EU regulators fined Google €890 million for favoring its own Search services and restricting Play Store developers from promoting cheaper offers.
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Google added selfie video recovery for eligible accounts, using encrypted videos and liveness checks to help users regain access when locked out.
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Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to as much as $205 billion as AI demand drives more investment in cloud infrastructure and data centers.
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Android 17 adds a built-in iPhone switching tool that can transfer more data, including passwords, Wi-Fi credentials, and eSIMs, on select devices.
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EU regulators fined Google €890 million for favoring its own Search services and restricting Play Store developers from promoting cheaper offers.
The post Google Hit With €890M EU Fine as Regulators Crack Down Under Digital Markets Act appeared first on TechRepublic.
Google added selfie video recovery for eligible accounts, using encrypted videos and liveness checks to help users regain access when locked out.
The post Google Adds Selfie Video Sign-In to Help Users Recover Locked Accounts appeared first on TechRepublic.
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to as much as $205 billion as AI demand drives more investment in cloud infrastructure and data centers.
The post Google Is Spending Even More on AI Than Investors Expected appeared first on TechRepublic.
Android 17 adds a built-in iPhone switching tool that can transfer more data, including passwords, Wi-Fi credentials, and eSIMs, on select devices.
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Google offers some very convenient and highly advanced software—there's no doubt about that—but it comes at the cost of pervasive user tracking. Not everyone is comfortable with that, and some of those who have yet to ditch Google surely have a nagging sense of unease, knowing their private lives are logged, monitored, tracked, and profiled. You can do something about it, and learning about great alternatives is a start.
Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.186 has addressed four high-severity vulnerabilities that affect core browser components, including Codecs, WebMCP, Blink, and Input. While Google has not reported any evidence indicating that these vulnerabilities are actively being exploited, the company has restricted access to technical bug reports and related information until a majority of Chrome users receive the […]
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Google is rolling out facial recognition for account recovery, allowing users to verify their identity with a face scan instead of traditional recovery methods.
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Reddit's reported review of its Google AI partnership highlights growing publisher concerns that AI-powered search is changing the economics of web traffic.
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Reddit's reported review of its Google AI partnership highlights growing publisher concerns that AI-powered search is changing the economics of web traffic.
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Getting locked out of an account is no fun. Google has a few ways to help you regain access if you happen to forget your password or lose an authenticator, including recovery contacts and backup codes. Now, Google has a completely new option: your face. You can now give Google a video record of your face and sign into your account with a selfie, which sounds like something people are going to just love.
You will have to set this feature up ahead of time if you want the option of regaining account access with a selfie later on. To get started, verify your account type is supported. You won't be able to configure selfie sign-ins for Workspace accounts, child accounts, or any account enrolled in Google's Advanced Protection Program.
Configuring selfie sign-in requires you to record a video, which Google will store on its servers. Google's selfie sign-in landing page includes the typical disclaimers about privacy and data access, promising that the company will keep the video encrypted and won't use it for any other purposes unless you opt in.
Yes, I know that Samsung Galaxy devices are basically the iPhones of the Android world, and there are other, less polished, but more interesting options out there. But Samsung has this market domination for a reason, and part of it comes from its genuinely useful bespoke features.
Alphabet says Gemini now has 950 million monthly active users as AI drives Google Cloud growth and brings the chatbot closer to the scale of ChatGPT.
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Alphabet says Gemini now has 950 million monthly active users as AI drives Google Cloud growth and brings the chatbot closer to the scale of ChatGPT.
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On Thursday, Google became the third tech giant slapped with massive Digital Markets Act (DMA) fines, ordered to pay more than $1 billion for two serious violations that the European Commission (EC) found went unchecked for way too long.
In a press release, the EC explained that the fines were due to Google “self-preferencing its own services on Google Search” ($522 million) and for anti-steering practices, like charging fees or restricting app developers from directing consumers to cheaper purchase options outside of Google Play ($488 million).
Google has 60 days to make changes to its services, or else risk even more daily fines. To comply with the DMA, the EC has asked Google to "treat third-party services that feature on Google's search results in a fair and non-discriminatory manner” compared to its own services in categories like shopping, hotels, and flights. And Google must also allow app developers, “both technically and contractually,” to freely sign up users and promote offers outside of Google Play.
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