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Thanksgiving Day has arrived and for 2020, it’s going to be a very different experience for most people. To celebrate the day, though, Google has posted a new homepage Doodle to celebrate Thanksgiving 2020 and the history of the Thanksgiving holiday. Live now on Google.com in the United States, the…

Steve Strauss  |  Special to USA TODAY Q: Hi Steve: Like so many small businesses, we have had to completely alter things and shift online. But honestly, we’re not ready. Here’s where we need help: How the heck do we get noticed online this holiday season? – BeccaA: Of course,…

Google Chromebook demand is booming due to remote work and learning and it's likely to cement a role in the enterprise. Earnings from Dell Technologies and HP highlighted how Chromebooks are getting mass distribution amid remote work and education arrangements. Both Dell and HP saw at least double-digit sales gains…

Google has another experimental tool that anyone can access and it’s called ‘Verse by Verse.’ The new tool enables anyone to generate poems in the style of famous poets with the help of artificial intelligence. Verse by Verse involves input from both human and machine to make the final poem,…

Last week, a sheep-counting expedition found a mysterious monolith deep in the Utah desert, and they warned the world to stay away. This is a great opening for a science fiction story, and also the actual events of late November 2020. As local news outlet KSL TV lays out, a…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai Getty Images Google's antitrust woes continue to mount. Last month, the US Department of Justice filed a long-anticipated lawsuit against Google, alleging the sprawling tech giant illegally holds monopolies in search and search advertising. Now another group of seven states plans to file a separate lawsuit next month…

The internet takes a trip down memory lane as Windows turns 35, Go SMS Pro gets taken down from Google Play due to some serious security issues, and LinkedIn gets chatty about the death of office perks.It’s all the tech news that’s popular right now. Welcome to Hashtag Trending! It’s…

Buy Nest Hub Max at Best Buy - $180 Buy Nest Hub Max at Walmart - $180The Google-powered Nest Hub Max is on sale for $179.99 this week as well, which is $50 less than its usual price of $229.99. The Nest Hub Max is one of our favorite smart…

Photo: Zivica Kerkez (Shutterstock)With Thanksgiving happening in a few days, you may find yourself having to make a grocery store run. (Of course, we’re assuming that it’s for a dinner solely for the people in your household.) Given the whole pandemic situation, you’ll probably want to minimize the time you…

In this week’s top stories: Google Pay gets a massive overhaul and a new app, Android TV unofficially arrives in a way that’s perfect for older Windows PCs, Nvidia Shield TV gets an update, and more. The biggest story this week is that Google Pay has gotten a full revamp,…