85: Google Employees: Who You Gonna Call?

Yasmine gets excited about directions. Russell wishes he was a designer at DropBox. Andy loves swiping his 5X. Also if you've always wanted to yell "Freeze". "Ok right there ENHANCE" and have a computer magically zoom in on a pixelated photo...well Google has your back.

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Apple, Google, Facebook and Microsoft file opposition to Trump's travel ban | Technology | The Guardian

Andy Ihnatko on Twitter: "The only disappointment of the Android statue garden at the Google HQ: no mini-golf. https://t.co/cLRFPJCKlI https://t.co/uyrctAfM3I"

Android Wear 2.0 and new LG watches now expected earlier | AndroidAuthority

Real-time commute info and more in one tap

Android 7.1.2 adds the fingerprint swipe gesture for notifications on the Nexus 5X

Google loses Material Design’s principal lead to Dropbox | 9to5Google

Google Brain super-resolution image tech makes “zoom, enhance!” real | Ars Technica

YouTube is rolling out mobile live streaming to all channels over 10,000 subscribers | 9to5Google

The Inside Story of Google’s Daydream, Where VR Feels Like Home | WIRED

Andy Ihnatko - YouTube

Jims Editing