Google is replacing Chrome's lock icon because it's not an indicator of website safety
Users find the icon confusing, not knowing what it really means
Google adds support for passkeys to protect your account
A better way to secure your Google account
Apple and Google partner to develop platform-agnostic Bluetooth tracker specification
Apple and Android devices could start alerting users to any unknown trackers as early as next year
Artificial intelligence pioneer Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google over risks of emerging tech
Hinton regrets some of his life's work
Google Authenticator gets cloud 2FA code backups, doesn't yet provide end-to-end encryption
Facepalm: Google has finally implemented a cloud backup option for one-time access codes (OTP) stored in its Authenticator mobile app. The feature can provide users with additional convenience and confidence, but right now it lacks a critical security protection as those backups aren't encrypted.
Google shuts down CryptBot malware operation that stole Chrome's user data
Putting an end to a worldwide cybercriminal enterprise
Google parent Alphabet is still making bank, but faces fierce competition in search and generative AIs
The search giant's years of easy growth may be behind it
VirusTotal can now scan and analyze potentially malicious scripts using AI
Because nothing these days seems to work anymore without ML algorithms
Google Authenticator introduces two-factor access code synchronization to the cloud
Using Google's 2FA capabilities across devices and services will be easier now
Job-slashing, cost-cutting Alphabet paid CEO Sundar Pichai $226 million last year
Some Google employees have to share desks
Google must pay man $500,000 for refusing to remove links claiming he's a pedophile
Google couldn't hide behind Section 230 this time
Google Nearby Share lets you send files between your Windows PC and Android device
Transfer photos, videos, documents or entire folders between your Android device and Windows PC with Google's Nearby Share. Sending files can be done via drag-and-drop as long as the two devices are within 16 feet of each other.
Google employees call its Bard AI chatbot "a liar," "useless," and "cringe-worthy"
Should have taken more time, Google
Google could announce a foldable Pixel phone at its I/O event next month
A 7.6-inch unfolded screen running on Tensor G2 for over $1,700
Google is deprecating JPEG-XL for its own predatory interests, FSF states
The controversial move shows how much Google controls the future of the web
Malware discovered in 60 Android apps with over 100 million downloads
Did you download any?
How to sell a CPU
Editor's take: Much of the focus in semiconductors is on chip performance, and so for many outside the process it can be mystifying why sometimes a "better" chip loses out to a "weaker" chip. To name just one example, Intel still sells a lot of server CPUs despite their poor comparison with the latest AMD or Arm offerings.
Google releases first Android 14 public beta for Pixel devices
Android 14 will be released to the public later this year
On the dark web, cybercriminals are selling services to hack Google Play Store apps
Hackers offer to hijack developer accounts and compromise legitimate apps
Google is killing older Dropcam and Nest home security products
TL;DR: Google is moving along with its plan to merge the competing Nest and Google Home smart devices. Some of the older Nest and Dropcam products will stop working in a year, while Mountain View is trying once again to convince users to keep spending money every month on its cloud offerings.
New Chrome beta brings advanced 3D graphics to the web with WebGPU
The WebGPU API is a "new dawn" for web graphics and GPU-based computation
Google Pay bug gives users free cash: if you spent it, you can keep it
It doesn't always pay to be honest
What's the biggest tech acquisition in history?
Who spent the big bucks: IBM, Dell, Broadcom or was it Elon?