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Tech Moves: Microsoft Teams exec lands at Google; LeoStella names CEO; and more

GeekWire

LinkedIn Photo) — Kristina Behr , a former exec at Microsoft, joined Google as vice president of product management for collaboration and apps at Google Workspace. Behr will report to Johanna Voolich Wright , who runs product management for Google Workspace, and Aparna Pappu , general manager of Google Workspace.

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Google workers announce plans to unionize

The Verge

Google workers have announced plans to unionize with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The Alphabet Workers Union will be open to all employees and contractors at Google’s parent company. This union builds upon years of courageous organizing by Google workers,” said Nicki Anselmo, a Google program manager.

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Google is shutting down its VR field trip app Expeditions

The Verge

Google is ending support for its Expeditions virtual reality app. The majority” of its tours will be migrated to Google’s separate Arts & Culture app, letting users view them via web or mobile device. But Google has since retreated from VR. You can even view some Arts & Culture content in Cardboard.

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Microsoft hires Google and Facebook product vet, building out ‘Teams for Life’ consumer group

GeekWire

Microsoft made another key hire for a new consumer technology group on Wedneday, adding former Facebook and Google product leader Amit Fulay as vice president of product. Fulay and Gupta worked together previously at Google, where Fulay led the real-time communications team and co-founded Google Hangouts, Duo and Allo.

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Google is speeding up Chrome’s release cycle to every four weeks

The Verge

Google says it will speed up how it releases Chrome updates. Starting with Chrome 94 in Q3, 2021, Google will release milestones of its browser every four weeks, instead of every six weeks. This is the first time Google has sped up its Chrome release schedule for more than a decade. “As Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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Microsoft is (mostly) killing off Flash at the end of 2020

TechSpot

Back in July 2017, Microsoft, Adobe, and other tech giants, including Facebook, Apple, and Google, announced that Flash would no longer be supported after 2020. Now, Microsoft program manager Suchithra Gopinath writes that the company is dropping support for Flash Player in Edge, Edge Legacy, and Internet Explorer on December 31, 2020.

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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent

CIO Business Intelligence

So NCDIT officials took action, creating an internship program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) students, a move that would open up for the organization a new pipeline for talent traditionally underrepresented in the IT industry. The HBCU internship program launched in 2023.