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Correction: Dozens of Google employees protest use of company’s tech for war in Gaza

www.mercurynews.com

An April 17 article about protests of a Google cloud-computing contract with the Israeli government incorrectly reported some facts about a sit-in protest that targeted Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s office. The sit-in, attended by more…

Correction: Dozens of Google employees protest use of company’s tech for war in Gaza

www.eastbaytimes.com

An April 17 article about protests of a Google cloud-computing contract with the Israeli government incorrectly reported some facts about a sit-in protest that targeted Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian’s office. The sit-in, attended by more…

Unreleased Google Photos Feature May Save Your Photos From Deletion

www.forbes.com

A small change found in the recent Google Photos Android app shows that Google is experimenting with a new way to change how photos are deleted or potentially recovered.

Wednesday, Apr 24

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Google might be letting loose its own Pixel tablet with a pen and keyboard

The Pixel Tablet could be returning with some brand new sidekicks.

Google Messages working on a setting to turn off all those fancy new animations

www.phonearena.com

Google Messages working on a setting to turn off all those fancy new animations

Google Quietly Made Gemini Available on Older Android Phones

lifehacker.com

Google launched the Gemini app on Android back in February, alongside the AI's general rebrand. (Gemini used to be called Bard, if you recall.) With it, you can access Google's AI to do the general chatbot things you expect from a…

Google Podcasts subscription export tool is now available globally

The Google Podcasts app will no longer be usable after June 23.

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Google rolls out smooth device switching for Google Meet video calls

www.phonearena.com

Google rolls out smooth device switching for Google Meet video calls

Google Podcasts export tool live internationally, app shuts down June 23

9to5google.com

Outside the US, Google Podcasts is shutting down on June 23 and the international export options are now live.

Google’s firing of employees signals growing pushback to employee activism

fortune.com

Google fired dozens of employees protesting its $1.2 billion joint contract with Amazon for the Israeli government. Read More

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A new Google Pixel Tablet is coming, but it’s not what you think

www.digitaltrends.com

A new rumor claims that Google is prepping a new Pixel Tablet for release next month. However, it's not exactly the sequel you may be expecting.

Google fires more workers over in-office protests

www.foxbusiness.com

Google confirmed Tuesday it terminated additional employees involved with the protests that disrupted their offices last week, in a second round of firings.

Google Meet will let you transfer calls between web and phone with ‘Switch here’

9to5google.com

Google Meet’s new “Switch here” capability will let you seamlessly transfer calls between devices “without hanging up and rejoining.”

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Google Calendar for Android just made it way easier to scroll through months

9to5google.com

An update to Google Calendar on Android is rolling out, which makes it significantly easier to scroll through months.

The Galaxy S25 could get a major AI upgrade from Google

www.androidcentral.com

A report claimed that Google will upgrade and roll out version 2 of its Gemini Nano model on the Galaxy S25.

Google rumored to ‘relaunch’ Pixel Tablet sans dock, release pen and keyboard

9to5google.com

The Pixel Tablet launched without a pen (despite supporting USI) or a keyboard accessory last year, but a new rumor says Google will be launching both soon.

Google's controversial move to kill the web cookie just got delayed until 2025

Google delayed its removal of third-party cookies on Chrome until 2025 and cited industry and regulatory pushback as its reasoning.

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Google says it will miss target for ending third-party cookies

thehill.com

Google said Tuesday that it will no longer be able to complete its phaseout of third-party cookies by the end of 2024. “We recognize that there are ongoing challenges related to reconciling divergent feedback from the industry, regulators…

Google can’t quit third-party cookies—delays shut down for a third time

arstechnica.com

Google says UK regulator testing means the advertising tech will last until 2025.