Google Maps With AR Rolls Out to Some Testers By Nathaniel Mott Google is rolling out the augmented reality feature in Google Maps that it teased in May 2018--but only to the service's most devoted "Local Guides."
Google Chrome May Support Windows Mixed Reality Soon By Nathaniel Mott Commits to the Chromium open-source project related to Windows Mixed Reality support have been discovered.
Google Adds Drive-By Download Protection to Chrome By Zak Storey Google adds drive-by download protection to Chrome 73 in a bid to prevent malware and other malicious covert software downloads.
Google Pixel Slate Review: Premium, But Pricey By Matt Safford Those looking for a Google alternative to the iPad Pro will appreciate Google’s latest tablet. But when you factor in the keyboard, you can get a more powerful, more capable Windows device for less.
People Are Mad That Google Chrome May Kill Ad Blockers By Nathaniel Mott Proposed changes to Chromium, the open source project behind the Google Chrome browser, could lead to the death of ad blockers on the platform.
Machinima YouTube Channel Shuts Down By Zak Storey OtterMedia pulls all of Machinima's YouTube content, setting its status to 'private'.
Microsoft CEO: Cortana Isn’t Competing With Alexa, Google By Nathaniel Mott Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told journalists that the company will bring Cortana to Amazon and Google's smart speaker platforms rather than competing with them.
Google Busts Ad Fraud Network Bringing in Millions via Android Apps By Nathaniel Mott Google, with the help of BuzzFeed, busted an ad fraud network that used more than 125 Android apps with a collective 115 million users to steal from marketers.
Google Makes it Easier to See and Delete Search History By Nathaniel Mott Google is making it easier to manage the information associated with your account via Search and, later, Maps.
Chrome 70 Arrives, Brings Chrome OS-Like Apps to Windows By Nathaniel Mott Google released Chrome 70 with a Desktop Progressive Web Apps feature, which allows web apps to look and act like native apps in Windows.
Google+ Shuts Down After Vulnerability Secret Exposed By Lucian Armasu Google is shutting down its social media platform, Google+, while announcing that a vulnerability gave hundreds of apps access to private information of almost 500,000 users.
Google to Start Locking Down Chrome Extensions By Nathaniel Mott Google revealed a slew of changes that will make Chrome extensions more secure going forward.
Google Responds to Chrome Sign-in Backlash By Nathaniel Mott Google said it will make some UI changes and let people opt-out of having their Google accounts connected to Chrome when they sign in to its services.
Google Criticized for Automatic Chrome Sign-In By Nathaniel Mott Google updated Chrome to automatically connect someone's Google account, which is required to enable a tab-syncing feature, when they sign in to its services.
Google Brings Shape Detection Online With Chrome 70 Beta By Nathaniel Mott Chrome 70 will make it easier to use biometric security on the web and for developers to access devices' ability to identify faces, barcodes and text.
Google Responds to Allegations That It Violates GDPR By Nathaniel Mott Brave, the company behind the private browser of the same name, filed regulatory complaints alleging online ad companies are constantly violating GDPR rules.
Google Celebrates Chrome's 10th Birthday With Password Manager, Design Overhaul By Nathaniel Mott Google outfitted Chrome 69 with a new design, expanded password manager and other features that should make the browser the best it's been since its 2008 debut.
Google Ad Practices Under Double-Whammy Scrutiny By Nathaniel Mott Bloomberg revealed a secret data-sharing deal between Google and Mastercard right as Sen. Orrin Hatch urged FTC leadership to re-investigate the search giant.
Google Discovers Security Hole in Fortnite Android Installer By Nathaniel Mott Google discovered and publicly disclosed a security vulnerability in Epic Games' "Fortnite" for Android installer that could enable "man-in-the-disk attacks."
Google Joins Facebook, Twitter In Deleting Iran-Linked Accounts By Nathaniel Mott Google joined Facebook and Twitter in removing accounts linked to an Iranian "influence operation" from YouTube, Blogger and Google+.
