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Google today announced a “Security update” for Drive to “make file sharing more secure.” This is part of a broader company-wide change that also affects YouTube and will impact the productivity app on September 13, 2021. Update 7/28: Google this week started alerting personal Gmail and enterprise Workspace accounts about the upcoming change. A link at the bottom of this email takes you…

As part of its Today at Apple sessions, Apple has been offering content to help users get the most out of the iPhone camera. This time, the company has shared on its YouTube channel a new video showing how you can take and edit great photos in Night Mode using the iPhone and the iOS Photos app. The 8-minute video features photographer Maria Lax and also Landon, a Creative at Apple Grand Central…

Sundar Pichai kicked off yesterday’s Alphabet Q2 2021 earnings call by encouraging “everyone to get the vaccine when it’s available to you.” In an internal memo today, the Google CEO announced that vaccinations will be required for employees working at offices. In recent weeks, Googlers have been able to start working on campuses again. This is currently voluntary and some sites even…

Google is sending out a promo email to select users of older Google Home and Nest speakers to offer a discount of $25 USD on Nest Audio. The email, which went out this morning, encourages an “upgrade to Nest Audio” for better sound quality and marks down the original $99.99 price to $74.99. This promotion comes from the Google Nest mailing list with the subject line, “[Name], elevate your…