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Google Account switcher getting more Material You, Dynamic Color

Google Account switcher getting more Material You, Dynamic Color

Back in September, Google started updating the account switcher found in the top-right corner of all its Android apps, and it’s now getting more Material You and Dynamic Color. This updated Google Account switcher first went live in Messages with rounded corners, and the button for “Manage your Google Account” is switching to a rounded rectangle from a pill. It has not yet widely rolled out to other apps, but it is live in Google TV today, which just got its Dynamic Color… Source link

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Celebrating Two Years, the RISE and Google Partnership Continues to Advance Upskilling Opportunities for Women of Color

Celebrating Two Years, the RISE and Google Partnership Continues to Advance Upskilling Opportunities for Women of Color

In the face of an uncertain economic recovery for communities of color, gendered and racialized pay gaps, and tech talent shortages, RISE, powered by The Mom Project in partnership with Google unlock ways to build opportunity for underserved women in the workforce NEW YORK, Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — RISE, the not for profit, equity-focused upskilling arm of The Mom Project, has announced that upon reaching its two-year anniversary of its partnership with Google, more than 5200… Source link

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Google confirms Samsung, OnePlus, and others will use its dynamic color themes on Android 12

Google’s Material You dynamic color theming, which lets you more easily match your phone’s color palette with your wallpaper, is one of the standout features of Android 12, and it will be available on more devices from top Android phone makers “soon,” the company announced in a post on its Android developers blog Thursday. Devices from Samsung, OnePlus, Oppo, Vivo, Realme, Xiaomi, Tecno, “and more” will all be getting the feature. So far, the dynamic color theming has been… Source link

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Google’s latest diversity report shows jump in departures among women of color

Google’s latest diversity report shows that despite some gains in the number of Black employees, the company is lagging in its goal to double the number of Black workers by 2025. And the search giant is having particular difficulty retaining women of color, the report released Thursday (pdf) shows. Google uses a scale it calls an attrition index, with the number 100 used as a benchmark. The attrition figure for Black women on that index rose from 110 in 2020 to 146 in 2021, the report… Source link

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Google Earth didn’t block the Suez Canal. The difference in color is from lighting, camera angles

A giant container ship that found itself stuck sideways in the Suez Canal has finally been freed after creating a maritime traffic jam and disrupting global shipping. But the incident spurred some online to claim that it was no accident and that Google Earth suspiciously blocked people from seeing the canal. “Why’d Google earth block the Suez Canal?” one Facebook post questions while displaying screenshots from Google Earth that appear to show a large portion of the canal in a starkly… Source link

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We should not allow awards show to continue if ‘rigged,’ says Color of Change president

The L.A. Times’ recent bombshell investigation of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the non-profit organization that selects Golden Globe winners, revealed allegations of corruption, bullying, and self-dealing to the tune of millions of dollars by members. The report describes HFPA, which has about 90 members, as “struggling to shake its reputation as a group whose awards or nominations can be influenced with expensive junkets and publicity swag.” In spite of the pandemic and its… Source link

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