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Austin first city to allow parking payment through Google Maps

September 2, 2020 10:45am CDT

Austin Transportation says that it is continuing to improve the ease of access to curb space for residents and visitors to quickly access services and business, making the City of Austin the first city in which drivers have the option to pay for parking directly within Google Maps.

Google Doodle tells users to ‘wear a mask, save lives’ in public service announcement

August 5, 2020 11:12am CDT

Google’s Aug. 5 doodle is serving as a friendly reminder of the importance of mask wearing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Google to let its employees work from home through July 2021, according to report

July 27, 2020 11:38am CDT

Google had previously told its employees to expect to work from home until at least the end of 2020.

Google to offer career certificates it says are equivalent to a 4-year college degree

July 13, 2020 3:17pm CDT

The tech behemoth will offer three new certificate programs in Data Analytics, Project Management, and UX Design, according to a July 13 news release.

Google workers question police department ties

June 23, 2020 12:52pm CDT

Thousands of employees are asking the company to stop selling tech to law enforcement.

Google showcases African American achievements with ‘most searched’ for Black History Month

January 30, 2020 8:10pm CST

Google celebrated the achievements of black Americans with a commercial and website highlighting who and what was "the most searched."

2 in 5 Americans have misdiagnosed themselves after searching symptoms online, survey finds

November 8, 2019 4:38pm CST

A new survey has found that turning to Google for health issues may be doing some patients more harm than good, with two in five respondents found to have falsely convinced themselves they had a serious disease after browsing the web.