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“Take notes for me” in Google Meet is rolling out soon; pre-configure access with a new admin setting

What’s changing “Take notes for me,” an AI-powered feature in Google Meet that automatically takes notes during your meetings, will be rolling out soon. Prior to end user availability, admins can now configure whether their users can use this Goog...

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8 Aug 2024

#WeArePlay | How Jakub is infusing Czech mythology into his games

Posted by Robbie McLachlan, Developer Marketing

In our latest film for #WeArePlay, which celebrates the people behind groundbreaking apps and games, Jakub takes us on a journey through the world of Amanita Design. Born in Prague, Czech Republi...

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8 Aug 2024

Announcing v17_1 of the Google Ads API

Today, we’re announcing the v17_1 release of the Google Ads API. To use some of the v17_1 features, you will need to upgrade your client libraries and client code. The updated client libraries and code examples will be published next week. This version...

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7 Aug 2024

Providing student engagement signals for Google Drive file attachments in Google Classroom

What’s changingWe’re introducing a new feature that surfaces richer student engagement data on assignments with Google Drive attachments in Google Classroom. With this update, teachers will have easily accessible visibility into whether students h...

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7 Aug 2024

Android Device Streaming: Announcing Early Access to Samsung, Xiaomi, and Oppo Device Labs

Posted by Grant Yang (Product Manager for OmniLab) & Adarsh Fernando (Product Manager for Android Studio)

At Google I/O 2024, we announced Android Device Streaming in open beta, which allows you as a developer to more easily access and int...

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6 Aug 2024

Available in open beta: configure third-party apps by select API scopes

What’s changing When your users sign in to third-party apps using the "Sign in with Google" option (single sign-on) or use OAuth to share their data with those apps, you can control what access those apps have to your organization’s Google data us...

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5 Aug 2024

Upcoming Changes in Python Version Support for the Google Ads API Client Library for Python

In October, 2024, Python 3.8 will reach end-of-life and will no longer be supported by the Python Software Foundation. Once Python 3.8 officially reaches end-of-life status, it will also no longer be supported by the Google Ads client library for Pyt...

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5 Aug 2024

Introducing recommendations in Google Search Console

This post announces Search Console recommendations, a new feature that provides websites with optimization
opportunities and suggests actions they can take to improve their presence on Google Search.

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5 Aug 2024

Smaller, Safer, More Transparent: Advancing Responsible AI with Gemma

ShieldGemma is a suite of safety content classifiers models built upon Gemma2 designed to keep users safe. GemmaScope is a new model interpretability tool that offers unparalleled insight into our models' inner workings.

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5 Aug 2024

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – August 2, 2024

3 New updatesUnless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both&nb...

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2 Aug 2024

Google Ads shopping report outage starting August 1, 2024

Update (August 2, 2024 13:30 PST): Follow our Google Ads dashboard at ads.google.com/status for updates. See this Google Ads entry for details on this outage.

We are actively looking into an issue with Google Ads. As of August 1 at about 2 PM EDT, th...

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1 Aug 2024

Educators can now create new classes in Google Classroom using SIS data and import grading periods from the SIS

What’s changing In 2023, we introduced the ability for Google Classroom teachers to export grading periods to their Student Information System (SIS) gradebook. This helps education teams simplify student data management and complete administrative...

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1 Aug 2024

Giving parents more choice with School time

Today we’re announcing new settings and features to help parents, teens and families navigate safer experiences online.

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1 Aug 2024

Supporting competitors for DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge

How Google is supporting DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge (AIxCC) Semifinal Competition at DEF CON 32.

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1 Aug 2024

Keeping your Android device safe from text message fraud

Posted by Nataliya Stanetsky and Roger Piqueras Jover, Android Security & Privacy Team

Cell-site simulators, also known as False Base Stations (FBS) or Stingrays, are radio devices that mimic real cell sites in order to lure mobile devices to connect...

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1 Aug 2024

3 new Chrome AI features for even more helpful browsing

With the help of Google’s latest AI models, you can now more easily search an image or video, find a website and compare different products when shopping in Chrome deskt…

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1 Aug 2024

Admins can now centrally set default grading settings for teachers in their district

What’s changingClassroom admins can now centrally set default grading settings for teachers in their district using the Admin console. When a teacher creates a new class in Classroom, these default settings are automatically populated for the class.&nb...

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31 Jul 2024

Prevent downloading, printing, or copying files by combining Data Loss Prevention rules with Context-Aware Access conditions

What's changingControlling access to sensitive content stored in Google Drive is a critical component for any company's security posture. One way admins can do this is with data loss prevention (DLP) rules that enable Information Rights Management (IRM...

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31 Jul 2024

Allowlist and Audit Logs for URLs accessed from Google Apps Script and Google Sheets

What’s changingWe’re introducing a feature that will allow admins to restrict which URLs Apps Scripts and Sheets can source external content from. More specifically, admins can now monitor which URLs are being accessed by referencing new logs that we’r...

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31 Jul 2024

Stay informed on the go with new updates from Maps and Waze

See new updates from Maps and Waze to help you stay informed on the go

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31 Jul 2024

New ways to access About this image

Get context on images you see online using Circle to Search and Google Lens.

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31 Jul 2024

How we’re addressing explicit fake content in Search

Today we are announcing improvements and new policies to help people affected by explicit non-consensual fake content.

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31 Jul 2024

Deprecation of Structured Data Files v6

Today we’re announcing the deprecation of Structured Data Files (SDF) v6. This version will sunset on April 30, 2025.

Migrate to SDF v7 or higher before the sunset date to avoid any interruption of service. Instructions on how to migrate from v6 to...

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30 Jul 2024

Improving the security of Chrome cookies on Windows

Posted by Will Harris, Chrome Security Team

Cybercriminals using cookie theft infostealer malware continue to pose a risk to the safety and security of our users. We already have a number of initiatives in this area including Chrome’s download protec...

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30 Jul 2024

Gemini in the side panel of Google Drive introduces a new PDF viewing experience

What’s changingYou can now interact with the Gemini side panel while viewing PDFs. This new viewing experience works with all kinds of PDFs, such as: Scanned PDFs: Pictures of paper documents turned into PDFs. Native PDFs: PDFs created on a c...

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30 Jul 2024

How to use Google Photos AI editing tools, now available to everyone

Google Photos AI editing tools are rolling out to all Google Photos users — learn more about how to use them.

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30 Jul 2024

Explore new augmented reality features in Google Maps

Google Maps now offers AR content at historical Parisian landmarks with Google Arts & Culture and Ubisoft.

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30 Jul 2024

New reporting and genAI tools to boost creative results

We’re adding conversions to Performance Max asset reporting, improving image editing, expanding asset generation to new campaigns and more.

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30 Jul 2024

Wildfire boundary maps expand to new countries in Europe and Africa

Learn how we’re using AI to keep communities across Europe and Africa safe during wildfires.

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29 Jul 2024

Catch up on followed threads from the home shortcut in Google Chat

What’s changingMany users follow threads within spaces in Google Chat to ensure they don’t miss any updates. To build upon this experience and help you keep track of important discussions occurring in threads, we’re introducing the ability to follow an...

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29 Jul 2024

5 tips for writing great prompts for Gemini in the Workspace side panel

Gemini in the Workspace side panel allows you to chat with Gemini across Gmail, Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive — all without ever leaving the app you’re in.

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29 Jul 2024

Watch Performance Max and the Google Ads API On Demand

As previously announced, Ads Developer Relations hosted a workshop on July 17: Performance Max and the Google Ads API. We are grateful to all the Google Ads API and Performance Max enthusiasts who tuned in for the live workshop.

If you didn't get ...

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29 Jul 2024

How Google uses AI to reduce stop-and-go traffic on your route — and fight fuel emissions

Learn more about Project Green Light, Google’s initiative to cut down on stop-and-go emissions.

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29 Jul 2024

World record-breaking Google Cloud x Formula E hackathon

Formula E and Google Cloud broke a Guinness World Records™ title for the most participants in a generative AI hackathon, with 1,130 participants tackling real life chall…

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29 Jul 2024

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – July 26, 2024

1 New updateUnless otherwise indicated, the features below are available to all Google Workspace customers, and are fully launched or in the process of rolling out. Rollouts should take no more than 15 business days to complete if launching to both&nbs...

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26 Jul 2024

Enhancing your productivity on Android devices with new features in Gmail and Google Chat apps

Update[July 31, 2024] We have temporarily paused the rollout for the ability to view a list of keyboard shortcuts in the Gmail & Chat app when pressing “?” on an external keyboard plugged into an Android device. We expect this feature to be fully r...

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25 Jul 2024

AI Classification in Google Drive is now available for the Gemini Education Premium add-on

What’s changingWe’re expanding the availability of AI Classification in Google Drive to Google Workspace for Education customers with the Gemini Education Premium add-on. Even though data security is paramount in today’s digital world, organizatio...

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25 Jul 2024

Label administration is becoming more discoverable and flexible in the Admin console

What’s changingWe’re introducing several changes to make labels more discoverable and flexible for organizations:1. Label Manager’s New Location: The Label Manager interface is moving from a standalone UI into the Workspace Admin console. Prior to this...

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25 Jul 2024

Automatically generated captions for videos in Google Drive

What’s changing Today, we’re excited to announce that when you upload a video to Google Drive, captions for the video can be automatically generated. These captions are automatically generated using speech recognition technology to transcribe the ...

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25 Jul 2024

Improved collaboration with Google Workspace LTI™ integrations in PowerSchool Schoology Learning

What’s changingWe recently announced that our Learning Interoperability Tools, including Assignments LTI™, Google Drive LTI™, and Meet LTI™ will be consolidated under a new brand: Google Workspace LTI™.In order to bring the collaborative power of Goog...

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25 Jul 2024

Introducing Google Meet LTI™

What’s changingTo help improve remote and hybrid learning, we’re introducing Google Meet LTI™ for Canvas by Instructure and PowerSchool Schoology Learning. This builds on the existing Google Workspace Learning Interoperability Tools including Assignmen...

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25 Jul 2024

Making security easy: How we are helping you fix vulnerabilities in your Android apps

Posted by Bessie Jiang – Software Engineer and Chris Schneider – Security Engineer

Contributors: Maciej Szawłowski – Security Engineer, Hannah Barnes – Technical Program Manager, Dirk Göhmann – Technical Writer, Patrick Mutchler – Software Engineer...

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25 Jul 2024

Gemini’s big upgrade: Faster responses with 1.5 Flash, expanded access and more

We’re bringing 1.5 Flash to Gemini, launching a new related content feature and expanding our Gemini for Teens experience.

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25 Jul 2024

Helping Brits to make AI work for them

AI has the potential to benefit every sector in the UK, from helping teachers craft engaging lesson plans to improving small businesses’ customer service, and even helpi…

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25 Jul 2024

How 5 Google interns are making an impact this summer

For International Intern Day 2024, hear stories from Google interns around the world.

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25 Jul 2024

Enable Classification labels on specific Google Workspace applications

What’s changingAdmins can create classification labels for users to apply to files in Google Drive. These classification labels are useful for many common workplace scenarios, including records management, classification, structured finding, reporting,...

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24 Jul 2024

3 ways Asia-Pacific developers are creating global success

Asia-Pacific is home to a vibrant developer community. The creative apps and games they’ve built reflects the region's diverse cultures, tech skills and avid love f…

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24 Jul 2024

Building security into the redesigned Chrome downloads experience

Posted by Jasika Bawa, Lily Chen, and Daniel Rubery, Chrome Security

Last year, we introduced a redesign of the Chrome downloads experience on desktop to make it easier for users to interact with recent downloads. At the time, we mentioned that the a...

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24 Jul 2024

Introducing Collections, a new on-device surface for your content

Posted by Cullen Rotroff, Product Manager, Google Play

Over the past year, the Play Store has evolved into a dynamic discovery engine for your apps and their amazing content. We continue to invest in features that connect the best app experien...

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24 Jul 2024

A new study using Fitbit data uncovers connections between sleep and disease

The biggest study of its kind using Fitbit devices shows how sleep affects people’s health.

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24 Jul 2024

Discover the Museum of Modern Art of Bahia

The Museum of Modern Art of Bahia and Google Arts & Culture are bringing a vibrant collection of Bahian art to a global audience for the first time.

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24 Jul 2024

Adding Data Loss Prevention (DLP) to form content in Google Forms

What’s changingWe’re continually investing in data protection capabilities for Google Forms. We’ve already enabled data loss prevention (DLP) for Google Drive policies that apply to files submitted in external Forms, including Forms from external organ...

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24 Jul 2024

More than a store: How we’re evolving Google Play

Google Play introduces more ways to discover, game with more rewards and get content when you need it most.

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24 Jul 2024

What retailers can expect from the new Merchant Center

The new Merchant Center will be available to all users in September, with gen AI tools, insights reports and a simplified interface.

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24 Jul 2024

8 ways to keep up with the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Google

Keep up with the 2024 Olympics across Search, Maps, Gemini, YouTube, Google TV and more.

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24 Jul 2024

Reduce live-stream bandwidth consumption to a fraction of the traffic volume with eCDN for Google Meet

What’s changing In September 2023, we introduced ultra-low latency livestreaming and since then we’ve introduced several improvements for the overall experience. Today, we’re excited to introduce the latest enhancement for ultra-low latency live s...

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23 Jul 2024

#WeArePlay | 153 new stories from people creating apps and games in the U.S.

Posted by Robbie McLachlan, Developer Marketing

In 2022, #WeArePlay launched 153 stories about the people behind app and game companies across the United States. Since then, we've been on a virtual tour around the world with more stories fro...

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23 Jul 2024

The next step in our fight against spyware

Google joined several other U.S. technology companies in filing an amicus brief in Dada v NSO Group Technologies.

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22 Jul 2024

Google Drive inventory reporting is now available in open beta

What’s changing Google Drive inventory reporting is now available in open beta, providing admins with enhanced visibility into the state of their data assets. By exporting this data into BigQuery, admins can gain a holistic view of how their data ...

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22 Jul 2024

Introducing Genkit for Go: Build scalable AI-powered apps in Go

Genkit for Go is an open source framework for building AI-powered applications in Go. It leverages Go's simplicity, scalability, and security, and is currently in alpha.

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21 Jul 2024