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July 25, 2017 08:35 pm GMT
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Google just announced a new safety feature to keep you safe and informed during a crisis
Another tech company is working to keep you safe during times of crisis.
Google announced a new set of safety features called "SOS alerts" in a blog post on Tuesday. With SOS alerts, which the company will add to Google Search and Google Maps, Google hopes to "make emergency information more accessible during a natural or human-caused crisis."
A vice-president of engineering at Google, Yossi Matias, spoke to Time about the new development, and said SOS alerts were partially inspired by his experience with a major fire on Mount Carmel while working in Israel. At the time, he had no immediate information on what was going on. Read more...
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