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Google’s Quantum AI team has had a productive 2021. Despite ongoing global challenges, we’ve made significant progress in our effort to build a fully error-corrected quantum computer, working towards our next hardware milestone of building an error-corrected quantum bit (qubit) prototype. At the same time, we have continued our commitment to realizing the potential of quantum computers in various applications. That's why we published results in top journals, collaborated with researchers across academia and industry, and expanded our team to bring on new talent and expertise. An update on hardware The Quantum AI team is determined to build an error-corrected quantum computer within the next decade, and to simultaneously use what we learn along the way to deliver helpful—and even transformational—quantum computing applications. This long-term commitment is expanded broadly into three key questions for our quantum hardware: Can we demonstrate that quantum compute...

You always hear the standard New Year resolutions: Work out more. Run a marathon. Learn a new language. For me this year, it’s to learn three new party tricks (I’m optimistically hoping for more social interaction in 2022!). No matter what the goal is, it often feels that by February, I’ve lost some steam. Resolutions take time, and new habits and skills are (let’s admit) hard to build. So this year, my New Year's resolution is to stick to a New Year’s resolution. So I did a little digging, and found a few tools that I have at my fingertips to get that resolution to stick. First things first: Write down your goal Don’t just think about your resolution — write it down. If you live by your inbox, schedule send a January 1 New Year’s resolution email to yourself. What better way to kickstart the new year than with an email to your future self? If you’re not into email, Google Keep is a great way to jot down resolution ideas. If you’re on the go when inspiration strikes, you c...

There’s a lot to think about at the end of each year. What we accomplished, what we didn’t — what we made time for, or what we took a break from. At Google, the Search team looks at what sort of questions the world asked, and what answers we really needed. And of course, what momentary trends completely captivated us (looking at you, “ tiktok pasta ”). As a writer, something I’ve been thinking about in the last few weeks of 2021 are the words we used this year. 2020 was the year of “now more than ever,” a phrase that began to feel meaningless as the “now more than ever”-worthy moments kept coming (and admittedly, as we all kept calling them that). If 2020 was the year of “now more than ever,” then what was 2021? Read Article The rise and fall and rise again of “now more than ever” Feel like you’re hearing now more than ever now...more than ever? We used Google Books Ngram Viewer to chart the phrase. Read Article Once again, I turned to Ngrams , a Google t...

Last year, as we wrapped up 2020, so many of us looked around and wondered what the world would be like now. Would many people return to the office? Would kids return to classrooms? Would we return to restaurants, concerts, football games? The COVID-19 vaccine helped move many of us in that direction, but as 2021 ends, we’re still grappling with many of those same questions. On The Keyword, and at Google as a whole, we focused on those questions, too. We shared updates around vaccine equity and the hybrid workplace, but also returned to hosting events like Google I/O — digitally. And we had some fun along the way, too. Here’s a look at what we were up to in 2021. Read Article 2020, finally over: Stories from Google this year A look back on the biggest stories from Google this year. Read Article 1. Through 2021, the world’s focus was still on COVID-19, and that was also the case at Google. We announced new tools to support vaccine access and distribution, w...

Before we jump into 2022, the Google for Creators team is looking back at some of our favorite moments from this year. Check out our top five highlights from 2021. The Google for Creators website features guides, event listings, a blog and more to help creators learn and grow. 1. Launching Google for Creators In October, we launched Google for Creators , a hub for content creators looking for information and inspiration. Along with guides for creating a content strategy, expanding your audience and choosing a monetization approach, you’ll find upcoming events, tips from seasoned creators and blog posts with the latest updates from the creator economy. 10:25 2. Celebrating women of color creators On November 19, Women’s Entrepreneurship Day, we launched The Conversation , a new video series celebrating women of color creators. Guests, like beauty and lifestyle creator Tyla-Lauren Gilmore and fashion model and creative director Hanna...

Pop quiz: How long was 2021? So much happened this year that it seems impossible it was a mere 365 days. Here at Google, we launched the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, a new Nest Hub, lots of new Google Photos features and…well, this list could quite literally go on and on and on. Instead, here are 12 product updates from 2021 that you may have missed. This summer, we refreshed a handful of emoji designs to make them cuter, more accurate and more flexible in meaning — plus it included fun new additions like Dark Mode. In October, we launched Wait Times , a new feature for Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro phones that shows you how long the current wait time is when you’re calling a business or customer service number. It also shows you the projected wait times for the rest of the week, so you can decide when you want to make the call. Fitbit Premium added Daily Readiness , a new score that tells you how ready you are for your next workout — or if you should prioritize recovery. Activity Zone...

When Dave Holmes started at Google nearly 10 years ago, he couldn’t have known how many projects he’d work on or things he’d help build. One of them he’s loved working, though, is Santa Tracker . “I’ve been working on Santa Tracker…well, I think for nearly as long as I’ve been at Google.” Santa has his own history with Google, too. A 2004 mapping software acquisition brought a new team to Google, and that team wondered: Could we put Santa’s flight on the map? So we did. Santa Tracker launched in 2004, and has been an important project at Google ever since. While there’s a small core team dedicated to Santa, up to 20 or so Googlers volunteer to help make it happen every year, and it’s become a true community effort. It’s also a way for our developers to try things and see what Google products can do. Sam Thorogood, who’s led our work with Santa for the last seven seasons, thought he’d try it out and work on showing off cool new web technologies for a bit. “Turns out I enjoyed it a l...

It’s 7 degrees below zero when we step off the Polar Express. There’s a slight breeze that feels almost cryogenic and a loud “crunch!” as our boots hit the snow. But the real first impression of Santa’s Village: the warm familiarity of visiting a place you’ve never been, but is exactly as you imagined . It’s no secret that Google loves celebrating the holiday season. The Google Arts & Culture team have brought us the warmth of the Festival of Lights and the harmony of Kwanzaa ; and they’ve taken us from Norway’s Trafalgar Square to the Christmas Lights of London . And of course, there’s Santa Tracker — with a few related easter eggs from the Search team that appear when users around the world search for “Christmas.” Maybe all the free press is why this year, we’ve been invited to interview Santa. And perfect timing too: According to Google Trends , searches for “Santa Claus” are on their annual rise. Thanks for having us! Let’s get started: Traditionally, people...

Editors note: To read this post in German, visit this link. The Austrian legislator has just adopted significant changes to copyright law, implementing the European Copyright Directive from 2019. These changes include the incorporation of Article 15, which introduces a new ancillary copyright for press publishers. Google intends to enter into negotiations with press publishers in Austria to license their content under these new rights. Austria’s new copyright law provides two important guiding principles. On the one hand, people and platforms can continue to link to, and use, very short extracts of press publishers’ content. At the same time, the law creates new rights for news publishers when extended previews of their work are used online. While the law does not define the scope of protected content, we will make offers for Extended News Previews (such content that may be protected by the new law) with press publishers in Austria. This follows discussions we have already sta...

Der österreichische Gesetzgeber hat soeben Änderungen des Urheberrechtsgesetzes beschlossen, mit denen die europäische Urheberrechtsrichtlinie von 2019 umgesetzt wird. Zu diesen Änderungen gehört die Einbindung von Artikel 15 der Richtlinie, der ein Leistungsschutzrecht für Presseverlage einführt. Google beabsichtigt, mit Presseverleger:innen in Österreich in Verhandlungen zu treten, um ihre Inhalte im Rahmen dieses neuen Rechts zu lizenzieren. Das novellierte österreichische Urheberrechtsgesetz enthält zwei wichtige Leitprinzipien. Einerseits dürfen Personen und Plattformen weiterhin auf sehr kurze Auszüge von Inhalten der Presseverlage verlinken und diese nutzen. Gleichzeitig schafft das Gesetz neue Rechte für Presseverlage, wenn größere Auszüge aus ihren Werken online verwendet werden. Obwohl das Gesetz den Umfang der geschützten Inhalte nicht definiert, werden wir österreichischen Presseverlagen Angebote für eine erweiterte Vorschau von Inhalten, also Extended News Previews (s...

Google for Creators is partnering with Google Trends to share some of the top searches every December. With the holidays upon us, we hope this helps creators put together any last-minute gift guides, listicles or other seasonal content your audience might be searching for. What foods are people searching for during the holidays? Seasonal eats are (of course) on people’s minds. Top food searches in December include mulled wine, hot cocoa, hot toddy, fudge and cookies. Speaking of cookies, the top-searched types are sugar, gingerbread, peanut butter, chocolate chip and shortbread. Stomach grumbling? Us, too. Sugar cookies are the top-searched cookie type in December. What are the top-searched holiday movies in the U.S.? When December comes around, people are ready to curl up on the couch with a holiday movie. “Die Hard” is the top-searched holiday movie in the U.S., and other favorites include “Gremlins,” “The Nightmare Before Christmas,” “Home Alone” and “Lethal Wea...