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Google Search updates ‘Top stories’ with new grid design, organization on desktop web

December 8, 2021
Over the past few days, you might have noticed that Google.com looks slightly different when searching for news. Google’s “Top stories” carousel on the desktop website has been revamped with a new grid-based organization structure. Instead of “Top stories” being shown as a list or carousel, Google now makes use of a grid. On more minor stories, you get a 2×2 layout, while more…
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Google Docs making it easier to customize and edit tables

December 8, 2021
While Google Workspace offers Sheets, people still use Docs to create inline tables. Google is now letting you better create and customize tables in the Docs web app with a handful of upgrades. These “several new ways to customize tables” in Google Docs starts with a…
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YouTube Music widely rolls out extensive in-app ‘2021 Recap’ on Android, iOS

December 8, 2021
In 2020, Google’s streaming service offered a “Year in Review” playlist, while a handful of users got an email with top stats. YouTube Music’s 2021 Recap is much more extensive than previous Google efforts and more on par with other streaming services. Update 12/7: As of Tuesday afternoon, YouTube Music’s 2021 Recap is widely rolled out to Android and iOS users. Close the mobile app…
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Google Stadia is now available for LG WebOS Smart TVs

December 8, 2021
As was promised at the beginning of the year, Google Stadia is now playable on the most recent generations of LG’s WebOS Smart TVs. At CES 2021, LG debuted a new lineup of smart TVs, and Google and Nvidia were each there to support the launch by announcing that dedicated…
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Just published: More sample images from the Nikon Z9

December 8, 2021
We recently took delivery of a pre-production sample of the Nikon Z9, and we spent our time with it shooting as much as possible. We’ve just updated our previously-published gallery of samples with more than 50 new images taken in and around the Pacific Northwest. Please note that as with our earlier gallery, these images were taken using a pre-production camera, and at Nikon’s…
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NASA’s newest astronauts talk about their journeys to becoming spacefarers

December 7, 2021
Yesterday, NASA announced its newest class of astronauts: 10 new candidates who will train to fly to space with the agency over the next two years. The group included plenty of qualified individuals with backgrounds in the military, as well some with more unique professions. One of the candidates was most recently a flight surgeon at SpaceX, while another has worked as a drilling engineer on…
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