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?
Under new guidelines, Android apps must let users easily delete accounts and data
Any app allowing account creation must also allow in-app account deletion
Google backtracks on a business-disrupting limitation to its Drive storage service
Cloud storage is infinite only until it isn't anymore
Google is cutting back on employee laptops, perks, and even staplers & tape in money-saving measures
Google's parent is the fourth most valuable company in the world
Google launches "Nearby Share" beta for transferring files between Windows and Android
Send photos, documents, and files between platforms quickly and easily
Microsoft is exploiting its anti-competitive advantage over the European cloud market, Google says
Redmond is abusing its dominant position in the on-premise business, Mountain View said
Google announces a reading mode for Chrome that's unlike any other
Google isn't copying the other browsers with this one
E-commerce company with hundreds of millions of users accused of distributing Android malware
Google suspends Pinduoduo's Play store app, apps on Samsung, Huawei, and other stores likely unsafe
Does Android need saving? If yes, here's how to do it.
Fragmentation is only one of many issues with the popular OS