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Google recommends Washington State employees work from house, citing coronavirus risk

Google this week issued a recommendation for all Washington State workforce to artwork remotely, mentioning emerging fears around the spread of COVID-19. A spokesperson confirmed the recommendation in an e-mail with TechCrunch. The switch comes after a consultation with local neatly being officials. The software gi…
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. The software gi…

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Author: Brian Heater

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  1. "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". (March 10, 2020)
  2. "Not to be confused with the smart TV platform of the same name (2010-2014, RIP) or the Android TV platform its built on top of, Google has just taken the wraps off the new Google TV". (September 30, 2020)
  3. "In a blog post today, Googles Director of Product Management, Ads Integrity. John Canfield, announced that the company will be extending its identity verification policy for all advertisers". (April 23, 2020)
  4. "The Huawei P40 Pro+ has already been on the market in China for a few days now. And in spite of various legal woes, the handset is set for international available on June 25". (June 10, 2020)
  5. "Google Glass was ahead of its time. Thats not to say that the people who wore it out in public didnt look like giant dorks, of course, but in hindsight it seems safe to say that the world just wasnt ready for wearable augmented reality". (February 4, 2020)
  6. "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)
  7. "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)
  8. "Alarm clocks were one of the most obvious implementations since the introduction of the smart screen". (December 10, 2019)
  9. "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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