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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Today’s top story is from our coverage of this week’s Google Cloud Next 2023 conference. It just started, but our team has been busy. The news that got you all clicking involves the launch of BigQuery Studio, which is Google’s new way to work with data. Here’s a taste of what else debuted:

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