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For internet lovers, Google often stands out among companies that deliver top browsing and mobile tech. If you want to keep up to date with the latest news, updates, tools, and drama surrounding this industry mogul, be sure to check this content.

Mexico Challenges Google's Map Update Over Controversial Name Change

Mexico has expressed strong opposition to Google's recent decision to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" on its mapping services within the United States. The move has prompted […]

Microsoft Follows Google on a Controversial Decision

Microsoft has updated its Bing Maps service to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America" for users in the United States. This change aligns Bing Maps with recent updates […]

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YouTube Shorts Gets a Major AI Upgrade with Veo Video Generation

YouTube has announced the integration of Google DeepMind's advanced generative AI model, Veo 2, into its Shorts platform. This enhancement allows creators to generate AI-powered video clips directly within the Shorts interface, […]

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Google Photos Offers Free Replacement of Prints Lost in Los Angeles Fires

In response to the recent fires in Los Angeles, Google Photos is offering free replacements for canvas prints, photo books, and standard prints lost by affected users. The company acknowledges the irreplaceable […]

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YouTube CEO Neal Mohan Unveils Four Strategic Initiatives for 2025

YouTube's CEO, Neal Mohan, has outlined four key strategic initiatives for 2025, focusing on enhancing the platform's offerings for creators and viewers alike. The first initiative emphasizes the integration of artificial intelligence […]

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YouTube Achieves Record $10.4 Billion in Q4 Ad Revenue Amid Rising User Ad Blocker Adoption

In the fourth quarter of 2024, YouTube reported a record-breaking $10.4 billion in advertising revenue, marking a 13.8% increase from the same period in the previous year. This surge is attributed to […]

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TikTok Offers Direct Download Amid Play Store Ban

In response to its removal from the Google Play Store in the United States, TikTok has made its Android application available for direct download from its official website. This move ensures that […]

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Google Tests New AI Mode in Search for Enhanced User Experience

Google is experimenting with a new "AI Mode" in its Search platform, aiming to integrate conversational artificial intelligence more deeply into the user experience. This development is part of Google's ongoing efforts […]

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Google Messages to Introduce 'Delete for Everyone' Feature in RCS Chats

Google is preparing to enhance its Messages app by introducing a "Delete for Everyone" feature for Rich Communication Services (RCS) chats. This upcoming functionality will allow users to delete sent messages not […]

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Google’s Gemini 2.0 is Now Available—Here’s What’s New

Google has officially made Gemini 2.0 Flash widely available, expanding access to developers and users across multiple platforms. Initially launched as an experimental model, Gemini 2.0 Flash has been refined to offer […]

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ChatGPT on WhatsApp Just Got Smarter: Now Listens, Sees, and Critiques Memes

ChatGPT’s integration with WhatsApp is evolving, bringing new capabilities that make AI interactions more dynamic than ever. OpenAI has announced that the chatbot can now analyze voice messages and images shared through […]

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Google Search Is Evolving: AI-Powered Assistant Features Coming Soon

Google is preparing for a major shift in how users interact with Search, with AI playing a central role in its evolution. During Alphabet’s Q4 2024 earnings call, CEO Sundar Pichai revealed […]

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Community developers step in as Google delays fix for Pixel performance issues

Google Pixel users have recently reported issues with lagging and stuttering in applications, a problem that has been acknowledged by the tech giant but remains unsolved as of yet. While Google has […]

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Hackers Are Using Google’s Gemini AI: How They’re Exploiting It?

Google has confirmed that state-sponsored hackers are experimenting with its AI-powered Gemini assistant to enhance their cyber operations. While these groups are not using Gemini to execute AI-driven attacks, they are leveraging […]

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Google Blocked Over 2.3 Million Risky Android Apps in 2024

Google has revealed that it blocked 2.36 million Android apps from being published on the Play Store in 2024 due to policy violations that posed potential security risks to users. This marks […]

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Google Upgrades Gemini App With Faster AI Model

Google has officially rolled out its new Gemini 2.0 Flash model as the default AI for all users of the Gemini app on both web and mobile. The upgraded model, first introduced […]

Google allows advertisers to fingerprint you for even better tracking

Google has announced a change to its advertising policies that will allow advertisers to use digital fingerprinting starting February 16, 2025. Why it is important: digital fingerprinting uses signals, like the IP address, […]

Linux Foundation announces the Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers

The Linux Foundation announces the Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers

The Linux Foundation has launched an initiative called the Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers. Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Opera are members of the group. While the news comes as a surprise, the list […]

Google files remedies proposal in DOJ's antitrust case

Google files remedies proposal in DOJ's antitrust case

The U.S. Department of Justice's antitrust trial vs Google just became more interesting. Google has proposed some remedies ahead of a hearing in April 2025. In case you missed it, a federal […]

Google Chrome will disable third-party tracking cookies for some users in January 2024

Google Search: about the new try without personalization option

Google is rolling out a new feature on Google Search that is adding an option to display search results without any personalization. The feature, which is available on desktop and mobile devices […]

Google's iOS app is injecting Search links on websites

Google's iOS app is injecting Search links on websites

Google has added a new kind of ad that will appear as clickable texts on third-party websites. The feature, if you can call it that, is named Page Annotation. Google's Page Annotations […]

U.S. DoJ could force Google to sell Chrome

U.S. DoJ could force Google to sell Chrome

The United States Department of Justice may force Google to sell Chrome. The news comes a few months after the company was found guilty of maintaining an illegal search monopoly. Well, this […]

Are links beginning with search.app safe?

Usually, when you share a link from an Android device, you should get an option to share the actual link. If you want to share a Ghacks page, you should see https://www.ghacks.net/ […]

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Google's upcoming AI project will take over tasks in Chrome for you

Google is reportedly working on a new AI that will perform day-to-day tasks in Chrome. The technology is called Project Jarvis, and it could be unveiled before the end of the year. […]

Court orders Google to lift restrictions on Play Store after Epic Games antitrust lawsuit

Court orders Google to lift restrictions on Play Store after Epic Games antitrust lawsuit

Google has been ordered to open up its Play Store for third-parties. This is the second defeat for the Mountain View company this year, after it was found guilty of having an […]

Google Search adds links to archived webpages from Internet Archive's Wayback Machine

Google Search adds links to archived webpages from Internet Archive's Wayback Machine

Internet Archive has announced that it has entered a partnership with Google to display links to archived versions of webpages in Google Search. This will help users see what a webpage's contents […]

Your next PC may come with the Google Essentials app - what you need to know

Many PCs come out of the factory with third-party apps installed. Companies pay the manufacturers for the inclusion of their apps. A good percentage of PC users does not like these and […]

US Judge rules that Google has an illegal search engine monopoly

U.S. Judge rules that Google has an illegal search engine monopoly

Google has been found guilty of maintaining an illegal monopoly in the search engine market. This is the company's biggest defeat in an antitrust case. Google loses antitrust case against U.S. The […]

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The end of Patreon? Google is implementing micro-payments into Chrome

Google is working on integrating what it calls Web Monetization functionality in its Chrome web browser. One of the main intents is to add a way to reward good content on the […]

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Here is another reason why you should never click on ads to download software

Imagine the following scenario. You want to download Google Authenticator, run a search on Google for the company's application, and click on the first link that appears. The link looks good even […]

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Google stops the sale of TV Shows from Google TV - What you need to know

Google announced today that it is making a far-reaching change to its Google TV service. Starting today, Google customers may no longer purchase TV episodes or seasons from Google TV on "Google […]

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Google is killing all links of its URL Shortener goo.gl

Millions of links will stop working next year as a consequence of Google shutting down its URL Shortener service goo.gl. Google announced the change on its Developer blog this week. According to […]

Google begins integrating ads into AI Overviews on Google Search

Google is revamping its search engine with the help of AI. The company announced AI Overviews not long ago. This new feature displays an AI reply at the top of the Google […]

Google now lets you set up 2-Step Verification without adding a phone number

Google now lets you set up 2-Step Verification without adding a phone number

Google has announced that it is streamlining the process of setting up 2-Step Verification (2SV) for user accounts. Users can now enable 2SV without adding a phone number. Prior to this change, […]

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Google is releasing previously Pixel-exclusive AI tools to all Google Photos users

Soon, all users of the photo viewing and editing app Google Photos may use a number of AI tools to edit their photos. Google announced yesterday that the three AI tools Magic […]

Google announces improved Find My Device network for Android devices

Google announces improved Find My Device network for Android devices

Google has launched its improved Find My Device network in the U.S. and Canada. The technology is quite similar to Apple's Find My service. Android's Find My Network is a crowdsourced network, […]

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Google considers charging you extra for AI-powered Google Search features

A report by the Financial Times (via Neowin) suggests that Google is considering charging search users for use of AI-powered search features. The push towards an AI powered future has reached search […]

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Google AI: Goodbye Bard: Gemini Advanced and Google One AI launches

Today, Google launched a series of updates for its AI products. Google Bard, the company's main consumer AI product, is no more. Google changed the name of its core consumer AI product […]

Google confirms that cache links have been removed from search results

Google confirms that cache links have been removed from search results

Google Search has removed cache links from the search results. The feature allowed users to view old versions of web pages. The tool was useful to compare the current version of a […]

The 10 best hidden Google Games that you can play in your browser

Google is known for a lot of things: search, advertisement, AI, Android, security and more. The company dabbled in gaming as well, but its Stadia project did not meet Google's high expectations. […]


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