During last year's I/O developer conference, Google revealed that it would be giving users new and improved tools for managing their own information and how the company itself uses it. A lot of this spawned from pressure that came from congress over the past few years. Regardless, it's only good for … [Read more...] about Google app “Results about you” section will let you easily request removal of personal info from Search
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Google and NASA partner up to bring our solar system to life in AR
Google and NASA have partnered to introduce a whole new line of learning tools aimed at bringing multiple interesting experiences to Google users in both website form and via new AR models you can see right from your phone. In total, the partnership brings new 3D models of 60 planets, moons and … [Read more...] about Google and NASA partner up to bring our solar system to life in AR
You’ll soon be able to Google search for highlighted text in Chrome’s Side Panel
Following in Microsoft Edge's footsteps and thanks to their combined work on the Chromium source code, Google is looking to add the ability to search in its Side Panel for words you hightlight with your cursor. As reported by Leopeva64 on Twitter, you can see below that the right-click contextual … [Read more...] about You’ll soon be able to Google search for highlighted text in Chrome’s Side Panel
Google Search Knowledge Graph is testing an awesome Material Design makeover
While watching the Ubisoft Forward event which took place yesterday (yes, Stadia was taken off of the Assassin's Creed Mirage blog post for some reason), I saw an advertisement for something called Mythic Quest. Some of you may have already heard of this awesome show about a fake game studio making … [Read more...] about Google Search Knowledge Graph is testing an awesome Material Design makeover
Google Search wants to let you know how long an article will take to read before you click it
The 'Reading List' or 'Read Anywhere' feature in Chrome is quickly becoming one of my favorite features, but not because I actually read stuff that I save - well, not until recently. Instead, it's because saving articles for later is the missing link between News, Discover, Chrome, and Google Search … [Read more...] about Google Search wants to let you know how long an article will take to read before you click it
You can now perform Google Image searches with Google Lens on desktop Chrome
Google Lens is Google's image recognition software that utilizes computer vision, AI, and machine learning to determine what's in the foreground and background of an image in order to show you related images, products, and more. Initially, it became available on Pixel phones, but shortly thereafter … [Read more...] about You can now perform Google Image searches with Google Lens on desktop Chrome
You can now launch AAA games with one click directly from a Google search
First discovered by Bryant Chappel of The Nerf Report and then demonstrated on Twitter, you can now perform a Google Search for any game to see if it's available on one of the popular cloud gaming services that have come to dominance in the past few years. If you find that the Knowledge Panel for a … [Read more...] about You can now launch AAA games with one click directly from a Google search
Google Discover-style widgets appear on the Search homepage once again
Update: Improved image capture for demonstration Google Discover provides so much valuable information in a timely manner to users that its value can't be understated in the modern DNA of Google as a whole. Taking all of the world's information and organizing it to make it as universally … [Read more...] about Google Discover-style widgets appear on the Search homepage once again
Quoted Google searches are becoming even more helpful
Based on user feedback, Google has made a very important change to how it displays quoted searches on Google Search, and I am here for it. For those that don't know, quoted searches consist of putting quotes around a word or phrase to ensure that the search results include that exact match. This has … [Read more...] about Quoted Google searches are becoming even more helpful
Strange Google Search bug temporarily breaks timer and stopwatch tools online
Googling commands like "Set a timer for 10 minutes", or "stopwatch" used to pull up Google's built-in quick tools for these sorts of things, but as of this past week, both have seemingly disappeared. It's easy to forget how these conveniences positively impact our lives until they stop working, … [Read more...] about Strange Google Search bug temporarily breaks timer and stopwatch tools online
Google partners with Wikimedia Foundation to leverage its information in Search
Wikimedia Enterprise, a new paid service founded by the Wikimedia Foundation – the nonprofit that operates Wikipedia – announced this week that Google would be among its first paying customers. Along with Internet Archive, Google will use this opt-in product to leverage the knowledge found on … [Read more...] about Google partners with Wikimedia Foundation to leverage its information in Search
Google Search now makes COVID-19 info easier to find
COVID-19 is far from being gone from our lives, and as such, we continue to have to care for ourselves and each other when it comes to curbing the number of cases as the pandemic evolves. However, Google Search is making that a little bit easier by providing more ways in which we can find helpful … [Read more...] about Google Search now makes COVID-19 info easier to find
