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☆ Google will now wait on hold for you with customer service — here's how it works
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Google is looking to make marathon customer service calls a little more bearable. It can call customer service on your behalf, then call you back with a rep on the line. Roughly 30 companies — including airlines, telephone companies, retailers, insurance companies, and delivery services — are participating in the test, according to 9To5Google. After providing your phone number, Google will text updates and show estimated wait times on an ensuing webpage. AdvertisementGoogle recently started showing customer service numbers as Knowledge Panels — or authoritative info boxes appearing at the top of search results, 9To5Google reports.

Persons: —, they're, 9To5Google Organizations: Google, Service, Search Labs

☆ CEOs condemn Hamas attacks and express support for Israel in messages to employees
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

CEOs are condemning Hamas and expressing support for Israel in messages to employees. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and Google boss Sundar Pichai have publicly condemned the attacks on social media and issued statements to employees. "Heartbroken by the horrific terrorist attacks on Israel and the escalating conflict," Nadella said in a post on X. "Google has two offices and more than 2,000 employees in Israel, and it's unimaginable what they are experiencing right now." "We stand with our employees, their families and the people of Israel during this time of great suffering and loss."

Persons: Satya Nadella, Sundar Pichai, JPMorgan Chase, Jamie Dimon, —, Nadella, Kathleen Hogan, Hogan, Google's Pichai, 9to5Google, Dimon Organizations: Israel, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Service, Google, JPMorgan Chase, Street Journal, CNN Locations: Israel

☆ Gadget season is here — new folding phones, watches and earbuds are coming
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-04 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Meanwhile, Google has promised to launch its next phone with a brand new chip, and its first Apple Watch competitor, this fall. Samsung typically announces new earbuds, tablets and smartwatches to compete with Apple's iPad, AirPods and Apple Watch, too. It also announced the Galaxy Buds 2 headphones and the Galaxy Watch 4. Still, Apple's mixed reality headset would mark the company's first major product launch since it unveiled the Apple Watch in 2015. Here's what to expect: Google has announced gadgets in October for years.

☆ Twitter is building new features including a version of Google Alerts despite Musk takeover uncertainty
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-03 | by ( Tasmin Lockwood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Twitter is building new features, including one similar to Google Alerts. They will then receive push notifications for tweets relating to the query, similar to Google Alerts send to an email inbox. In screenshots posted on Twitter, Roussel shows a bell icon to the right of the search bar after searching in the Twitter app. https://twitter.com/evowizz/status/1531753374047260674Users can already receive search notifications via TweetDeck by turning on alerts for specific columns, as noted by 9to5Google. It comes as Twitter was plunged into turmoil following the apparent takeover by Musk and an internal shake-up.

☆ Insider Life: NYC's rising star broker — Trendy Greek escape — $200,000 tiny homes
▼ + stars: | 2021-08-27 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It's the last weekend in August and we've got the perfect way to spend it: reading another edition of Insider Life. See what it's like to live a day as a rising real-estate star. The community has exploded during the pandemic, as we've spent more time at home, becoming increasingly aware of how our spaces look and feel. MicroLife InstituteA new tiny-home community outside Atlanta is aiming to change the way people live. The 500-square-foot cottages cost up to $200,000, and are built around communal areas that are designed to encourage socialization among neighbors.

Pentru astfel de situații, în urmă cu vreo cinci ani, dacă nu mai mult, Apple a introdus un mecanism de previzualizare a conținutului din spatele linkurilor. Acum, ideea de a „pândi” ajunge în Chrome pe Android, dar prin intermediul unei implementări un pic diferite. Partea interesantă este că actualizarea, deși observată după lansarea Chrome 89, de fapt, a fost activată de către Google pe partea de server. Nu are neapărat legătură cu versiunea respectivă a browserului ieșit din Mountain View. Diferența majoră constă în absența necesității pentru o confirmare suplimentară pe Edge și Safari, în timp ce în Chrome ești nevoit să-ți confirmi intențiile.

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