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Chrome New Tab Page adding Google Drive card with file suggestions

Over the past few months, Chrome has been surfacing helpful panels on the New Tab Page, and the latest card is for intelligent Google Drive file suggestions. This upcoming integration is an extension of how the Chrome Omnibox already lets you search for and quickly open files stored in your account. A “From your Google Drive” card will start appearing underneath the grid of favicons for…
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Google Search adding even more site context to the ‘About this result’ panel

Earlier this year, Google Search started showing “About this result” to give people more context about a website before they click. At Search On 2021, the company announced three new sections that will appear in the panel. In addition to Wikipedia descriptions, index date, and an explanation for each link, Google will now show the site’s own description. The “In their own words”…
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Google Search launches redesign with more images, suggestions, and ‘Things to know’

At Google Search On 2021, the company launched a redesign of the search results page that includes more images, suggested searches, and “Things to know” about a topic. One of the biggest focuses of the Google Search On event this year is the use of MUM — Multitask Unified Model — technology to better understand and map the world’s data, as well as to better share it with you through…
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Google’s new Nest Cams will get their missing web client in 2022 [Update]

The latest Nest lineup brings new cameras and a doorbell, but these products don’t work with the original Nest app at all. The Google Home app is missing some key features, including the ability to get a manual clip from recordings or see live Nest Cam feeds through the web, but Google says both of these are coming. In our initial review of the Nest Cam (battery), our biggest gripe with the…
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