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Google Maps makes business messaging easier for customers and stores alike

People are increasingly turning to their mobile devices to shop for goods and order food. Google is now making it easier for customers to message stores through posts, while businesses can reply through the Maps app and get more customer stats. At the moment, you tap the messaging button on listings in Maps or Search to reach out. Posts from businesses that appear in the Updates tab or elsewhere…
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Pixel 5 buyers with Google One can expect their Google Store ‘cashback’ credit this week

With a 2TB (or higher) Google One subscription, you get 10% back on all Google Store purchases. It’s supposed to arrive 30 days after an order has shipped, but Pixel 5 pre-orderers have yet to be credited. Google told us today that Pixel 5 Store credits will be available by Friday. For day one pre-orderers (in the US), the Pixel 5 started shipping from the Google Store at the end of October. A…
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Daymak unveils several high-end Canadian-made light EVs, e-bikes, UTVs, flying car

Toronto-based Daymak is already known for a wide range of light electric vehicles ranging from e-bikes and mobility scooters to light electric motorcycles. But now the company is unveiling a much higher-end product range known as the Avvenire line that will be manufactured locally in Canada. From the new Avvenire line up shot below, you can immediately tell that these are a totally different…
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New Google Health tool helps plan medical visits, rolling out to Search

Earlier this year, Google added a “COVID-19 alert” from the CDC to hospital and other healthcare provider listings. Google Health is now piloting a general tool to help plan your hospital visits. Google worked with the Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on what’s essentially a checklist. The tool surfaces common questions like “What is…
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