Google Hangouts gets expiration date for Google Workspace customers As of March 22, you are required to switch to Google Chat, the successor to Hangouts. Organizations that support both sh…
Google Docs gets pageless view and Gmail templates Google is rolling out new features for Docs. The Word competitor gets a Web view, integration with Maps and Gmail and AI…
Zero day vulnerabilities fixed faster in 2021 than in 2019 Google Project Zero shows Software vendors took an average of 52 days last year to install security fixes for problems found by Google’s Project Z…
Android 13 can virtualize Windows 11 on smartphones Android 13 comes with support for virtualization. On the right hardware, such as a Pixel 6, you can run a different oper…
Google secures Cloud VMs against cryptomalware via new hypervisor-level solution Google is expanding its cloud platform with new protection against cryptomining. With this, the cloud specialist aims to…
France also labels Google Analytics illegal in Europe After Austria, France now also indicates that Google Analytics violates European privacy rules. Authorities in Norway al…
Requiring 2FA on Google accounts reduced burglaries by 50% Requiring two-step authentication (2FA) on Google accounts has paid off, according to Google. The search giant claims th…
Google hit by €2.1 billion lawsuit for unfair European competition Swedish online price comparator PriceRunner is suing Google for unfair competition in Europe. It is demanding 2.1 billio…
Google will dispose of free backups for WhatsApp Soon your backups of WhatsApp do count against your Google Drive account’s storage limit. If your Drive is full, you’ll…
Google Analytics illegal according to increasing number of European regulators After the Dutch, now the Norwegian data protection authority also joins an earlier decision by Austrian colleagues. Acco…
Quick Builder provides low-code integration of Google Maps into proprietary applications Google launches Quick Builder: a low-code tool for integrating location services into self-built applications. Google is…
Google makes Cloud free for fledgling start-ups Google wants to firmly sponsor start-ups in their early years. Eligible businesses can use Google Cloud for free the fir…
Google may offer Free G Suite users with own domain name an alternative after all Users with a Google G Suite Legacy account may still be given an alternative choice other than mandatory switching to a…
Google Docs now supports custom watermarks Those who often work with confidential documents or draft versions of texts can now conveniently mark them with a waterm…
ZoomInfo integrates data into Google BigQuery ZoomInfo and Google are teaming up. ZoomInfo’s data will be available directly in BigQuery. ZoomInfo and Google are team…
Google scraps FLoC and introduces Topics as cookie alternative Topics tracks up to three weeks of data on where you surf and analyzes up to 300 topics. The first tests will begin in l…
‘Google is working on an AR headset and targets a 2024 launch’ The team around Project Iris is a well-kept secret within Google that is working on AR glasses that would come to market…
Google discontinues free G Suite accounts with a custom domain name Those who registered a Gmail account with their own domain name for free in the past will have to pay from now on. Googl…
Google Analytics illegal across Europe under Austrian GDPR interpretation Austria’s data protection authority finds that European websites’ use of Google Analytics violates the GDPR. The impact…
Google wants government help for security critical open source projects after Log4j bugs The ever-growing importance of open source projects means it is time for new security standards, according to Google. To…
Alphabet gets quantum computer spinoff after breakthrough with time crystals Last year, researchers at Alphabet made a major breakthrough in the development of quantum computers. Now Alphabet is la…
France sets millions in fines for Google and Meta Google can look forward to a €90 million French fine and Meta faces a €60 million fine. Both companies are still not com…
Google acquires security specialist Siemplify for $500 million Siemplify is a start-up based in Israel and specializes in end-to-end security services for enterprises, more specifical…
