Google Wallet is preparing to launch a new feature that allows users to turn physical documents into digital passes within the app. The feature, announced earlier this year, enables users to scan various types of documents, such as insurance documents, membership cards, or event tickets, and store them within the app for easy access.

Source: https://9to5google.com/

Gemini 1.5 Flash, a lightweight and cost-effective model from Google, is being used to scale up malware analysis. It can handle 1 million tokens, offering impressive speed and the ability to manage large workloads. An infrastructure on Google Compute Engine has been built, incorporating a multi-stage workflow that includes scaled unpacking and decompilation stages.

Source: https://cloud.google.com/blog/

Google Maps is rolling out a redesign that replaces full-screen UIs with sheet-based layouts, featuring more rounded corners and a focus on the background map. The redesign aims to preserve context and make the app look lighter. The new design also changes the way users search for directions, removing the ability to swipe up on the search bar to see the map.

Source: https://9to5mac.com/

Best Buy is offering a $100 price drop on the Nest Hub Max Smart Display, and the 7-inch Nest Hub Smart Display is available for $49.99 shipped in all three colorways. The regular price of the 7-inch model is $100, but it can be purchased for $95 via Amazon. The Nest Hub Smart Display is a Google-centric smart home device that links with other Google devices.

Source: https://9to5google.com/

To discover new artists, explore YouTube Music and its personalized recommendations. You can indicate your favorite artists and browse through custom recommendations for different moods, seasons, or activities. The more you listen, the more fine-tuned your recommendations will be. You can also create a custom station using the radio builder to find the perfect music for any mood.

Source: https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/

Google has announced that it will end its independent Lacros browser effort, which was an experimental Chrome browser that aimed to improve security, stability, and performance on Chromebooks. The effort started in 2020 and was made available for testing in August 2023. Google will instead use large portions of the Android stack going forward, a long-term effort that will take quite some time.

Source: https://9to5google.com/

Google Cloud's Workload Manager helps safeguard SAP systems by providing automated, rule-based analysis to identify potential misconfigurations and deviations from best practices. Configuring and maintaining large-scale deployments in the cloud can be challenging, especially with complex configurations and evolving best practices. This can negatively impact SAP systems and businesses.

Source: https://cloud.google.com/blog/

BigQuery's Gemini foundation model enables users to find data, create SQL, and generate charts using natural language prompts. This model is part of BigQuery Data Canvas, a tool that allows developers, data scientists, and analysts to share query building processes and insights. Users can locate, join, and query table assets using natural language, visualize results, and collaborate.

Source: https://cloud.google.com/blog/

Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) is a powerful and scalable way to orchestrate containerized applications, but networking complexities can lead to connectivity issues. Common problems include GKE cluster control plane connectivity issues, internal GKE communications, and connectivity between pods within the cluster. Troubleshooting techniques are provided to address these issues.

Source: https://cloud.google.com/blog/

BigQuery data canvas can benefit companies of all sizes by providing a deeper understanding of their developer team's productivity. The example uses the github_repos public dataset to generate valuable insights in a shareable workspace. Data canvas makes it easy to perform complex queries, including joining and unnesting nested fields, converting timestamps, and extracting month/year from date fields.

Source: https://cloud.google.com/blog/