So much of the beauty and power of art lives in the details. You can only fully appreciate the genius of artists like Monet or Van Gogh when you stand so close to a masterpiece that your nose almost touches it. As you step back from the brush strokes, you …
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Introducing Spaces, a tool for small group sharing 8 years ago
Group sharing isn’t easy. From book clubs to house hunts to weekend trips and more, getting friends into the same app can be challenging. Sharing things typically involves hopping between apps to copy and paste links. Group conversations often don’t stay on topic, and things get lost in endless threads …
Read moreIntroducing The Data Center Mural Project 8 years ago
Whether it’s sharing photos, searching the web or translating languages, billions of requests are sent to “the cloud” every day. But few people think about how all this information flows through physical locations, called data centers. Because these buildings typically aren’t much to look at, people usually don’t—and rarely learn …
Read moreIntroducing The Data Center Mural Project 8 years ago
Whether it’s sharing photos, searching the web or translating languages, billions of requests are sent to “the cloud” every day. But few people think about how all this information flows through physical locations, called data centers. Because these buildings typically aren’t much to look at, people usually don’t—and rarely learn …
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Meet Gboard: Search, GIFs, emojis & more. Right from your keyboard. 8 years ago
iPhone users—this one’s for you. Meet Gboard, a new app for your iPhone that lets you search and send information, GIFs, emojis and more, right from your keyboard.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0vg4HUEIyk]Say you’re texting with a friend about tomorrow’s lunch plans. They ask you for the address. Until now it’s worked like this: …
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Meet Gboard: Search, GIFs, emojis & more. Right from your keyboard. 8 years ago
iPhone users—this one’s for you. Meet Gboard, a new app for your iPhone that lets you search and send information, GIFs, emojis and more, right from your keyboard.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0vg4HUEIyk]Say you’re texting with a friend about tomorrow’s lunch plans. They ask you for the address. Until now it’s worked like this: …
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Translate where you need it: in any app, offline, and wherever you see Chinese 8 years ago
Of the 500 million+ people who use Google Translate, more than 9 in 10 live outside the U.S. We’ve talked with thousands of you in India, Indonesia, Brazil, and Thailand to learn what works and what doesn’t—and today we’re rolling out some big improvements. First, say hello to Tap to …
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Translate where you need it: in any app, offline, and wherever you see Chinese 8 years ago
Of the 500 million+ people who use Google Translate, more than 9 in 10 live outside the U.S. We’ve talked with thousands of you in India, Indonesia, Brazil, and Thailand to learn what works and what doesn’t—and today we’re rolling out some big improvements. First, say hello to Tap to …
Read moreDigital #LoveLetters from children of the incarcerated 8 years ago
Back in February, we announced a new effort from Google.org focused on racial justice, including support for organizations working to end mass incarceration. This is a critical issue in the United States, which represents 5 percent of the world’s population, but 25 percent of the world’s prison population. And Blacks …
Read moreDigital #LoveLetters from children of the incarcerated 8 years ago
Back in February, we announced a new effort from Google.org focused on racial justice, including support for organizations working to end mass incarceration. This is a critical issue in the United States, which represents 5 percent of the world’s population, but 25 percent of the world’s prison population. And Blacks …
Read moreHelping for the long term in Flint, Michigan 8 years ago
Access to clean drinking water is a concern all over the world, but in the United States it’s often a foregone conclusion. That is not the case recently for the residents of Flint, Michigan, many of whom we now know have been exposed to lead in their tap water. It’s …
Read moreHelping for the long term in Flint, Michigan 8 years ago
Access to clean drinking water is a concern all over the world, but in the United States it’s often a foregone conclusion. That is not the case recently for the residents of Flint, Michigan, many of whom we now know have been exposed to lead in their tap water. It’s …
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