Google forced to reveal user search history in Colorado court ruling
The keyword warrant was upheld by the court in a fatal arson case
YouTube intensifies fight against ad blockers showing pop-ups, and users are frustrated
Blocking ad-block users
Google's "Green Light" AI project is improving traffic lights, cutting wait times and emissions
Working with cities, Google says they can help both drivers and the planet
AI-powered Google search can now generate images and text drafts
Search Generative Experience (SGE) experiment lasts until December
YouTube claims first-ever lead over Netflix in teen viewership
The survey also shows most teens prefer TikTok, but spend more time on Instagram
AI energy demands could soon match the entire electricity consumption of Ireland
If Google implements the tech into every single search
Google recently mitigated the largest DDoS attack ever, peaking at 398 million requests per second
Amazon, Microsoft, and others also got in on the action
What Went Wrong With Yahoo!?
At the turn of the millennium, Yahoo! was the most visited site on the web. In Web 1.0 terms, Yahoo! was like Google and Facebook combined. So what happened?
Android 14 is now available, starting with Google Pixel phones
Coming to other Android phones later this year
Google introduces Pixel 8 and 8 Pro with faster processor, better cameras, and higher price tags
Pre-orders are open now, launching October 12
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