Help, Android 14 ate my Pixel! Bug causes endless reboots, loss of storage access Fix on the way but for those trapped in boot loop hell, data recovery isn't certain OSes30 Oct 2023 | 11
Alphabet CEO testifies in Google Search trial: We pay billions to keep Apple at bay As Uncle Sam releases internal docs on Chrome strategy, MSN, more Personal Tech30 Oct 2023 | 17
Bug bounty hunters load up to stalk AI and fancy bagging big bucks Google offers AI-specific rewards, HackerOne sees more specializations Cybersecurity Month27 Oct 2023 | 1
Privacy advocate challenges YouTube's ad blocking detection scripts under EU law Interview Irish eyes may not be smiling Personal Tech26 Oct 2023 | 177
US, Australia solicit Google's help with Pacific subsea cable project $65 million cable project to connect US to Australia by way of Fiji and French Polynesia Networks26 Oct 2023 | 3
13-year Google privacy settlement pays litigants the equivalent of a Big Mac meal Chocolate Factory agrees $23m guilt-free settlement Legal25 Oct 2023 | 14
Google Cloud misses revenue estimates – and it's your fault, wanting smaller bills Keeping old servers alive is more lucrative than the G-Cloud Off-Prem25 Oct 2023 | 15
iFixit pries open Google Pixel 8 Pro with clamps and picks Could be easier to get into, but check out that 7-year update commitment Personal Tech24 Oct 2023 | 13
When is a privacy button not a privacy button? When Google runs it, claims lawsuit 'It looks like even Sundar Pichai is confused about how this control works' Personal Tech24 Oct 2023 | 38
Japan to probe Google over 'suspicion' that antitrust laws are being broken Updated Arrives at the same conclusion about the nexus of Android and search as pretty much everyone else Legal24 Oct 2023 | 11
Google - yes, that Google - testing proxy scheme to hide IP addresses for privacy Plan for Chrome echoes Apple iCloud Private Relay Software23 Oct 2023 | 26
Beijing slaps Foxconn with a tax audit Asia In Brief ALSO: US may block clouds in China; Toyota reveals moon roover; Google expands Indian loan business; Xiaomi's new unifying OS; and more Legal23 Oct 2023 | 7
What's unconstitutional about Google keyword search warrants? Nothing, says Colorado Supreme Court Arson case produces a very tricky precedent for anyone who values digital privacy Personal Tech18 Oct 2023 | 24
Paying for WinRAR in all the wrong ways - Russia and China hitting ancient app Incidentally, Windows 11 has native rar support now Cybersecurity Month18 Oct 2023 | 22
Google and Qualcomm to bring RISC-V to the wrist in next-gen wearable platform Wear OS is basically Android, so this effort may do some heavy lifting to evade Arm SoCs in future phones Personal Tech18 Oct 2023 | 3
Australia threatens X with fine, warns Google, for failure to comply with child abuse handling report regs Elon Musk's social network provided no response – or junk – to official inquiries about its safety practices Cybersecurity Month16 Oct 2023 | 18
Google offers some copyright indemnity to users of its generative AI services 'If you are challenged, we will assume responsibility' AI + ML12 Oct 2023 | 8
Google's third-party cookie culling to begin in Q1 2024 ... for 1% of Chrome users And in full swing starting Q3 Personal Tech12 Oct 2023 | 11
Judge tosses Sonos's $32.5M patent win over Google with savage slam down 'It is wrong that our system was used to punish an innovator and to enrich a pretender' Personal Tech10 Oct 2023 | 24
HTTP/2 'Rapid Reset' zero-day exploited in biggest DDoS deluge seen yet Botnet storm drowned last record with 398 million requests per second CSO10 Oct 2023 | 13
Google pays Apple $18B to $20B a year to keep its search in iPhone Bernstein estimates value of agreement, warns it and similar deals may end if DoJ wins antitrust case Personal Tech10 Oct 2023 | 12
When Microsoft complains that you're a monopolist you know things are bad Kettle Google and Amazon are both in antitrust trouble as the US gets tough Legal09 Oct 2023 | 17
Google promises Germany to creep on users less after market power probe Regulation complements EU's Digital Markets Act to cover more services Security06 Oct 2023 | 6
Online tracking is alive and well in link decoration Analysis The pending death of third-party cookies won't do much for other privacy intrusions Cybersecurity Month06 Oct 2023 | 17
Google introduces phone-shaped housing for its AI tech Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro out, Chrome goliath ups support to seven years Personal Tech04 Oct 2023 | 5
Microsoft CEO whinges about Google's default search deals Alleges it achieved dominance through nefarious means – but who would do such a thing? Software03 Oct 2023 | 23
CISA adds latest Chrome zero-day to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog Chrome’s second zero-day of the month puts fed security at 'significant risk' Security03 Oct 2023 |
Google doubles minimum RAM and disk in 'Chromebook Plus' spec Some may be made in India, where the Big G has teamed to make kit with HP Personal Tech03 Oct 2023 | 24
EFF urges Chrome users to get out of the Privacy Sandbox Google says Topics warning is anti-innovative fearmongering Personal Tech30 Sep 2023 | 81
55-inch Jamboard and app ecosystem tossed into the Google graveyard Now have a look at these third-party alternatives from our partners, says Chocolate Factory Personal Tech29 Sep 2023 | 32
After failing at privacy, again, Google is working to keep Bard chats out of Search The URLs needed to share chat histories have been indexed. Of course Security28 Sep 2023 | 10
Spotify now using AI to clone podcaster’s voice into Spanish Meanwhile Google pushes podcast listeners toward YouTube Music AI + ML27 Sep 2023 | 4
Bermuda, your data, Google's gonna take your US data Updated Search giant's latest subsea cable will feed your YouTube addiction Off-Prem26 Sep 2023 | 14
ROBOT crypto attack on RSA is back as Marvin arrives More precise timing tests find many implementations vulnerable Research26 Sep 2023 | 9
No joke: Cloudflare takes aim at Google Fonts with ROFL Reckons it can deliver Comic Sans faster and keep your shame a secret Software26 Sep 2023 | 39
Google killing Basic HTML version of Gmail In January 2024 The blind think this is not a visionary decision Software25 Sep 2023 | 60
FYI: Those fancy 'Google-designed' TPU AI chips had an awful lot of Broadcom help Comment And Meta's tapping up Big B too – it's big bucks for this silicon giant AI + ML22 Sep 2023 | 1
Why Chromebooks are the new immortals of tech Opinion A decade of support is a much better deal than what Microsoft or Apple will give you OSes22 Sep 2023 | 98
Lawsuit claims Google Maps led dad of two over collapsed bridge to his death Web giant accused of gross negligence by not updating app despite complaints Legal21 Sep 2023 | 195
Google on trial: Feds challenge deals that set your web search defaults Big G wheels out its old argument that its products are better - and look, there they are, pre-installed and in your face Personal Tech20 Sep 2023 | 27
Google Bard can now tap into your Gmail, Docs, more Web giant promises personal info and files won't be used to train this chatbot AI + ML20 Sep 2023 | 34
US Defense Department enlists Google for AI-powered cancer-spotting kit A different type of ARM - the Augmented Reality Microscope Science19 Sep 2023 | 1
Sonos secures a victory in audio patent fight against Google ITC judge rules you can't sue over invalid patents, but the fight goes on Software18 Sep 2023 | 6
Google throws California $93M to make location tracking lawsuit disappear Half a percent of last quarter's net income? That'll teach 'em Security15 Sep 2023 | 20
Google promises eternity of updates for Chromebooks – that's a decade for everyone else I've seen things you people wouldn't believe, laptops on fire off the shoulder of Orion... Personal Tech14 Sep 2023 | 51
Google outlines Outline SDK: Censorship, geo-block-beating tool to drop into apps Well, when it's finished, anyway Networks14 Sep 2023 | 3
Having slammed brakes on hiring, Google says it no longer needs quite so many recruiters Hundreds about to find out first hand how the tough the job market is right now Off-Prem13 Sep 2023 | 30
US Department of Justice claims Google bought its way to web search dominance We're just better, says Big G Off-Prem13 Sep 2023 | 29
Dutch consumer groups sue Google over its entire business model If the Chocolate Factory can't track you to sell ads, what does it have left? Personal Tech13 Sep 2023 | 40
Chrome, Firefox and more caught with their WebP down, offer hasty patch-up Updated Exploit observed in the wild against codec lib in browsers, apps Patches12 Sep 2023 | 10
Google thinks $20M ought to be enough to figure out how or if AI can be used responsibly Mull it over, think tanks, while we roll out this tech into every corner of life AI + ML11 Sep 2023 | 4
Google Chrome Privacy Sandbox open to all: Now websites can tap into your habits directly for ads In the march to rid world of third-party cookie tracking, we've picked up targeting APIs Personal Tech07 Sep 2023 | 71
If you like to play along with the illusion of privacy, smart devices are a dumb idea Updated You're just giving manufacturers carte blanche to profit off personal data Security07 Sep 2023 | 133
Google shifts Cloud Next sales shindig from SF to Las Vegas What could possibly have attracted this tech titan to an all-day party zone? Off-Prem06 Sep 2023 | 2
Google settles another Play Store antitrust case Perhaps the Chocolate Factory didn't feel like staring down 36 state AGs with two other competition cases pending Applications06 Sep 2023 | 3
Bane of Big Tech, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, steps away for a bit Is that a relieved sob from Google lawyers we hear? Personal Tech06 Sep 2023 | 1
Google rebrands 'android' as 'Android' to remove any doubt about its affiliations LOGOWATCH 'Bugdroid' goes a bit 'Village People' to become 'as dynamic as Android itself' Software06 Sep 2023 | 32
Google Chrome pushes ahead with targeted ads based on your browser history YMMV, based on where you are Applications06 Sep 2023 | 91
Pokémon Go was a 'success disaster' and Niantic is still chasing another hit The past seven years have seen improved mapping, AR and AI, and the developer's gotta catch 'em all ahead of Monster Hunter launch Software01 Sep 2023 | 21
Google wants to takes a byte out of Oracle workloads with PostgreSQL migration service Third-party and bespoke apps most likely candidates for the switch Databases30 Aug 2023 | 15
Google throws down gauntlet with first compute instances powered by AmpereOne chips Interview Though this is still a preview so another provider could swing it Systems30 Aug 2023 | 1
Google threatens to inject Duet AI bot into more corners of Workspace: Meet, Chat, etc Cloud Next And adds rivals Claude 2, Falcon, Llama 2 to Vertex AI AI + ML29 Aug 2023 | 6