John Ruich
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Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, tweeted about the new feature.
2004 was a good year, but your Gmail address doesn't need to be stuck in it, he wrote.
The company has been planning the new policy since last year, and according to a statement online, it's pretty easy to change your Gmail address.
You can do it right in the personal info section of your account.
Once you change your username, Google says the old one will still be there as what they call an alternate account.
In other words, you'll still get emails sent to your old Gmail address.
This will come as a relief to some.
The inability to change usernames has been a source of frustration for a slice of the 3 billion users Google says rely on Gmail, like people who may have signed up years ago with usernames that are inaccurate now, or inappropriate, or just cringeworthy.
Anthropic says it does not want its AI used for autonomous weapons or mass surveillance of Americans.
The Pentagon says it's up to the military to decide how to use the technology, not the company.
It labeled Anthropic a supply chain risk, and President Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using its products.
A federal judge in San Francisco last week ordered a preliminary injunction against the moves.
She said the measures do not appear directed at the government's stated national security interests and instead look like punishment.
The Pentagon and other defendants argued in court that Anthropic's actions rendered it untrustworthy.
Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, tweeted about the new feature.
2004 was a good year, but your Gmail address doesn't need to be stuck in it, he wrote.
The company has been planning the new policy since last year, and according to a statement online, it's pretty easy to change your Gmail address.
You can do it right in the personal info section of your account.