Google is giving teens around the world access to its Bard AI chatbotThe company says it put guardrails in place to protect its younger users.By M. Moon, 2 hours ago
Google pays Apple 36 percent of search advertising revenues from SafariIt's not clear if that's on top of the $18 billion Google pays Apple to be the default search engine in Safari.By P. Dixit, 12 hours ago
Google's updated Titan security key can store up to 250 passkeysThe new Titan key is better equipped to handle a world without passwords.By N. Ingraham, 15 hours ago
Google is testing community-sourced notes for search resultsThe new experimental feature in Search Labs would let anyone add their own insight, tips or context to articles.By C. MacDonald, 15 hours ago
Google Maps adds collaborative lists and new transit search customizationsPlus, respond to reviews with AI-created emojis. By S. Fielding, 19 hours ago
Google, Meta and other social media companies will be forced to defend teen addiction lawsuitsA federal judge has rejected the companies' efforts to dismiss the lawsuits.By M. Moon, 11.15.2023
WhatsApp chats backed up to Google Drive will soon take up storage spaceThe change will start rolling out in December to WhatsApp beta users. By M. Moon, 11.15.2023
AI is starting to outperform meteorologistsMachine learning-based weather prediction is outshining traditional programs.By M. Saleh, 11.15.2023
All the big tech layoffs of 2023Amazon, Google and Microsoft are just some of those cutting jobs.By J. Fingas, E. Team, 11.14.2023
Google sues scammers that allegedly released a malware-filled Bard knockoffThe defendants were previously served with over 300 takedown requests.By L. Bonk, 11.14.2023
YouTube will soon show visitors a personalized For You section on channel pagesThe feature launches on November 20.By W. Shanklin, 11.09.2023
Google workers publish letter criticizing company’s Israel-Palestine ‘double standard’They cite bias in internal communications as well as technical support for Israel's military.By W. Shanklin, 11.09.2023
Google's AI-powered search feature goes global with a 120-country expansionThe SGE update includes additional language support for Spanish, Portuguese, Korean and Indonesian.By A. Tarantola, 11.09.2023
Google wants to help you create new smart home automations with AI-generated scriptsYou only need type out a prompt to generate a script for Google Home. By M. Moon, 11.08.2023
Google and major mobile carriers want Europe to regulate Apple's iMessage platformThe EU's Digital Market Act prohibits Apple and other tech giants from favoring their own systems. By S. Fielding, 11.08.2023
Google is rolling out tools that let advertisers create AI-generated contentPerformance Max now uses the same AI tools that power the Bard chatbot.By S. Dent, 11.08.2023
Google has fixed a bug in Android 14 that locked Pixel users out of their devicesUsers were upset that it took Google over a month to address the problem. By S. Dent, 11.08.2023
Waze will now warn you if a road has a history of crashesIt shows you alerts based on community reports and AI analysis.By M. Moon, 11.07.2023
Google creates a brand new hub for shopping dealsChrome now also has its own coupon code tool. By S. Fielding, 11.07.2023
Thousands of people are uninstalling ad blockers after YouTube's big crackdownAd blocking companies say that YouTube's changes are hurting them.By P. Dixit, 11.07.2023