Matt Brittin
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A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting
@ColinandSamir
- two hugely talented
@YouTube
creators & entrepreneurs. They taught me all about the secret sauce for creating, and how AI is shaping their industry and making them more productive - in under 90 seconds. Watch here ⬇️
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The Egyptian Government is today launching ClimaTech Run 2022 - a global startup competition supported by Google. If you're a startup working on solutions to address the climate crisis that are scalable across Africa, please apply! ⬇️
#ClimaTechRun
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Google opened its first office in Poland 15 years ago. Today we're announcing a $700 million commitment in the country -- alongside $10m support for local organisations helping refugees from the war in Ukraine who arrive into Poland. Read more here:
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A 30 second explainer of my trip to Delphi last week - and our new partnership with the Greek Ministry of Tourism
@Vkikilias
& the Global Sustainable Tourism Council
@GSTC_
⬇️
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Surprising and clever use of the plumbing that brings you the web...
Is it possible to detect earthquakes with submarine cables? We think it might be.
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Before I joined Google, I was a rower - eventually representing team GB in the World Championships & Olympics. I still row all the time - at a slightly slower pace! Today's question is from Kevin, who asked what I learnt from sport that I still use today. Here are my top 5 (1/6)
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Delighted to be in Greece today, meeting with colleagues & exploring the Delphi archaeological site. Tomorrow I’ll be at the
@delphi_forum
talking about Google’s work to support sustainable tourism & Greece’s economic growth.
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We’ve been a proud partner in Africa’s digital transformation for more than 14 years. Excited to open a new product development center in Nairobi to build helpful products for Africans and support the increasing innovation we see across the continent. More ⬇️
Excited to open our first product development center in Africa later this year. We're hiring engineers, product managers, UX designers and researchers in Nairobi who want to build helpful products and services for people in Africa and around the world.
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Pleased to meet
@sanchezcastejon
talking about helping Spain move faster and be more competitive in digital. Big focus on digital skills -
@GoogleES
trained hundreds of thousands so far to help growth, employment and exports. More to come...
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What a difference a decade makes! The Google UK YouTube Space at our London King's Cross office, 2008-2018.
#10YearChallenge
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Thank you
@timberners_lee
for 30 years of the Web. More access & opportunities for people everywhere, but we need to keep the vision alive. That's why
@Googleorg
is committing another $1M to the
@webfoundation
& the contract
#ForTheWeb
– to build a free, open, & safe Web for all.
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A view from the finish:
@HenleyRegatta
- brought us together in Henley and around the world to lift us all with great competition, friendships old and new. A joy to be part of it.
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Back in 2008, the Queen visited Google in London to see the possibilities of the web. I remember her delight finding videos of her sister horse riding. She was a curious and caring woman, as well as our inspiring monarch whose 70 years saw so much change. Thank you and RIP, ma'am
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Across Europe, Black founders are building great companies - but are being locked out of access to the funding that is critical to their success. Less than .5% of venture capital goes to Black-led startups & Black people make up less than 3% of the venture capital community (1/5)
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Fantastic to spend time with
@Selinoid2
in Instanbul today; an inspirational thirteen year old with an incredible set of robotic and tech achievements to her name
It was a pleasure to meet
@MattBrittin
today. I really enjoyed our conservation and telling him about my robot guide dog
#ic4u2
#selinoid
#girlswhocode
#womentechmakers
#wtm
#codelikeagirl
#Google
@googledevs
#ibuildrobots
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Thank you for this honour
@ZelenskyyUa
&
@FedorovMykhailo
. From the beginning of the war we've sought help by providing authoritative information, protecting cybersecurity and providing $45m+ of humanitarian assistance. We hope to see a return to a peaceful Ukraine soon 🇺🇦
On behalf of the President Zelenskyy I’m honored to pass the first Ukraine’s peace prize to
@Google
@Karan_K_Bhatia
. Our small express of gratitude. Company proved its bravery and devotion to freedom. As Ukrainians do every single day. Google stands for Ukraine! Just google it 😉
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A year ago, we committed to investing $1billion in Africa’s digital transformation. Yesterday we announced our first Cloud Region on the continent - building on our work to improve connectivity; invest in startups and support local NGOs. Read more ⬇️🌍
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Technology will play a critical role in tackling
#ClimateChange
. I'm proud that Google is supporting the
#EUClimatePact
#EUGreenDeal
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Delighted to have been at the
@delphi_forum
earlier today, joining
@Vkikilias
to announce our new partnership with the Greek Ministry of Tourism. The partnership aims to boost sustainable tourism through training and investment. (1/4)
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Today, we’re rolling out 110 new languages to Google Translate, our largest expansion ever!
From Cantonese to Qʼeqchiʼ, these new languages represent more than 614M speakers, opening up translations for around 8% of the world’s population. Read more here:
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Congratulations to
@Google_CH
who are today celebrating the completion of the Europaallee campus in the heart of Zurich, an exciting new base for some of the 5,000 Googlers creating great innovation and tools in Switzerland. See some pics here ⬇️
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When
@martcrossy
yells from the two seat that's when the magic happens...with
@jonnysearle2
@ejb_thats_me
@Jabwockker
@tm1ddy
@IanMcnuff
amongst others... So great to be back on the water
@MoleseyBoatClub
Great to be out in a leg-ends 8 this am - the old magic’s still there 😄
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Companies all over Europe are leading with digital transformation.
#GrowWithGoogle
is proud to be helping them embrace digital tools, products & trainings to grow their skills, careers, and businesses.
#FTEuropeGrowth
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#GoogleDemoDay
@GoogleForEntrep
underway. First time outside US. Ten great European startups pitching. Huge talent & opportunity. Good luck!
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This is one of those questions that you didn't think needed asking but turns out to be well worth it...
I love this video: can three professional footballers score a goal against 100 children?
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If you don't use Android this is an easy way to see the speed with which users can install and replace apps
#AndroidWorks
.
@Android
is about flexibility. In about 30 seconds, you can remove a preloaded app & replace it with an alternative. It’s that easy!
#AndroidWorks
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Excited for
@Google
to be a part of
#PrideonthePromenade
at Davos this year - a united show of support for LGBTIQ+ people & their human rights at
#WEF23
. Equality and inclusion is vital to who we are - as is progress towards a world where we all belong 🌈🏳️🌈
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Need a break from being stuck at home? Tour the world's great museums, galleries and cultural collections. Download
@googlearts
app. And breathe...
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Excited to be launching Bard, our conversational AI experiment, to most of the world today - including across Europe 🎉 We’re also launching some cool new updates and features - including: (1/4)
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Very excited about the opening of our new Google
#DigitalGarage
in Sunderland to help people and businesses with free digital skills training. Since 2015, the
#DigitalGarage
has been training more than 300,000 people across 500 locations in the UK.
Today, we’re excited to announce the opening of our new
#DigitalGarage
in Sunderland 🙌
The Digital Garage is a place to help you learn new digital skills through free, in-person training & one-to-one mentoring.
Learn more →
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Earlier this week we announced some exciting changes to our products & tools to help users make eco-friendly choices more easily. Thought I'd hop on here to share a little more detail 👇
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Good morning from Warsaw. I'm attending the Donors Conference this morning to announce a further $10million commitment from Google towards humanitarian aid in Ukraine. Here's some more detail on that, and on our work to support those affected by the war in Ukraine so far:
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Really proud of this announcement from our CEO today - by 2030, Google aims to operate on 24/7 carbon-free energy in its data centres & campuses worldwide.
As of today, Google is the 1st major company to eliminate our entire carbon legacy, including before we became carbon neutral in 2007. We’re also proud that by 2030, we aim to operate on 24/7 carbon-free energy in our data centers & campuses worldwide.
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An honour to meet S.M el Rey, Don Felipe VI
@CasaReal
to discuss how we can help Spain put digital tools to work for an accelerated recovery that includes everyone, with training, tools and infrastructure
@googleeurope
@GoogleES
Encuentro del Rey con el presidente de Google Business & Operations para Europa, Oriente Medio y África, Matt Brittin.
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3m people in Europe, 2m in Africa so far, have learned new skills with us. Their stories inspired us to our new goal: help 1m more get jobs and grow businesses.
#GrowWithGoogle
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This is for everyone. Congratulations
@demishassabis
and
@DeepMind
...huge breakthrough which can accelerate scientific progress and bring real public health benefits.
A year ago we open-sourced
#AlphaFold
Today we're freely sharing the predicted structures of all 200M+ proteins known to science - almost the entire protein universe!
It's our gift to humanity, and a demonstration of the benefits AI can bring to society
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Looking forward to this, join me at 2pm UK. (Note: I'm not this green but the ears are sadly accurate)
2pm TODAY!
#MattBrittin
the President, EMEA Business & Ops,
@Google
is giving a
#VTALK
to discuss his life lessons, how to prepare for the world of work & how can students prepare themselves for a career in tech? GET YOUR STUDENTS TO JOIN HERE at 2PM:
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Delighted that Debbie Weinstein
@dkweinstein
will be joining us as Managing Director of
@GoogleUK
& Ireland in the new year. I've watched Debbie lead with empathy & energy during her career at
@Google
&
@YouTube
over the last eight years and know she will be a brilliant addition.
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We support updating EU copyright rules for this digital age. Let's limit unintended consequences for creatives in Europe. Read more in
@SusanWojcicki
op ed
Today I shared concerns in the
@FT
about the unintended consequences of Article 13, proposed copyright legislation in the EU. We know we can work together to find a better way and protect creativity online.
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We continue to invest in Europe - today we're announcing that we're building a data center in Denmark, investing 600 million euros, supporting close to 1500 jobs during construction and up to 250 jobs when operational. More here:
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Managing your data should be easy and simple. The latest improvement to
@Google
Search brings privacy controls directly to you, so that reviewing, deleting, and learning about how Search works with your data is as effortless as possible.
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A few weeks ago, I took part in
@TEDxKingsCross
, speaking about “how we can solve climate change”.
It was a real honour to be a part of, and to be speaking about the biggest issue of our time. ICYMI, watch the video here:
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Our first
#Google4Africa
event is on Wednesday, celebrating Africa’s booming tech scene. We’ve got exciting announcements from Google leaders about how we’re building a more helpful Google for Africa. Register now to join us at
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Normally at this time of year I'd be moving to rowing mode for five days of world class sport in the most beautiful setting... for some calm today watch this launch glide through the
@HenleyRegatta
waters...
Making the historic journey down to the Start on what would have been Day 2 of
#HenleyRoyalRegatta
🌅
#HenleyAtHome
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Google has been in Turkey since 2006 - but we've only just launched on Twitter. Say Merhaba (hi) or Hoşgeldin (welcome)
@googleturkiye
👋
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Absolutely love this very simple guide to Google's journey: from carbon neutral, to low carbon, to carbon free by 2030.
To read more about our sustainability efforts click here:
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We're back with
@ErgosZoom
- free, fun, friendly workouts for everyone on erg or bike. Tomorrow from 1815UK with Olympic Champion
@AdrianEllison17
and me - first timers particularly welcome. Sign up in seconds at . Other dates, hosts like
@jonnysearle2
too
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We build privacy for everyone - from the Google Account to Chrome security, to the highest standards anywhere. Proud to open the Google Safety Engineering Center, Made in Germany.
#GSEC
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Switching to Rowing mode: join us, at the world's favourite
@HenleyRegatta
every race, all five days, live and on demand, free. From 0900UK tomorrow
@YouTube
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In Kampala, Engineer Bainomugisha and his team at Makerere University are tackling dangerously high air pollution using data collected from air sensors installed at the top of buildings and on the back of motorbike taxis.
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Europe’s new copyright rules should promote rather than hold back creativity. Today, Europe’s internet community makes its voice heard, and we share their concerns
#321EUOfflineDay
#SaveYourInternet
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Try again, 33 years after my first attempt, only 5 years older than
@jamescracknell
? Maybe best left to the younger men of the outstanding
@CUBCsquad
. Congratulations on the wins.
Both our Blue Boat and Reserve Crew have been on this winning platform for 2 consecutive years now.
If you are interested in helping us get there again next year, we'd love to hear from you:
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Today in Brussels Alphabet CEO,
@Sundarpichai
, awards
@MolenGeek
, an inclusion focused coding school + co-working space, with a EUR 200,000 grant to expand its training in AI & data analytics for all young people.
Learn more on MolenGeek→
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Delighted to be in Cologne with
@emilyehenderson
for
#DMEXCO19
- shortly on stage to talk on the opportunities and challenges of a privacy-first web for business and for advertising
#TrustInYou
#Google
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Lots of helpful and smart new tools here: How publishers can take advantage of machine learning
@google
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"there is no question in my mind that artificial intelligence needs to be regulated. It is too important not to. The only question is how to approach it" - Thought provoking contribution from
@Sundarpichai
on the future of AI regulation
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We've been listening, working closely with news organisations to help quality content thrive in a digital world - as a result we're launching the Google News Initiative: Building a stronger future for news
@google
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These bugs are features :-)
🐞🦗We’ve launched AR insects on Google Search. For digital insect collecting, search for the name of the insect using a mobile device and tap “View in 3D”
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Google has been proud to have a home in the UK for almost 20 years, investing in the people & tech talent that we see here. This is exciting news - helping us further prepare for a flexible future of work & giving us capacity for 10,000 employees 🇬🇧
Our commitment to the UK’s growth & success: we’re investing $1bn in the purchase of our Central St Giles office & creating a flexible, inclusive workplace for the future. In future, we’ll have capacity for 10,000 employees in the UK. Read below or here .
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We believe that innovation and inclusion belong together- that's why we will provide €2 million in grants to organisations across 11 Central and Eastern European countries to support initiatives that put digital inclusion at the heart of economic recovery
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Pleased to see this work from the
@googlehealth
and
@DeepMindAI
team, applying
#GoogleAI
to breast cancer screening. Impressive research that could help millions of women in the future!
Happy New Year! Our latest research, in collaboration with
@DeepMindAI
, has been published in
@nature
today, demonstrating how our AI model can assist physicians in spotting breast cancer - a condition that affects 1 in 8 women in the US - with greater accuracy than experts.
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A particular highlight of my recent trip to California was visiting Bay View, the first Google-built campus. It's all-electric, net water positive, has the largest geothermal installation in N. America & is surrounded by 17+ acres of meadows, woodlands and a marsh. Take a look ⬇️
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I'm in Cannes this week - talking about all things marketing, advertising, sustainability and inclusivity. We've launched the Accessible Marketing Playbook; joined the Ad Net Zero industry pledge & we're Cannes' official Accessibility Partners. Here's a quick video explainer ⬇️
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Today we're launching a new feature on
@googlemaps
across Europe that allows you to optimise routes for fuel efficiency, make more sustainable choices on the road & save money. More ⬇️
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Imagine if you couldn’t watch the videos you love. Imagine if you couldn’t find your favourite local news or special interest content. Update copyright rules - but limit unintended consequences and get the details right:
#SaveYourInternet
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Great to be
@WebSummit
with
@krishgm
talking about Google at 20, our responsibilities and opportunity for Europe
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If we want technology to work for everyone it needs to be built by everyone, particularly by more women...
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@demishassabis
@DeepMind
Congratulations
@demishassabis
and
@DeepMind
team - this is an incredible breakthrough and making it open to everyone will fuel so much beneficial innovation. Inspiring in every way.
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If we want technology to work for everyone, it needs to be built by everyone. That's why we're supporting underrepresented founders to help for a faster recovery and create better solutions for all.
Proud to welcome the Founders selected for
@GoogleStartups
Immersions
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Great portrait of
@Dr_Black
. If we want technology to work for everyone it needs to be built by everyone.
#womeninstem
Sue Black is a computer scientist and one of the most influential women in tech.
#WomenInSTEM
#AdaLovelaceDay
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Online ads ecosystem is seeing an erosion of trust. So, to preserve the open Web while making it more private - Google won’t build identifiers that track users across the web. Read more on our blog
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I've been enjoying using Twitter to tell you about the work we do in
@googleeurope
&
@GoogleAfrica
- but I'd love to know what you'd like to see more of. Send me your questions on anything from Google to rowing - and I'll pick a few to answer by video over the next few weeks! ⬇️
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As Google celebrate its 15th birthday in
#Dublin
, we are giving back to the local community with a
#GoogleImpactChallenge
. Non-profits can submit ideas for how to make an impact in Dublin and
@Googleorg
will fund €1M in grants to chosen projects
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As part of our commitments, we've launched a €10m
@googleorg
Impact Challenge on Climate. European nonprofits can apply now until Nov 6 for grants of up to €2m. Visit .
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Well said
@EvaMaydell
, thanks for joining us
@googleeurope
. Great to be among policymakers, entrepreneurs and tech leaders learning from each other today
#growwithgoogle
#FTEuropeGrowth
We have world class talent in
#Europe
and your achievements prove us right. Yet increasing the skills and the
#digital
understanding in
#Europe
is essential. Let's all work together in tackling misperceptions about
#technology
.
#FTEuropeGrowth
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Over 150 billion words are translated on Google Translate a day, and the most common ones are “How are you?”, “Thank you” and “I love you”. That's why when
@googleeurope
challenged me to suggest my favourite product, I picked Google Translate. It builds bridges between people ⬇️
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@CampusWarsaw
happy 2nd Birthday - celebrating with some great startups in residence showing the way to scale.
@googleeurope
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Fantastic hosts
@CharleneWhite
@jonsnowC4
@Media_Trust
raising money to help people find a voice, charities tell their stories and the media connect with communities across the UK.
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As the World Wide Web turns 32, its inventor Sir
@timberners_lee
and
@webfoundation
Co-founder
@rosemaryleith
reflect on its power to catalyse change, and celebrate the young people stepping up to tackle the world’s most urgent challenges.
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Rowing on a machine is better with friends.
@MoleseyBoatClub
LegEnds keep me fit - now there's
@ErgosZoom
- friendly and growing fast. It's for anyone, anywhere. Search for their site ;-) and sign up in two clicks, spread the word. Oh and I'm guest hosting Thurs 1815uk
We have a new host just up: the Molesey Leg-Ends - a group of ex internationals, Boat Racers & Henley winners committed to staying fit & having fun doing it! This week's host is Matt Brittin, who has multiple Worlds medals, Henley wins & Boat Races to his name. Thursday evening!
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Great 1st day at COP. Really enjoyed hearing from Nicole Robertson
@Nokia
,
@KiteVC
and
@luisfpneves
at the
@DigitalEU
&
@EUClimateAction
panel this afternoon. Inspiring to hear of the collaboration & work across the tech world to fight climate change. We can only do this together
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England football captain & Munich striker Harry Kane has been using Bard to help him in his new life in Germany - and to get some tips on how to celebrate on the pitch ⚽️⬇️
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It was an honour to speak at
@dmexco
this morning. I shared our new privacy by design research and tools - My Ad Center & Ads Privacy Hub - and explained why this is a now or never moment for the web as we know it. ICYMI ⬇️
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A year ago we promised to help 1 billion people make more sustainable choices. I'm excited that we've started realising this with some changes to our products and tools. Watch this space - more to come...
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#GoogleforNigeria
thanks for the warm Nigerian welcome. Learning about how we can make digital work for everyone.
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Excited that we will be supporting economic recovery in Africa by training 10,000 teachers in Africa on Emerging trends in Education over the next 3 months! Join us
Educators are invited to sign-up for our Google for Education 10-part SSA Webinar Series! Find out more about student-learning, computation thinking, emerging technologies and more, as we bring the
#FutureOfTheClassroom
to you!
Register now:
#GoogleEdu
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Delighted to work again with Bertelsmann on this.
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Tonight, EU officials meet to discuss the
#EUcopyright
directive. Getting the details right is key. Copyright reform should support smaller publishers, journalists and all creative talent across Europe. Limit unintended consequences:
#SaveYourInternet
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I’m so proud that we have now met & surpassed our target to help 10 million people and businesses improve their digital skills to help them get through the pandemic & beyond. Read more about how & what we learnt along the way here ⬇️ (1/3)
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Standing with Ukraine to help people get the information they need, find safety, and support refugees - an update on our emergency work: Helping Ukraine
@google
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Great to have been back in Greece this week & launching another programme to support sustainable growth. Our first launched in 2015 to support tourism SMEs with digital skills and training. Since then we’ve trained 250,000 Greek SMEs and individuals - something to be proud of.
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Massive congratulations to
@demishassabis
- a tremendous, inspiring and humble innovator, with the vision to build a world leading technology & research team in London.
Hugely honoured to be elected a Fellow of the Royal Society - a lifelong dream come true! Thanks to the brilliant
@DeepMindAI
team and all the people who supported me over the years. Now just have to make sure I don’t smudge the 350-year old Charter Book at signing :-)
#RSFellows
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