Google Maps leads German tourists to week-long survival saga in Australian swamp Pair had to dodge croc on trek back to civilization Bootnotes23 Feb 2024 | 77
Google co-founder Brin named a defendant in wrongful death complaint Lawsuit accuses contractor and co-defendants of 'pacify and delay' tactics Legal23 Feb 2024 | 31
Google sends Gemini AI back to engineering to adjust its White balance Comment Big Tech keeps poisoning the well without facing any consequences for its folly AI + ML23 Feb 2024 | 50
Reddit signs AI training deal with Google – and why OpenAI's Altman could be the winner IPO docs drop showing just who has a stake in the forum AI + ML22 Feb 2024 | 5
Web archive user's $14k BigQuery bill shock after running queries on 'free' dataset Researcher makes case for default limits after arriving via Python library Databases22 Feb 2024 | 38
Google debuts first Android 15 developer preview without a single mention of AI Expect it to be stable in June, ready for release sometime after July OSes19 Feb 2024 | 10
Days after half a billion Asians went to the polls, Big Tech promises to counter 2024 election misinformation Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and pals promise they'll try very hard to keep AI nasties off the 'net AI + ML19 Feb 2024 | 12
Google open sources file-identifying Magika AI for malware hunters and others Cool, but it's 2024 – needs more hype, hand wringing, and flashy staged demos to be proper ML CSO17 Feb 2024 | 10
Google debuts Gemini 1.5 Pro model in challenge to rivals OpenAI meanwhile teases experimental text-to-vid system Sora AI + ML15 Feb 2024 | 3
UK Cabinet Office hits pause on £9M Microsoft deal Google Workspace hangout extended indefinitely SaaS15 Feb 2024 | 33
Angry mob trashes and sets fire to Waymo self-driving car San Franciscans turn on empty robotaxi without apparent motive AI + ML12 Feb 2024 | 109
Search chatbots? Pah, this startup's trying on Yahoo's old outfit of web directories Interview AI is here to stay though conversations won't necessarily replace queries Personal Tech10 Feb 2024 | 19
Google silences Bard, restrings it as Gemini with optional $20-a-month upgrade Say Gemini again, I dare you. I double dare you. Say Gemini one more goddamn time AI + ML09 Feb 2024 | 16
With $1B to burn on green tech, HSBC seeks Google’s help The clock's ticking on those 2030 net zero climate goals Systems08 Feb 2024 | 7
The spyware business is booming despite government crackdowns Updated 'Almost zero data being shared across the industry on this particular threat,' we're told Security07 Feb 2024 | 35
Apple Vision Pro is creating a new generation of glassholes Comment They're back – and more oblivious than ever Offbeat06 Feb 2024 | 55
Google throws $1M at Rust Foundation to build C++ bridges Chocolate Factory matches Microsoft money for memory safety Devops05 Feb 2024 | 14
Ignore Uncle Sam's 'voluntary' cybersecurity goals for hospitals at your peril Interview What is on HHS paper will most likely become law, Google security boss says Cyber-crime05 Feb 2024 | 12
Google flushes cached search results forever Chap in charge hopes the Internet Archive is willing to pipe in historical search results as a substitute Software05 Feb 2024 | 29
What Big Tech's balance sheets this week said – and didn't say – about real-world AI adoption Kettle Is there anything more terrifying than a 'smart' HR chatbot? Well, OK, yes, but ... AI + ML03 Feb 2024 | 8
Still no love for JPEG XL: Browser maker love-in snubs next-gen image format Fans of the spec bemoan lack of transparency in Interop 2024 process Applications03 Feb 2024 | 76
Brit watchdog thinks Google's tweaked Privacy Sandbox still isn't cricket Good start, but we want further reassurance, says Competition and Markets Authority Applications01 Feb 2024 | 15
AI is changing search, for better or for worse Feature Bing hasn't much benefited from its ML infusion but Google's rivals sense an opening Software30 Jan 2024 | 49
Cory Doctorow has a plan to wipe away the enshittification of tech Opinion It's not just you – things really are getting worse Off-Prem30 Jan 2024 | 159
Native Chrome arrives fashionably late to the Windows on Arm party If a new browser arrives on an OS nobody cares about, did it arrive at all? Software29 Jan 2024 | 15
Google's AI-fueled IDE Project IDX tries to show you how your app runs on Android, iOS Work in progress, approach with caution Software26 Jan 2024 | 3
FTC drills into Amazon, Microsoft, Google over billions pledged to OpenAI, Anthropic Updated Khaaaaaaan! Khaaaaaaaaaaan! AI + ML25 Jan 2024 | 2
Google settles with Singular Computing over claims of stolen AI chip tech Search giant faced potential damages of over $5B but terms haven't been disclosed On-Prem25 Jan 2024 | 8
Google building datacenter campus on the outskirts of London Waltham Cross bit barn part of Alphabet's plans for 'future capacity needs' On-Prem22 Jan 2024 | 9
Google to bring India’s Unified Payments Interface to the world Including for cross-border remittances, which could shake things up nicely Off-Prem19 Jan 2024 | 6
Did all that AI chatbot hype boost Bing's market share? Oh, wait, never mind Everybody loves Google still, judging by these numbers AI + ML18 Jan 2024 | 10
Alphabet CEO tells Googlers: More job cuts on the way It won't be anywhere near the 12,000 heads that rolled last year, though, says Pichai Off-Prem18 Jan 2024 | 14
Google TAG: Kremlin cyber spies move into malware with a custom backdoor The threat hunters believe COLDRIVER has used SPICA since at least November 2022 Research18 Jan 2024 | 5
Google is changing how search results appear for EU citizens Updated Ad slinger bends to the demands of the DMA Personal Tech18 Jan 2024 | 33
Samsung’s Galaxy S24 pitch: The AI we baked in makes you more human Pen-equipped Ultra is this year's hero, helped by ‘Circle to Search’ that lets you Google without exiting apps Personal Tech18 Jan 2024 | 27
Researchers confirm what we already knew: Google results really are getting worse Updated 'Search engines seem to lose the cat-and-mouse game that is SEO spam,' says study Personal Tech17 Jan 2024 | 112
Google updates Chrome's Incognito Mode data slurp disclaimer in early browser build After settling privacy lawsuit now admits you're observable even when trying for anonymity Software17 Jan 2024 | 4
Google AI chatbot more empathetic than real doctors in tests No, that does not mean machines can replace primary care physicians AI + ML16 Jan 2024 | 13
Google to lay Asia-Pacific to South America undersea cable Humboldt cable to zoom from Chile to Australia through the South Pacific Networks12 Jan 2024 | 10
What to make of Google backing Right-to-Repair in Oregon? 'It gives me hope' Anything to slow down the tech trash treadmill welcome at this point Personal Tech12 Jan 2024 | 7
Why Google is waiving egress fees for disgruntled customers ditching GCP Analysis Hint: US, UK, European antitrust police are on the hunt PaaS + IaaS11 Jan 2024 | 16
Google rings in 2024 with sweeping layoffs Cuts are a continuation of late-2023 redundancies to help teams better 'align their resources' Off-Prem11 Jan 2024 | 6
Google's TPUs could end up costing it a billion-plus, thanks to this patent challenge Singular alleges AI accelerators built from ripped-off blueprints On-Prem10 Jan 2024 | 28
Google illegally refusing to bargain with employee union, says NLRB Updated Search giant told yet again that contractors still employees, must be bargained with Legal04 Jan 2024 | 15
Google to start third-party cookie cull for 30 million Chrome users One of the ad APIs that will fill the void – Protected Audience – arguably may offer better privacy anyway Personal Tech04 Jan 2024 | 46
Google flaunts concurrency, optimization as cloud rivals overhaul platforms Feature Details sub-CPU allotments, performant Iceberg tables after Microsoft, Databricks bring market noise Databases03 Jan 2024 |
Irony alert: Lawsuit alleging Chrome’s Incognito Mode isn’t will settle on unknown terms Google accused of tracking you even when you think it won’t Personal Tech29 Dec 2023 | 44
Google coughs up $700M in Play Store antitrust suit Gives Apple a sly nod over sideloading Personal Tech19 Dec 2023 | 15
Google Groups ditches links to Usenet, the OG social network The online communities that arguably fuelled the search giant’s dominance have become too nasty to bother with Software18 Dec 2023 | 102
Google hopes to end tsunami of data dragnet warrants with Location History shakeup Android giant follows Apple's lead, will store whereabouts on device and delete info earlier by default Personal Tech15 Dec 2023 | 24
Google Pixel gets privacy mode to keep your selfies safe from prying repair techs You'd better have 2GB free on that handset and be running Android 14 Personal Tech15 Dec 2023 | 23
Google pencils in limited third-party cookie purge for January One percent of Chrome users will experience the web as if using Firefox or Safari Personal Tech14 Dec 2023 | 19
Like Microsoft, Google can't stop its cloud from pouring AI all over your heads Here comes Gemini Pro, Duet for devs and BOFHs, picture-emitting Imagen 2, MedLM for healthcare AI + ML13 Dec 2023 | 7
Don't be fooled: Google faked its Gemini AI voice demo AI In brief PLUS: The AI companies that will use AMD's latest GPUs, and more AI + ML11 Dec 2023 | 9
Google's Project Ellman: Merging photo and search data to create digital twin chatbot 'This is a brainstorming concept a team is at the early stages of exploring' AI + ML08 Dec 2023 | 20
Google releases fix for missing Drive for desktop files Just install the latest client and follow the instructions, but don't ask questions PaaS + IaaS07 Dec 2023 | 11
Google teases AlphaCode 2 – a code-generating AI revamped with Gemini Don't worry, your developer jobs are safe … for now AI + ML07 Dec 2023 | 11
US senator claims Google and Apple reveal push notification data to foreign govs Cupertino promises to reveal its data deliveries, ending silence on the matter Personal Tech06 Dec 2023 | 9
Google launches Gemini AI systems, claims it's beating OpenAI and others - mostly Gemini accepts text, images, audio, and video and comes in three flavors AI + ML06 Dec 2023 | 4
Google unveils TPU v5p pods to accelerate AI training Need a lot of compute? How does 8,960 TPUs sound? Systems06 Dec 2023 | 2
Digital memories are disappearing and not even AI or Google can help Column Technology allows us to keep more of our stuff than previously possible – but what use is it if we can't find it? Storage06 Dec 2023 | 72
Today's 'China is misbehaving online' allegations come from Google, Meta Zuck boots propagandists, Big G finds surge of action directed at Taiwan Cyber-crime01 Dec 2023 | 9