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Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Google’s work from home plans could have a big impact on office markets in major U.S. cities (Getty, Pixabay) In December 2018, Google CFO Ruth Porat announced plans for the search giant’s new 1.7 million-square-foot campus in Manhattan’s Hudson Square, a move that would allow the company to “more than double the number of Googlers in New York over the next 10 years.” It was the latest in a series of billion-dollar moves that had made Google one of… Source link

Image copyright Google Image caption One end of Google’s “Curie” cable, finished last year – a similar project will land in Cornwall in 2022 Google has announced plans to build a new undersea… Source link

Late last year, Baird analyst Colin Sebastian called Google an “e-commerce powerhouse.” He expected Google Shopping to make efforts to win over more merchants and shoppers following the hiring of former PayPal Chief Operating Officer Bill Ready. That would make Google a serious competitor to Amazon (

Big Tech is taking a field trip to D.C. to hang out with the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust…sometime soon. As of now, the hearing is scheduled for Monday—but reports of a potential postponement broke last night. Why it matters: Google/Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai will be there to answer questions about Google’s digital ad dominance, the disruption of which could reshape the advertising landscape. I Googled the TL;DR Just kidding, I actually read Morning Brew writer Eliza… Source link

In a Webmaster Hangout, Google’s John Mueller was asked whether there has been an update happening recently. Mueller took the time to explain what it means to discuss changes in search and the best reaction to them are. This is the question from a publisher in Australia: “Would you confirm if Google is making any changes into the search results? Because I’m seeing ranking loss and big fluctuations in existing rankings for my Australia based website.” John Mueller Did Not Confirm a Core… Source link

In a Reddit discussion, Google’s John Mueller advised offered best practices for changing domains or redesigning and updating a site. He focused on both the positive and negative issues to be concerned about. Mueller started by comparing changing domains to a redesign. He a domain change with no difference in site or content is not as disruptive as a redesign can be. Domain Name Changes are Generally Safe A one to one exchange is where the site structure and content remains exactly the same… Source link

FILE PHOTO: Fitbit Blaze watch is seen in front of a displayed Google logo in this illustration picture taken, November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren and five other Democratic senators on Thursday urged the Justice Department to be cautious in reviewing Google’s planned purchase of Fitbit, saying the tech giant had already cemented its dominance in some areas through acquisitions. In a letter to Attorney General… Source link

Google has long had a leg up on Amazon as far as smart screen video playback is concerned. YouTube is really the ideal service for these kinds of devices. Amazon, on the other hand, has a solid option for watching movies and TV on the Echo Show, in the form of its own Prime video service. The Nest line upped the ante late last year with the addition of Hulu, and today it adds the biggest premium streaming service to the mix. Starting this week, Google is rolling out support for Netflix… Source link

Google’s Nest Hub and Nest Hub Max smart displays have beaten Amazon in being the first to get official support for streaming Netflix content. Starting today, you can link your Netflix subscription through the Google Home or Assistant app to watch its content on your Google Nest-branded smart display. After that, you can call out to the Google Assistant to play a particular show, or just say “Hey Google, open Netflix.” You can then scroll through the interface manually via the… Source link

If you’ve always desired to write Android apps, but don’t have much experience with programming, Google wants to make things a little easier for you. The company’s new online course, Android Basics in Kotlin, could give you the crucial knowledge necessary to put your very own apps together.   This isn’t Google’s first attempt to bring deeper knowledge of Kotlin (and Android app building) to the masses. Four years ago, it launched the Android Basics curriculum,… Source link