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Google makes Meet video conferencing free to all customers, challenging Zoom

Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday mentioned any person will quickly be in a position to host free video meetings on Meet, turning its prior to now business-only software into a larger rival to Zoom and others scuffling with for customers all the way through the coronavirus outbreak.
Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday said any user will soon be able to host free video conferences on Meet, turning its previously business-only tool into a bigger rival to Zoom and others battling for users during the coronavirus outbreak.

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  1. "Google will allow business and education users on Gmail.com to directly take calls on its video conferencing tool Meet starting Thursday, a new feature being offered as the Alphabet Inc unit seeks to capitalize on security and other concerns with rival services". (April 16, 2020)
  2. "Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday that 20 U.S. states and territories, representing about 45% of the country's population, are "exploring" contact tracing apps for the novel coronavirus using a tool it developed with Apple Inc ". (July 31, 2020)
  3. "Google parent Alphabet Inc's quarterly sales fell for the first time in its 16 years as a public company, but the 2% slide was less than expected as many advertisers stuck with the world's most popular online search engine during the pandemic". (July 30, 2020)
  4. "Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google, the companies announced on Wednesday as they released the initial version of their system". (May 20, 2020)
  5. "Alphabet Inc's Google will start limiting how many high-quality photos users can store on the company's cloud back-up service starting next June, it announced on Wednesday, in a move that could help protect profit margins". (November 11, 2020)
  6. "Alphabet Inc's Google has published charts showing how the coronavirus has brought hard-hit Italy to a standstill, led to runs on grocery stores around the world and prompted a stark drop in going-out between Mardi Gras and St. Patrick's Day". (April 3, 2020)
  7. "Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday published reports for 131 countries showing whether visits to shops, parks and workplaces dropped in March, when many governments issued stay-at-home orders to rein the spread of the novel coronavirus". (April 3, 2020)
  8. "Authorities in 23 countries across five continents have sought access to contact tracing technology from Apple Inc and Alphabet Incs Google, the companies announced on Wednesday as they released the initial version of their system". (May 20, 2020)
  9. "Alphabet Inc's Google aims to power its data centers and offices solely with renewable energy by 2030, its chief executive told Reuters, becoming the biggest company in the world to commit to ditching coal and natural gas power". (September 14, 2020)
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