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Google will fund part of the US government's “Dreamers” program: why

The philanthropic branch of Google will donate 250, 000 dollars to the United We Dream organization, which helps immigrants living in the country illegally. Photo: Jorge Macías / Impremedia Google will support the efforts of President-elect Joe Biden to pass a new immigration law in the United States . The technology giant reported that it will support to pay the application fees of immigrants seeking legal employment under a government program. Google reported that it will help 500 young immigrants seeking employment under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Google and other employers have criticized President Donald Trump for undermining companies' ability to hire foreign-born workers . Biden said last week that he would "immediately" propose an unspe...
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Our continued support for Dreamer Dreamers

The Opinion Opinion The Google company reiterates its support for the DACA program through this writing and announces a grant that will cover DACA application fees at more than 500 dreamers Google is a company that has with dreamers among their employees. Photo: TOBIAS SCHWARZ / Getty Images By: By Kent Walker, SVP of Global Affairs 13 of January 2021 For generations, talented immigrants have helped the United States drive technological advances and scientific advances that have created millions of new jobs in new industries, enriching our culture and economy. That is why we have long supported the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. This was established in 2012 and allows the Dreamers who came to United States as children apply for deferred act...
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YouTube suspends Trump's account, banning uploads and comments

YouTube, the Google-owned company said Tuesday night that Trump uploaded content that violated its policies , leading to a minimum seven-day suspension for uploading new content. YouTube reported that it is also disabling the comment section of Donald Trump's YouTube account which has 2. 77 million subscribers and generally posts several videos a day of himself and right-wing media. 2 / Given the ongoing concerns about violence, we will also be indefinitely disabling comments on President Trump's channel, as we've done to other channels where there are safety concerns found in the comments section. https://t.co/1aBENHGU5z - YouTubeInsider (@YouTubeInsider) January 13, 550 YouTube has a rule of three suspensions before doing a permanent ban. The temporary suspension means tha...
Google removes Parler, popular social network among Trump supporters, from Android app store
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Google removes Parler, popular social network among Trump supporters, from Android app store

Google removed Parler, a social network popular with Trump supporters, from the Google Play Store , making it much more difficult for Android users to download and access to the app. Google said in a statement that it requires social media apps to have content moderation policies to remove posts that incite violence , and that posts about Parler encouraged more violence after the riots in the US Capitol earlier this week. The removal of the application follows the violence in the Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump that left five dead. What happened has renewed calls for social media and technology companies to more closely moderate their platforms, when it comes to calls to incite violence. Parler was launched in 2018 and emerged earlier this year as a pro-Trump alter...
How Google and Snapchat apply augmented reality and virtual reality so you can try on makeup online before buying it
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How Google and Snapchat apply augmented reality and virtual reality so you can try on makeup online before buying it

As the pandemic makes physical product testing a thing of the past, major tech giants are doubling down on testing of virtual makeup to boost e-commerce sales . In December, both Snapchat and Google launched AR makeup testing initiatives with beauty tech partners. Google announced its new AR makeup tool on 17 December through partnerships with Perfect Corp and ModiFace, owned by L'Oréal Group. Users will be able to access virtual tests of specific beauty products in the Google mobile application through their main search or Google Shopping . Snapchat, meanwhile, announced its new partnership with Perfect Corp. The foregoing will allow brands to incorporate their Perfect Corp makeup test as a Snapchat lens and create a virtual store . "This will expose Perfect Corp's ...