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Google expands work from home recommendation to all North American staff, establishes COVID-19 fund

Final week, Google sent out a memo to staff recommending that Washington State-based workforce art work remotely, in an effort to mitigate the conceivable spread of COVID-19. Nowadays, the recommendation has been dramatically expanded, in line with the spread of the virus. A brand spanking new bear in mind from the company recommends simi…
Last week, Google sent out a memo to staff recommending that Washington State-based employees work remotely, in order to mitigate the potential spread of COVID-19. Today, the suggestion has been dramatically expanded, in line with the spread of the virus. A new note from the company recommends simi…

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  1. "Following earlier reporting, Google has confirmed that it will continue to allow employees to work from home through the end of June of next year. The company told TechCrunch that Sundar Pichai announced the plan in an email sent to staff earlier today". (July 27, 2020)
  2. "Google this week issued a recommendation for all Washington State employees to work remotely, citing growing fears around the spread of COVID-19. A spokesperson confirmed the recommendation in an email with TechCrunch. The move comes after a consultation with local health officials". (March 5, 2020)
  3. "Google this morning unveiled the long awaited follow up to the Home Mini. The latest version of the company’s wildly popular entry-level smart speaker has been rebranded the Nest Home Mini, in keeping with the branding refresh of its smart home offerings". (October 15, 2019)
  4. "Nest’s transition into the broader Google brand portfolio could honestly be going a bit better. For its part, Google has promised that it will keep adding compelling software features into the ecosystem, and this morning’s announcement is a pretty good start". (August 27, 2019)
  5. "The same day Donald Trump took to Twitter to threaten to regulate or shut down social media sites, the U.S. appeals court in Washington D.C. dismissed a lawsuit accusing top tech companies of silencing conservative voices". (May 27, 2020)
  6. "Google announced its plans to acquire Fitbit for $2.1 billion back in November. As of this writing, the deal has yet to go through, courtesy of all the usual regulatory scrutiny that occurs any time one large company buys another". (July 10, 2020)
  7. "Alarm clocks were one of the most obvious implementations since the introduction of the smart screen". (December 10, 2019)
  8. "You know that old saying, you dont know what youve got until its gone? Sometimes thats quite literally true. Take Shoelace, a social app introduced by Googles Area 120 incubator last summer. There are a number of reasons you likely havent heard of the thing". (April 29, 2020)
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