Google Gemini is getting creepier
Google Gemini continues to push the limits of what it knows about you. On Wednesday, Google’s big initiative was a way to stop Gemini from learning more about you, while notifying users that content you…
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Move over, ChatGPT: Perplexity bids $34.5 billion for Google Chrome
As a federal antitrust investigation into Google’s Chrome browser wraps up, rivals are striking: Perplexity has launched an unsolicited bid to buy Chrome for a whopping $34.5 billion, according to reports. Bloomberg reported the proposed…
Google tests ‘script blocking’ in Chrome Incognito to boost privacy
If you care about privacy, you probably shouldn’t be using Chrome given that it’s owned and developed by Google, one of the most data-hungry corporations on the planet. But if you have to use Chrome,…
Google is killing Steam for Chromebooks at the end of this year
Chromebooks have never quite been full-blown gaming machines, but they’ve gotten more gaming-capable in recent years. Some Chromebooks are good enough to handle cloud gaming, but more importantly, there was a version of Steam for…
Google discovered a new scam—and also fell victim to it
Google said that its Salesforce instance was among those that were compromised. The breach occurred in June, but Google only disclosed it on Tuesday, presumably because the company only learned of it recently. “Analysis revealed…
Google Forms now uses AI to suggest questions and answers with one click
Earlier this summer, Google launched a range of new AI features for its Google Forms survey tool. Now, the company has announced that Google Forms will be getting even more AI features. Once you create…
Google says hackers stole its customers’ data by breaching its Salesforce database
Google has confirmed that some customers’ information has been stolen in a recent breach of one of its databases. In a blog post late on Tuesday, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group said one of its Salesforce…
Google says its AI-based bug hunter found 20 security vulnerabilities
Google’s AI-powered bug hunter has just reported its first batch of security vulnerabilities. Heather Adkins, Google’s vice president of security, announced Monday that its LLM-based vulnerability researcher Big Sleep found and reported 20 flaws in…
Deeply personal ChatGPT conversations leaked into Google searches
You shouldn’t use “AI” queries or searches for anything personal. You know that, right? Anything powered by a large language model is generally fed right back into it for more training, so it’s even less…
Google is experimenting with machine-learning powered age estimation tech in the U.S.
Google is testing a machine-learning-powered tech in the U.S. to determine the age of users and filter content across all its products accordingly. The company said it will consider data from Google accounts, including types…