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Alphabet Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google decided to abandon its long-standing plan to eliminate cookies in its Chrome browser, citing industry and regulatory pushback. What Happened: After four years of persistent efforts, delays, and conflicts with the advertising sector, Google...

Alphabet Inc.'s Google Chrome browser has a new trick up its sleeve – generative AI themes. Google added the feature in a recent update after announcing it for its Pixel phones earlier in October. What Happened: If you use the Google Chrome browser and want to add your own AI-generated custom...

The recent findings of a security analysis have unearthed a method for hackers to gain access to Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google accounts without the need for a password. What Happened: Security firm CloudSEK has identified a new hacking technique that leverages third-party...

The ongoing antitrust trial against Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has offered insights into the company’s “Code Yellow” period back in 2019. This has exposed the complexities and internal conflicts between Google’s search and advertisement teams. What...

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) owned Google’s “About this image” feature was rolled out on Wednesday to provide users with context and origins of online images that could assist them in distinguishing between real and fake AI-generated images online...

Emails from Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) CEO Sundar Pichai, predating his appointment as the company’s chief executive officer, have unveiled his concerns about the bad ‘optics’ of Google’s deal with Apple Inc. (...

The $5 billion ‘Incognito Mode’ lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google took a step forward as a California judge rejected the company’s request for summary judgment.  What Happened: On Monday, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers ruled...

The Wall Street Journal reported that Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google plans to "fold" its Chrome operating system into its Android mobile operating system. Google engineers have been working for roughly two years to combine the operating systems. Google...

Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is one of the world’s leading companies when it comes to technological innovation. With Google’s quarterly earnings release, today is a good time to take a look at what the company has been up to over the past three months. Here’s a list...

Sundeep Bajikar of Jefferies presented an interesting thesis on Wednesday: Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) top competitor. "Our analysis suggest that Google provides the majority of most popular Consumer Cloud Services, which are expending...

Dropbox, the startup that won’t stop, has acquired another startup called Droptalk according to TechCrunch. Droptalk developed a tool, available so far only in limited beta, that allows users to share links privately with friends via a Chrome extension. The plan was to offer iOS and...

As Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) support for the Windows XP operating system ends Tuesday, depending on which experts you ask, the world faces either the end of computing as we know it or not much at all. The truth, as is often the case, probably lies in the middle. Although Microsoft will no longer...

In a detailed post on Google's (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google+ social network, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt offered step-by-step directions for his many friends who he said were switching from their Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhones to one of several “more intuitive” Android smartphones. In the post,...

At the Gartner (NYSE: IT) ITxpo Symposium Monday, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) Executive Chairman, Eric Schmidt said Android was a more secure OS than that of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone. The resulting laughter was palpable. Schmidt apparently was serious. This despite the fact that 79 percent of...

Adapting device security to physical location is an idea whose time has come, at least for Google (NASDAQ: GOOG). Engadget reported Thursday that the company had applied for a patent on a system that alters the security system on your smartphone and other devices to fit your surroundings. If...