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After 11 months soaking up the sun in the tropics, Santa and his elves are back at the North Pole getting ready for Christmas Eve. In addition to making toys, they need to clear the snow off 23 elf homes, candy factories and command centers in Santa?s Village. Santa"s jet-skiing all the way to the North Pole from his tropical vacation To join in the flurry of preparations for Christmas Eve, ...

As the holidays approach and our calendars become full, it can be hard to find time to give back to the causes you care about most. Tomorrow, on Giving Tuesday?an annual one-day event that encourages people to make donations to their favorite charities?we?re making it easier for you to connect with a worthy cause through the first-ever ?Hangout-a-thon? on Google+. Starting at 9 a.m. EST tomorrow ...

If we?re going to solve some of the world?s biggest problems, we need more people and teams to take on "moonshots"?audacious projects that create 10x improvement, not 10 percent. Part of that involves encouraging and celebrating the audacity of the attempt. So last week we partnered with Majority Leader Eric Cantor and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer to run a special session of Solve for X o ...

Thanksgiving is just a few days away, and if you?re like us, you still have loads of stuff to buy on your expanding holiday gift list. If you can?t imagine braving the crowds to get everything picked and purchased, don?t worry: our elves have made some improvements to Google Shopping in time for the holidays. Find the hottest toys and get inspired with our holiday shortlists We?ve curated holiday ...

You don?t need to be besties with a Wizard to share an adventure in Middle-earth?just point your favorite browser to goo.gl/TheHobbit on your laptop, phone or tablet to check out ?Journey through Middle-earth,? the latest Chrome Experiment. Inspired by the upcoming motion picture "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug,? ?Journey through Middle-earth? brings the locations and characters from t ...

Not quite four score and seven years ago, I was an elementary school student, staring at a classroom map, gripped by the (mistaken) deduction that since Los Angeles was in the southern half of the country, Civil War battles must have clattered on the ground outside my home. While a teacher eventually helped me understand that California wasn?t in the Confederacy, the moment led me to understand th ...

Today marks the start of Google Code-in, a global online contest for pre-university students (13-17 years old) interested in learning more about open source software. Participating students have an opportunity to work on real world software projects and earn cool prizes for their effort. For the next seven weeks students from around the world will be able to choose from an extensive list of tasks ...

You?d think the thrill might wear off this whole renewable energy investing thing after a while. Nope?we?re still as into it as ever, which is why we?re so pleased to announce our 14th investment: We?re partnering with global investment firm KKR to invest in six utility-scale solar facilities in California and Arizona. Developed by leading solar developer Recurrent Energy, the projects have a com ...

In a year in which government surveillance has dominated the headlines, today we?re updating our Transparency Report for the eighth time. Since we began sharing these figures with you in 2010, requests from governments for user information have increased by more than 100 percent. This comes as usage of our services continues to grow, but also as more governments have made requests than ever before ...

Venice was once described as ?undoubtedly the most beautiful city built by man,? and from these pictures it?s hard to disagree. You can now explore panoramic imagery of one of the most romantic spots in the world, captured with our Street View Trekker technology. It was impossible for us to collect images of Venice with a Street View car or trike?blame the picturesque canals and narrow cobbled wal ...

When veterans return home, a college degree is often a great next step for a successful transition to civilian life. But college can be a tough place for veterans, especially when they?re juggling classes with personal, family and financial pressures. Unfortunately there?s very little data about what can help veterans thrive in school. We want to change that. Today, we?re granting a $3.2 million G ...

You"re probably used to downloading email attachments, but each of those files takes time to download, eats up space on your device, and can get buried deep inside your "Downloads" folder. With today"s update to Gmail, you can skip that whole process. Instead, you can view attachments and save files directly to Google Drive without ever leaving Gmail, making it easy to access t ...

Over the past year, more and more Googlers have had the chance to meet service members and hear their stories through the Google Veterans Network?our employee resource group. These interactions have led to a greater understanding of the challenges the veteran community faces and have inspired many teams across Google to find additional ways for our technology to help. This Veterans Day, on behal ...

What if getting help for a computer glitch, a leaky pipe, or a homework problem was as easy as clicking a button? What if you could connect via real-time video to a music teacher or a yoga instructor from the comfort of your home? What if you could get someone knowledgeable to get you ?unstuck? when you really need it? Today, we?re announcing Helpouts?a new way to get and give help over live vide ...

We all remember the days when we?d arrive at school, permission slips and bag lunches in tow, ready to venture forth on a field trip. Those were the days we waited for all year. Yet most field trips cost money, require lots of planning, and can only go as far as a school bus can take you. Today we?re launching a new initiative on Google+ called Connected Classrooms that enables students around ...