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Google impairs data security threats with default 2SV

Google publicized on Tuesday its next step to prevent any future data security threats into Google Accounts by auto-enrolling two-step verification (2SV) for 150 million users by the end of 2021, while enforcing two million YouTube creators to mirror its efforts.    With the overtake of cyber breaches spreading across various platforms, companies, and governmental […]

Google kills plans for financial service Plex

Google’s plans of extending its horizon into financial services in collaboration with the banking sector have reached an end as the search engine kills off its Plex service before the initial launch, The Wall Street Journal reports. The Mountain View company stunned its users with news of halting the development of its banking service as […]

Google releases Android 12 but ignores Pixel devices

After a lengthy beta-testing period, Google finally released the much-anticipated Android 12 to its Android Open-Source Project, an open-source operating system for its mobile devices. However, if you’re wondering about any updates regarding the new Pixel series, those are apparently arriving “in the next few weeks.” According to DigitalTrends, “the new update will land first […]

Google’s Pixel 6 might be cheaper than expected

Google’s return to the flagship smartphone space might fit user’s financial budget, as rumor has it that the upcoming Pixel 6 series might be cheaper than anticipated.  Tech enthusiasts are getting a fresh new design with the new Pixel 6, as well as a Google-built processor, improved camera quality, and much more.  In an interview with German newspaper Der Spiegel, Google hardware and services chief Rick Osterloh described the Pixel 6 as […]

Google reveals its Bing’s most searched site

Google is so popular, to the extent where it’s Bing’s top searched site.  Yes, you read that right.  “We have submitted evidence showing that the most common search query on Bing is by far Google,” Google lawyer Alfonso Lamadrid told the EU’s General Court in Luxembourg in an attempt to win the largest antitrust fine ever imposed by the European Union.  However, Google’s case […]

Google under fire in Australia, as it appeals $5.9 billion fine in the EU

Google plays all its cards to prove its uprightness in anti-competitive behavior, debunking any allegations circulating its market sovereignty as it gets bombarded by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) allegations, report finds. The ACCC’s results revealed that Google’s anti-competitive behavior in providing ad tech services reached its highest level yet as the search […]

Google illustrations has just upped the tech giant’s game

If you’re not keen on placing your personal picture on your Google profile, or even if you find it difficult to find a picture that represents who you are, the search giant just found the perfect solution for you.  Google has recently published a number of images under the name Google Illustrations, providing a wide variety of pictures representing animals, […]

Apple, Google raise new concerns by yanking Russian app

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Big Tech companies that operate around the globe have long promised to obey local laws and to protect civil rights while doing business. But when Apple and Google capitulated to Russian demands and removed a political-opposition app from their local app stores, it raised worries that two of the world’s most […]

Google to spend $2.1 billion on Manhattan campus acquisition

Google is planning to buy New York City’s St. John’s Terminal for $2.1 billion, making it the anchor of its Hudson Square campus. The announcement Tuesday arrives with the city buffeted by the pandemic and most offices still largely unpopulated. While CEO Sundar Pichai said in a blog post late last month that Google is […]

South Korea’s KFTC fines Google $177 million for market dominance

The Korean Fair-Trade Commission (KFTC) imposed on Tuesday a $177 million fine on Google after discovering that the search engine titan took advantage of its market status to prevent rival operating systems from competing in the market, putting the company at its second setback in less than a month.  According to the KFTC, Alphabet Inc’s […]