Google admits it deleted some customer data after 'technical issue'
Maps Timeline info wanders off forever for users without encrypted backups
Personal Tech24 Mar 2025 | 30
EU says Google scroogles app makers, also gives Apple an antitrust must-do-list
Chrome colossus accused of tilting search results, blocking cheaper purchases, while iTitan told to open iOS
Personal Tech19 Mar 2025 | 9
Show top LLMs some code and they'll merrily add in the bugs they saw in training
One more time, with feeling ... Garbage in, garbage out
AI + ML19 Mar 2025 | 33
AI crawlers haven't learned to play nice with websites
SourceHut says it's getting DDoSed by LLM bots
AI + ML18 Mar 2025 | 21
Google’s broadband balloon laser comms tech floated out as independent company
Another success for the 'Moonshot factory' and an extra rival for Starlink et al
Networks18 Mar 2025 | 20
This one weird trick can make online publishing faster, safer, more attractive, and richer
Opinion Well, maybe not richer, but we're about to find out
Software17 Mar 2025 | 75
BROADER TOPICS
NARROWER TOPICS
OK, Google: Are you killing Assistant and replacing it with Gemini?
Yes, we are. And we promise your 'Droid and smart home kit will get a 'new experience'
AI + ML17 Mar 2025 | 59
Google says it's rolling out fix for stricken Chromecasts
It'll take a few days, give or take your situation
Personal Tech13 Mar 2025 | 20
As Chromecast outage drags on, fix could be days to weeks away
Updated Google apologizes but won’t say what went wrong nor when it will make things right
Personal Tech13 Mar 2025 | 41
Mozilla pleads with Uncle Sam to not turn off that sweet, sweet Google search money
Firefox maker: Looming antitrust inferno could burn us, too
Applications12 Mar 2025 | 17
Google begs owners of crippled Chromecasts not to hit factory reset
Updated Expired security cert kerfuffle leaves second-gen, Audio gadgets useless
Personal Tech10 Mar 2025 | 63
Google's Chrome divorce still on the cards as Trump's DoJ plays hardball
$1M donation to inauguration fund and a personal appearance by Pichai appear to have been pointless
Applications10 Mar 2025 | 34
How NOT to f-up your security incident response
Feature Experts say that the way you handle things after the criminals break in can make things better or much, much worse
CSO10 Mar 2025 | 15
Stuff a Pi-hole in your router because your browser is about to betray you
Mozilla sells ads, Google limits blocking them – it's time for stricter measures
Software08 Mar 2025 | 152
Google teases AI Mode for search, giving Gemini total control over your results
It's just an opt-in Labs curio for now, but so were those ever-present Overviews
Personal Tech06 Mar 2025 | 34
Google Chrome Enterprise to get better warning labels that you're using a company profile
Interface and branding changes arrive to more clearly separate users' work and play lives
Software06 Mar 2025 | 4
How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app
No warning, no opt-out, and critic claims ... no consent
Security04 Mar 2025 | 91
India's top telco plans cloud PCs for its 475 million subscribers
Asia In Brief PLUS: China bans AI leaders from visiting USA; Acer data leak suspect cuffed; and more
Virtualization03 Mar 2025 | 5
FDA clears Google watch feature to call 911 if you flatline
It looks like you have died. Would you like help?
Offbeat27 Feb 2025 | 53
Qualcomm pledges 8 years of security updates for Android kit using its chips (YMMV)
Starting with Snapdragon 8 Elite and 'droid 15
Personal Tech26 Feb 2025 | 5
Murena kicks Google out of the Pixel Tablet
Privacy-centric Android makes more sense on this form factor than a phone
Personal Tech26 Feb 2025 | 36
Google binning SMS MFA at last and replacing it with QR codes
Everyone knew texted OTPs were a dud back in 2016
CSO25 Feb 2025 | 105
uBlock Origin dead for many as Google purges Manifest v2 extensions
Chrome ad blocker stopped working? Time to look elsewhere
Applications24 Feb 2025 | 133
Crimelords and spies for rogue states are working together, says Google
Only lawmakers can stop them. Plus: software needs to be more secure, but what's in it for us?
Cyber-crime12 Feb 2025 | 19
Murena boss says customers about to wake up from its cloud storage nightmare
Interview Four months since cloud drive kicked the bucket, but resolution comes today... hopefully
Storage12 Feb 2025 | 16
Triplestrength hits victims with triple trouble: Ransomware, cloud hijacks, crypto-mining
These crooks have no chill
Ransomware in Focus11 Feb 2025 |
Google confirms Gulf of Mexico renamed to appease Trump – but only in the US
Updated So now everyone's happy
Personal Tech11 Feb 2025 | 194
Amazon, Google asked to explain why they were serving ads on sites hosting CSAM
Updated And US government adverts at that, say senators
Personal Tech08 Feb 2025 | 42
Google's 7-year slog to improve Chrome extensions still hasn't satisfied developers
Makers of content blockers, privacy add-ons say promises weren't kept
Personal Tech07 Feb 2025 | 37
Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims
OCR plugin great for extracting crypto-wallet secrets from galleries
Cyber-crime07 Feb 2025 | 7
US cranks up espionage charges against ex-Googler accused of trade secrets heist
Mountain View clocked onto the scheme with days to spare
AI + ML05 Feb 2025 | 15
Alphabet achieves first $100B annual profit ... and sees its shares sink
Whaddya gotta do to impress investors these days? Maybe convince them you're not overspending on AI?
Off-Prem05 Feb 2025 | 6
Google torpedoes 'no AI for weapons' rules
Will now happily unleash the bots when 'likely overall benefits substantially outweigh the foreseeable risks'
AI + ML05 Feb 2025 | 34
Google: How to make any AMD Zen CPU always generate 4 as a random number
Malicious microcode vulnerability discovered, fixes rolling out for Epycs at least
Patches04 Feb 2025 | 75
China sticks antitrust probe into Google amid retaliation for Trump import tariffs
Updated Plus, Middle Kingdom announces levies and export controls of its own
Software04 Feb 2025 | 14
Googlers asked if they'd like to bury themselves next to Stadia, Chromecast, DropCam
That's one way to focus the Platforms & Devices team
On-Prem31 Jan 2025 | 15
Google to Iran: Yes, we see you using Gemini for phishing and scripting. We're onto you
And you, China, Russia, North Korea ... Guardrails block malware generation
Security31 Jan 2025 | 13
Google Maps to roll out Trump-approved Denali and Gulf of Mexico rebrands
Updated Official is official
Offbeat28 Jan 2025 | 162
Google takes action after coder reports 'most sophisticated attack I've ever seen'
Latest trope is tricky enough to fool even the technical crowd… almost
Cyber-crime27 Jan 2025 | 32
Fitbit pays Uncle Sam $12M to sprint away from claims of burning-hot smartwatches
Your workout warm-up instructions didn't say anything about setting wrists on fire – allegedly!
Personal Tech24 Jan 2025 | 11
Why is Big Tech hellbent on making AI opt-out?
Opinion As Microsoft, Apple, and Google switch the tech on by default, what happened to asking for permission first?
AI + ML23 Jan 2025 | 167
Brit competition watchdog takes aim at Google, Apple's mobile ecosystems
CMA flexes its new Strategic Market Status muscles
Personal Tech23 Jan 2025 | 14
Supply chain attack hits Chrome extensions, could expose millions
Threat actor exploited phishing and OAuth abuse to inject malicious code
Cyber-crime22 Jan 2025 | 6
Real datacenter emissions are a dirty secret
Amazon doesn't break out figures, but then again neither do Microsoft nor Google
On-Prem22 Jan 2025 | 10
Apple Intelligence turned on by default in upcoming macOS Sequoia 15.3, iOS 18.3
Plus: Google stuffs Gemini into Workspace, with a hidden off switch?
AI + ML22 Jan 2025 | 68
Google reports halving code migration time with AI help
Chocolate Factory slurps own dogfood, sheds drudgery in specific areas
AI + ML16 Jan 2025 | 15
Brit watchdog probes Google's search, ads empire
Third front opened amid continued scrutiny from US, Euro regulators
Personal Tech14 Jan 2025 | 4
Is it really the plan to take over Greenland and the Panama Canal? It's been a weird week
Opinion Meanwhile, tech titans are falling over themselves to help Trump
Public Sector11 Jan 2025 | 335
Google and Linux Foundation form Chromium love club
Right as Uncle Sam pushes for Chrome sell-off, eh?
Applications10 Jan 2025 | 14
Tired of begging, Microsoft now trying to trick users into thinking Bing is Google
If you can't beat 'em, just imitate their branding, hide yours and hope they don't notice
Personal Tech06 Jan 2025 | 79
Google's 10-year Chromebook lifeline leaves old laptops headed for silicon cemetery
Longer support for newer models won't save prior versions from scrapheap
Personal Tech06 Jan 2025 | 75
RISC-V is making moves, but it has work to do if it wants to hit the mainstream
Feature Can it topple x86 and Arm, or is the gap too wide to close?
Systems02 Jan 2025 | 22
Boffins trick AI model into giving up its secrets
All it took to make an Google Edge TPU give up model hyperparameters was specific hardware, a novel attack technique … and several days
Research18 Dec 2024 | 20
Guide for the perplexed – Google is no longer the best search engine
Opinion Seek and ye shall find
Applications16 Dec 2024 | 204
Google Timeline location purge causes collateral damage
Privacy measure leaves some mourning lost memories
Security13 Dec 2024 | 48
Android beefs up Bluetooth tag stalker protections
Wider ecosystem still has work to do, though
Personal Tech13 Dec 2024 | 24
Google thinks the grid can't support AI, so it's spending on solar for future datacenters
Deal with Intersect Power will see gigawatts of compute capacity come online
Off-Prem12 Dec 2024 | 59
Google Gemini 2.0 Flash comes out with real-time conversation, image analysis
Chocolate Factory's latest multimodal model aims to power more trusted AI agents
AI + ML11 Dec 2024 | 25
Google DeepMind touts AI model for 'better' global weather forecasting
Bases predictions on historical data, instead of solving physics equations
AI + ML05 Dec 2024 | 39
£1B lawsuit targets Microsoft for allegedly overcharging Windows customers on other clouds
Yes, we've been over this before - several times, in fact
Legal04 Dec 2024 | 9
Google India probed after driver fatally followed Maps route over unfinished bridge
Asia in Brief Plus: 95 percent of Chinese broadband tops 100 megabits; Yahoo Japan photo album privacy breach; and more
Software01 Dec 2024 | 37
Google earns fresh competition scrutiny from two nations on a single day
India unhappy about treatment of some games, Canada upset by adware monopoly
Legal29 Nov 2024 | 13
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