New SecuriDropper Malware Bypasses Android 13 Restrictions, Disguised as Legitimate Applications
A new malware is bypassing an Android 13 security measure that restricts permissions to apps downloaded out of the legitimate Google Play Store.
Google Turns To Regulators To Make Apple Open Up iMessage
iMessage serves as “an important gateway between business users and their customers” and should be regulated as a “core” service under the EU’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), said Google and a group of major European telcos in a letter sent to the Euro…
Google Photos’ Magic Editor Will Refuse To Make Some Edits
Combing through the code of the new version of Google Photos app for Android, some users have found that Google plans to restrict Magic Editor, a feature it unveiled at Google I/O this year, from making certain kinds of edit. AndroidAuthority: Summariz…
Google Launches Verification Badges for Security Tested VPN Apps
By Deeba Ahmed
The new feature will add an Independent Security Review badge at the top of the Google Play search results page when users search for VPN apps.
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Google Play will mark independently validated VPN apps
Android VPN apps that have gone through an independent security validation will now be able to claim that distinction on Google Play with a prominent badge in their Data Safety section. “We’ve launched this banner beginning with VPN apps due to t…
Will AI-Powered SEO Ruin Google’s Search Results?
A long read at the Verge explores the quality of Google’s search results — and whether they’ve been affected by the Search Engine Optimization industry.
But it begins by saying that “A lot of folks’ complain that “The links that pop up when they…
Google, Lendlease End Deals for San Francisco Bay Projects
Alphabet’s Google and property developer Lendlease Group have ended an agreement to build four projects in the San Francisco Bay Area as the technology firm reviews its real estate footprint. From a report: Lendlease said it will be compensated for its…
Apple Called Android a ‘Massive Tracking Device’ In 2013
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 9to5Google: Coming out of the ongoing Google antitrust trial, an internal Apple presentation has surfaced (via The Verge) in which the company called Android a “massive tracking device.” The presentation in ques…
Australian academics apologise for false AI-generated allegations against big four consultancy firms
Case studies created by Google Bard AI as part of submission to parliamentary inquiry proven to be factually incorrectFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA group…
Google Registry Launches<nobr> <wbr></nobr>.ing Domains, Begg.ing For Wordplay
Google Registry has added domains ending in “.ing” — “a situation seem/ing ripe for exceed.ing amounts of wordplay,” reports 9to5Google. From the report: Google Registry — which is different from Google Domains, the service Google is sell.ing off to …