Google and Samsung are working on the next generation of Wear OS based on Android 14
Something new is happening in the world of smartwatches and wearable gadgets
Lumiere, Google's latest generative AI model, can create brief yet fairly realistic video clips
An entirely new way to create memes and short animations full of weirdness and inanity
Google Pixel 9 Pro leak reveals flat edges and redesigned camera housing
The Pixel 9-series is expected to launch in October 2024
Google Chrome 121 adds three new AI features: a tab organizer, custom themes, and a writing assistant
The latest Chrome update includes experimental GenAI features to organize your tabs, create custom themes, and get help with writing on the web. You'll be able to try these out from the "Experimental AI" page in Chrome Settings.
Mozilla calls on Apple, Google, and Microsoft to create a more level playing field in the browser market
The Firefox developer has compiled a list of platform-holder tricks that thwart competition
Predatory loan apps continue to exploit users despite Google's ban
Some of the apps extort borrowers using stolen data from their phones
Google is changing how it shows search results to European users
The changes will ensure compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act, which goes into effect in March
New study confirms the obvious, search results are only getting worse
The top search results for product reviews are increasingly spammy as the algorithm gets gamed
Google CEO Sundar Pichai confirms more job cuts for 2024 as company invests in "big priorities"
Employees obviously aren't a big priority
Google will introduce one-tap "Unsubscribe" in Gmail for Android
Making life easier for end users and harder for spammers
YouTube escalates battle against ad blockers, rolls out site slowdown (update)
YouTube continues to annoy people
Google announces first undersea cable connecting South America and Asia-Pacific
A $400 million investment to create a more direct internet route from Australia to Chile
Google voices support for Oregon's proposed right-to-repair law
The R2R movement continues to flip its biggest opponents
Google is laying off hundreds of employees across its hardware, assistant, and engineering teams
Is the focus on AI costing more jobs?
Google's Chrome browser is coming to Android-compatible cars
Browsing the web at 100 miles per hour, what could possibly go wrong?
Google Maps is getting 3D building view feature in Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
Immersive View enhancements to provide more informative directions
Google OAuth secrets exposed as account-hijacking MultiLogin vulnerability discovered
A secure authentication standard that isn't so trustworthy, after all
Chrome incognito mode not so private: Google to settle in class-action lawsuit
Did Google portray incognito mode as more private than it really is?
Three malicious VPN extensions on the Chrome Web Store infected 1.5 million devices before being removed by Google
Malware remains a problem on the Chrome Web Store
Google improves Chrome's memory saver feature
Chrome now lets you save tab groups to access them later or on another device. Safety Check now runs automatically in the background. And you can also specify which sites remain inactive to continue saving memory.
Stadia controllers can be converted to generic Bluetooth devices for one more year
The only surviving part of the now-failed cloud gaming service will not die an early death
Google Play will soon let users remotely uninstall apps
The remote install feature has been available for quite some time now
Google Maps update shields user location data from law enforcement requests
No access means Google can't respond to warrants
Chrome will deprecate third-party cookies starting January 2024 as it implements Tracking Protection
Google is finally putting its ambitious Privacy Sandbox plans to the test
Internet traffic surges by 25% for second year in a row, average US download speed is 201 Mbps
Plenty of interesting stats in Cloudflare's Year in Review report