No, but you can still be an I/O pro. Originally, the name I/O was based on the first two digits in a googol (a one, followed by 100 zeroes), the number that lends our company its name. According to lore, I/O has evolved to also nod to “input / output,” referencing the computational concept of interfacing between a computer system and the outside world, and “innovation in the open.” Pretty fitting, don’t you think?
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Google is investing in AI to improve everyday life. Recent updates include AI features in Search like AI Mode and Deep Search. Also, check out the new Android XR glasses and the redesigned Android and Wear OS.
Summaries were generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental.
Attend, and hear of Google’s AI might,
Where models bloom, and futures take their flight.
New tools for search, with answers deep and vast,
And shopping smarts, that hold your budget fast.
On glasses now, AI will lend its grace,
While Gemini finds its helpful place.
For filmmakers too, a tool is made with care,
And marketers find AI beyond compare.
A subscription new, for those who crave the best,
AI Ultra grants access, putting skills to the test.
So use these tools, and let your visions soar,
For Google’s AI unlocks a boundless door.
Summaries were generated by Google AI. Generative AI is experimental.
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And for people who are blind or have low vision, TalkBack 15 on Galaxy S25 devices will now be compatible with braille displays that use HID, a popular way to connect to Bluetooth devices. Following feedback from the community, this compatibility will ensure people can use their braille displays without additional steps, making Galaxy S25 devices even more accessible. In the coming weeks, TalkBack on Galaxy S25 devices will also provide more detailed image descriptions, powered by Gemini models.
With Google Family Link, parents can use their phone to set up and manage Galaxy Watch7 LTE smartwatches with a Galaxy Watch for Kids experience. This allows parents to approve contacts, monitor their child’s watch’s location, manage apps and set up school time to limit distractions during school hours.
This update starts rolling out today in the U.S. with support from major carriers including AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon.
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Last year, we introduced Circle to Search to help you easily circle, scribble or tap anything you see on your Android screen, and find information from the web without switching apps. Now we’re introducing two improvements that make Circle to Search even more helpful.
First, we’re expanding AI Overviews to more kinds of visual search results for places, trending images, unique objects and more. Inspired by a piece of art? Circle it and see a gen AI snapshot of helpful information with links to dig deeper and learn more from the web.
Second, we’re making it easier for you to get things done on your phone. Circle to Search will now quickly recognize numbers, email addresses and URLs you see on your screen so you can take action with a single tap.
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It’s been a big year for Google AI. It may seem as though features like Circle to Search and NotebookLM’s Audio Overviews have been around for as long as you can remember, but they only launched in 2024. Joining them were a slew of other product releases and updates meant to make your day-to-day life even a little bit easier. So, as we say goodbye to 2024 (and prepare for the exciting AI news that’s sure to come in 2025), take a look at some of the top Google AI news stories that resonated with readers this year.
2024 began, quite fittingly, with fresh updates across a host of products and tools, including Gemini, Chrome, Pixel and Search. The announcement of our Circle to Search feature made a particular splash with readers. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
February brought a new chapter of our Gemini era, including the debut of Gemini 1.5; the news that Bard was becoming Gemini; the launch of Gemini Advanced; and more. We also announced new generative AI tools in Labs and tech to help developers and researchers build AI responsibly. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
Health took center stage in March, with our annual Google Health Check Up event to show how AI is helping us connect people to health information and insights that matter to them. Stories about how we’re using AI for good also made the top-news cut, along with AI-based travel tools coverage as readers looked toward summer. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
Spring showers bring…generative AI? Many of April’s top stories focused on how helpful generative AI can be to different groups of people, including developers, business owners, advertisers and Google Photos users. It was also a big month for AI skills-building, thanks to our AI Opportunity Fund and AI Essentials course. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
May is synonymous with Google I/O around these parts, so it’s no wonder that much of the month’s top news was from our annual developer conference. At this year’s event, we shared how we’re building more helpful products and features with AI. But even amid all the I/O chatter, Googlers were working on other launches, like that of our AlphaFold 3 model, which holds big promise for science and medicine. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
In June, much of our AI news emphasized how this technology can help people in ways big and small. Stories covered both land (how Google Translate is helping people connect with one another all around the world, even if they don’t speak the same language) and sea (how a first-of-its-kind global map of ocean infrastructure is creating a better understanding of things like biodiversity). Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
July was one of those months that makes clear how many things Googlers are working on at once with major announcements for Gemini, Google AI features on Samsung devices, our focus on secure AI and our Olympics partnership with Team USA and NBCUniversal. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
August was a key moment for Google hardware, thanks to our Made by Google event, along with our Nest Learning Thermostat and Google TV Streamer releases. But software was in the mix, too — we’re looking at you, Chrome, Android and Gemini. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
Then came another month that underscored our mission to make AI helpful for everyone. Highlights included the launch of Audio Overviews in NotebookLM; the news of a new satellite constellation designed to detect wildfires more quickly; and tips on using Gemini features in Gmail. But that wasn’t all! Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
October saw a slate of additional AI updates across products including Pixel, NotebookLM, Search and Shopping. Plus, we announced updates to the Search ads experiences at Google Marketing Live — helping advertisers use AI to reach their customers. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
This month was a time for both work and play, with news including how developers are using Gemini API and how chess-lovers can use AI to reimagine their sets. Plus, holiday prep was afoot with new updates to Google Lens and Shopping. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
We celebrated the one-year anniversary of our Gemini era by introducing our next, agentic era in AI — brought to life by our newest, most capable model, Gemini 2.0. We also shared landmark quantum chip news, and a whole raft of new generative AI offerings in Android, Pixel, Gemini, and our developer platforms AI Studio and Vertex AI. It’s certainly been a December to remember. Here were some of the top Google AI news stories of the month:
There you have it! Twelve months of top Google AI news in a flash. And the best part: Teams at Google are hard at work to keep the momentum going in 2025.
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Some of the world’s greatest athletes are headed to Paris for the Paralympic Games. And with features across Search, Maps, YouTube and more, you can experience the action wherever you are.
Celebrate the Paralympic Games through daily Paralympic Doodles and features which help you stay up-to-date on your favorite athletes, sports and countries. Find schedules in your local timezone along with the latest detailed results, medal counts, news, and video highlights — all in one place.
When one of your favorite teams or athletes wins a medal, just search for them and you will be able to send a virtual bouquet of flowers to celebrate their achievements.
At I/O, we shared how Wear OS 5 brings improved performance and battery life. Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch lineup, including the Watch Ultra and Watch7, will be the first smartwatches powered by Wear OS 5. And they’re the perfect companion for when you’re on the go: These smartwatches offer advanced health monitoring capabilities, including heart rate tracking and sleep monitoring, and a personalized health experience, as well as access to a wide range of apps in Google Play.
On the GalaxyZ Fold6, YouTube TV subscribers will be able to watch in multiview, enjoying up to four different streams at the same time. You can choose from pre-selected combinations of football, news, weather and simultaneous sporting events.
We’re constantly working with Samsung to bring the latest Google updates to Galaxy products, from smartphones and wearables to even future technologies, like the upcoming XR platform. Check out everything that was announced at Galaxy Unpacked today.
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At MWC Barcelona, we’re sharing how our latest AI technologies and multi-device experiences can help you get more done across the Android ecosystem.
Here are six experiences to see at MWC this week. And if you’re not on the ground, follow along from home using the hashtags #MWC24 and #Android.
Only on Android, Circle to Search lets you instantly search anywhere on your phone without switching apps. In the Circle to Search exhibit at MWC, explore what you can circle, highlight, scribble or tap — like interesting landmarks, dishes you want to try and more. Circle to Search is available now on select Android premium phones, including the Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S24 series.
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With a new partnership between Google Cloud and Samsung, Galaxy S24 users will be able to access our most capable AI model, Gemini, through apps and services built by Samsung.
With Gemini Pro, our best model for scaling across a wide range of tasks, you can interact with familiar Samsung apps in more helpful ways than ever before. On the new Galaxy S24 series, Samsung’s Notes, Voice Recorder and Keyboard apps will use Gemini Pro to deliver better summarization features. For example, you can record a lecture using Voice Recorder and quickly get a summary of the most important parts of the lesson. And with Imagen 2, Google’s advanced text-to-image diffusion technology, you will be able to access helpful photo editing capabilities using Generative Edit within the Galaxy S24 Gallery app.
Galaxy S24 series will also come built-in with Gemini Nano, the most efficient model for on-device tasks, to enable a new feature in Google Messages and ensure your data doesn’t leave your smartphone. Additionally, Samsung will be one of the first partners to test Gemini Ultra, our largest model for highly complex tasks, before it is available broadly to developers and enterprise customers later this year.
We look forward to working with Samsung to bring Gemini into even more product experiences for Galaxy users around the world. Learn more about Google Cloud and Samsung’s partnership here.
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We’re continuing to work towards making AI useful for everyone, including by collaborating with others— and approaching it in a bold and responsible way.
A great example of this is Lengua Española e Inteligencia Artificial — Spanish Language and Artificial Intelligence (LEIA), a project the Real Academia Española (RAE) set up four years ago to improve the use of the Spanish language in technological environments. The Academia invited tech companies to join, committing to improving the use of the Spanish language in technological environments, helping the 590 million Spanish speakers worldwide and increasing the presence of the Spanish language.
Today, we’re announcing two major advances we’ve made as part of this project: First off, we’ve incorporated the lexical repertoire of the RAE’s Dictionary of the Spanish Language into Gboard, the keyboard app from Google. Second, we’ve integrated the Spanish Language Dictionary of the Royal Academy into Search.
Thanks to the integration of the RAE lexicon as a source for Gboard’s AI language models, we’ve seen key improvements in Gboard, such as faster autocorrections, in words such as García, Rodríguez, Coruña, Nicaragua or Jaén, and those with an accent — like música, río, frío o vehículo. It has also allowed for better word recommendations, smoother changes between English and Spanish when typing, and reduced biases.
Moreover, hundreds of thousands of new words („ibuprofeno“, „criptomonedas“, „SMS“, „tempura“) have been integrated into the Gboard dictionary for Android.
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There are even more ways to watch the biggest moments throughout the tournament on YouTube. Sport fans can catch up with full length highlights, recaps and clips on the YouTube channels of official tournament broadcasters all over the world, plus FIFA will celebrate the greatest moments of the tournament on their YouTube channel. Starting July 20, YouTube TV subscribers can watch live the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™ on FOX and FS1, and make the most of their viewing experience with gameday features such as multiview, key plays to catch up on highlights, and real-time stats, scores and standings. Members subscribed to the 4K Plus add-on can enjoy all 64 matches in ultra-high-definition. For those looking to tune in to the Spanish broadcast, Telemundo is available as part of the YouTube TV Base Plan, and Universo is available through the Spanish Plus add-on.
Later this week, we’ll launch a new television commercial showing how Google Pixel’s portfolio of devices help fans fix photos and more so that they can connect with the game they love. And FIFA Women’s World Cup™ athlete Megan Rapinoe and other NWSL players will be featured in our ongoing My Game in My Words series, in partnership with The Athletic, where they’ll look back at key career moments, their impact and discuss their overall approach to the game. Meanwhile in Europe, Google Pixel will be amplifying our partnerships with the England and Germany women’s national teams with exclusive content, fan-led stories and new campaigns starring fan-favorite players.
To highlight and celebrate the best ways to follow the tournament around the world, the Play Store will be promoting the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ at the top of the store’s app homepage. Along with a collection of apps and books to help you learn more about the game on the Play Store, you can also find the FIFA app, and apps by official broadcasters to watch the tournament.
Search interest in “cost of living” reached a 10-year high in the U.S. in 2022, as many people continue to find new ways to manage financial uncertainty. For women in the United States looking for information about financial assistance, including federal government benefits like the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), we’ve made it even easier to access help on Google Search. With a quick search, you can find answers to commonly asked questions, including eligibility criteria, how to apply and locally relevant contact information.
Also according to global search trends, interest in women-owned businesses has increased 1.5 times over the last five years. Google Ads is helping accelerate the reach for some of these businesses. Asutra,an affordable, natural, ethically-sourced wellness company, credits a 75% increase in Google generated revenue across all ad campaigns. And Trang Dang, founder and CEO of Ru9, the first company in Vietnam to manufacture and sell foam mattresses, used revenue from Google Ads to expand their business to brick and mortar stores in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi and grew their employee base from two people to almost 50 people.
This March, we hope everyone will take the opportunity to learn about the amazing women in their lives and learn more about the impact women have around the world with the help of Google.
“How to read more books” became a breakout search term over the past five years, reaching an unforeseen spike in April 2022 and rising again with the new year. It’s also a goal that might be surprisingly more complicated to pull off than it sounds. Between finding the time, choosing titles you’ll actually want to finish and keeping track of your reads, it can be easy to get overwhelmed. But there are a bunch of Google tools that can help you hit the books now — and all year long. Here’s how to read more books in 2023 and beyond with some help from Google.
Google Books is a vast resource that can help you in every step of your reading journey, from accessing free books, to reviewing the books you’ve already read to keeping track of the (ever-growing list of) titles you want to read. Here are some tips for how to get started:
Happy Lunar New Year! Here’s how you can use Google products to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit or Year of the Cat.Happy Lunar New Year! Here’s how you can use Google products to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit or Year of the Cat.Website: LINK
Arduino Cloud updates are like buses! They all come along at once. But that just makes it all the more exciting when we get to tell you about the new things happening in Arduino’s awesome SaaS system. So let’s jump right in there and take a look at tags, filters, blinks and galleries.
A Thing in Arduino Cloud is a multi-functional entity. They’re so easy to create it becomes just as easy to overlook everything a Thing can do for your project. So if you’re anything like me, you’re constantly creating new Things for projects, functions, prototypes, experiments and sometimes even just for the fun of it.
This can mean your Cloud account can quickly become a bit overrun with these virtual devices. And it’s here that tags come to the rescue.
Tags are the foundation for bringing metadata to your Things. You can add as many tags to a Thing as you want, and each one gets a custom value. In our example below, we’ve added a “Location” tag, demonstrating how you can filter multiple solutions that have been deployed in different places. The Things are assigned the Location tag, and given values based on where they are; New York and Rome, for instance.
You can now modify the columns on your Things page to show your custom tags, and then filter the list using the search bar, based on any of these metadata criteria.
It’s a small feature that lives in the background, but provides some essential functionality. Especially if you’re a prolific maker!
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Tags introduced a new way to filter your Things based on your custom metadata. This has proved to be incredibly useful, so the team has expanded on the concept to supercharge the way you can search and filter your Things.
As you can see in the example below, it’s not just tags that can be used to refine your list. Naturally you can still search by name, if there’s something specific you’re looking for.
But how about filtering by board type? A great way to see which Things are using which devices. If a column is displayed, you can rearrange your view to show you exactly what you need.
Search has become very powerful in Arduino Cloud thanks to this new option to filter. Now I’ve used tested it out, I wish this approach was available in all search engines!
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We actually introduced templates some time ago, focusing on the Oplà IoT Kit. Since then we’ve been working on expanding Arduino Cloud’s template engine, so you can import an entire project in just a couple of clicks, and get them working without needing any code.
To kick things off with these new, broader templates (which support a whole variety of boards; not just the Oplà Kit) we’ve gone right back to the classics!
This new template shows you how to make an LED blink, just like with very early UNO demos, but this time it’s wireless, over the Cloud. It’s a fantastic way to wrap your head around wireless control and IoT Cloud projects. Once you’ve tested out Cloud Blink, you’ll be filled with inspiration for making much more ambitious projects. Check it out.
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Okay, so we create a lot of Things in Arduino Cloud. But we also create a lot of dashboards. After all, you can design and publish as many as you want, and easily share them with other users.
To help you add a bit of customization to your list of available dashboards, we’ve put together a gallery option for the official Arduino Remote IoT app (on iOS and Android). It lets you add cover images to your dashboards, making it much easier to quickly pick out the one you’re looking for.
And it makes the whole screen look cooler, obviously. Update the app now if you already have it, to get this hot new feature, or download it for your iOS or Android device.
There’s even more exciting Arduino Cloud news around the corner, but in the meantime give these great new features a test and tell us what you think. If you haven’t got started with Arduino’s IoT Cloud option yet, you can dive in for free by hitting the button below.
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The Nest is an online store that offers curated handcrafts from Egypt, from home accessories to fashion and furniture. When the pandemic started, founders Dina and Omar had to close their physical showroom, which used to drive 90% of their sales. They listed their business details on Google Maps and Search, promoted their products online and revamped their website which, in less than a year, became their main source of revenue.
According to a new report published by Public First research agency and commissioned by Google, our products and tools in the UAE, Egypt and Saudi Arabia helped businesses to adapt during the pandemic and helped people sharpen their skills and find jobs.
The report shows 45% of people in Egypt last year used Google Maps to find a local business and 52% of businesses in Saudi Arabia reported an increased proportion of their customers coming from online search or search advertising.
Since opening our first office in the Middle East and North Africa 13 years ago, Google has been actively supporting local businesses and developers, YouTube content creators, and publishers. Public First estimates that last year Google products like Search, YouTube, Android and Google Ads drove 12.2 billion SAR [3.2 billion USD] to the Saudi economy, 11.3 billion AED [3 billion USD] to the UAE economy and 11.2 billion EGP [600 million USD] to Egypt’s economy.
Manal, DIY content creator on YouTube in Saudi Arabia. Photo credit: Manal’s YouTube page
Manal, from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, has a passion for DIY in fashion and home improvement. She started her YouTube channel to share her knowledge in upcycling dresses and scarves to make trousers, and repainting her room for Ramadan. Manal’s work has inspired others, and her community often share their own versions of her designs and ask for DIY tips. When she built her channel during the pandemic, her subscribers grew by over 300%. Manal is one of many talented creators in Saudi Arabia growing their business on YouTube. In fact, the percentage of YouTube channels in Saudi Arabia making six figures or more in revenue is up more than 20% year over year. That’s a sign of steady growth in Saudi Arabia’s YouTube creator community.
Badr Ward, founder of Lamsa World, an Arabic educational platform in the UAE. Photo credit: Hub71
Lamsa World is an educational platform in Arabic for children. It has interactive courses in math, science, language, arts and more. Badr Ward, the Dubai-based founder, wanted to help his children watch more educational content in Arabic, which was sparse and not always engaging. Badr and his team took part in the Google Accelerator Program in Dubai last year and, with the help of mentors, tested different sign-up options and experimented with different content formats. This led to a significant increase in the website’s sign-up rates and a 300% increase in Arabic content downloads.
Since its launch in 2018, Maharat min Google, Google’s digital skills program in Arabic, has trained 1.5 million people in the Middle East and North Africa. And in October 2020, Google announced a $13 million USD fund for digital tools, training programs, mentorship and financial grants to support businesses and job seekers in the Middle East and North Africa during the pandemic. Following Google’s mentorship program with Mercy Corps, 50% of trainees said that they found a job, accelerated their career or grew their business by hiring new staff or increasing revenue.
Google Search also played a big role in helping people in the region access information and skills last year. For example, 85% of people in the UAE said they used Search to learn a new skill.
People looked for jobs too. Every month, around 11 million women in Egypt go to Search to look for a job. In Saudi Arabia, 1.8 million people use Search to prepare for a job interview. According to the World Economic Forum, many women are contributing to the innovation coming out of the Middle East and North Africa, yet this region continues to have one of the lowest levels of female economic involvement globally.
Public First estimates there are already 85,000 Android-based developer jobs in Egypt and 50,000 in the UAE. In Saudi Arabia, the total number of developers making USD 10,000 per month on Google Play grew by 16% last year.
We are proud that people in the Middle East and North Africa are able to unlock opportunities for themselves with the help of Google products and tools. The region is young, smart and digital, and Google is committed to doing more to help entrepreneurs, local business owners, developers and content creators get the skills they need to build and grow their digital businesses.
If you want to understand more about Google’s impact in the Middle East and North Africa, and the methodology behind the report, visit the links below:
New report shows how Google products helped people, local businesses, developers, creators and publishers in the Middle East and North Africa in 2021.
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I’m one of those people who always cuts it close at the airport—it’s a race through security, with just enough time to grab the airline essentials: water bottle, magazine, a soft pretzel if I’m lucky. But I just learned that I can whip out Google Maps to find my way around the airport (by searching the airport name and terminal number), so I no longer waste time running around looking for my snack of choice.
For two decades, Google has built products that make my life more useful. Eight of these products now have a billion users, and with all that extra time at the airport, I got to thinking—how many other unknown tips and tricks are out there? Since Google is celebrating its 20th birthday this month, I present a party favor: tips on Google’s most-used products, straight from the people who helped build them.
Emily Moxley, Director of Product Management
Dane Glasgow, VP of Product
Brian Marquardt, Director of Product Management
Kevin Smilak, Engineering Director
Alexander Vogenthaler, Director of Product Management
Sagar Kamdar, Director of Product Management
Kara Bailey, Global Merchandising Director
Ellie Powers, Group Product Manager, and Chris Beckmann, Product Management Director
So many tips, so much saved time.
Tips on some of Google’s most-used products.
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It’s a constant challenge to ensure that technology works well for people with different needs around the world, especially where connectivity is limited and basic smartphones are the main gateway to the internet. Today, at our second annual Google for Brazil event in São Paulo, we shared updates on how we’re making our products work better for people in Brazil—and elsewhere in the world. We also gave an update on our efforts to make the internet more inclusive, highlighting a new initiative in Brazil to empower women to succeed in a digital world.
Given Brazil’s passion for soccer, we couldn’t think of a better place to kick off an enhanced experience for football fans on Search, just in time for the World Cup. For this year’s tournament in Russia, fans everywhere will be treated to a new immersive experience that includes group tables, stats, trending players and a host of other features that let you follow matches in real time and see highlights on your phone. For more about all that we’ve prepared for soccer fans, check out our World Cup post.
As an open source platform, Android has helped democratize access to the internet in places like Brazil. But for more people to come online, they need affordable smartphones that offer a smooth experience when browsing the web and using apps. That’s why we developed Android Oreo (Go edition), a lighter version of our OS optimized for entry-level devices. Android Oreo (Go edition) is now coming to Brazil on new devices made by our partners Positivo, Multilaser and Alcatel—an important step in our efforts to give more people access to computing.
2018 is an election year in Brazil, and we want to connect voters with useful and reliable information as they prepare to vote in October. In that spirit, we’re planning features on Search that will allow Brazilians to stay up to speed on key dates, the candidates and other critical information about the election. We’re also adding the option for presidential candidates to post statements directly on Google about where they stand on key issues. And on election day, you’ll be able to keep track of the results on Search.
When the campaign kicks off in August, we’ll roll out a Google Trends hub for Brazil that offers an overview of the race through the lens of Search. The hub will be a one-stop shop for data about search interest in candidates and their parties, the most searched questions and other related queries, all in real time.
We launched the Google Assistant in Brazilian Portuguese less than a year ago, and Brazil is now among the top three countries in daily active users. Portuguese is also the second most popular language for Assistant usage on smartphones.
Brazilians already use the Assistant to send WhatsApp messages, play music on Spotify, and watch videos on YouTube or Netflix. Now we’re working with more than 30 local partners to bring more Actions to the Assistant. In the next few months, Brazilians will be able to order a pizza with iFood, book a table with Restorando, hail a ride with 99 and do much more by using nothing but their voice.
A new feature on Maps will help Brazilians navigate a São Paulo law that restricts motorists from driving in designated parts of the city during peak traffic hours one day a week. All they need to do is give the last number of their license plate and Maps will provide customized directions to avoid restricted areas.
We’ve also more than doubled the number of Brazilian cities on Maps with real-time transit information, to 15 from six. The list now includes cities like Campinas, Caxias do Sul, Uberaba and Campina Grande.
Remember those fun selfies resembling famous artworks that went viral earlier this year? Well, now the Art Selfie is making its Latin American debut in Brazil. Brazilians can find an artistic match for their selfie in Google Arts & Culture’s vast collection, which includes masterpieces from institutions such as São Paulo’s Pinacoteca and Rio de Janeiro’s Museu Nacional de Belas Artes. Give it a try on the Arts & Culture app.
Grow with Google offers free training sessions, tools and events to help people grow their skills, career or business. We’ve taken Grow with Google to four cities in Brazil already, training 17,000 people, and plan to hit four more states by year-end.
A Grow with Google session for 3,000 people in Brasilia in May
Technology can also play a key role in helping to reduce gender inequality. That’s the thinking behind Womenwill, which aims to create economic opportunities for women. We brought Womenwill to Brazil in March, and since then more than 2,500 women have undergone training in leadership, negotiation techniques, personal finance and digital marketing.
While that’s a promising start, there is much more to do. Today we announced a Google.org grant of $1 million for Instituto Rede Mulher Empreendedora, a Brazilian nonprofit that promotes and supports entrepreneurship among women. The grant will help them train up to 135,000 women in Brazil over the next two years.
We hope that each of the announcements we made today will have an impact on people’s lives in one way or another. And we remain committed to bringing the transformational power of technology to people everywhere.
At our second annual Google for Brazil event in São Paulo, we shared updates on how we’re making our products work better for people in Brazil.
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Your Google Assistant can help you stay up to date throughout the games. Curious about winners? Just say “Hey Google, who won women’s 1000 meter speed skating in the Olympics?” Rooting for a specific country? “Hey Google, how many medals does Iceland have in the Olympics?” You can even say “Hey Google, tell me a fun fact about the games in PyeongChang.” No matter how you’re asking—on your phone, speaker, TV or other enabled device—the Google Assistant can keep up with all the important Olympic details.
Plus, in the U.S., NBC is bringing an exclusive game to the Google Assistant across devices. It’s already live, so test your winter sports knowledge with dozens of trivia questions. Just say “Hey Google, play NBC Sports Trivia” to start your quest for Olympics’ trivia gold.
Stream more than 50 hours of NBCUniversal’s live coverage—from the Opening Ceremony to alpine skiing, ice hockey, figure skating, snowboarding, curling and more—in virtual reality by using your YouTube TV credentials to log in to the NBC Sports VR app, powered by Intel True VR. In Europe, multi-camera live VR coverage is available via the Eurosport VR app.
Let the games begin.
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