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Google Is Making the Biggest Buy in Its History

Tech behemoth will purchase cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32B

(Newser) - Google will buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion to boost the tech giant's in-house cloud computing amid burgeoning artificial-intelligence growth. The all-cash acquisition announced Tuesday would be Google's biggest in its 26-year history, reports the AP , and it's the biggest deal of 2025. Wiz will join...

In 48 Hours, AI Tool Matches Decade of Superbug Research

Google's 'co-scientist' confirms hypothesis, suggests four more

(Newser) - The news was so jolting that, when it arrived, Professor José Penadés had to take a break from shopping. "I said, 'please leave me alone for an hour, I need to digest this thing,'" he later told the BBC . After working for a decade with...

Mexico: OK, We'll Rename the Continent

How does 'Mexican America' sound?

(Newser) - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday that her government wouldn't rule out filing a civil lawsuit against Google if it maintains its stance of calling the stretch of sea between northeastern Mexico and the southeastern United States the "Gulf of America," per the AP . Sheinbaum, in her...

TikTok Is Back
TikTok Is Back
Feb 14, 2025 1:30 AM CST

TikTok Is Back

Google, Apple return it to their app stores

(Newser) - You can once again download TikTok from your app store of choice after Google and Apple both restored the social media app's availability. After a law banning TikTok went into effect in the US, the Chinese-owned app was removed from app stores, but it has now returned following President...

Black History Month Is Gone From Google Calender

Pride Month, Women's History Month also removed in change company says was made last year

(Newser) - Google users have been complaining that the start dates of Black History Month, Women's History Month, and Pride Month no longer appear in the company's online and mobile calendars. Some users are accusing Google of trying to curry favor with the new administration, but the company says the...

Citing Trump, Google Scraps DEI Hiring Goals

Company, now reviewing other DEI programs, says it must comply with executive order

(Newser) - Another tech company is abandoning its diversity targets. Because it's a federal contractor, providing technology services to the government through its cloud-computing arm, Google says the move is necessary to comply with Trump's executive order seeking to rid the federal government of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs,...

Google Removes Its Vow Not to Use AI for Weapons

Tech company changes its AI policy

(Newser) - Google's artificial intelligence policy previously included a vow that the company would not pursue AI applications involving weapons, surveillance, technologies that "cause or are likely to cause overall harm," or anything that could violate international law or human rights. That language is now missing from the company'...

Mexico Goes to Google on Resisting Trump Name Change

US can call the Gulf of Mexico whatever it wants, Sheinbaum says, for the first 12 miles

(Newser) - Mexico has taken its case against changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico straight to the top—to Google. President Claudia Sheinbaum said during a press conference Thursday that she sent the company a letter asking it not to follow President Trump's executive order to call the Gulf...

Tiny Village's Big Headache: a Nonexistent Aldi

Pin for market mistakenly shows up on Google Maps, sending 'thousands' to rural Welsh town

(Newser) - Even more difficult than outsiders trying to spell the name of the Welsh village of Cyffylliog: finding the mystery Aldi there that doesn't actually exist. Locals already know that the supermarket chain doesn't have a presence in the 500-person rural town, located in the county of Denbighshire. But...

YouTube TV Has Bad News for Cord-Cutters
YouTube TV Has
Bad News for Cord-Cutters
in case you missed it
Dec 15, 2024 3:10 PM CST

YouTube TV Has Bad News for Cord-Cutters

Streaming television service is raising its monthly price $10 to $82.99—about as much as cable

(Newser) - The first part of YouTube TV's tweet on Thursday seemed innocuous enough. "We have always worked to offer the content you love, with features to enjoy the best of live TV," the streaming service noted. But of course there's a "but" coming: "To keep...

This Is What Folks Looked Up on Google in 2024

Site's 'Year in Search' shows queries centered on sports, the US election, Liam Payne's death

(Newser) - Remember what you searched for in 2024? Google released its annual "Year in Search" on Tuesday, rounding up the top trending queries entered into its namesake search engine in 2024. The results show terms that saw the highest spike in traffic compared to last year, ranging from key news...

Google Claims 'Mind-Boggling' Advance in Computing

Company says its 'Willow' chip is major breakthrough in quantum computing

(Newser) - Google is staking claim to breakthrough in the experimental field of quantum computing that might challenge mere laymen. The New York Times (which uses the phrase "mind-bending" twice in its coverage), lays out the most tangible comparison to the real world:
  • "Google said its quantum computer, based on
...

Meta, TikTok Weigh In on Australia's Ban on Social Media

Tech companies complain age verification methods have yet to be ironed out

(Newser) - Tech companies are urging Australia's government to delay its proposed social media ban for under-16s amid criticism that the bill is being rushed into law. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's center-left government introduced the bill in parliament last week and aims to pass it by the end of the...

DOJ Calls for Breaking Up Google, Forcing Sale of Chrome

Further evidence of misconduct could mean the sale of Android, too

(Newser) - US regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by...

ChatGPT Suddenly Acts a Lot More Like Google

New feature allows real-time searches of the web

(Newser) - OpenAI has updated its AI-powered chatbot, adding what CEO Sam Altman said Thursday is "my favorite feature we have launched" since ChatGPT's debut. Beginning Thursday, ChatGPT's paying subscribers can activate a mode in which the chatbot searches the web for the latest information when answering a query....

Russia Fines Google $20 Billion Trillion Trillion

That's many times the size of the world economy

(Newser) - A Russian court that apparently has a poor grasp of numbers and/or reality has ordered Google to pay an absurdly large fine for blocking Russian channels on YouTube. The court says Google owes 2 undecillion rubles, which works out to $20 decillion, or $20 billion trillion trillion, CNN reports. The...

This Year's Top 10 Halloween Costumes

Per Google's annual 'Frightgeist' listing

(Newser) - In less than one week, Americans will be getting their trick-or-treat on and donning the most creative costumes to vie for prizes at Halloween parties. Online search data pulled by Google Trends for its yearly "Frightgeist" list has sussed out what appear to be the most popular disguises for...

Marissa Mayer Still Relishes a Yahoo Compliment
Marissa Mayer: I'm Not
Neurodivergent,Just Geeky
interview
Oct 22, 2024 2:36 PM CDT

Marissa Mayer: I'm Not Neurodivergent,Just Geeky

Wired interviews tech exec, who has launched a new startup

(Newser) - In a wide-ranging interview with Wired , former Yahoo CEO and Google exec Marissa Mayer reflects on her former jobs, her optimism about new startup Sunshine, and her own personality. Some highlights:
  • Yahoo: Mayer resigned from the top post in 2017 amid the company's struggles . What went wrong? "Yes,
...

DOJ: We Need to End Google's 'Control of Distribution'

Justice Department talks of breaking up company as one remedy in antitrust case

(Newser) - The Justice Department is considering asking a federal judge to break up Google after its ubiquitous search engine was declared an illegal monopoly —but it's just one of many possible remedies under review, according to a court filing. In court papers filed late Tuesday, per the AP , government...

Judge Orders Google to Make Big Changes

Ruling opens up Play Store to rivals

(Newser) - A federal judge has ordered Google to make major changes to how its Play Store operates. Last year, a jury in the Epic v. Google case decided that the company's Android app store operated as an illegal monopoly . In his ruling Monday, Judge James Donato ordered Google to open...

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