Google is shutting down its dark web report feature in January

Google is discontinuing its "dark web report" security tool, stating that it wants to focus on other tools it believes are ...
Lifehacker

Google Is Giving U.S. College Students Another Free Year of Google AI Pro

Google is offering U.S. college students a free year of Google AI Pro. You have until January 31, 2026 to apply. The free trial also includes 2TB of storage through Google One. To get your free year ...
CNET

Google Meet Is Working Again, and Users Say, Really, You Didn't Need to Rush

Google's video call app, Meet, is back up after a one-hour outage Monday, and Google said engineers have rolled back the change that caused the outage. Starting just before 10:30 a.m. PT (1:30 p.m. ET ...
Bleeping Computer

Google says Search AI Mode will know everything about you

Google wants 'AI mode' on Search to be as personal as possible, and it'll soon tap into services like Gmail or Drive to know more about you. Google believes the future of search is going to be more ...
Search Engine Land

Google AI Mode may become the default Google Search experience “soon.”

Logan Kilpatrick, lead product manager for Google, said on Friday that Google’s AI Mode will be the “default” search experience for Google Search “soon.” We know Google said AI Mode is the future of ...
MacRumors

Court Allows Google-Apple Search Deal to Continue With Conditions

Google will not be barred from entering into search agreements with companies like Apple, the judge presiding over the antitrust case between Google and the U.S. Department of Justice said today (via ...
NPR

A judge ordered Google to share its search data. What does that mean for user privacy?

Earlier this month, when U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta issued penalties against Google for monopolizing the search engine market, he stopped short of the harshest ones — like forcing the breakup of ...
Android Police

Google Home Premium might become a part of your Google One plan

Jay primarily writes news and deals posts for Android Police. Before joining AP, he spent the past several years yammering on about the crazy world of Android for various tech outlets. Besides ...
The New York Times

What a Ruling to Fix Google’s Search Monopoly Means for the Company

The judge’s decision positions Google to keep its search business running largely without interruption. By Tripp Mickle and Cecilia Kang Tripp Mickle reports on tech from San Francisco. Cecilia Kang ...
Business Insider

Google can keep Chrome — but it can't have exclusive search deals, judge rules in antitrust case

A judge has determined penalties against Google to address its illegal online search monopoly. The judge won't force Google to sell off its Chrome browser, as the DOJ requested. But the tech company ...
Wired

Gemini Arrives in Google Home With New Nest Cameras and a Smart Speaker

Google has spent much of this year porting its Gemini chatbot to other platforms outside of Android. It arrived on Wear OS smartwatches this summer; it's coming to Android Auto this fall; but now it's ...