees will specify their status through a new drop-down menu that is viewable by the host and other… Source link

Clover Health (CLOV) is joining other Medicare Advantage (MA) plans in offering a grocery benefit to its members, an option that was first made available by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2018.  Clover CEO Vivek Garipalli told Yahoo Finance the goal is to help alleviate health-determining factors, known in the industry as social determinants of health, which include access to healthy food. Major MA players like Humana (HUM) and Centene (CNC) have already begun to… Source link

The U.S. economy added back jobs for a sixth straight month in June, with job growth picking up speed alongside the reopening economy.  The U.S. Labor Department released its June jobs report Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. ET. Here were the main metrics from the report, compared to consensus estimates compiled by Bloomberg: Change in non-farm payrolls: 850,000 vs. 720,000 expected and an upwardly revised 583,000 in May Unemployment rate: 5.9% vs. 5.6% expected and 5.8% in May  Average hourly… Source link

Google will display a warning for searches where the results are “rapidly evolving.” When a user performs a search falling into this area, they will receive a message noting that “results are changing quickly.” “If this topic is new, it can sometimes take time for results to be added by reliable sources,” reads the prompt from Google. “While Google Search will always be there with the most useful results we can provide, sometimes the reliable information you’re searching for just isn’t… Source link

Google has announced seven new features for Android that it says will help improve accessibility and make Assistant Shortcuts more useful, among other things. The new features announced today are: Google announced that RCS chats sent through the Messages app will now be end-to-end encrypted. The feature was rolled out in beta last November, but it seems that Google is now releasing it for everyone who has access to RCS. When a message will be encrypted, the send button will have a lock… Source link

The injuries, they just won’t stop. No one is safe. The past week has been particularly brutal for pitchers, so let’s offer a few useful starters at the top of this week’s recommended pickups… Adbert Alzolay, RHP, Chicago Cubs (42 percent rostered) Alzolay has earned wins in three of his last four starts and he’s up to 58 strikeouts on the season in 54.2 innings. His fantasy ratios have been a gift (3.62 ERA, 0.91 WHIP) and he pretty much always passes the eye test… His walk-rate has come… Source link

SAN JOSE — Google has added a key piece to the puzzle it is assembling for the land to develop a new transit-oriented neighborhood in downtown San Jose. The tech titan has bought a church site at 56 S. Montgomery St. in downtown San Jose, paying about $11.7 million in cash for the property, according to documents filed on May 28 with Santa Clara County officials. Google has been assembling properties and gaining approvals from city officials for a mixed-use neighborhood called Downtown… Source link

Google is paying tribute to Memorial Day with its latest Google Doodle. On Monday, the search giant updated its homepage to feature a gray Doodle and an American flag. When you click on the flag or the Google logo, it takes you to search results for Memorial Day. How Google looks on your computer or device can vary based on settings. The federal holiday commemorates military personnel who died in service. It also is considered the unofficial start to summer and is a popular day for a… Source link

Google is adding new data to Search Console to help site owners track the appearance of practice problems and math solvers rich results. Practice problems and math solvers structured data markup was introduced in March to help sites take advantage of the rise in educational searches brought on by students learning from home. Google says practice content and math assistance are among the most requested types of information from students. Practice problems refers to material that helps learners… Source link