Waze offers more than navigation instructions and live traffic updates. Learn more of the app's handy features.

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Waze is Google's navigation app that gives drivers realtime updates on traffic and driving conditions.

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How to run an efficient meeting, according to tech billionaires who took them very seriously

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Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Eric Schmidt share their meetings tips.

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How to set up and customize Google Alerts: Track the search terms and topics you're interested in

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Google launched Google Alerts over 20 years ago to monitor new mentions of specific search terms.

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AI Agents Promise to Connect the Dots Between Reality and Sci-Fi

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If you tuned in for Google I/O, OpenAI’s Spring Update, or

How To Find All the People You’ve Ever Blocked

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Sadly, people aren’t always as nice as they could be, and that’s where you need to turn to the various blocking and reporting features on the digital platforms you frequent. Overall, these features work well and effectively put up barriers between you and those you don’t want to hear from.

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I'm a Google product manager who mentors 10 people a month. Here's how I pick mentees, based on their messages and attitude.

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Google's Emoji Kitchen lets you combine emoji into one sticker. Here's how it works and what apps are compatible with it.

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Google's Emoji Kitchen recently expanded, and now users can mash up emojis on pretty much any device, including iPhones, Mac devices, and more.

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YouTube is a major entertainment force. Here's the platform's history, plus how to create a channel and upload videos.

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YouTube was acquired by Google, and has since become a major revenue-generator for Alphabet, thanks to YouTube Premium.

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Who's Going to Buy Humane for a Billion Dollars?

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This week, the company behind the wearable chatbot AI Pin is already looking to sell for upwards of a billion dollars just one month after its rough product launch.

The Harsh Truth Behind Samsung's Phone Repair Program

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It turns out that Samsung’s repair program isn’t as breezy as we initially thought. In the past few days, we’ve discovered some harsh truths about Android’s best-selling smartphone maker. The company has quietly parted ways with iFixit on phone repair kits.

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