Google's new spam rules pushes mass email senders to include an unsubscribe button
There are also new rules regarding authentication and spam limits
New Chromebook Plus laptops will have premium hardware and exclusive AI software
They will go on sale later this month in the US. Canada, and Europe
Google's "Privacy Sandbox" is still ad tracking tech, the EFF warns
True privacy-abiding browsers have already rejected the technology
A hot potato: The hotly debated "Privacy Sandbox" tech is Google's solution to the universal hate reserved for third-party cookies and behavioral advertising. The Sandbox brings several new technologies including the Topics API, which would classify users in interest-based categories by carefully watching what they do and where they go on the web.
Apple briefly considered buying Bing from Microsoft to replace Google search on iPhone
Ultimately, maintenance costs and a minuscule market footprint ruined the deal before it got off the ground
Google's $5,000 Jamboard and its apps are being killed off next year
Bad luck if you bought one
Federal judge rules DoJ can publish Google antitrust exhibits online, ending a one-week media blackout
Google can still object to and redact sensitive information
Apple made a search deal with Google because there was no "valid alternative," Eddy Cue tells court
The companies also agreed to defend the deal against government scrutiny
Google mourns the death of data center pioneer Luiz André Barroso
Barroso is credited with laying the foundations of modern cloud computing
Spanish soccer league wants Google to remove IPTV pirate apps from users' phones
If it "can be done for child pornography," they should do it for IP piracy, too...
Android 14 beta testers can now turn some Pixel phones into webcams
Android 14 full release date still unknown
Google accused of updating search results and algorithm to favor "AI-generated crap"
Google's "helpful content system" is seemingly helping AI to climb web rankings
Family sues Google after man dies driving off collapsed bridge following Maps directions
The bridge had collapsed nine years earlier
DeepMind co-founder predicts "third wave" of AI: machines talking to machines and people
AKA, how Skynet begins
Apple and Google are trying to stop malicious cell-site simulators to further protect users
A step in the right direction towards user security
Chromebooks will now receive 10 years of automatic security updates
Hopefully leading to taxpayer savings and less e-waste
Google is cutting back recruiting staff amid slower hiring pace
Mountain View is firing recruiters in order to ensure the company operates "efficiently"
Google and Mozilla patch their internet tools against a critical security flaw
In the modern web, a "malicious" WebP image can turn your browser into a danger
Android 14 uses "nonsensical" logic to calculate space usage on smartphones
Google wrongly describes a bloated "System" directory
Google Chrome celebrates 15 years with a fresh look and enhanced features
Following an update to the Android brand
Mainstream GenAI on offer with Google Workspace Duet AI, the company's answer to Microsoft Copilot
GenAI productivity onslaught from Google
Google Chrome now targets ads based on your browser history, here's how to turn that off
Google claims browsing history is safer and more anonymous than cookies
Google gives Android a makeover with updated logo and alternative bugdroids
The mascot has some interesting new looks
Google plans Pixel 8 phone reveal on October 4 for an autumn face-off with iPhone 15
Codename Akita also spotted on Geekbench
Google is improving security for Gmail's most "sensitive" settings
A 2FA challenge to stop account takeover attempts from cyber-criminals or thieves