Swinging the spotlight, for a moment, from politics to big tech. I upgraded my mother-in-law’s internet service recently. As part of that upgrade, I installed a new wifi access point with better security. That meant changing the network name, which … Read more
The ACCC has today commenced Federal Court proceedings against Google Asia Pacific over anti-competitive understandings that Google admits it reached in the past with Telstra and Optus regarding the pre-installation of Google Search on Android mobile phones. Google has co-operated … Read more
AI is driving the most significant upgrade of the Google Search experience ever. With AI Overviews and more recently AI Mode, people are able to ask questions they could never ask before. And the response has been tremendous: Our data … Read more
Google is the latest company to suffer a data breach in an ongoing wave of Salesforce CRM data theft attacks conducted by the ShinyHunters extortion group. In June, Google warned that a threat actor they classify as ‘UNC6040′ is targeting … Read more
Sign in with Google in Chrome Underpass App Company News July 28, 2025By Jeff Johnson of Underpass App Company Many websites such as Yelp show an annoying “Sign in with Google” banner when you visit. This is what Google calls … Read more
This morning started with a call from a friend – clearly shaken. He had just received an alarming email that looked strikingly legitimate. Unsure whether it was safe or a scam, he reached out to me for help verifying its … Read more
TL;DR A new study by SafetyDetectives reveals Google’s widespread tracking across the web. Especially through Google Analytics, AdSense, and YouTube embeds. Even using DuckDuckGo doesn’t fully protect users (up to 40% of sites still sent data to Google in the … Read more
Last week, some Android users received an email from Google notifying them that starting July 7 (yesterday), Gemini will, as the company puts it, “help you use Phone, Messages, WhatsApp, and Utilities on your phone,” regardless of whether your Gemini … Read more
On July 7, Google’s Gemini assistant will be able to send a WhatsApp message, place a call, adjust your volume, or set a timer, even if you’ve told it not to track what you’re doing. And no, it’s not something … Read more
Science Published 25 June 2025 Authors Ziga Avsec and Natasha Latysheva Introducing a new, unifying DNA sequence model that advances regulatory variant-effect prediction and promises to shed new light on genome function — now available via API. The genome is … Read more