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(Pocket-lint) – Google has quietly stopped sales of the Nest Cam IQ Outdoor, a $399 outdoor security camera.  Recently, some people noticed the security camera had gone out of stock around the globe. If that’s making you wonder what’s next for Google-owned Nest and its smart home accessory lineup of cameras, there is some good news: Google told Source link

(Pocket-lint) – Google might soon update its Nest Hub Smart Display after a device passed through the FCC. The device listing was spotted by 9to5Google and features the code name A4R-GUIK2, which is classified in the listing as an “Interactive Device”. According to 9to5Google, Google has previously used Interactive when referring to its Smart Displays… Source link

OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) -More than 200 workers at Google and other Alphabet Inc units on Monday formed a labor union for U.S. and Canadian offices, building on years of protests over working conditions and business practices but falling far short of the support needed to force the tech giant to the bargaining table. Backers believe the “Alphabet Workers Union,” which evolved from an informal group of activist employees, will better shield members from firings or other forms of… Source link

OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) -More than 200 workers at Google and other Alphabet Inc units on Monday formed a labor union for U.S. and Canadian offices, building on years of protests over working conditions and business practices but falling far short of the support needed to force the tech giant to the bargaining table. Backers believe the “Alphabet Workers Union,” which evolved from an informal group of activist employees, will better shield members from firings or other forms of… Source link

Kiran Kaja’s sight began to fail at birth. Born with a rare degenerative eye disease, he is now blind. But that has not stopped him from doing what he loves, even during the pandemic. Kaja, an engineer, heads a team at Google that works on making its news and Google Assistant functions more accessible for people with a range of… Source link

Bloomberg Stocks, Equity Futures Climb; Dollar Edges Lower: Markets Wrap (Bloomberg) — U.S. equity futures pushed higher with most Asian stocks Monday after President Donald Trump signed a coronavirus stimulus package. The dollar ticked lower with Treasuries.S&P 500 contracts climbed as the White House confirmed that Trump had approved the combined $2.3 trillion Covid-19 relief and government funding package. Shares advanced in Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index dipped… Source link

TipRanks Goldman Sachs Says These 3 Stocks Could Surge Over 30% From Current Levels After a true annus horribilus, we’re all ready for better times. The US equity strategy team at Goldman Sachs, led by David Kostin, sees those better time ahead, and in the near-term. The team is predicting a 25% gain for the S&P 500 within the next 24 months – or to put it in absolute numbers, they believe the index will hit 4,600 by December 2022. Kostin lays out four clear reasons for believing that… Source link

Qualcomm and Google have announced they’ll be working to expand Project Treble, Google’s ambitious multiyear project that aims to simplify OS updates so it’s easier for device manufacturers to upgrade phones and tablets to new Android versions without worrying about Qualcomm’s chipset-specific software. The goal is to make it even easier for users to get the latest version of Android on their phones (something that isn’t always guaranteed) and to ensure that new Qualcomm chips… Source link

By Diane Bartz, Paresh Dave WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Texas and nine other states sued Google on Wednesday, accusing it of working with Facebook Inc in an unlawful manner that violated antitrust law to boost its already-dominant online advertising business.The states asked that the Alphabet Inc-owned company, which controls a third of the global online advertising industry, compensate them for damages and sought “structural relief,” which is usually interpreted as forcing a company to divest… Source link

wolterke – stock.adobe.com Over the last few years, Google has seen its employees take a stand against perceived mistreatment. For example, in 2018, there was a walkout concerning the handling of sexual harassment allegations and unequal treatment of employees, especially women. Then in 2019, several employees claimed Google fired them after trying to organize fellow employees to take possible action against Google concerning several workplace issues and concerns. … Source link