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Understand how COVID-19 is impacting your community

AR / VR / Mixed Reality, Company News / General Interest, Coronavirus

Google Blog – 6.29.20

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting different communities in different ways. As cities and towns across the world respond with local policies and guidelines, the need for timely and authoritative local news and information is paramount. To help people navigate these complexities, we’re working across our news products to highlight the latest local guidance and surfacing more content from local news publishers so users can understand how the virus is affecting their community.

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A redesigned Google Photos, built for your life’s memories

Data / Storage / Cloud, Imaging / Photography

Google Blog – 6.25.20

Five years ago, we noticed that people were struggling to manage their photos and videos—there wasn’t a place to keep them all, storage was disorganized, and it was hard to find specific photos. We designed Google Photos to solve these problems and since then more than one billion people use the app each month. Over the past few years we’ve also seen that people use Google Photos when they feel nostalgic and want to reminisce. Google Photos has become more than just an app to manage your photos, it’s become the home for your life’s memories.

Source: A redesigned Google Photos, built for your life’s memories

Stay connected more easily with Meet in Gmail on mobile

Apps, Company News / General Interest

Google Blog – 6.23.20 (6.16.20)

On a given day, I’m joining a dozen video calls—some are for work and others are scheduled times to catch up with friends (virtual trivia has become a quarantine favorite!). With video calling being an integral part of our lives, we made Google Meet free and available for everyone last month, and also brought it into Gmail on the web. Today, we’re bringing Meet to Gmail on Android and iOS, so that you can easily join video meetings from your inbox.

Source: Stay connected more easily with Meet in Gmail on mobile

Our commitments to racial equity

Company News / General Interest

Google Blog – 6.19.20 (6.17.20)

Over the past several weeks, violent and racist attacks against the Black community have forced the world to reckon with the structural and systemic racism that Black people have experienced over generations. My own search for answers started within our own walls. Listening to the personal accounts of members of our Black Leadership Advisory Group and our Black+ Googlers has only reinforced for me the reality our Black communities face: one where systemic racism permeates every aspect of life, from interactions with law enforcement, to access to housing and capital, to health care, education, and the workplace.

Source: Our commitments to racial equity

Online resources for kids and families during COVID-19

Coronavirus, EdTech / Coding / STEM /STEAM

Google Blog – 6.1.20 (5.29.20)

As families continue to face the new realities of juggling work, school, and play at home, online tools can make the adjustment a bit smoother. We’re all spending more of our time on our devices, and Google has many products and programs to help families create healthy digital habits and help them stay safe online. From internet safety resources to parental controls, our products help families find and manage quality content and apps, tools for distance learning and virtual field trips. And behind the scenes, our teams work every day to protect our users and make our products safer for everyone.

Source: Online resources for kids and families during COVID-19

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