“Your call is very important to us. Please continue to hold …” With luck, that message is followed by the option to leave your callback number for the customer service department you’re trying to reach. Now, Google reportedly wants to make this process even easier, according...
Google One, the tech giant’s subscription program, has surpassed 100 million subscribers. “We just crossed 100M Google One subscribers! Looking forward to building on that momentum with our new AI Premium Plan (launched yesterday) offering AI features like Gemini Advanced, plus Gemini in Gmail, Docs...
In a bid to improve the way people search for information, Google has unveiled its latest development, Circle to Search. This feature allows users to search for anything on their Android phones without the need to switch between apps; with a simple gesture, they can select what...
Google Pay is working to expand India’s popular mobile payment system beyond that country’s borders. The tech giant has signed an agreement with the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) aimed at broadening the use of its United Payments Interface (UPI) for travelers outside of...
Google is reportedly laying off hundreds of workers in its ongoing cost-cutting campaign. The tech giant plans to cut positions in its voice assistant business, as well as hundreds more among the hardware team behind its Pixel, Nest and Fitbit products, Reuters reported Wednesday (Jan....
Google is currently embroiled in a trial that began Tuesday (Jan. 9) in Boston, where it faces accusations of patent infringement related to the processors it uses to power artificial intelligence (AI) technology in its key products. The trial, brought by Singular Computing, alleges that Google copied...
Google’s Chrome browser will begin testing a new feature that limits cross-site tracking by restricting website access to third-party cookies by default. The new Tracking Protection feature will be rolled out to 1% of Chrome users globally on Jan. 4, the company said in a Thursday (Dec....
Google has made a formal response to the European Union’s (EU) threat to break up its profitable advertising technology (ad tech) arm, calling the allegations “flawed.” The EU’s competition chief, Margrethe Vestager, said in June that the only way to restore competition in the sector was...
Google has added personalized gift recommendations to its generative artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in Search. That is one of three new features the tech giant has introduced to make it easier for shoppers to find holiday gifts, Julie Black, director of product, consumer shopping at Google,...
