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Google Search will help you identify that song stuck in your head

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Google Search will help you identify that song stuck in your head

Over a billion people every day use Google Search, the company said. Despite having worked on the software for more than 20 years, every day there are 15 percent of queries that Google has never seen before.

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Google Drive will start automatically deleting Trash files after 30 days

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Google Drive will start automatically deleting Trash files after 30 days

Beginning on October 13th, Google Drive is changing its Trash policies. After 30 days, files that you’ve trashed will be automatically deleted. Until now, those files have been stored indefinitely, unless you manually and permanently deleted them from Trash.

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Google Maps will show wildfire boundaries in near real time

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Google Maps will show wildfire boundaries in near real time

Type in the name of an ongoing wildfire into Google search, and the site will now bring up a map featuring a near-real-time boundary of the fire. Google revealed the feature today, which was piloted in California last year and will now be available across the US.

Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/20/21376343/google-maps-search-wildfire-boundaries-california

Google’s overnight Gmail outage is finally over (updated)

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Google’s overnight Gmail outage is finally over (updated)

Can’t send something on Gmail? If so then you’re in good company, ever since about midnight ET, people have been complaining about issues connecting to many of the G suite services, but especially Gmail.

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The Morning After: Google’s $350 Pixel 4a is the best midrange phone you can buy

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The Morning After: Google’s $350 Pixel 4a is the best midrange phone you can buy

Google’s Pixel 4a will cost $350 and launches at the end of the month. After suffering from very detailed leaks as well as the company’s own preamble and teases, there wasn’t much left to the imagination — or press release, for that matter.

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Google parent company Alphabet sees its first revenue decline in history

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Google parent company Alphabet sees its first revenue decline in history

Google parent company Alphabet warned in last quarter that it was expecting to see the impact of coronavirus in the second quarter results, and it was: the company saw its first revenue decline in its history. But it managed to beat Wall Street’s revenue expectations.

Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/30/21345014/google-youtube-alphabet-revenue-decline-q2

Lenovo’s 7-inch Google smart display is on sale for $80 at Best Buy

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Lenovo’s 7-inch Google smart display is on sale for $80 at Best Buy
While both smart screens have 7-inch displays, Lenovo’s model throws in both more powerful speakers as well as a camera with a privacy shutter and microphone mute button. You can use this for more than checking the weather or playing a YouTube video, in other words.
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Facebook now lets everyone export media to Google Photos

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Facebook now lets everyone export media to Google Photos
You no longer have to wonder whether or not you can transfer Facebook pictures and videos to Google Photos. The company’s Alexandru Voica has revealed that everyone worldwide now has access to a tool that sends media to Google’s cloud service.
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Google offers a free Nest Hub to some Aware subscribers

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Google offers a free Nest Hub to some Aware subscribers
If you already received the email but weren’t able to claim your smart display, Android Police reports the redemption process is now working. In a separate offer, Google is also trying to incentivize some people to subscribe to Nest Aware by offering them a free Nest Mini.
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Google is going to try to win TV for the umpteenth time

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Google is going to try to win TV for the umpteenth time
Pop quiz: what’s the biggest video website on the internet? It’s YouTube, duh. Second question: what’s the biggest and most important video app on your smart TV or your set-top box? Everybody’s answer is different, but I bet most people’s first answer isn’t YouTube.
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Italy’s ‘Immuni’ COVID-19 contact tracing app uses Google, Apple tech

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Italy’s ‘Immuni’ COVID-19 contact tracing app uses Google, Apple tech
The exposure notification app uses Bluetooth to swap codes between mobile devices. If someone tests positive for COVID-19 and they mark that status on Immuni, it will alert people who have been in close proximity with that person.
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