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Reminder: Entity Read Files sunset on October 31, 2024

On October 31, 2024, Display & Video 360 Entity Read Files (ERFs) will sunset. After this date, new private and public ERFs will not be generated. ERFs were deprecated in June 2021 and the October sunset date was first announced in January 2024.

If...

Google

11 Jul 2024

How to Create a Beautiful and Functional Site for Your WordPress Meetup Group

Taking advantage of our free site offer for your WordPress community? Here are some new templates you can use.

11 Jul 2024

Is Pinterest Dead? How to Supercharge Pinterest Traffic to Your Blog

There’s a rumor going around that Pinterest is dead. But with close to half a billion active monthly users, that’s hard to believe. Pinterest is a visual discovery platform where users curate and share inspirational content through ‘pins’ while exploring a wide range of ideas… Read More »
The post Is Pinterest Dead? How to Supercharge Pinterest Traffic to Your Blog first appeared on WPBeginner.

11 Jul 2024

Power BI July 2024 Feature Summary

Welcome to the July 2024 update. Here are a few, select highlights of the many we have for Power BI. Customize your reference layers in Azure Maps visual, DAX query view is available in live connect and an update to Power BI enhanced report format (PBI...

11 Jul 2024

Configure your shipping and returns directly in Search Console

This post discusses a new and easier way to add shipping or return information directly in Search Console.

Google

11 Jul 2024

Reduce ANRs when implementing mobile ads

We heard your feedback via Play Console crash reports regarding Application Not Responding (ANRs) errors related to the Google Mobile Ads SDK. After analyzing these reports, we updated our SDK implementation best practices to reduce ANR rates. The rec...

Google

10 Jul 2024

Rollout Update: setting the default camera framing option for Google Meet hardware devices

What’s changing We recently announced several updates related to framing options on Google Hardware devices. This included the ability for admins to configure the default camera framing option for their hardware devices. After pausing rollout to o...

Google

10 Jul 2024

Discover Mongolia’s heritage and traditions on Google Arts & Culture

Discover Mongolia’s culture and heritage on Google Arts & Culture.

Google

10 Jul 2024

Health partners can now more easily access Fitbit heart data

Fitbit's Irregular Rhythm Notification feature is now available via Web API to healthcare providers with user permission.

Google

10 Jul 2024

Register for the Performance Max Workshop

As previously announced, the Performance Max and the Google Ads API workshop is only one week away, on July 17, 2024. Register today to reserve your spot.

As a reminder, this developer-focused, virtual workshop will provide you with knowledge, reso...

Google

10 Jul 2024

4 Google updates coming to Samsung devices

New Circle to Search capabilities, Wear OS 5 and more are coming to Samsung’s latest devices.

Google

10 Jul 2024

How to Fix the WordPress .htaccess File (Beginner’s Guide)

Your website’s .htaccess file is a tiny but important file that runs behind the scenes and acts like a set of instructions for your server. The file tells how to handle things like permalinks and security measures. Unfortunately, this file can get corrupted for various… Read More »
The post How to Fix the WordPress .htaccess File (Beginner’s Guide) first appeared on WPBeginner.

10 Jul 2024

Passkeys are now available for high risk users to enroll in the Advanced Protection Program

Starting today, high risk users can use passkeys to enroll in the Advanced Protection Program.

Google

10 Jul 2024

Google Meet and Zoom interoperability now includes presented content via a wired HDMI connection

What’s changing We’re expanding the interoperability between Google Meet and Zoom to include the ability to present content via a wired HDMI connection. This functionality will allow you: Present HDMI content into your Zoom Meetings from Goog...

Google

9 Jul 2024

Get the most out of any Teams Rooms meeting with speaker recognition and Copilot

AI-powered speaker recognition technology has now expanded to all Teams Rooms on Windows devices, regardless of the microphone type. This was previously only available with intelligent speaker equipment in the room. Now any Teams Room on Windows can en...

9 Jul 2024

Use the Apple Volume Purchasing Program (VPP) to distribute apps for device enrollment and company owned devices

What’s changingIn November 2023, we announced the ability to purchase and distribute iOS apps to user-enrolled devices through Apple’s Volume Purchase Program. Beginning today, we’re expanding this functionality to include device enrollment and company...

Google

9 Jul 2024

Pre-configure meeting notes, recordings, and transcripts from the Calendar invite

What’s changing Meeting hosts can now pre-configure meeting notes, meeting recordings, and meeting transcripts from the Calendar invite. This helps ensure that these specific artifacts are automatically captured, reducing the need for the meeting ...

Google

9 Jul 2024

WordPress 6.6 Release Candidate 3

WordPress 6.6 RC3 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, please evaluate RC3 on a test server or a local environment. Reaching this phase of the release cycle is a […]

9 Jul 2024

How We Built It: my.blog

A peek at how our special projects team built the all new my.blog website.

9 Jul 2024

8 key VMware questions answered at the Azure VMware Solution digital event

Learn more about VMware migration with Azure VMware Solution. Lock in pricing, unlock Azure cloud services, and optimize your vSphere workloads.
The post 8 key VMware questions answered at the Azure VMware Solution digital event appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Azure

9 Jul 2024

Enhancing the Google Calendar appointment scheduling experience with additional features

What’s changingFollowing our recent announcement of the appointment slots feature in Google Calendar being replaced by appointment schedules in July 2024, we’re updating appointment schedules by adding new features to enhance the overall experience.&nb...

Google

9 Jul 2024

Empowering Black Founders through Google’s Accelerators

Meet this year’s Google for Startups Accelerator: Black Founders cohort

Google

9 Jul 2024

How We Created Hyve, an AI Chatbot for WordPress – First Version Now Free

For the past few months, we’ve been experimenting with AI to create innovative tools for WordPress. One of our recent projects, QuickWP, an AI-powered WordPress site builder, was one such project. Building on the things that we learned while making Qui...

9 Jul 2024

UNESCO’s Treasures of the Ancient Silk Roads

The possibility to virtually explore the fantastic collection of marbles and sculpture from the Acropolis Museum on Google Arts & Culture

Google

9 Jul 2024

Manage your compliance and data controls from a single source in the Admin console

What’s changing We know that compliance and data controls are paramount for our customers, both in understanding Google Workspace’s policies and configuring compliance-relevant features according to the needs of their business sector and geographi...

Google

8 Jul 2024

Access Management is now generally available in the European Union

What’s changing Access Management is now also generally available in the European Union — these controls allow customers to select the physical location from which Google support teams can access organizational data during support activities. Cust...

Google

8 Jul 2024

Mouse brain research is helping us better understand human minds

Researchers on our Connectomics team have completed the largest ever AI-assisted digital reconstruction of human brain tissue. Here’s why they’re taking on the mouse bra…

Google

8 Jul 2024

Introducing a new experience for data regions reporting

What’s changing We’re pleased to announce several new enhancements to Google Workspace data regions: For the first time, admins will be able to specify not only the region (EU or US) where their data is stored, but also the region in which it...

Google

8 Jul 2024

Plans on Microsoft Learn: Your online blueprint for building AI and Azure skills

We get it—you have a mountain of online learning resources available at your fingertips, and with that information overload you can find yourself lost in a maze of unorganized materials. That's why we're thrilled to introduce Plans on Microsoft Learn, a new tool that provides guided learning for top Azure tools and solutions.
The post Plans on Microsoft Learn: Your online blueprint for building AI and Azure skills appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Azure

8 Jul 2024

Retirement of the Windows installer for Analysis Services managed client libraries

The Windows installer for Analysis Services client libraries will be retired next year.

8 Jul 2024

WP Briefing: Episode 83: Learning Pathways

Discover how Learning Pathways can guide you through your WordPress journey with clarity and purpose. In the latest episode of WordPress Briefing, host Josepha Haden Chomphosy welcomes special guest Wes Theron to discuss the newly introduced Learning Pathways. These curated lesson sets are tailored to various experience levels, roles, and use cases, ensuring a personalized learning experience for every WordPress user.

8 Jul 2024

Demystify history with GitHub Copilot commit explanations

Have you ever struggled to understand what a commit was doing or why it was made? Do you wish you had more clarity and context when reviewing or collaborating on code changes? If you answered yes, then you’ll love what GitHub Copilot can do for you: generate commit explanations.
The post Demystify history with GitHub Copilot commit explanations appeared first on Visual Studio Blog.

8 Jul 2024

Exclusive experience at Pokémon GO Fest 2024 for Google Play Points members

Google Play Points members can catch exclusive perks and prizes at this year’s Pokémon GO Fest 2024.

Google

5 Jul 2024

8 Best Lead Magnet Tools to Skyrocket Conversions (Compared)

At WPBeginner, we’ve been using different types of lead magnets for over a decade now to get readers to subscribe to our email list. So far, we have built lead magnets like ebooks, free tools, giveaways, checklists, and a lot more. We have also used… Read More »
The post 8 Best Lead Magnet Tools to Skyrocket Conversions (Compared) first appeared on WPBeginner.

5 Jul 2024

The world’s oldest known evidence of storytelling through art

For the first time, take a virtual journey to the world’s oldest known painted picture, recently discovered in a cave in Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Google

4 Jul 2024

WPBeginner Turns 15 Years Old – Reflections, Updates, and a Giveaway ($50,000 in Prizes)

It’s quite surreal to type that WPBeginner turns 15 years old today! Time flies when you’re having fun especially with such an amazing community of website owners, small businesses, and web professionals. YOU ARE the best part of WPBeginner! Like every year, I will take… Read More »
The post WPBeginner Turns 15 Years Old – Reflections, Updates, and a Giveaway ($50,000 in Prizes) first appeared on WPBeginner.

4 Jul 2024

Build your own copilot with Microsoft Azure AI Studio

 No matter your use case, Microsoft Azure AI Studio accelerates the generative AI development lifecycle, empowering organizations to build and shape the future with AI.
The post Build your own copilot with Microsoft Azure AI Studio appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Azure

3 Jul 2024

10 ways to impact business velocity through Azure OpenAI Service

Organizations across industries are leveraging Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service and Copilot services and capabilities to drive growth, increase productivity, and create value-added experiences.
The post 10 ways to impact business velocity through Azure OpenAI Service appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

Azure

3 Jul 2024

Location Auto-migration Complete

What changed?
On 24 July 2023, we announced the auto-migration of location extensions to assets. For the majority of accounts, location extensions were automatically migrated to assets. This change was made to expand the variety of ways in which your l...

Google

3 Jul 2024

How to Make a Classified Ads Website with WordPress (Step by Step)

Many of our readers ask us about different ways to make money online with WordPress. While starting an online store or doing affiliate marketing are straightforward options, you might also be interested in creating a classified ads website. A classified ads website is an online… Read More »
The post How to Make a Classified Ads Website with WordPress (Step by Step) first appeared on WPBeginner.

3 Jul 2024

Important policy updates for Early Access apps starting July 30, 2024

What’s changing To ensure organizations’ continued access to services, we're changing the way Early Access apps transition to Additional Google Services:Currently, when an Early Access app becomes an Additional Google Service, it is turned on or o...

Google

2 Jul 2024

Adding a ‘missing’ grade state to Gradebook in Google Classroom

What’s changing In the last year, we’ve added new features, such as disabling submissions after a due date in Google Classroom and excusing assignments in Google Classroom, in order to give teachers even more flexibility when it comes to grading f...

Google

2 Jul 2024

WordPress 6.6 RC2

WordPress 6.6 RC2 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical websites. Instead, please evaluate RC2 on a test server or a local environment. Reaching this phase of the release cycle is a […]

2 Jul 2024

Dive into native Windows development with new WinUI workload and template improvements

At //Build 2024, the WinUI team announced a renewed focus on WinUI as one of the premier app development frameworks we recommend for native Windows app development. To make it as seamless and easy as possible to get into coding, we created a new Windows Dev Center page,
The post Dive into native Windows development with new WinUI workload and template improvements appeared first on Visual Studio Blog.

2 Jul 2024

Our 2024 Environmental Report

Our 2024 Environmental Report looks at our use of technology to drive environmental change and operate our business sustainably.

Google

2 Jul 2024

6 ways AI makes your Pixel even more helpful

Try these AI features to get the most out of your Pixel.

Google

2 Jul 2024

Announcing the Merchant API Beta, the new version of the Content API for Shopping

Today we're announcing the release of the Merchant API Beta. This is the newest version of the Content API for Shopping which comes with exciting new features. The Merchant API is a redesign of the Content API for Shopping which can help you showcase y...

Google

2 Jul 2024

How to Create a Website Free of Cost in 2024: Beginner’s Guide

How to create a website free of cost? Well, it’s easier than you think! If you don’t have the money to pay for a website right now, don’t worry. There really are some viable ways to start a website for free and then even have it hosted online publicly....

2 Jul 2024

Meet the students that are changing the world through technology

Meet the winners of this year’s Google for Developers Solution Challenge.

Google

1 Jul 2024

10 Best Hosting Resellers in 2024 (Insanely Good Deals)

Web hosting is projected to reach $159.90 billion USD in revenue by the end of 2024 1. If you want to get a slice of that multi-billion dollar pie for yourself, then getting into the hosting resale business can be a smart move. You can pitch it as an a...

1 Jul 2024

Alternative payment options in the EU in visionOS 1.2

Alternative payment options are now supported starting in visionOS 1.2 for apps distributed on the App Store in the EU.Learn about alternative payments in the EU

Apple

1 Jul 2024

Let GitHub Copilot draft of your pull request description

Writing good pull request descriptions is essential for effective code reviews and collaboration. But it’s time-consuming and tedious, especially when you have multiple commits or complex changes. That’s why we’re highlighting a feature that will make your life better with the help of GitHub Copilot: generated pull request descriptions.
The post Let GitHub Copilot draft of your pull request description appeared first on Visual Studio Blog.

1 Jul 2024

Our investment to accelerate clean energy in Asia Pacific

We’re partnering with BlackRock to support a pipeline of new solar projects in Taiwan.

Google

1 Jul 2024

Bringing the I/O magic to Berlin

Here are some highlights from what we announced both on stage in Berlin and elsewhere in the world in celebration of this event!

Google

29 Jun 2024

How We Built It: The I/O Crossword

Adding a helpful twist to a classic crossword puzzle with the power of Flutter, Firebase, and the Gemini API.

Google

29 Jun 2024

Model Explorer: Simplifying ML models for Edge devices

Model Explorer, a new graph visualization tool from Google AI Edge, enables developers to overcome the complexities of optimizing models for edge devices.

Google

29 Jun 2024

Gemini 1.5 Pro 2M context window, code execution capabilities, and Gemma 2 are available today

Developers will now be able to give Gemini 1.5 Flash a set of pre-trained data of their own and tune it to improve model performance significantly.

Google

29 Jun 2024

Fine-tuning Gemma 2 with Keras – and an update from Hugging Face

The next generation of Gemma models is now available in KerasNLP.

Google

29 Jun 2024

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – June 28, 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...

Google

28 Jun 2024

#WeArePlay | 4 stories of founders building apps for the LGBTQIA+ community

Posted by Robbie McLachlan, Developer Marketing

#WeArePlay celebrates the inspiring journeys of people behind apps and games on Google Play. In honor of Pride Month, we are highlighting founders who have built tools to empower the LGBTQIA+ commun...

Google

28 Jun 2024