Category: Google Apps

What we learned in Seoul with AlphaGo 9 years ago

Go isn’t just a game—it’s a living, breathing culture of players, analysts, fans, and legends. Over the last 10 days in Seoul, South Korea, we’ve been lucky enough to witness some of that incredible excitement firsthand. We’ve also had the chance to see something that’s never happened before: Pedestrians checking …

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New ways to plan your vacation while on the go 9 years ago

With spring around the corner, it’s time to look forward to sunnier skies—and summer getaways. These days, mobile phones make it easier than ever for you to sneak in vacation dreaming and planning here and there—in line at the coffee shop, waiting at the doctor’s office, or on your way …

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Moon Shot: A space story about life on Earth 9 years ago

Right now, 16 private teams from around the world are in a race to the moon. They’re in a $30 million competition called the Google Lunar XPRIZE (GLXP), which challenges teams to design and build a rover, land it on the surface of the moon, drive it 500 meters across …

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Providing support to combat Zika in Brazil and beyond 9 years ago

The recent Zika virus outbreak has caused concern around the world. We’ve seen more than a Google software engineers John Li and Zora Tung with UNICEF research scientist Manuel Garcia Herranz and UX designer Tanya Bhandari working on the open source data platform. Supporting UNICEF’s efforts to combat Zika Our …

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Strengthening our commitment to racial justice 9 years ago

I started working with Dr. Carl Mack when I took an engineering internship in my hometown of Seattle. But it wasn’t long before my internship took me in a completely different direction. The city was Patrisse Cullors, Co-Founder of #BlackLivesMatter, at the Google.org screening of 3 ½ Minutes and 10 …

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Protecting the world's news from digital attack 9 years ago

The web is an increasingly critical tool for news organizations, allowing them to communicate faster, research more easily, and disseminate their work to a global audience. Often it’s the primary distribution channel for critical, investigative work that shines a light into the darkest corners of society and the economy—the kind …

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Black Googler Network fuels inclusion at Google 9 years ago

Posted by Yolanda Mangolini, Director, Global Diversity & Inclusion On February 1 we kicked off Brandon says: In addition to my job working on sales for Google’s large customers, I pursue my passion for diversity, inclusion, and giving back through my role as the BGN Global co-Chair. Giving back is …

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AMPing up in mobile Search 9 years ago

Access to information is at the heart of Google’s mission. Unfortunately, today, the mobile web isn’t living up to the expectations people have for getting the information they need, particularly when it comes to speed. In fact, data shows that people abandon websites after just While helping people find fast …

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Building a safer web, for everyone 9 years ago

Today is 2. Informing Gmail users about potentially unsafe messages If you and your Grandpa both use Gmail to exchange messages, your connections are encrypted and authenticated. That means no peering eyes can read those emails as they zoom across the web, and you can be confident that the message …

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