Google is wading into EU politics, when it ought to focus on fixing its decaying search engine
Google, a company with a decaying search engine, wants to add election season "hall monitor" to the list of tasks it sucks at.
bgr.com 6:03 am on April 26, 2024
Google’sparent announces first ever dividend, sending shares soaring: ‘Breath of fresh air’ ...
CEO Sundar Pichai toutedGoogle’s AI offerings as a boon to its core search results.
New York Post 6:03 am on April 26, 2024
Google (GOOGL) Q1 2024 earnings results beat EPS and revenue expectations
Google touted some rather impressive figures in its Q1 2024 financial earnings report.
Shacknews 4:04 am on April 26, 2024
Google Keep reminders are making their way to Tasks
Reminders in Google Keep will start appearing in Google Tasks
Android Police 4:04 am on April 26, 2024
Spectacular Q1 earnings report from Google leads Alphabet to pay a dividend for the first time
Google has a spectacularly strong first quarter leading Alphabet to initiate a dividend payout for the first time.
Phone Arena 4:04 am on April 26, 2024
Spectacular Q1 earnings report from Google leads Alphabet to pay a dividend for the first time
Google has a spectacularly strong first quarter leading Alphabet to initiate a dividend payout for the first time.
Phone Arena 4:04 am on April 26, 2024
Google dismisses staff in US over Gaza protests
Google has dismissed workers it claimed had each played a part in disrupting its officers, but the workers deny this.
Personnel Today 6:03 am on April 26, 2024
Google accused of making it harder to search for rival
In a complaint to the EU, email firm Tuta says it suddenly became much less visible in Google search.
www.bbc.co.uk 4:50 pm on April 25, 2024
Google Delays Removal Of Third Party Cookies, Again Silicon UK
For third time Google delays phase out of third party Chrome cookies after pushback from industry and British regulator
Silicon UK 6:03 am on April 26, 2024
Google Improves OneDrive and Microsoft 365 Integration with ChromeOS
Google is rolling out a new feature for ChromeOS that lets you work in OneDrive and the web version of the Microsoft 365 app on a Chromebook.
Thurrott 6:03 am on April 26, 2024
Google Revised The Favicon Documentation
Google revised their Search Central favicon documentation with additional wording that makes it more understandable
Search Engine Journal 6:03 am on April 26, 2024
Google Meet Now Lets Users Transfer a Call Between Devices
Google Meet is rolling out a new feature that lets users seamlessly transfer a call to another device without any interruption.
Thurrott 4:50 pm on April 25, 2024
Google can't quit third party cookies delays shut down for a third time
Google says UK regulator testing means the advertising tech will last until 2025.
Ars Technica 2:15 am on April 25, 2024
Google Image Search Testing Tablet Like Design Interface
Google may be testing a new design for the Google Image search results. This design looks like a tablet like interface that is more boxes, and, honestly, it seems like it is from a UX from 10 years ago.
Search Engine Roundtable 2:16 am on April 25, 2024
Google is investing 600 million to build a third data center in the Netherlands
Google is bullish on its investment in data centers in the Netherlands as the company is investing 600 million to build a third one in the European country with a huge focus on sustainability.
Neowin.net 2:15 am on April 25, 2024
Google Chrome Won't Kill Cookies Just Yet
Google planned to start phasing out cookies in favor of the Privacy Sandbox.
How-To Geek 2:15 am on April 25, 2024
Philippines SEC requests removal of the Binance app from app stores
The Philippines SEC has issued directives to both Google and Apple, instructing them to remove the Binance application from their respective app stores.
The Paypers 2:15 am on April 25, 2024
Exclusive Google rival Tuta complains to EU tech regulators about de ranking By Reuters
Exclusive Google rival Tuta complains to EU tech regulators about de ranking
Investing.com 2:15 am on April 25, 2024
Editorial: Japan antitrust sanctions vs. Google signal IT giants' dominance must be tamed The Mainichi
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has hit U.S. IT giant Google LLC with administrative sanctions on suspicion of violating antitrust laws by obst
The Mainichi 2:15 am on April 25, 2024
Google Gemini would soon let you have human like conversations with it
Google's AI assistant, Gemini, would soon get a new "Conversation" mode which would allow users to have back and forth conversations with the AI tool, in a natural and intuitive way.
Neowin.net 6:03 am on April 26, 2024
Google Search chief tells employees: Company seeing high highs and low lows'
Google Search head said that the company is in a new cost reality and that Google is spending a ton more on machines.
Hindustan Times 6:03 am on April 26, 2024
Google to invest 600 million in fourth data center in the Netherlands
Google will invest 600 million euros to construct a new data center on the industrial estate Westpoort in Groningen. This will be the tech company's fourth data center in the Netherlands, and the company reported that it ...
NL Times 6:03 am on April 26, 2024
Google Chromecast 4K 2024 to launch soon with performance upgrade and new remote control
According to the latest rumors, the Google Chromecast 4K is finally getting a successor after around four years, which is expected to deliver better performance thanks to a more modern ARM chip and a brand new remote control. ...
NotebookCheck.net 6:03 am on April 26, 2024
Google releases Android 15 Beta 1.1 with major bug fixes and security updates
Google's Android 15 Beta 1.1 update addresses various bugs, focusing on NFC issues and enhancing stability. It includes the April 2024 security patch and is compatible with Pixel 6 through Pixel 8 series devices. The update ...
Mint 6:03 am on April 26, 2024
Crawl Budget Goes Across All Googlebot Crawling, Not Just Google Web Search
When it comes to crawl budget and Google not crawling your site too much or too little, Google takes into account all Googlebot activity across all verticals. So that includes crawling for web search, Merchant Center, ads, ...
Search Engine Roundtable 2:49 pm on April 26, 2024
Google Delays Privacy Sandbox Rollout for Third Time
Facing pressure from antitrust regulators, Google announced today that it is delaying its third party cookie replacement rollout to 2025.
Thurrott 2:49 pm on April 26, 2024
This Google Update Could Be Tanking Your Traffic. Follow These Steps to Boost Your Page Views and Revenue Now. ...
This crackdown demonstrates Google's commitment to enhancing search result quality and combating manipulative tactics like AI content spam. But it also raises an important question: How can website owners increase organic ...
Entrepreneur Magazine 2:49 pm on April 26, 2024
Google Doodle Transforms Six Aerial Photos Into its Logo for Earth Day 2024
Google turns its logo in an emblem for Earth Day 2024.
PetaPixel 12:22 am on April 24, 2024
Coalition Condemns Google's Illegal Firing of Workers Protesting Israel Contract
In a $1.2 billion contract, Google and Amazon provide cloud infrastructure and data services to the Israeli government.
Truthout 12:12 pm on April 22, 2024
FTC takes action against Google over search ad deal with Yahoo The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and ...
The Fair Trade Commission has obligated Google LLC to abide by its corrective action plan over suspicions that it unfairly restricted a Japanese rival's search advertising business.
Asahi Shimbun 12:27 pm on April 22, 2024
Google Doodle Transforms Six Aerial Photos Into its Logo for Earth Day 2024
Google turns its logo in an emblem for Earth Day 2024.
PetaPixel 5:27 pm on April 22, 2024
Japan's FTCOrders Google To Fix Ad Search Limits Affecting Yahoo
Japan's antitrust watchdog said Monday that U.S. search giant Google must fix its advertising search restrictions affecting Yahoo in Japan.
shootonline.com 4:50 pm on April 25, 2024
Meta pushes Google to bring the Play Store to Quest's 'Horizon OS' ahead of expansion
As Meta expands the "Horizon OS" that powers Quest to other headsets, the company is asking Google to bring the Play Store too.
9to5Google 2:49 pm on April 26, 2024
Japan hits Google with antitrust action as it strengthens scrutiny on big tech firms
U.S. company restricted Yahoo's access to key search linked mobile ad tech, authorities say
Nikkei Asian Review 2:49 pm on April 26, 2024
Google pressed to reform search ad practices in Japan The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) Japan's antitrust watchdog said Monday it has asked Google LLC to voluntarily reform its business practices after finding that it imp
The Mainichi 12:29 pm on April 22, 2024
The Gemini app is getting a speed boost with 'real time responses'
Google's Gemini assistant on Android will soon gain a real time responses feature, bringing it in line with the web version.
Android Authority 2:49 pm on April 26, 2024
The Gemini app is getting a speed boost with 'real time responses'
Google's Gemini assistant on Android will soon gain a real time responses feature, bringing it in line with the web version.
Android Authority 2:49 pm on April 26, 2024
Google pressed to reform search ad practices in Japan The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) Japan's antitrust watchdog said Monday it has asked Google LLC to voluntarily reform its business practices after finding that it imp
The Mainichi 2:49 pm on April 26, 2024
Connecticut Resident Resources, Flickr, Taylor Swift, More: Sunday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, April 21, 2024
NEW RESOURCES University of Connecticut: New UConn Extension Publication Website Shares Answers Connecticut Residents Can Trust. “Anew UConn Extension publications site launched recently and
Researchbuzz 8:57 pm on April 21, 2024
Google’s Gemini might soon replicate Google Assistant’s music streaming integration
Google Assistant has been here for a long time, but now it's time to move on from Google Assistant to ...
SamMobile 12:29 pm on April 22, 2024
Google On 404 Errors And Ranking Drops
Google's Gary Illyes answered a question about a ranking drop that appeared to be connected to 404 page not found errors
Search Engine Journal 1:46 pm on April 21, 2024
2024 AI Elections Tracker, Jacob Loose and Railroad Collections, Mikie Joy, More: Sunday ResearchBuzz, April 21, ...
NEW RESOURCES Rest of World: 2024 AI Elections Tracker. “As more than 2 billion people in 50 countries head to the polls this year, artificial intelligence generated content is now widely bei
Researchbuzz 1:46 pm on April 21, 2024
Google Maps enhances search for EV charging stations
Explore the latest enhancements in Google Maps designed to simplify your search for EV charging stations and make your electric vehicle journey more convenient.
DevX.com 2:04 pm on April 20, 2024
Google On Diagnosing A Deindexed WordPress Site
Google's John Mueller shows what the first step is for diagnosing why a WordPress site was de indexed after a hosting migration
Search Engine Journal 4:59 am on April 21, 2024
Google Messages, Books Unbanned, Netflix, More: Saturday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, April 20, 2024
TWEAKS AND UPDATES 9to5 Google: Google Messages preps parental controls that can stop users from sending a message. “The Google Messages app, thanks to RCS, has pretty much become Android's d
Researchbuzz 4:59 am on April 21, 2024
Prison Commissary Prices, University of Galway, Women Who Code, More: Saturday ResearchBuzz, April 20, 2024
NEW RESOURCES The Appeal: Locked In, Priced Out: How Prison Commissary Price gouging Preys On The Incarcerated. “Today, The Appeal published Locked In, Priced Out, a project that includes a f
Researchbuzz 2:04 pm on April 20, 2024
Google Answers Whether Having Two Sites Affects Rankings
Google's John Mueller the answers question of whether having multiple websites could have a negative and lasting effect on rankings
Search Engine Journal 9:53 pm on April 19, 2024
Google Combining Android, Pixel Divisions To Broadly Integrate AI
Google will combine the software division responsible for Android and the hardware division known for Pixel smartphones and Fitbit.
Patch 2:04 pm on April 20, 2024
Google Fires 28 Workers After Employees Staged Protest Over Company Providing Services to Israel
Google fired 28 employees after the protests held across two of the company's offices on April 16. The employees had staged the protests over Google's association with the Israeli government, which involves cloud computing ...
NTD News 1:46 pm on April 21, 2024
Google is combining Android and Chrome software group with Pixel and Fitbit hardware division to more broadly integrate ...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai said the changes will turbocharge the Android and Chrome ecosystems while helping to spur innovation.
Fortune 1:46 pm on April 21, 2024
Google Answers If Changing Web Hosting Affects SEO
Google's Gary Illyes answers the question of whether changing web hosting platform can have a negative and lasting effect on SEO
Search Engine Journal 9:36 pm on April 19, 2024
Acts of the Oireachtas, Crop Variety Trial Database, Intermountain Opera, More: Friday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, ...
NEW RESOURCES Houses of the Oireachtas: Ceann Comhairle launches upgraded Irish legislation database website Achtanna.ie. “The Ceann Comhairle, Sen Fearghal TD, today launched the updated
Researchbuzz 9:36 pm on April 19, 2024
Meta AI Declares War On OpenAI, Google With Standalone Chatbot What To Know About Llama 3' Model
Unlike major competitors including Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT, Meta's Llama 3 model is open source and the AI assistant it powers has previously been locked inside the company's app ecosystem, which includes Facebook ...
Forbes 1:46 pm on April 21, 2024
Microsoft's VASA 1 can deepfake a person with one photo and one audio track
YouTube videos of 6K celebrities helped train AI model to animate photos in real time.
ArsTechnica 5:20 pm on April 19, 2024
Google Says Indexing API May Work For Unsupported Content But...
Gary Illyes from Google said in the recent Google SEO office hours the Google Indexing API may work for unsupported content formats, but that you shouldn't be "surprised if suddenly it stopped working for unsupported ...
Search Engine Roundtable 1:30 pm on April 19, 2024
Google Testing More Google Ad Card Formats
Google is testing another ad format, another card like format, for its search ads. We previously saw the vertical and tall ad cards, then the carousel horizontal card format and now here are just plain horizontal ad cards. ...
Search Engine Roundtable 12:57 pm on April 19, 2024
Google Says It's Unlikely Your Rankings Dropped Because You Have Two Websites
Google was asked if having two websites and Google finding out about them would cause the websites to drop in rankings. John Mueller from Google said that is "not likely," adding that many people have several websites ...
Search Engine Roundtable 12:57 pm on April 19, 2024
Google Says Indexing API May Work For Unsupported Content But...
Gary Illyes from Google said in the recent Google SEO office hours the Google Indexing API may work for unsupported content formats, but that you shouldn't be "surprised if suddenly it stopped working for unsupported ...
Search Engine Roundtable 12:57 pm on April 19, 2024
Google On If Hyphenated Domains Are Bad For SEO
The topic of using hyphens in domain names is one of the oldest SEO topics we have in this space. Heck, in 2004, SEOs said there was a specific Google ranking algorithm that filtered out domains with hyphens in them (Google ...
Search Engine Roundtable 12:23 pm on April 19, 2024
Inuit Circumpolar Council, National Recording Registry, Smartphone Cleaning, More: Friday ResearchBuzz, April 19, ...
NEW RESOURCES Eye on the Arctic: Inuit Circumpolar Council launches archive to showcase Inuit global contributions. “The Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada has launched a digital database that
Researchbuzz 12:23 pm on April 19, 2024
YouTube escalates war on ad blockers
YouTube users who use ad blockers to avoid advertising on the platform will now see alerts or experience buffering issues.
Search Engine Land 12:06 am on April 18, 2024
Google sacks 28 employees who staged sit in over Israel protest
Demonstrations were held at Google offices in New York and Silicon Valley
GB News 8:57 pm on April 21, 2024
Mark Zuckerberg Llama 3, Open Sourcing $10b Models, & Caesar Augustus
Listen now Mark Zuckerberg on: Llama 3 open sourcing towards AGI what he would have done as CEO of Google+ energy constraints on scaling Caeser Augustus, intelligence explosion, bioweapons, $10b models, & much more ...
Dwarkesh Podcast 3:33 am on April 19, 2024
How To Use Speech To Text On Google Docs SlashGear
Google Docs has a built in feature called speech to text that can be very useful in a number of situations. Here's what it does and how to turn it on.
Slashgear 1:30 pm on April 19, 2024
Google fires 28 staff after office sit ins to protest cloud contract with Israel
Google has fired 28 employees involved in protests over the tech company's cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, according to statements from the company and campaigners.
The Irish Independent 12:12 pm on April 22, 2024
Now Google is using AI to answer search queries" Human like' responses show
Google has been trying to experiment with its algorithm lately and has been coming up with ways to inculcate AI in its answers and search results.
Hindustan Times 12:12 pm on April 22, 2024
Reddit Traffic Triples, Posts Prioritized in Google Search Entrepreneur
Reddit traffic has risen from 132 million visits in August 2023 to a projected 346 million in April. Reddit made its public market debut last month and inked a deal with Google in February that allows Google to train AI on ...
Entrepreneur Magazine 12:12 pm on April 22, 2024
Google Fires 28 Employees for Protesting Cloud Contract With Israel, Impeding Others' Work Algemeiner.com
Google said on Thursday it had terminated 28 employees after some staff participated in protests against the company's cloud contract with the Israeli government. The Alphabet unit said a small number of protesting employees ...
The Algemeiner 12:12 pm on April 22, 2024
Bitcoin Halving Search Interest Reaches New Heights on Google
Google Trends shows soaring interest in BTC halving as it nears. Nigeria and Netherlands lead in searches, hinting at a post halving rally.
Crypto News Land 2:49 pm on April 26, 2024
Leaked Google Pixel 8a renders show every colour to expect
Google Pixel 8a colours shown off from all angles which will you choose"
www.t3.com 2:49 pm on April 26, 2024
Google Discontinues Video Carousel Markup
Google has discontinued its support for video carousel markup and has thus removed it from its video structured data help documentation. Initially, Google tested video carousel on a limited number of sites and is now saying ...
Search Engine Roundtable 12:36 pm on April 18, 2024
Google Drive rolls out enhanced search on Android so you can find your files quicker
Google Drive rolls out enhanced search on Android so you can find your files quicker
Phone Arena 2:04 pm on April 20, 2024
Google Ads Notifies Advertisers That Some Ad Customizers Will Go Away May 31st
On August 31, 2021, Google notified advertisers it would drop support for expanded text ads for responsive search ads. Google is now reminding advertisers that Ad customizers for text ads, expanded text ads and Dynamic Search ...
Search Engine Roundtable 12:36 pm on April 18, 2024
Google Ends Video Carousel Structured Data Test
Google abruptly drops support for the video carousel (limited access) rich results because it wasn't useful for the "ecosystem" at scale
Search Engine Journal 12:36 pm on April 18, 2024
Google Notes On Search May End Date Does Not Mean Notes Will Go Away In May
There have been some people noticing that the Google Notes On Search labs experiment has an end date of May 2024 and thus they are expecting Notes on Search to be turned off by then. Just because it has that end date listed, ...
Search Engine Roundtable 12:36 pm on April 18, 2024
Google Business Profiles Register Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
Google sent out emails a couple of days ago to businesses asking them to register their Automated External Defibrillator (AED) with Google Business Profiles. Google said, "you could save lives" if you do it.
Search Engine Roundtable 12:36 pm on April 18, 2024
Google fires 28 employees involved in sit in protest over $1.2B Israel contract
In a companywide memo obtained by The Post, Google vice president of global security Chris Rackow said their behavior was unacceptable, extremely disruptive, and made co workers feel threatened.
New York Post 12:36 pm on April 18, 2024
Google fires 28 employees after sit in protest over controversial Project Nimbus contract with Israel TechCrunch ...
Google has terminated the employment of 28 employees following a prolonged sit in protest at the company's Sunnyvale and New York offices.
TechCrunch 12:36 pm on April 18, 2024
Google Maps, Information Warfare, AI for Data Journalism, More: Thursday ResearchBuzz, April 18, 2024
TWEAKS AND UPDATES Google Blog: New ways to power up your electric vehicle adventures with Google Maps. “Electric vehicle ownership is on the rise, which means more people are looking for way
Researchbuzz 12:36 pm on April 18, 2024
Google Maps will no longer store review drafts (not that anyone knew it could)
As of July, Google Maps will delete any review drafts, functionality that most users probably didn't even know existed.
9to5Google 12:06 am on April 18, 2024
India antitrust body to probe Google's in app billing amid dispute with startups Cyprus Mail
India's antitrust body on Friday ordered a probe into Alphabet Inc's Google (GOOGL.O) in an ongoing dispute with local startups over its in app billing system, saying the U.S. company implemented its policies in a "discriminatory ...
Cyprus Mail 6:35 pm on April 15, 2024
Google Hosted Over 100 YouTube Videos Promoting AI Deepfake Porn
The company removed more than 100 YouTube videos after Forbes found the platform was promoting AI nudifiers used by school bullies and a convicted pedophile.
Forbes 12:06 am on April 18, 2024
New Google Maps Directions, Travel & EV Features
Google has announced a number of new travel features with Google Maps and Travel around driving alternatives, trains and buses, travel impact mode and then some new EV driving direction features. Google says these features ...
Search Engine Roundtable 12:36 pm on April 18, 2024
Google unveils new updates to make trip planning easier for travelers
Google Maps is launching new updates that are intended to make finding travel inspiration and local recommendations in your destination easier.
Silicon Valley 12:06 am on April 18, 2024