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News from Google
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@NewsFromGoogle
Official source for the latest news and updates from across Google and Alphabet.
Mountain View, CA
Joined September 2017
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    Re: YouTube situation, we are coordinating with authorities and will provide official information here from Google and YouTube as it becomes available.
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    Statement from Verily: "We are developing a tool to help triage individuals for Covid-19 testing. Verily is in the early stages of development, and planning to roll testing out in the Bay Area, with the hope of expanding more broadly over time.
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    Replying to @NewsFromGoogle
    “We appreciate the support of government officials and industry partners and thank the Google engineers who have volunteered to be part of this effort."
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    Here is the note that @sundarpichai just sent to Googlers worldwide.
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    The “where to vote” panel is triggering for some specific searches bc Harris is also the name of a county in TX. Happens for “Vance” too bc it’s also the name of a county. Fix is coming. Note very few people actually search for voting places this way.
    screenshot of search results for "where to vote vance" showing "where to vote" panel
    screenshot of Google Trends for "where to vote" "where to vote for harris" and "where to vote for trump" showing "where to vote" is searched far more
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    “We are fully aligned and continue to work with the US Government to contain the spread of COVID-19, inform citizens, and protect the health of our communities. (1/6)
    Statement from Verily: "We are developing a tool to help triage individuals for Covid-19 testing. Verily is in the early stages of development, and planning to roll testing out in the Bay Area, with the hope of expanding more broadly over time.
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    Replying to @NewsFromGoogle
    Update: This is now fixed.
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    Replying to @elonmusk
    Thx for this. The “where to vote” panel is triggering for some specific searches bc Harris is also the name of a county in TX. Happens for “Vance” too bc it’s also the name of a county. Fix is coming. Note very few people actually search for voting places this way.
    screenshot of search results for "where to vote vance" showing "where to vote" panel
    screenshot of Google Trends for "where to vote" "where to vote for harris" and "where to vote for trump" showing "where to vote" is searched far more
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    Replying to @NewsFromGoogle
    “Google is partnering with the US Government in developing a nationwide website that includes information about COVID-19 symptoms, risk and testing information. (2/6)
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    Big launch week at @Google. 🚀 Here’s a look at what we shipped. 🧵🔽
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    The Federalist was never demonetized.
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    Replying to @joerogan and @Google
    Android backups are encrypted and no one can access them except you; it’s been that way since 2018.
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    Replying to @NewsFromGoogle
    “This is in addition to other measures we are taking, including: a Google “home page promotion” to promote greater awareness of simple measures citizens can take to prevent the spread of the disease; (3/6)