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Google's AirDrop alternative is on the way to Windows on Arm
By Sean Endicott published
coming soon Google's Quick Share allows you to share files across Android devices and Windows PCs. It looks like the app will soon support Windows on Arm PCs.
Google Chrome's new extension support framework raises critical security concerns
By Kevin Okemwa published
MORE SECURE? Google Chrome's Manifest V3 framework poses a major security threat.
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT search to take on Google's dominance
By Kevin Okemwa published
CHATGPT SEARCH 🔍 OpenAI just launched ChatGPT search. It can search the web "in a much better way than before" and promises fast, clear, and direct answers to queries with relevant web sources.
More than 25% of Google's new code is AI-generated
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI CODE Google generates more than a quarter of its new code using AI, then reviewed and accepted by engineers.
"I am aghast": Google Search AI said a former Conan Exiles dev's personal phone was Funcom's office number, leading to irate complaint call
By Brendan Lowry published
WTF? Google's latest AI mishap saw a developer's personal number listed as a company's official contact line.
Google warns it will end support for uBlock Origin soon "because it doesn't follow best practices for Chrome extensions" — leaving over 30 million users susceptible to intrusive ads
By Kevin Okemwa last updated
END-OF-SUPPORT Google will pull the plug on uBlock Origin soon.
A "super realistic" AI-generated scam call almost cost a Microsoft consultant and potentially 2.5 billion others access to Gmail: "I would give them an A for effort"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI SCAM As once feared, hackers are now using sophisticated AI schemes to deploy their phishing scams.
ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot can't create a simple white image, while Google's flagship image generation tool frustratingly buries sophisticated creations behind a $20 monthly premium service
By Kevin Okemwa published
$20 LIMITATIONS Google's Imagen 3 AI-powered image-generation tool is finally available to all Gemini users, but you'll need a $20 subscription for sophisticated creations.
Former Google CEO says AI firms should build data centers because 'we're not organized' to hit ambitious climate goals anyway: "I'd rather bet on AI solving the problem than constraining it and having the problem"
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI FOR CLIMATE Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt says we're not organized to hit climate goals and it might be up to AI to solve this puzzle.
Google ordered to open its Android app store to third-party rivals, including Epic Games — no more "Google's scare screens and Google's 30% app tax"
By Kevin Okemwa published
ALL ACCESS Third-party app stores may be coming to Google Play Store in 2025 to foster fair competition after the service was deemed an illegal monopoly in an antitrust ruling.
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