Google's AI Mode is set to become the new default as its lawyers call the open web "in rapid decline"

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Google Search is on the verge of its biggest overhaul yet, with "AI Mode" poised to become the new default.The article Google's AI Mode is set to become the new default as its lawyers call the open web "in rapid decline" appeared first on THE DECODER.

Emma Roth / theverge - The European Commission has waged a €2.95 billion (~$3.5 billion) fine against Google for “abusing its dominant position” in advertising technology. In its announcement, the Commission claims that Google’s alleged anticompetitive practices have increased …

#google #antitrust #europe #law

EU fines Google $3.5B over advertising technology practices

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EU fines Google $3.5 billion over adtech antitrust violations #engadget

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Google fined $3.5 billion by EU for ad tech abuse www.theverge.com/news/772848/...

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Trump threatens trade probe after 'discriminatory' EU fines against Google, Apple

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Ignoring Trump threats, Europe hits Google with 2.95B euro fine for adtech monopoly

6 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

EU fines Google $3.5 billion over adtech antitrust violations

6 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

EU fines Google €2.95 billion over adtech abuses

6 months / betanews / Wayne Williams

BDC gets aggressive, Nick Frosst’s cold shot, Google faces the gavel

6 months / betakit / Isabelle Kirkwood

EU Fines Google $3.45B for Giving Its Ad Tech Preferential Treatment

6 months / cnet / Imad Khan

EU Slams Google with Massive $3.5 Billion Fine

6 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Google fined $3.5 billion by EU for ad tech abuse

6 months / theverge / Emma Roth

EU fines Google $3.5 billion for anti-competitive ad practices

6 months / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

Google hit with $3.45 billion antitrust EU fine amid U.S. trade tensions

6 months / cnbc

EU Fines Google $3.5 Billion; Must Divest Part Of Ad-Tech Business

6 months / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google Fined $3.5 Billion by EU Over Ad-Tech Business

6 months / wsj / Kim Mackrael

EU hits Google with €2.95bn antitrust fine - Financial Times

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Circle to Search adds continuous translation

Dominic Preston / theverge - Google has announced a pretty major upgrade to the convenience of the translation built into Circle to Search on Android, which will now continue translating as the content on-screen changes. Google has slightly undersold the feature with the name “Scroll…

#ai #mobile #google #apps

Google's Circle To Search Is Getting A Game-Changing Translation Feature

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Circle to Search Is One of My Favorite AI Tools. Shame It's Not on the iPhone Yet

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Circle to Search adds continuous translation

6 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

Scrolling support for Google Translate arrives in Circle to Search

6 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Google's Circle to Search can now translate text as you scroll

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Google's Circle to Search tool just got a bit more useful, as it can now continuously translate text while scrolling. Until now, people had to restart the process every time the content on the screen changed. The update ensures the translation feature wil…

#ai #google #alphabet #apps

'Scroll and Translate' Is Coming to Google's Circle to Search. Here's How It Works

6 months / cnet / Blake Stimac

Google's Circle to Search can now translate text as you scroll

6 months / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

Google’s Circle to Search can now translate as you scroll

6 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Google's Veo 3 Powers The Photo-To-Video Feature In Google Photos

bgr - The photo-to-video feature in Google Photos now uses the new Veo 3 AI video generation model to turn still images into videos: Here's where you'll find it.

#ai #google #apps

Google Photos Adds Veo 3 AI Video Tool, But Not in Canada

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Google's Veo 3 Powers The Photo-To-Video Feature In Google Photos

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Google Photos gets Veo 3 integration, bringing in even more AI tools

6 months / engadget / Lawrence Bonk

Google Photos now lets you animate your camera roll with Veo 3 for free

6 months / theverge / Elissa Welle

Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3

6 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Google Fined $381M in France, $425M in the US for Privacy-Violation Tracking on Its Apps

Rohit Singh / medianama - The instances of fines for tracking users’ data in France & the US highlight the compliance pressure on big tech like Google as regulators take a tougher stance on privacy and targeted advertising.The post Google Fined $381M in France, $425M in the US for…

#dataprivacy #google #antitrust #gdpr

Jury orders Google to pay $425 million for unlawfully tracking millions of users

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Shein, Google hit with fines from French data protection regulator over cookie practices

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French data protection regulator fines Shein $175 million and Google $325 million for illegal cookie practices therecord.media/shein-google...

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Google argues the decision misunderstands how its products work in terms of data collection. I’d argue if a federal jury looking into this still doesn’t understand it, how are normal users supposed to make an informed decision? www.theverge.com/news/77154

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France slaps Google with €325M fine for violating cookie regulations

6 months / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

Shein, Google hit with fines from French data protection regulator over cookie practices

6 months / therecord

Jury orders Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy

6 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Google ordered to pay $425 million in app data collection lawsuit

6 months / engadget / Mariella Moon

Google Fined $381M in France, $425M in the US for Privacy-Violation Tracking on Its Apps

6 months / medianama / Rohit Singh

Google fined $425m for violating user privacy in the US

6 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Google Ruling Shows Antitrust Tools Struggle to Keep Up With Tech Markets

Dave Michaels / wsj - The marketplace moves faster than the legal system, and judges are skittish about crafting industry rules.

#techpolicy #google #antitrust

Google Writes Big Tech's Antitrust Playbook

6 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Google Keeps the Keys: A “Light-Touch” Remedy That Travels to AI

6 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

Explained: Why Google Wasn’t Forced To Divest Chrome in the DOJ Antitrust Judgment

6 months / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

Google Ruling Shows Antitrust Tools Struggle to Keep Up With Tech Markets

6 months / wsj / Dave Michaels

Google’s Ad Stack Remains Intact After Ruling, but Could Face Stiffer Competition, Experts Say

6 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Google brings Material 3 Expressive to Pixel 6 and newer devices, along with other features

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The tech giant is introducing Material 3 Expressive to Pixel phones, Adaptive Audio for the Pixel Buds Pro 2, on-wrist navigation for the Pixel Watch, new AI writing tools in Gboard, enhanced audio sharing capabilities, the ability to create custom Androi…

#software #mobiletech #google #android

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Google’s Material 3 Expressive UI rolls out to Pixel 6 and newer

6 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

New Pixel Drop Brings Material 3 Expressive Design To More Pixels, And Android Devices Get A Few Interesting Features

6 months / bgr

Google's latest Pixel drop brings the Material 3 Expressive UI to older devices

6 months / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

More Pixel phones are getting Google’s new look for Android

6 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Google brings Material 3 Expressive to Pixel 6 and newer devices, along with other features

6 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Google will reveal more Gemini smart home plans and devices on October 1

Steve Dent / engadget - Google is set to reveal more information about its "Gemini for Home" plans, including new Nest devices designed for the AI assistant, the company announced on X. "Gemini is coming to Google Home," the teaser states, while showing what could be a new Nest …

#smartcities #google #gadget

Gemini for Home is coming to devices this October

6 months / mobilesyrup / Brad Bennett

Google to launch Gemini AI for homes with new Nest cameras and doorbell

6 months / techspot

Gemini AI for Google Home Gets October Launch Date

6 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Google's Gemini for Home Starts Rolling Out on October 1

6 months / macrumors / Hartley Charlton

Gemini Is Going to Invade New Google Home Devices Next Month

6 months / gizmodo / Raymond Wong

Google will reveal more Gemini smart home plans and devices on October 1

6 months / engadget / Steve Dent

Google will reveal its Gemini smart home plans (and hardware) next month

6 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

EU Postpones Google AdTech Fine Over US Backlash Fears

PYMNTS / pymnts - The European Union is reportedly pausing its plans to fine Google over its AdTech practices. That pause, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday (Sept. 2), stems from fears that the White House could push back by calling off a transatlantic trade deal. Sources to…

#techpolicy #google #antitrust #europe

EU Postpones Google AdTech Fine Over US Backlash Fears

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EU Gets Cold Feet Over Google Fine, Fears Potential Trump Backlash

6 months / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Google gets to keep Chrome but is barred from exclusive search deals, judge rules

cnbc - The ruling comes nearly a year after a U.S. judge ruled that Google holds an illegal monopoly in its core market of internet search.

#google #antitrust #doj #judiciary

Judge who ruled Google is a monopoly decides to do hardly anything to break it up

6 months / theregister / Iain Thomson

Google can keep Chrome and Android but must share search data, judge rules

6 months / mumbrella / Nathan Jolly

Google critics think the search remedies ruling is a total whiff

6 months / theverge / Jay Peters

Court Allows Google-Apple Search Deal to Continue With Conditions

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In major antitrust ruling, Google gets to keep Chrome and Android but still faces lesser penalties

6 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Google will not have to sell its Chrome browser in order to address its illegal monopoly in online search, a judge has ruled today. Google can also continue to pay distribution partners for preloading or placement of its search or AI products www.theverge

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I think the WSJ is mistaken about the ruling here. www.theverge.com/policy/71708...

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Google will not be forced to break up its search business, but a federal judge has tentatively ordered other changes to the tech giant’s business

6 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Google avoids breakup, faces data-sharing mandate

6 months / implicator / Robert Brown

Google won’t have to sell Chrome, judge rules

6 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google's antitrust case ruling leaves Apple deal untouched

6 months / appleinsider

Google Won't Be Broken Up In Monopoly Case But Required To Share Search Data

6 months / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google Won’t Have to Sell Chrome Browser After All (But There’s a Catch)

6 months / gizmodo / Matt Novak

Apple shares rise after judge rules Google can continue preload deals in antitrust case

6 months / cnbc

Court Allows Google-Apple Search Deal to Continue With Conditions

6 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Google doesn't have to sell Chrome, judge in monopoly case rules

6 months / engadget / Karissa Bell

Google and Apple’s $20 billion search deal survives

6 months / theverge / Jay Peters

Google gets to keep Chrome but is barred from exclusive search deals, judge rules

6 months / cnbc

Google gets to keep Chrome, judge rules in search antitrust case

6 months / theverge / Lauren Feiner

Judge Bars Google From Exclusive Search Deals, Orders Data Sharing

6 months / wsj / Dave Michaels

Google avoids break up, faces new oversight in search antitrust trial

6 months / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

Google says Gmail breach reports were false, stresses protections remain strong

techspot - Google has moved swiftly to refute widespread claims suggesting a critical security flaw in Gmail, stressing that its email protections remain robust and effective. In a direct statement issued this week, the tech giant addressed confusion sparked by repo…

#cybersecurity #google #privacy

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Google Says Gmail Security Warnings Are Fake, But You Should Still Change Your Password

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Google says Gmail security is “strong and effective” as it denies major breach

6 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

That Supposed 'Gmail Hack': Google Says It's False, but Watch Out for Phishing Anyway

6 months / cnet / Gael Cooper

Google has disputed a widely reported story about the company warning all Gmail users to reset their passwords due to a recent data breach that also affected some Workspace accounts.

6 months / bsky / @bleepingcomputer.com / bleepingcomputer.com

No, Google did not warn 2.5 billion Gmail users to reset passwords www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technol...

6 months / bsky / @metacurity.com / metacurity.com

No, Google did not warn 2.5 billion Gmail users to reset passwords

6 months / bleepingcomputer / Sergiu Gatlan

Google says Gmail breach reports were false, stresses protections remain strong

6 months / techspot

Google hits out at ‘entirely false’ claims of a major Gmail security issue

6 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

FTC Warns Google Over ‘Partisan’ Gmail Spam Filters, Threatens Investigation

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - The FTC has warned Google that its Gmail spam filters may violate federal law, following allegations that the service unfairly targets Republican emails.The post FTC Warns Google Over ‘Partisan’ Gmail Spam Filters, Threatens Investigation appeared first o…

#techpolicy #google #antitrust #privacy

FTC Warns Google Over ‘Partisan’ Gmail Spam Filters, Threatens Investigation

6 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

FTC chair warns Google about Gmail’s ‘partisan’ spam filters

6 months / techcrunch / Anthony Ha

FTC claims Gmail filtering Republican emails threatens “American freedoms”

Jon Brodkin / arstechnica - FTC chairman revives GOP claims previously rejected by judge and election agency.

#google #antitrust #politics #alphabet

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Everything is a conspiracy with these professional victims... Is Gmail Biased Against Republicans? FTC Probes MAGA’s Latest Conspiracy Theory gizmodo.com/ftc-gmail-bi...

6 months / bsky / @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social / jenlucpiquant.bsky.social

Is Gmail Biased Against Republicans? FTC Probes MAGA’s Latest Conspiracy Theory gizmodo.com/ftc-gmail-bi...

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FTC claims Gmail filtering Republican emails threatens “American freedoms”

6 months / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

FTC chair accuses Google of treating GOP's emails as spam

6 months / theregister / David Meyer

Is Gmail Biased Against Republicans? FTC Probes MAGA’s Latest Conspiracy Theory

6 months / gizmodo / Lucas Ropek

Fox and Google Reach Agreement to Keep Fox Channels on YouTube TV

Matt Elliott / cnet - Your weekend football-viewing plans can continue as scheduled.

#google #streaming #youtube

Fox and Google Reach Agreement to Keep Fox Channels on YouTube TV

6 months / cnet / Matt Elliott

YouTube TV subscribers won't lose access to Fox content after all

6 months / engadget / Steve Dent

Google's Device Protection Program Just Got a Makeover. Here's Everything to Know About Pixel Care+

Dashia Milden / cnet - You might worry less about cracks and spills involving your Google Pixel and Android devices -- but it'll cost you.

#mobiletech #google #android #gadget

Google's new Pixel protection program isn't cheap, but it provides peace of mind

6 months / pocket-lint / John Kanellakos

Google's Device Protection Program Just Got a Makeover. Here's Everything to Know About Pixel Care+

6 months / cnet / Dashia Milden

Google’s Pixel Care Plus includes free screen and battery repair

6 months / theverge / Terrence O’Brien

Google Refuses to Remove Search Results Despite Privacy Ruling in Canada

John Quintet / iphoneincanada - Canada’s Privacy Commissioner says people have a limited right to ask search engines like Google to remove certain results linked to their names, especially if the information poses a serious risk of harm. The finding comes after a complaint against Googl…

#google #canada #privacy #law

Google Refuses to Remove Search Results Despite Privacy Ruling in Canada

6 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Google Rejects Canada Privacy Order to Remove Criminal Articles from Search Results

6 months / medianama / Rohit Singh

Google launches new device protection program called Pixel Care+

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - Google says Pixel Care+ provides a "higher level of coverage, service and peace of mind for Google hardware owners."

#google #security #gadget

Google launches new device protection program called Pixel Care+

6 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Google's New Pixel Care+ Is A Major Upgrade Over Its Old Device Protection Program

6 months / bgr

Google Launches Pixel Care+ Device Protection, Not in Canada Yet

6 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Gemini AI lands on Google Distributed Cloud for secure on-premises adoption

Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Google LLC today announced the general availability of its Gemini artificial intelligence models on Google Distributed Cloud, extending its most advanced AI capabilities into enterprise and government data centers. The launch, which sees Gemini now availa…

#ai #cloud #google #alphabet

Gemini Can Now Answer Questions About Images In Google Drive

6 months / bgr

Google Shares Best Prompts for Gemini Image Generation

6 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Gemini AI lands on Google Distributed Cloud for secure on-premises adoption

6 months / siliconangle / Duncan Riley