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U.S. businesses can now get up to 500 Google Career Certificate scholarships for free via Coursera, as part of Grow with Google. What are Google Career Certificates? Google launched career certificates in 2018 and describes them as “rigorous, online programs with hands-on experience that can be completed as part-time study, 5-10 hours a week for 3-6 months.”  More than 70,000 people have graduated in the U.S. and 75% reported a positive career impact (e.g., a new job, higher pay, a… Source link

Out of about 1,500 eligible workers, 380 voted in favor of the union and 618 against, with two ballots void. The group of workers were voting whether or not to join the Amazon Labor Union, which is an independent union unaffiliated with major national groups. The first election, in Amazon’s JFK8 warehouse, represented about 8,000 workers, while the second election, in the LDJ5 facility, represented about 1,500 workers. Private sector unionization in the U.S. has hovered at all-time lows… Source link

Google doodle honoring inventor Elijah McCoy. Google/Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Google/Screenshot by NPR … Source link

Google’s John Mueller answered the question of how Google’s new Google Lens multisearch affects SEO. How Google Lens multisearch affects the practice of optimizing for search engines is a good question and John provided a thoughtful answer. John Mueller Discussing SEO and Multisearch Google Multisearch Google Lens is an app that’s available for both Android and Apple iOS devices. The Google Lens app (available for both Android and Apple iOS devices) offers a way to search using the… Source link

Placeholder while article actions load One of the most annoying traps of digital life might be software upgrades that are secretly downgrades. I want to share a cautionary tale about a downgrade from Google that could end up costing you money. After much back and forth with me, Google described it as a “bug,” but it exposes an ongoing risk to our virtual future. Reader Matt Hirsch from outside of Boston got in touch with Help Desk about a strange phenomenon on his Google smart speakers. He… Source link

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – You may notice a Route 66 theme if you use Google this weekend. The search engine is celebrating a a significant date in the history of Route 66. On this date 96 years ago, the name “U.S. 66″ was first proposed for the cross-country route. Historians say Springfield, Missouri is recognized as the “Birthplace of Route 66″ based on activities and events that happened that day. Route66News.com cites research from Missouri State University’s Thomas Peters that… Source link

(CNN) — Google knows where to get its kicks… The search engine’s latest Google Doodle celebrates the historic cross-country highway Route 66. The artwork is an animated video composed of over 100 paintings and sketches by Google art director Matthew Cruickshank while on a road trip. Route 66 was built in 1926 and “made cross-country travel affordable for the first time,” says Google in a news release. The highway, which connects Chicago to Santa Monica, California, allowed displaced… Source link

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards Google hires Lizzo to perform for return-to-office “celebration” among thousands of employees Emma Wong @_emwong_ For years, Google lured people to its sprawling Silicon Valley campus with the promise of amazing perks, like gourmet meals from top chefs and massages. Now, there’s Lizzo. Earlier this month, as Google officially started bringing employees back to the office following more than two years of pandemic-induced remote work, the company used the large… Source link

Google has expanded options for keeping personal information private from online searches. The company said earlier this week that it will let people request that more types of content such as personal contact information like phone numbers, email and physical addresses be removed from search results. The new policy also allows the removal of other information that may pose a risk for identity theft, such as confidential log-in credentials. The company said in a statement that open access… Source link

Getty Images; Chris Ratcliff | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Amazon and Google parent Alphabet just closed out their steepest monthly drops since the 2008 financial crisis. The internet giants both reported weaker-than-expected quarterly results this week, hurt by a combination of macroeconomic factors, the war in Ukraine and tough comparisons to blowout numbers during the pandemic. Amazon tumbled 23.8% in April, its biggest decline since falling 25.4% in November 2008, the same month… Source link