Shay Purdy

Dad /
Recently home from away /
Nova Scotia | Ottawa /
ex @SummaStrategies /
Canoogler

[Mickey Djuric @MickeyDjuric]

What does Google think Canada needs to do to boost productivity and growth?

I sat down with Google’s chief economist, Fabien Curto Millet, to talk AI, Canada’s economic future, and whether he can beat fellow economist, PM Mark Carney — in a game of chess

https://t.co/p2vZOb4RIh

[Google Canada @googlecanada]

9,5 milliards 🤯
C’est le nombre d'heures passées à regarder du contenu francophone sur @YouTube dans la première moitié de 2025. Avec une croissance de 20 % à l'international, le contenu québécois et francophone explose sur YouTube ! ⚜️ 📈
https://t.co/fsjg3rpSGv

[Google Canada @googlecanada]

Today @YouTube is rolling out new teen digital wellbeing features in Canada🇨🇦:

⏳ Parents will be able to set specific time limits for Shorts—including setting the timer to zero. An industry-first, this feature gives parents control over their kids' short-form screen time.

🌟 New principles that will surface fun, age-appropriate, and enriching content for younger audiences.

⚙️ A simpler family account setup to make it easier to ensure that every family member sees age-appropriate content.

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/kMNBLuvE5G

[Google Canada @googlecanada]

Big congratulations to the 14 🇨🇦 #startups selected for the @GoogleStartups Accelerator: Canada 2026 cohort! 🥳 Learn more here👉https://t.co/hkn3rUVlOd

[Google Canada @googlecanada]

We have announced > $1.4M CAD from @Googleorg for @KidsHelpPhone & @BGCCAN to help empower Canadian youth with digital wellbeing & online safety skills. Thanks @annamgainey, @TheThanigasalam & MP Chi Nguyen for marking this moment with us! Learn more ⬇️
https://t.co/KJeAqI1Imf

[Google Canada @googlecanada]

We're celebrating the extraordinary impact of Nobel Prize-winner @geoffreyhinton by investing in the future of the field he helped build. We're proud to support @UofT with $10 million to establish the Hinton Chair in Artificial Intelligence.

https://t.co/McMUcX5bmI

[Google Canada @googlecanada]

Today, Public First released Google Canada's 2024 Economic Impact Report, highlighting how Canadian businesses, creators, and developers used Google tools to fuel over $70 billion in economic activity 🇨🇦.

See how we're helping businesses grow, innovate, and unlock a new era of innovation with AI: https://t.co/X4YioB2qfJ

[Sesame Street @sesamestreet]

The Sesame Street library is coming to YouTube!
Beginning in January 2026, YouTube will have the largest digital library of Sesame Street content, with hundreds of full episodes coming to the Sesame Street channels.
Join us as we help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder, one episode at a time

[Sundar Pichai @sundarpichai]

Every month, people use Google to translate around 1 trillion words. Today, we’re introducing a new AI-powered live translation experience in the Google Translate app, plus a new beta feature to help you practice new languages. Rolling out now on iOS + Android.

[Google Canada @googlecanada]

We’re bringing AI Mode in Google Search to users in Canada 🇨🇦.

AI Mode is a new, intuitive way to address your most complex, multi-part questions and follow-ups, and satisfy your curiosity in a richer way.

Starting to roll out in English in Canada today, you’ll see it appear as a tab on your Search results page, and in the Google app for Android and iOS. Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/GREFWjPzxh

[Google Canada @googlecanada]

Quebec City is the first municipality in Canada to launch Project Green Light to optimize traffic lights, reduce vehicle emissions and improve urban mobility with AI . 🟢🚦Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/qJiaR1qwNb @villequebec

[John Hultquist @JohnHultquist]

Google has just used AI and threat intel to foil a zeroday before it could launch. Working from artifacts gathered by GTIG, Big Sleep was used to identify a vuln before actors could ramp up exploitation. It doesn’t get much better than this in intel. https://t.co/AJevC8xG8N

[Google @Google]

SynthID Detector is a new portal to help journalists, media professionals and researchers more easily identify whether content has a SynthID watermark. Here’s how it works → https://t.co/5pRcGs81Ko #GoogleIO

[Shay Purdy @Shay_Purdy]

Great lineup!

[Google Canada @googlecanada]

Les Aperçus audio de @NotebookLM, qui transforment vos sources en conversations de style balado, sont maintenant offerts dans plus de 70 langues! Écoutez cet exemple en français, avec une touche d’accent québécois (🤯!) et visitez https://t.co/YUmYjzkjnk pour l'essayer! 🎙️🎧

[Google Canada @googlecanada]

NotebookLM Audio Overviews - which turn your source materials into engaging, podcast-style conversations - are now available in 70+ languages! Check out this example in Canadian French (🤯!) and visit https://t.co/YUmYjzkRcS to try it out! 🎙️🎧

[Logan Kilpatrick @OfficialLoganK]

Pre-order the official NotebookLM app, coming May 20th on iOS and Android!

https://t.co/RDmpZaIAe7

[Jen Gerson @jengerson]

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail with Justin Ling https://t.co/6U9RHY0qhv

[News from Google @NewsFromGoogle]

It was a big week for @Google, with #GoogleCloudNext, camera and screen share coming to Gemini Live, people trying out Gemini 2.5 Pro, AI Mode updates, and more. Here’s a look at what some Google partners, customers, users and experts had to say this week 🧵🔽

[Shay Purdy @Shay_Purdy]

@vipalmonga @MatinaStevis 😐😐😐