Gmail didn’t get off to a good start on the security and privacy front, but it’s much better now and its new upgrades make it an account worth keeping. But only if you use the new security upgrades and common sense to ensure you don’t lose your Gmail account (and those it leads to) to hackers or simply through lack of use.
Google is partnering with The Linux Foundation to launch an initiative meant to “fund open development and enhance projects” in the Chromium ecosystem, according to an announcement on Thursday. The fund, called Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers, is billed as a “neutral” space to support Chromium projects.
Organizations backing Google in an antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” maker Epic Games should not be allowed to obscure their financial ties to the Alphabet unit, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals heard this week.
A federal judge this week rejected Google's motion to throw out a class-action lawsuit alleging that it invaded the privacy of users who opted out of functionality that records a users' web and app activities. A jury trial is scheduled for August 2025 in US District Court in San Francisco.
You don't have to empty your coffers for this phone deal.
As it looks to accelerate the pace of its AI development, Google is streamlining the teams building its AI services, platforms, and tools.
Google Tasks will start putting dates on completed tasks. You will start seeing the number of tasks in a specific list beside the list name at the top of the page. You can now sort tasks alphabetically and open a task by tapping on the arrow.
Brands ranking on page 1 of Google appear to get more mentions in LLMs. Links don't seem to matter, new study finds.
Google is turning your Discover and Search history into a personalized bite-sized podcast.
This week, Google announced it has added full local control of Matter devices to its Google Home Hubs by integrating Home Runtime. Now, Google Nest hubs and speakers, Chromecasts, Google TV devices on Android 14, and some LG TVs can connect to and control Matter devices locally.