Google Drive adds AI to detect ransomware before it spreads
Google Drive adds AI to detect ransomware before it spreads Google Drive for desktop is adding ransomware detection using an AI model trained on “millions of real-world ransomware samples” that will “look for signals that a file has been maliciously modified.” When Google’s AI believes it has detected ransomware activity on a Windows or macOS […]
YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settlement
YouTube caves to Trump with $24.5 million settlement YouTube has settled a lawsuit President Donald Trump filed against the company in 2021, according to The Wall Street Journal. Trump filed sweeping lawsuits against Google-owned YouTube, Meta (then Facebook) and X (then Twitter) after he was suspended from the platforms, and now all three companies have […]
Google’s gradient ‘G’ logo is rolling out everywhere
Google's gradient 'G' logo is rolling out everywhere Google’s old logo (left) vs. its new one (right) | Image: Google Google is making the gradient “G” its new company-wide logo, according to an announcement on Monday. The new logo first began to surface across the Google app on Android and iOS in May, but soon, […]
Can Google be trusted without a break up?
Can Google be trusted without a break up? On day three of the two-week remedies trial in the Justice Department’s ad tech case against Google, Judge Leonie Brinkema boiled down the argument to one key issue: trust. Brinkema interrupted testimony from a DOJ expert with a hypothetical: should she issue a strict order modifying Google’s […]
Tick tock, TikTok
Tick tock, TikTok After more than five years of machinations, secret meetings, legislative actions, and confusing messaging, it appears a deal is coming to keep TikTok alive in the US. On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order that didn’t quite make a deal, but at least gave everyone space to make deal. It’s a […]
Gemini now explains why your Sheets formula failed
Gemini now explains why your Sheets formula failed Nine months after Google infused Gemini AI into Google Sheets, the AI system graduated from text and charts to taking on formulas. (Even those plopped into messy wedding planning spreadsheets, I found.) Gemini’s chatbot appears on the right-hand side of Sheets. Now, when you ask how to […]
Google DeepMind’s new AI models can search the web to help robots complete tasks
Google DeepMind's new AI models can search the web to help robots complete tasks Robots like Apptronik’s Apollo can use Google DeepMind’s updated AI models to search the web. | Image: Google Google DeepMind says its upgraded AI models enable robots to complete more complex tasks — and even tap into the web for help. During […]
It costs $895 per year to get American Express’ premium app theme
It costs $895 per year to get American Express' premium app theme Alongside an annual fee increase, American Express also recently announced an update to its mobile app. | Image: American Express Following a significant price bump in 2021 from $550 to $695, American Express once again increased the annual fee for its Platinum card […]
Google just asked the Supreme Court to save it from the Epic ruling
Google just asked the Supreme Court to save it from the Epic ruling “The Supreme Court is Google’s last hope to avoid an Epic reckoning in October,” I wrote last week. Google apparently agrees. Today, it’s finally elevated its Epic v. Google case, the one that might fracture its control over the entire Android app […]
Google’s Android for PC: ‘I’ve seen it, it is incredible’
Google's Android for PC: 'I've seen it, it is incredible' Google is continuing to slowly tease its rumored plans to bring Android to PCs, merging it with ChromeOS, and now Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon is getting in on the action. He says he’s seen a version of the software, and that he “can’t wait to […]