Google, phishing and cybercriminal group

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Google sues cybercriminal group behind E-ZPass, USPS text phishing scams
Google filed a lawsuit against a cybercriminal group largely based in China that is behind a massive text message phishing operation, or "smishing."

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Google lawsuit accuses China-based cybercriminals of massive text-message phishing scams
Google sues in New York to break up text phishing scheme

Google, AI Compute and Apple

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Google's Private AI Compute promises good-as-local privacy in the Gemini cloud
ZDNET's key takeaways Google is working on a next-level cloud compute for Android.With a promise to deliver on privacy and security, this could be a significant development.The new service could make agentic AI on phones possible and private.

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Google Announces Its Own Version of Apple's Private Cloud Compute
Google unveils Private AI Compute, its answer to Apple's Private Cloud Compute

Google Photos gets Nano Banana AI

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Google announces even more AI in Photos app, powered by Nano Banana
Nano Banana started making waves when it appeared earlier this year as an unbranded demo. You simply feed the model an image and tell it what edits you want to see. Google said Nano Banana was destined for the Photos app back in October,

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Your Google Photos just got 3 huge Nano Banana image editing upgrades - for free
Google Photos now fixes your blinks and blurs with Nano Banana's help
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Google Just Made ChromeOS an Even More Effective Windows Replacement

Cameyo by Google streams legacy Windows or Linux apps to the Chrome browser on a ChromeOS device or to a progressive web app.

Google files suit against a China-based smishing syndicate

Google has filed a lawsuit against a cybercriminal group based in China that sends out fraudulent text messages to steal ...

Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers

Ever gotten a text saying you forgot to pay a nonexistent road toll or need to pick up a mystery package? Google's going ...

Breaking: Google is easing up on Android's new sideloading restrictions!

Google has announced it is building a new way for 'experienced users' to install Android apps that haven't been verified.

Google Play will label apps that use ‘excessive’ battery in the background.

Google is cracking down on apps that prevent a device from going to sleep for a long period of time by performing activities ...
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These Google Maps AI Tools Can Help Keep Your Thanksgiving Plans on Track This Year

Open Google Maps and tap your profile icon in the top right corner, then select Location sharing. Tap Share location, choose ...

Google Doodle salutes Veterans Day

Tuesday's hand-painted Google Doodle by Navy veteran guest artist Kristin Cronic salutes all U.S. military members in honor ...

Google Accused in Suit of Using Gemini AI Tool to Snoop on Users

Google was accused in a lawsuit of using its Gemini AI assistant to unlawfully track the private communications of users of ...

Google Drive’s new feature transforms lengthy PDFs into a clever summary for your ears

Google is adding Gemini-powered audio overviews to Drive, turning long PDFs into short spoken recaps you can play from your ...

Google shutting down app that was downloaded 5 billion times

Skype: Launched 2003, acquired by Microsoft in 2011, retired on May 5, 2025. Usage declined in favor of Teams, Zoom, and ...

Google to Invest €5.5 Billion In German Data Centers, Operations

Alphabet Inc.’s Google said it plans to invest €5.5 billion ($6.4 billion) into computing resources and operations in Germany ...