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Google researchers discovered serious iOS security flaws
Six critical security vulnerabilities that were patched in the iOS 12.4 update released earlier this month were originally discovered by security researchers at Google. Natalie Silvanovich and Samu…
Google Chrome for desktop is finally getting a dark mode
Google is working on a dark mode for desktop versions of its browsers and its ChromeOS operating system. For a few months it’s been possible to activate a dark mode for Chrome on Android that…
Surprise: People are listening to your Google Assistant queries
It’s no secret that Google records your conversations with Google Assistant after you say a “wake word.” But what you might not know is that Google uses contractors to manually re…
Google Chrome Spotted With Global Media Controls in the Toolbar
Google is working on to add a play and pause button on its Chrome browser’s toolbar that will help users pause or resume a video playing in the browser, regardless of the where it’s com…
Google is testing a global video play/pause button for Chrome
Google could soon add a button to its Chrome browser that would make it possible to pause or play video from any tab. A recent release of Chrome’s Canary development version has a new feature…
Google pushes for an official web crawler standard
One of the cornerstones of Google’s business (and really, the web at large) is the robots.txt file that sites use to exclude some of their content from the search engine’s web crawler, …
Google hints its smart speakers will be renamed ‘Nest Home’ (updated)
Google made clear that it would apply the Nest name to all its smart home products, but just how would it rename classic products? You now have a better idea. As of this writing, a visit to the Con…
Google ditches Nest.com in favor of its online store
Google hasn’t been shy about phasing out what’s left of Nest as an independent entity, and that now includes Nest’s website. Droid-Life has noticed that Google has largely gutted …
Google thwarts shareholder challenge to its China search plans
If investors and employees were hoping to prompt cultural change at Alphabet during the company’s shareholder meeting, they were likely disappointed. Voters at the meeting rejected all shareh…