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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – July 19, 2024

2 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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19 Jul 2024

Enable guardians to preview assigned classwork within Google Classroom

What’s changing Currently, a teacher or school administrator can invite a guardian, typically a parent, to receive email summaries about their student’s work in class. These email summaries include a rundown of missing work, upcoming work and clas...

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19 Jul 2024

The Fourth Beta of Android 15

Posted by Matthew McCullough – VP of Product Management, Android Developer

Today we're bringing you Beta 4, the last scheduled update in our Android 15 beta program, so make sure your apps are ready and you've given us any critical feedback befo...

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18 Jul 2024

Available in beta: Policy Visualization across Google Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive

What’s changing Currently, when there are security policies applied to documents, spreadsheets, presentations or files, users are given no central explanation of which actions, like downloading, making a copy, or external sharing are restricted.&n...

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18 Jul 2024

3 things parents and students told us about how generative AI can support learning

Google research teams spoke with high school students, parents and teachers to understand how AI can help support learning.

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18 Jul 2024

Introducing the Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI) and founding member organizations

Google announces the Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI) alongside founding member organizations.

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18 Jul 2024

Display & Video 360 API v2 will sunset on September 3, 2024

As announced in February 2024, Display & Video 360 API v2 will sunset on September 3, 2024. Please migrate to Display & Video 360 API v3 before the sunset date to avoid an interruption of service.

You can read our release notes for more information...

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18 Jul 2024

4 ways Google will show up in NBCUniversal’s Olympic Games Paris 2024 coverage

We’re partnering with Team USA and NBCUniversal to showcase our features in NBCU’s coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics.

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18 Jul 2024

Clearer re-enrollment for Google Meet hardware devices

What’s changingWe're updating the way Google Meet hardware devices are re-enrolled to provide a more intuitive experience for administrators.Previously, if a device was re-enrolled without first being deprovisioned, the Admin console would reuse its ex...

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17 Jul 2024

10 fun facts about emoji for World Emoji Day

Celebrate World Emoji Day with Google, and check out what’s new for Emoji Kitchen.

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17 Jul 2024

4 new games and experiments from Google Arts & Culture to inspire your summer

Artists in Residence at the Google Arts & Culture Lab are developing playful tools to inspire creativity with gen AI - discover how their latest experiments can be a sou…

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17 Jul 2024

Import and export Markdown in Google Docs

What’s changingIn 2022, we introduced expanded support for composing with Markdown in Google Docs on web. Today, we’re introducing highly-requested features that enhance Docs' interoperability with other Markdown supporting tools. These include the abi...

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16 Jul 2024

Upcoming changes to page size in the Google Ads API

Starting the week of August 19, 2024, we will roll out a change that removes the ability to set the page_size field when making GoogleAdsService.Search requests. All requests will assume a fixed page size of 10,000 rows instead. Developers will rece...

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16 Jul 2024

How we built AlphaFold 3 to predict the structure and interaction of all of life’s molecules

Here’s how this model came to be.

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16 Jul 2024

Google Workspace extensions for Gmail, Google Drive and Google Docs are now available in open beta for Gemini (gemini.google.com)

What’s changing We’re pleased to announce Google Workspace extensions for Gmail, Google Drive and Google Docs are available for Gemini (gemini.google.com). When enabled, Gemini will be able to cross reference these apps as data sources to better i...

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16 Jul 2024

Teachers will soon be able to create a new class in Google Classroom using Student Information System (SIS) data

What’s changingWe recently introduced the ability to import data, such as student rosters, co-teachers and grading categories, from your Student Information System (SIS) to Google Classroom. In the coming weeks, we will be introducing a new featur...

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16 Jul 2024

Google Classroom now supports exporting grades and importing rosters and grade settings with PowerSchool SIS

What’s changingGoogle Classroom teachers can now export and import select information via the new integration with PowerSchool SIS, a third-party student information system (SIS) that provides innovative K-12 software and cloud-based solutions to impr...

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15 Jul 2024

Google Workspace Updates Weekly Recap – July 12, 2024

2 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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12 Jul 2024

Prepare your app for the new Samsung Galaxy foldables and watches!

Posted by Maru Ahues Bouza – Product Management Director, Android Developer

Yesterday’s Galaxy Unpacked event from Samsung debuted the latest in foldables, wearables, and more! The event introduced the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6 and the Galaxy W...

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11 Jul 2024

10 years ago, Android expanded to 3 new platforms

Learn more about why 2014 was a big year for Android.

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11 Jul 2024

Access Google Meet artifacts with a new Google Drive API scope

What’s changing We’re introducing a new OAuth scope for the Drive API: drive.meet.readonly. The new scope grants app access to read and download files from a user’s drive that were created or edited by Google Meet — this includes meeting transcrip...

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11 Jul 2024

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...

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11 Jul 2024