+Google VR: Can't get enough dunks, three pointers, and last-second jumpers? Experience the NBA in a whole new way with the new NBA VR app, available on Daydream.

Catch up with highlights in your own virtual sports lounge or watch the NBA’s first original VR series, “House of Legends,” where NBA legends discuss everything from pop culture to the greatest moments of their career. The series tips off today with seven-time NBA Champion Robert Horry. New episodes featuring stars like Chauncey Billups and Baron Davis will debut regularly.

Machine Learning: To help show what’s possible with Magenta, +Google created an interactive experiment called A.I. Duet (https://goo.gl/ybCvf9), which lets you play a duet with the computer. Just play some notes, and the computer will respond to your melody. You don’t even know how to play piano - it’s fun to just press some keys and listen to what comes back. +Google hope it inspires you - whether you’re a developer or musician, or just curious - to imagine how technology can help creative ideas come to life. Watch video to learn more or just start playing with it (https://goo.gl/ybCvf9).

Education: New Zealand, like many countries around the world, is fully integrating computer science (CS) into the national curriculum. This change affects all teachers, because the goal of standardizing CS education curriculum is bigger than CS itself. It’s not just about grooming the next generation of computer scientists - it’s about equipping every student an approach to solving problems through computational thinking (CT). This way of thinking can and must be applied to other subjects. Math, science, and even English and history teachers will need to teach CT, and many feel uncertain about the road ahead.

Safety & Security: Earlier this month, +Google shared an overview (https://goo.gl/lD8Ni3) of the ways +Google keep you safe, on Google and on the web, more broadly. Today, +Google wanted to specifically focus on one element of Android security - Potentially Harmful Applications - highlighting fraudsters’ common tactics, and how +Google shield you from these threats.

Today +Google launched a new exhibit in Google Arts & Culture featuring the work of photographer Bryon Summers. +Google invited Summers to share more about the We Love You Project in this article.

To help you keep up with your busy schedule and shop for the things you need, +Google introduced shopping with your Google Assistant on Google Home.

Starting today, you can shop for your everyday essentials - from paper towels to vitamins. You’ll be able to order from participating Google Express retailers, including Costco, Whole Foods Market, Walgreens, PetSmart, Bed Bath & Beyond and more than 50 other national and locally available retailers.

To get started, just say “Ok Google, how do I shop?” or “Ok Google, order paper towels”.

Over the past year, +Google Team worked with the mobile industry on an initiative to upgrade SMS for people everywhere, providing a more enhanced messaging experience through RCS (Rich Communications Services). Today, +Google announced that they’re partnering with Telenor to enable the launch of RCS messaging to their 214 million subscribers across Europe and Asia, including Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia and India. Subscribers will have access to advanced messaging features as a standard part of their Android device.

Did you know a cat can’t chew big pieces of food because their jaw can’t move sideways? Or that hamsters got their name from the German word “hamstern” which means to hoard? And how +Google know this? Starting today on Google Search , you can find fun facts about living creatures from around the world, making you the most interesting person at the dinner party or the reigning champ at trivia. Head to +Google, ask for a fun fact about something (think plants, animals, fruits and veggies), and ta-da! A trivia tidbit is delivered right at the top of your search results.

Is your bucket list etched in your memory, or scribbled on a dozen post-it notes scattered around your home? Have you ever promised out-of-town guests an email full of your favorite spots, only to never get around to clicking send? Starting today, you can create lists of places, share your lists with others, and follow the lists your friends and family share with you - without ever leaving the +Google Maps app (Android, iOS).