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Maureen Shannon shared thisYou’re invited! Join me on July 28 for Let’s Talk: Insights from Women at Google. You’ll be able to chat directly with recruiters, hear from leaders, and get insights into the interview process and life at Google. Learn more and register goo.gle/lets-talk #google
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Maureen Shannon shared thisAlphabet Q2 2021 earnings are in. The stock rose more than 3% on the strong numbers, which crushed analyst expectations. Google Cloud brought in $4.63 billion — up from $3.01 billion a year ago. I'm proud at what our GCP team has accomplished and even more excited for the future we are building with our Cloud customers. Here are the results: Earnings per share (EPS): $27.26 vs $19.34 per share Revenue: $61.88 billion vs $56.16 billion YouTube advertising revenue: $7.00 billion vs $6.37 billion expected, Google Cloud revenue: $4.63 billion vs $4.40 billion expected Traffic acquisition costs (TAC): $10.93 billion vs $9.74 billion expected Total Google ad revenue increased to $50.44 billion, up 69% from the year-ago quarter #GoogleCloud #Google #Alphabet #Cloud
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Maureen Shannon shared thisA True Pixel Story: Matthew, who was born deaf, relied on video chat and lip-reading to communicate with his son Harry. When he got his Google Pixel, he tried out Live Caption and for the first time ever, he could do something that people all over the world do every day – he made a phone call to his son. This story brings me a lot of joy . https://lnkd.in/gEqGddA #digitalaccessibility #google #googlepixel #deafcommunity #deafawareness #technologyFirst Call With My Son - Matthew’s True Pixel StoryFirst Call With My Son - Matthew’s True Pixel Story
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Maureen Shannon shared thisAccessible technology matters. While social distancing has been difficult for everyone, it’s disproportionately affected people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Wearing face masks and connecting over video calls has helped to keep us safe, but it’s made it harder to follow conversation through lipreading and more difficult to follow sign language that’s confined to a small screen. Born deaf in one ear never felt like a disadvantage until the world I lived in masked up. Life became more quiet, sounds became more muffled and lip reading hasn't been accessible. I’m proud to work at a company filled with passionate people building accessible technology for my community. At Google, as I WFH I use products like Live Caption that automatically captions spoken audio in my daily video calls. https://lnkd.in/gGtXHDj #accessibility #WCAG #deafcommunity #deafawareness #google
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Maureen Shannon shared thisWe’re in the midst of a marketing media measurement evolution, and global ecosystem changes are challenging marketers to be forward thinking and privacy focused. Today people expect more personalized and helpful experiences when they engage with your brand. To meet these expectations, digitally mature marketers are bringing their first-party data together in a cloud solution. http://bitly.ws/cKGS #marketingandadvertising #consumerbehavior #firstpartydata #googlecloud #privacymatters #cloud
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Maureen Shannon shared thisAPIs Aren’t Just for Tech Companies. Digital innovators use ecosystem thinking to chart strategies for sustainable growth and use APIs as conduits for value exchange within the value network. From marketing data analytics, vision search, conversational chatbots, billing & budget management to operations I see APIs transforming every line of business. →https://lnkd.in/d96fERq https://lnkd.in/d685QCB #API #googlecloud #digitaltransformation #apis #apigee #apimanagement
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Maureen Shannon liked thisMaureen Shannon liked thisIf you've ever experimented with UE (Unreal Engine), or played Rocket League or Fortnite, then you know just how amazing Epic Games is. I'm excited to join Epic Games as Principal Engineer in Alex McAfee's Enterprise Productivity Engineering group. Epic has strong AI leadership from the top down and the team has already implemented some fantastic projects organization wide. I'll be working on all things agentic from workflow to harness to identity to eval and everything in between alongside a group of truly talented people. The cherry on top is being reunited with Blake Stoddard, Nathan Anderson, and John Williams. Excited for this next season! (yes, it's a fn reference/pun)
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Maureen Shannon liked thisMaureen Shannon liked thisI'm thrilled to share that I recently joined Anthropic as Head of Mega Accounts. I've spent my career helping large organizations unlock real value from technology, and few moments in that journey have felt as significant as this one. AI is reshaping how companies operate, and Anthropic is building it in a way that's rare in this industry - powerful capability paired with genuine responsibility. What drew me here is simple. Anthropic doesn't see safety and scale as a trade-off. It shows up in the research priorities, in how the models get shipped, and in how we partner with our customers. That consistency is what builds trust at scale. This is just the beginning, and I'm excited to work with some of the world's most innovative organizations as they navigate this shift, and to help ensure that as AI scales, it scales responsibly.
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Maureen Shannon reacted on thisMaureen Shannon reacted on thisI'm no longer a Googler... (which feels crazy to say!) There were so many prayers answered during my time at Google, and I truly feel immeasurably blessed. It wasn’t an easy decision to leave… Thank you to my former teammates, leadership, and customers/partners. (The people, it was always the people and relationships that were special!) I owe an additional thank you to Chris Vale, Rae Williams, and Eliot Danner for giving me a seat at the table almost 7 years ago. And to Aaron Hanlon and Jose Luis Gomes for allowing me to join one of the highest performing teams at Google Cloud. If there's one person I worked with more than anyone else, it would be Tim Michalak who is arguably the best coworker and friend you could have. Thank you again, Tim. And of course my wife, Eilene, and our (five) kids who always celebrated me and pushed me to believe in myself and do more. (Also, my parents who helped however and whenever needed.) I experienced so many moments of straight up imposter syndrome (on full blast on my part), but also hilarity, humility and hard work. I could make this post really long with stories -- but I'll spare everyone's feed. There's a lot I will take with me, but these may be among the two most important: respect the user and respect the opportunity. As for what's next, it's going to be Epic!
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Maureen Shannon reacted on thisFour years ago, I moderated a panel on Gen AI in San Francisco and asked the audience when we would transition from just testing the technology to delivering real business value. Fast forward, Candescent's recent press release about delivering agentic innovation using Google's Gemini models and the Gemini Enterprise Application Platform reminds me that the future has officially arrived. Even more importantly, the exponential impact of bringing AI to 1300+ financial institutions (and their customers) via our partnership can never be underestimated. Congrats to both teams Jason Edelboim Satheesh Ravala Michael Zhang Jason Price Rhett Dudley Jose Luis Gomes Laura Riegert christian weilMaureen Shannon reacted on thisEveryone is talking about AI. The real challenge is putting it to work. Today, we're announcing an expanded strategic partnership with Google Cloud to bring Gemini-powered intelligence to Candescent's Intelligent Banking Platform, helping banks and credit unions move beyond experimentation and toward AI experiences that can scale. For financial institutions, that means a stronger foundation for delivering more relevant customer experiences through actionable insights and embedded intelligence in everyday workflows. Read the announcement: https://bit.ly/4xa6r6U
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Maureen Shannon liked thisMaureen Shannon liked thisWe're growing our team! I am hiring for the following role! Feel free to share this with anyone in your network who might be a great fit! 📍 London or Warsaw 📌 Capacity Management Lead 🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/g7Av9RTc #GoogleCloud #Google #Hiring #LondonJobs
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Maureen Shannon reacted on thisMaureen Shannon reacted on thisAfter two decades of dedicated service, Paul Hodges has been named president and business executive officer of Nestlé Professional, stepping in as Richard Burjaw retires. Discover what this leadership change means for the future of #foodservice: https://ow.ly/UN5o50Zyu0O
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Maureen Shannon liked thisMaureen Shannon liked thisSaying goodbye to Google after 8 years is bittersweet. This place has defined one of the most meaningful chapters of my life and career. I am deeply grateful to the brilliant people I’ve worked with—thank you for your partnership, your leadership, and for pushing me to tackle my biggest challenges yet. Huge thanks to Jim Anderson for your continuous mentorship and for always backing my career journey. Thank you, Google, for the memories and the mission. 💙 What’s next? Something I am beyond excited about. I'll still be collaborating, learning, and diving headfirst into cutting-edge technology. More details coming soon—stay tuned!
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Maureen Shannon reacted on thisIf you know me, you know that expressing love through gift-giving is my specialty. 🎁 There is nothing quite like the feeling of finding that absolute perfect item that makes someone feel truly seen, understood, and appreciated. So, helping Target build a tool with Spanner that perfects retail discovery felt like a highly targeted mission 😉. During the holiday season last year, Target’s Guest Product Confidence platform team launched their AI-driven Gift Finder chat agent. As a shopper, it was such an awesome, intuitive tool for navigating my holiday gift list last winter—and you can bet it’s going to be my go-to shopping companion again this holiday season! 🛍️ But behind that seamless, conversational shopping magic is some incredibly sophisticated database engineering. I’m thrilled that our joint success story just went live: How Target is enhancing retail discovery and cutting database maintenance by 50% with Spanner Graph... To deliver real-time, context-rich personalization at a global scale, Target consolidated its fragmented legacy databases onto a unified Spanner Graph architecture. This established a single authoritative source of truth for both transactional and semantic intelligence. The results speak for themselves: 🚀 The Ultimate GraphRAG: By combining deep graph traversals with semantic vector search, they grounded their LLMs with ultra-precise retail context—dramatically improving recommendation relevancy. 📈 Scale Without Limits: Automatically scaled to handle massive traffic spikes during peak retail events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday. ⚙️ 50% Operational Savings: Reduced infrastructure maintenance by half, letting their stellar engineering teams focus on building customer-facing AI features. A huge congratulations to the brilliant minds at Target, including Sayanti Dey, Kaushik Shelat, and everyone who brought this game-changing Shopping Graph to life! 👏 Read the full blog here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/gCVXzjNE #GoogleCloud #Databases #SpannerGraph #RetailTech #GenerativeAI #Target Deepa Sarasamma Arkapravo Banerjee Jason Hatcher Josh H. Ankur Wahi Ryan Collier Wendy Han Piyush MathurHow Target Rebuilt Retail Discovery with Spanner Graph | Google Cloud BlogHow Target Rebuilt Retail Discovery with Spanner Graph | Google Cloud Blog
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My conversation with Sherry Smith, President of Retail Media at Criteo, is now out on OFFBounds and it is one you do not want to skip. We covered the current reality of retail media but more importantly, what comes next. From AI shaping future customer journeys to the rising demand for self-serve activation, Sherry breaks down what leaders should actually be preparing for. A few takeaways • Retail media is not bottom-funnel anymore • Transparency and measurement are becoming non negotiable • Talent models are shifting faster than expected • Customers will determine the direction of innovation This episode is a true look inside how retailers, brands and agencies will need to operate moving forward. 🌟 It is live now across platforms or go to offbounds.tv Tune in, and message me after you listen. I want to hear your takeaways :) 🟠 You can read more on what we discussed here: https://lnkd.in/e8PVgb3W #retailmedia #criteo #offbounds #retail
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