Special permissions allow Android apps access to system-wide resources—you should check which apps have access to what.

Millions of Android users may qualify for a Google settlement payout. See eligibility, payment amounts and key deadlines.

Following a US debut late last year, Google is now rolling out Gemini for Home to over a dozen new countries globally as it details some of the latest improvements to its replacement for Google ...

Google is introducing two big updates for desktop Chrome with vertical tabs and immersive reading mode. Vertical tabs are an alternative to the horizontal tab strip that has been in place since Chrome ...

Google’s John Mueller responded to a question about whether core updates roll out in stages or follow a fixed sequence. His answer offers some clarity about how core updates are rolled out and also ...

The “Great Man” theory of history, so long disfavoured, has had something of a renaissance under Donald Trump. It has been finding purchase in Silicon Valley, too, where the leaders of the big AI labs ...

Google said on Tuesday that it is now rolling out a way for users in the U.S. to change their Gmail address without starting over or losing access to their data. Users who have access to this feature ...

One of La Jolla’s most scenic walks is now at the center of a courtroom showdown, as a new lawsuit asks a San Diego Superior Court judge to settle once and for all where private yards end and the ...

Google is making it harder for scammers to steal your identity — and the effort can’t come soon enough. The tech giant quietly updated its “Results about you” tool on Feb. 10, expanding it to allow ...

People with permanent disabilities may qualify for a free lifetime pass to U.S. national parks and more than 1,000 federally managed recreation sites. The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands ...

Google's internal Agent Smith AI tool automates coding tasks for employees. Cofounder Sergey Brin emphasized the role of AI agents at Google, hinting at a tool like OpenClaw. Google employees are ...

Welcome to the week’s Pulse: updates affect how your headlines appear in Search, how spam enforcement played out, and how AI content gets labeled. Here’s what matters for you and your work. Google ...