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Safe Browsing on Google Chrome adds real-time protection against malicious sites
Google says it has updated Chrome to offer better protection against malicious websites. With the Safe Browsing mode enabled, Chrome will check URLs in real-time without disclosing which sites you visit to Google's servers.
Google DeepMind's new AI can follow commands inside 3D games it hasn't seen before
Google DeepMind has published new research into an AI system that's able to carry out tasks in 3D games it hasn't seen before. The team says it's the first time an agent has shown it's able to understand a wide range of gaming worlds and carry out tasks within them based on natural-language instructions.
Google’s Gemini will steer clear of election talk in India
Gemini, Google's AI chatbot, won't answer questions about questions about India's upcoming national elections, the company wrote in a blog post today. The restrictions are similar to the ones Google announced in December ahead of global elections in the US and the EU.
Google Wallet can now automatically add your movie tickets and boarding passes
Per Google's release notes for Wallet this week, the app can now pull some movie tickets and boarding passes from users Gmail inboxes automatically. Once a confirmation email has shown up, the pass should be added to the user's Wallet.
Google fires engineer who protested at a company-sponsored Israeli tech conference
"I'm a Google software engineer and I refuse to build technology that powers genocide or surveillance!" The engineer shouted as such, interrupting a speech by Barak Regev, Google Israel's managing director, during an Israeli tech event in New York.
Google is following Apple's lead by adding new developer fees in the EU
Google has revealed that it will indeed charge developers even if they don't use the Play Store, just like Apple did with the App Store.
A former Google engineer was arrested for allegedly stealing AI secrets for Chinese rivals
In an indictment that was unsealed in a federal California court, prosecutors accused Linwei Ding, a 38-year-old Chinese national who started working at Google in 2019, of uploading trade secrets from his Google-issued laptop to personal cloud storage accounts.
Google is changing its search results to weed out SEO spam
Amid complaints about its search results declining in quality, Google is tweaking its algorithms to do a better job of weeding out spammy or automated content. The company says the ranking updates, arriving in May, will “keep the lowest-quality content out of search.”
Waze will soon help you find parking garages and zip through roundabouts
Google’s Waze is adding some quality-of-life navigation features in the coming weeks and months. New options can help you find parking garages, alert you when the speed limit is about to decrease and guide you through roundabouts.
Google just outlined exactly how it's changing ahead of Thursday’s DMA deadline
The EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is officially in effect and Google just detailed exactly what the law means for the company. It outlined all of the changes being instituted as a result of the DMA.
1Password adds passkey support for Android
1Password has launched passkey on Android apps. It came to iOS and browsers last fall.
Pixel phones just got next-gen call screening
Google just rolled out next-gen call screening to some Pixel phone models. This tool employs Google Assistant to find out why the person on the other end initiated the call.
Google updates the first-gen Pixel Watch with health monitoring features
Smartwatches running Wear OS 3 and above are getting public transit directions, thanks to Google's March updates. First-gen Pixel Watches are also getting the second gen's health monitoring features.
Google Chrome's new slate of features will allow search even with a 'bad' network connection
Google has announced a trio of new features for its Chrome browser, including improved search when experiencing a poor internet connection. There’s also a new feature that offers suggestions based on what others are looking for.
The 256GB Google Pixel Tablet with charging dock is cheaper than ever
Google's official Amazon store is selling the 256GB Pixel Tablet with a charging speaker dock for only $449 — that's $150 less than retail and is an all-time low for the device on the website
Google CEO says Gemini image generation failures were 'unacceptable'
Google CEO recently told employees via an internal memo that it was “unacceptable” that the Gemini image generator had started overcorrecting for diversity. He said the company is “working around on the clock” on a fix.
Google is reportedly paying publishers thousands of dollars to use its AI to write stories
Google has been quietly striking deals with some publishers to use new generative AI tools to publish stories, according to a report in Adweek.
Google brings Gemini to Messages and adds AI text summaries for Android Auto
Google announced a slew of Android updates at MWC 2024, including the addition of Gemini to the Messages app and AI summaries for texts received while using Android Auto. There are also new accessibility features and casting controls for Spotify.
Google finally brings Wallet passes to Wear OS watches along with transit directions
As part of its MWC announcements, Google said it's bringing Google Wallet passes to Wear OS. It means you'll finally have easy access to boarding passes, event tickets and more on your Android watch.
Google explains why Gemini's image generation feature overcorrected for diversity
After promising to fix Gemini's image generation feature and then pausing it altogether, Google has published a blog post offering an explanation for why its technology overcorrected for diversity.