Supporting journalism in Europe
When people searched for the “Twin Towers” in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, access to online news was unreliable. Websites crashed as people tried to keep up with the…
Read all about it: A new look for Google News
The rise of social media, mobile devices, notifications, apps and news sites around the world means people have more ways to get news than ever before. Google News gives people…
Google News is now available in Spain
When the initial reports of the war in Ukraine emerged, I turned to news reports to better understand the rapidly evolving situation: from international media outlets reporting on the impact…
Open call: introducing Google’s Image Equity Fellowship
When you’re telling stories and building products for a community, it’s best to do that work alongside that community. That's the ethos behind Real Tone, our efforts to more accurately…
Join Kick Start, a coding competition for all levels
Kick Start, one of Google’s Coding Competitions, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this season! Open to all skill levels, Kick Start gives beginner to advanced coders the chance to develop…
4 ways to plan in-person gatherings with Google Assistant
Like so many others, I’ve spent the last two years celebrating milestones and connecting with friends and family online — from virtually blowing out candles for my grandpa’s 86th birthday…
Making our marketing, and Cannes, more accessible
Growing up as a child of deaf parents, Tony Lee, a designer on my team, says he always had one foot in the hearing world and one in the deaf…
How Dublin City University is prioritizing wellbeing
Mental and physical health and wellbeing have come into ever sharper focus since the beginning of the pandemic.In January 2021, a Dublin City University Students’ Union survey of almost 2,000…
On World Refugee Day, three Googlers tell their stories
By the end of 2021, the number of people around the world who were forcibly displaced totaled a staggering 89.3 million. Of this milestone number, 27.1 million are refugees.But behind…
Ongoing support for refugees and displaced people
My family has been seeking refuge for generations. During the Trujillo regime, my grandfather fled the Dominican Republic for Cuba with nothing but 20 pesos sewn into his pants. 30…