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YouTube TV is expanding the availability of 5.1 surround sound across Google TV, Android TV and Roku devices this week. Prior to the expansion, 5.1 surround sound was only available across Samsung, LG and Vizio devices running Cobalt version 20 or higher. To take advantage of 5.1 audio, you need a compatible device with the YouTube TV app installed, along with a compatible speaker system. “We know you’ve been waiting, and it’s finally ready. 5.1 Audio is… Source link

A Google employee has given us greater insights into the mathematical mystery that is pi (also known to many of us as 3.14). Using the company’s cloud computing services, Google Cloud developer advocate Emma Haruka Iwao was able to calculate the first 100 trillion digits of the mathematical constant, making her the first person ever to know the 100 trillionth digit (it’s a zero). Google is now working with Guinness World Records to officially verify her accomplishment. It’s the second… Source link

Matt Snyder’s job as a copywriter for a marketing agency is all about collaboration. He often begins by outlining a marketing strategy in a shared Google Doc, to which up to a dozen colleagues and clients can add their many thoughts. Then he starts writing. All by himself. Source link

France’s data protection watchdog, the CNIL, has issued updated guidance on use of Google Analytics following a decision earlier this year that found a local website’s use of the tool to be in breach of European Union law. It has also confirmed that it has since issued formal notices to other organizations to bring their use of Google Analytics into compliance. The legal issue — which does not just affect use of the popular analytics tool in France but across the entire EU —… Source link

Google Cloud today announced the launch of its new cloud region in Dallas, Texas, as it continues to expand its data center footprint around the world. The new region marks the company’s 11th region in North America. Globally, the company now offers 34 regions, all of which feature three zones for additional redundancy. With this, Google now offers a local region for the expanding tech ecosystem in Texas and, as always, existing Google Cloud users can now offer lower latency access to… Source link

Australian courts may not be able to enforce an order that Google pay John Barilaro more than $700,000 in defamation damages because of free speech protections in US law, legal academics say. Google, the owner of YouTube, was on Monday ordered to pay the former New South Wales deputy premier aggravated damages over a series of defamatory “racist” and “abusive” videos published on the YouTube channel Friendlyjordies. Federal court justice Stephen Rares ruled that Barilaro had been left… Source link

Nearly a year ago, YouTube TV announced plans to add 5.1 surround sound support for its streaming TV package. When we spoke to YouTube chief product officer Neal Mohan earlier this year on The Vergecast about new features rolling out for the platform, he told us it would arrive soon. Now, it’s here for more devices, including the most recent Chromecast with Google TV. The company announced that, in addition to previously existing surround sound support on traditional Chromecasts and… Source link

Writing page titles in multiple languages is generally not recommended. However, Google now has a way to handle them when they’re encountered. An algorithm update is rolling out that specifically targets multilingual page titles. Here’s what’s changing and how it will impact search results. Google Multilingual Title Algorithm Update Google’s algorithm update is designed to identify pages where the title contains a different language from the main content, and handle them in a… Source link

Google for Education has announced a new partnership with Figma. The companies will bring Figma’s design and prototyping platform as well as its collaborative whiteboarding app FigJam to education Chromebooks. Schools can apply now to the beta program, which will begin over the summer. Verge reporter Dami Lee described Figma as “Google Docs for design.” Like Google’s software, Figma is primarily web-based and is a lighter load for a computer to run than many industry-standard… Source link

Google Meet is getting an automatic transcription feature for educators signed up to Google’s Workspace for Education Plus and Teaching and Learning Upgrade plans. The text-based documents should take up less space than a full recording for educators looking to store or share their past lessons and may also make it easier to review, search through, and send lessons to students. Google is also bringing polls and Q&A sessions to teachers who use Meet to livestream their lessons,… Source link