Category: GOOGLE

Weeks after unveiling its powerful new AI model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Google has released a technical safety report — but experts say the document lacks key details, raising concerns about transparency and risk assessment.

Google has released its 2024 Ads Safety Report, revealing it blocked 5.1 billion ads and suspended 39.2 million advertiser accounts last year.

Google has introduced a new security feature in Android that automatically restarts a phone if it stays locked for three consecutive days.

Google is now letting Gemini Advanced subscribers test its powerful Veo 2 text-to-video AI model, which can create short, high-resolution videos with stunning “cinematic realism.”

Google has announced that it will begin redirecting all country-specific Google Search domains (like google.in or google.co.uk) to google.com over the coming months.

Google has reportedly sacked hundreds of employees from its platforms and devices division, which is responsible for Android software, Pixel phones, and the Chrome browser.

Google has released the April 2025 Android security update, addressing 62 vulnerabilities, including two dangerous zero-day flaws that were already being exploited in real-world attacks.

Starting May 5, 2025, all Google Ads accounts will automatically stop showing ads on parked domains unless advertisers choose to opt back in.

Some Google Pixel users have noticed that their At a Glance widget has been showing old weather forecasts, as reported by Android Police.

Google has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the company of charging advertisers for clicks on ads shown outside their selected geographic locations.

Google has officially launched its Drive app for Windows PCs with Arm processors. After initially rolling out in beta last year, the Arm64 version is now “generally available,” as announced in an update on Monday.

Google Maps users have been reporting on platforms like Reddit that their Timeline data, which records their location history, has suddenly disappeared.

Google has started rolling out powerful new AI features for Gemini Live, enabling it to “see” what’s on your screen or through your smartphone camera and respond in real-time.

Google has agreed to a $28 million settlement to resolve a class action lawsuit alleging that it favored white and Asian employees by offering them higher salaries and career advancements over other workers.

Google is rolling out an AI-powered upgrade for Gmail’s search function, which will make it easier to find emails more efficiently.

According to CBS News, Google is cracking down on fraudulent business listings, removing 10,000 fake profiles from Google Maps, and suing the scammers behind them.

Google announced on Tuesday that it will acquire Wiz, a leading cloud security platform headquartered in New York, for $32 billion in an all-cash transaction.

Social media users have uncovered a controversial capability of Google’s latest AI model, Gemini 2.0 Flash—it can remove watermarks from images, including those from stock media giants like Getty Images.

Google has announced that it will replace Google Assistant with Gemini on Android devices later this year.

Google has updated its affiliate ads policy for Chrome extensions following allegations against PayPal’s Honey browser extension.