Google US 9th Circuit rules First Amendment does not apply to YouTube and other online forums Case was dismissed by lower courts and upheld in Appeals citing Supreme Court precedence By Cal Jeffrey, February 27, 2020, 1:19 PM 44 comments
Mobile Google Google asks US for license to let Huawei use its services Microsoft was granted an exemption last year By Rob Thubron, February 27, 2020, 5:20 AM 5 comments
Google Industry Google will invest over $10 billion on US offices and data centers in 2020 In addition to the $13 billion it invested in 2019 By Shawn Knight, February 26, 2020, 2:51 PM
Google Security Google warns against sideloading its apps on new Huawei devices It says the practice is a security risk By Rob Thubron, February 24, 2020, 5:22 AM 11 comments
Mobile Google Google launches Android 11 Developer Preview with tons of improvements The final release will boost privacy with iOS-style permissions By Adrian Potoroaca, February 20, 2020, 8:20 PM
Google The Web YouTube Music will soon let you upload your own tunes One step closer to replacing Google Play Music with YouTube Music By Shawn Knight, February 20, 2020, 1:15 PM 8 comments
Google The Web Google is warning Edge users of security risks, suggests switching browsers Tech firms using underhand tactics? Never! By Rob Thubron, February 20, 2020, 7:15 AM 34 comments
Gaming Google Google Stadia is coming to 18 additional Android smartphones Including 14 Samsung Galaxy devices By Cohen Coberly, February 18, 2020, 6:33 PM
The Web Google Australian judge orders Google to reveal the identity of anonymous negative reviewer Will Google comply? By Cohen Coberly, February 14, 2020, 5:47 PM 33 comments
The Web Google Google Chrome 82 will warn users about insecure downloads The browser will eventually block all files downloaded over HTTP By Humza Aamir, February 11, 2020, 7:41 AM
Google The Web YouTube's classic desktop interface will be gone for good next month Say goodbye to classic YouTube By Adrian Potoroaca, February 8, 2020, 7:16 AM 14 comments
Mobile Google Google's automated call screening feature arrives on the Pixel 1, 2 and 3 Call Screen is no longer exclusive to the Pixel 4 By Cohen Coberly, February 6, 2020, 4:18 PM
Software The Web Google releases Assembler, a set of tools that help in spotting manipulated images Jigsaw is Google's incubator for tools and ideas on how to fight misinformation By Adrian Potoroaca, February 6, 2020, 2:44 PM
Google Tech Culture Happy birthday! Google Maps revolutionized navigation 15 years ago Changing how we navigate the world By Shawn Knight, February 6, 2020, 1:44 PM 6 comments
Security Google Google and YouTube want Clearview AI to stop scraping images and video for facial recognition database It turns out the company that could do it the best is opposed to the practice By Adrian Potoroaca, February 6, 2020, 6:44 AM
The Web Google Chrome will start penalizing sites that display irritating video ads Google won't give its own sites special treatment By Cohen Coberly, February 5, 2020, 6:36 PM 10 comments
Google The Web Google says it accidentally exported users' videos in Google Photos to strangers The result of a Google Takeout bug By Rob Thubron, February 4, 2020, 9:25 AM 7 comments
Industry Google Alphabet turns in solid quarterly and full year report with growth across multiple segments YouTube and cloud were strong performers for Alphabet By Shawn Knight, February 3, 2020, 6:26 PM
Google Mobile Artist uses 99 smartphones to create virtual traffic jams in Google Maps With enough smartphones, you can manipulate Google Maps' real-time traffic data By Shawn Knight, February 3, 2020, 3:48 PM 6 comments
The Web Google Google is testing a new service that picks your best photos and sends the prints automatically For $7.99 per month By Rob Thubron, February 3, 2020, 9:30 AM
Google Electronics Nest thermostat feature alerts users to potential HVAC issues Google Nest is also looking to monetize the feature By Shawn Knight, January 30, 2020, 5:20 PM 9 comments
Security Google Google paid researchers $6.5 million in bug bounties last year The largest single reward was $201,337 By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2020, 10:48 AM
Software Mobile Google adding call recording and transcribing features to its phone app This could be very useful By Rob Thubron, January 29, 2020, 7:54 AM 5 comments
Microsoft Software Microsoft engineer adds Edge's multi-tab management functionality to Chromium Microsoft gives back to the Chromium project By Cohen Coberly, January 28, 2020, 10:17 PM 7 comments
Google Gaming Metro Exodus and Gylt are February freebies for Stadia Pro subscribers Five other titles are free right now, but two are only available through the end of the month By Cal Jeffrey, January 28, 2020, 5:23 PM