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2020
Google releases the XTREME NLP benchmark
Google released XTREME, a natural language processing benchmark covering nine reasoning tasks across 40 languages and 12 language families.
2020
Google updates digital services with India COVID-19 information and resource locations
Google launched a website dedicated to India COVID-19 updates and adjusted Search and YouTube to highlight official information. It also made food distribution points and night shelters discoverable through Maps and Search, and launched the Nearby Spot feature in Maps to help users find local shops.
2020
Google launches TalkBack braille keyboard for Android
Google launched the TalkBack braille keyboard, a six-key virtual keyboard for Android that lets users enter braille without additional hardware or apps. The article says it supports English and requires Android 5.0 or later.
2020
Apple and Google announce contact-tracing technology collaboration
Apple and Google announced that they would work together to develop technology to help governments and health agencies track virus exposure and control the spread of COVID-19. They described plans for an API and later platform features.
2020
Google adds COVID-19 information features in India
Google introduced a dedicated coronavirus updates website and changes across Search, YouTube, Maps, and Assistant in India, including prominent authoritative information, shelter and essential-store listings, mobility reports, and a Coronavirus News Shelf.
2020
Google renames enterprise Hangouts services
Google rebranded the enterprise chat and meeting services in G Suite, renaming Hangouts Chat as Google Chat and Hangouts Meet as Google Meet.
2020
Google announces Hangouts Meet rebrand to Google Meet
Google confirmed that it is retiring the Hangouts Meet branding and that the service will be known as Google Meet; the change will roll out gradually.
2020
Google releases Quantization Aware Training API
Google released its Quantization Aware Training (QAT) API to help developers train and deploy models using quantization.
2020
Google enhances search for food and night shelters
Google enhanced its search features so people in several Indian cities could locate food and night shelters through Google Search, Google Maps or Google Assistant. The article says information for 30 cities was available and that details for Chennai and other major cities in Tamil Nadu were still being updated.
2020
Google supports data partnership with Data Leads, BOOM Live and Africa Check
Google said it was supporting Data Leads in partnership with BOOM Live in India and Africa Check in Nigeria to use Question Hub data.
2020
Google launches Art Transfer photo art-style tool
Google introduced Art Transfer, a tool that uses selected artistic styles to algorithmically transform users’ photos; users can access it through the camera menu in the Google Arts & Culture app.
2020
Google announces COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports
Google announced the launch of COVID-19 Community Mobility Reports, a tool providing aggregated, anonymised movement trends by geography for public health officials. The reports were to be available globally, initially covering 131 countries and regions.
2020
Google pledges $6.5 million to fight online misinformation
Google said it plans to donate $6.5 million to fact-checkers and nonprofits fighting misinformation, with a primary focus on responding to the coronavirus crisis.
2020
Google removes Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL from sale
Google removed the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL from the Google Store; a company spokesperson confirmed that stocks were sold out and the phones would not be sold again.
2020
Google ends sales of Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL
Google confirmed that the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL were no longer available for purchase through the Google Store after the company sold through its inventory and sales had completed.
2020
Google discontinues Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL sales
Google confirmed that the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL were no longer available for purchase through the Google Store after the company sold through its inventory; other retailers might still have stock.
2020
Google announces discounts on Pixel phones and other devices
Google announced discounts across its product lines, including savings of £170 on the Pixel 4 and £200 on the Pixel 4 XL at multiple retailers.
2020
Google Store offers a limited-time Pixel 3a discount in Taiwan
Google's official online store offered a limited-time NT$2,500 discount on the Pixel 3a in Taiwan, reducing its price from NT$14,500 to NT$12,000. The offer ran from April 1 through April 8, 2020; Pixel 3a XL was excluded.
2020
John Martinis leaves Google
John Martinis left Google in early April 2020. Google said Hartmut Neven would continue to lead the company's quantum-computing project.
2020
Google discounts Pixel 3a in Taiwan
Google offered the Pixel 3a for NT$12,000, reduced from NT$14,500, on its official shopping website from March 31 through April 8, 2020. The offer excluded the Pixel 3a XL.