macOS 26 Tahoe fixes a major pet peeve of Google Chrome users
While the macOS Tahoe developer beta is now available, I usually install the first beta on a spare Mac and wait until the public beta before installing it on my main Mac. The first beta…
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Google TV users with Nest Cams are getting an essential feature
Google just announced a slew of features coming to Google Home, and one of them will come in particularly handy for Google TV users with Nest Cams guarding their households. Coming soon, Nest Cam feeds…
Google fixes high-risk Chrome vulnerabilities with June update
Google has released a security update for its Chrome browser. Two vulnerabilities have been fixed in the new Chrome versions 137.0.7151.103/104 for Windows and macOS and 137.0.7151.103 for Linux. According to Google, none of the…
OpenAI signs surprise deal with Google Cloud despite fierce AI rivalry
OpenAI has struck a deal to use Google’s cloud computing infrastructure for AI despite the two companies’ fierce competition in the space, reports Reuters. The agreement, finalized in May after months of negotiations, marks a…
Google fixes bug that could reveal users’ private phone numbers
A security researcher has discovered a bug that could be exploited to reveal the private recovery phone number of almost any Google account without alerting its owner, potentially exposing users to privacy and security risks. …
Google Chrome breaks ‘highest score ever’ on web speed benchmark
Yesterday, in a Chromium blog post, Google announced that Chrome has achieved “the highest score ever” in the Speedometer 3 benchmarking assessment, making it one of the fastest browsers in the world. Thanks to a…
ChatGPT can now access Gmail, Outlook, and Google Drive in real time
Earlier this week, OpenAI announced that ChatGPT can now be connected to more apps and services, allowing you to pull your data from those sources in real time. Newly connectable sources that were explicitly mentioned…
Google Drive gets AI-generated summaries of changes made to files
According to a recent Google Workspace Updates blog post, Google Drive now supports AI-generated summaries of changes made to files. The summaries are created by Google Gemini and the idea is to quickly catch you…
Phone chipmaker Qualcomm fixes three zero-days exploited by hackers
Chipmaker giant Qualcomm released patches on Monday fixing a series of vulnerabilities in dozens of chips, including three zero-days that the company said may be in use as part of hacking campaigns. Qualcomm cited Google’s…
I switched to DuckDuckGo and it made Google better
I’ve been trying to disentangle my online life from Google for a while. And as someone who wrote about Android professionally for years, it hasn’t been easy. I’ve ditched Chrome, but I still use a…