Mozilla Thunderbird Takes on Gmail with New Email Service
(forbes.com)
Finally, Mozilla Thunderbird Takes On Gmail With New Email Service
Finally, Mozilla Thunderbird Takes On Gmail With New Email Service
New in Gmail: Making E2E encrypted emails easy to use for all organizations
(workspace.google.com)
At Google, we believe that secure, confidential communication should be available for organizations of all sizes. However, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) email was historically a privilege reserved for organizations with significant IT resources, due to the complexity of S/MIME and proprietary solutions.
At Google, we believe that secure, confidential communication should be available for organizations of all sizes. However, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) email was historically a privilege reserved for organizations with significant IT resources, due to the complexity of S/MIME and proprietary solutions.
The Mediocrity of Modern Google
(om.co)
These days, whenever I think about Google, I recall a line from Madame Bovary. “She wanted to die, but she also wanted to live in Paris,” Flaubert writes, capturing Emma Bovary’s provincial reality and her romanticized dreams of escape. That is Google in a nutshell, isn’t it?
These days, whenever I think about Google, I recall a line from Madame Bovary. “She wanted to die, but she also wanted to live in Paris,” Flaubert writes, capturing Emma Bovary’s provincial reality and her romanticized dreams of escape. That is Google in a nutshell, isn’t it?
Google tells Fitbit owners to move to Google or else
(ycombinator.com)
You are receiving this email because there is an important upcoming change to your Fitbit account and action is required.
You are receiving this email because there is an important upcoming change to your Fitbit account and action is required.
Google discontinues Nest Protect smoke alarm and Nest x Yale lock
(arstechnica.com)
Google continues backing away from smart home hardware.
Google continues backing away from smart home hardware.
We hacked Gemini's Python sandbox and leaked its source code (at least some)
(landh.tech)
In 2024 we released the blog post We Hacked Google A.I. for $50,000, where we traveled in 2023 to Las Vegas with Joseph "rez0" Thacker, Justin "Rhynorater" Gardner, and myself, Roni "Lupin" Carta, on a hacking journey that spanned from Las Vegas, Tokyo to France, all in pursuit of Gemini vulnerabilities during Google's LLM bugSWAT event. Well, we did it again …
In 2024 we released the blog post We Hacked Google A.I. for $50,000, where we traveled in 2023 to Las Vegas with Joseph "rez0" Thacker, Justin "Rhynorater" Gardner, and myself, Roni "Lupin" Carta, on a hacking journey that spanned from Las Vegas, Tokyo to France, all in pursuit of Gemini vulnerabilities during Google's LLM bugSWAT event. Well, we did it again …
Google is publishing the home addresses of developers without their consent
(ycombinator.com)
I am currently being denied the right to delete my Google Play developer account and remove personal data attached to it.
I am currently being denied the right to delete my Google Play developer account and remove personal data attached to it.
New Function Calling Guide for Gemini
(google.dev)
Function calling lets you connect models to external tools and APIs. Instead of generating text responses, the model understands when to call specific functions and provides the necessary parameters to execute real-world actions. This allows the model to act as a bridge between natural language and real-world actions and data. Function calling has 3 primary use cases:
Function calling lets you connect models to external tools and APIs. Instead of generating text responses, the model understands when to call specific functions and provides the necessary parameters to execute real-world actions. This allows the model to act as a bridge between natural language and real-world actions and data. Function calling has 3 primary use cases:
Google makes Android development private, will continue open source releases
(arstechnica.com)
Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system.
Google is planning a major change to the way it develops new versions of the Android operating system.
Google will develop Android OS behind closed doors starting next week
(9to5google.com)
For years now, Android has been developed in a way that allowed the public to look in on Google’s work, but that’s now changing as Google has just confirmed that it will start to develop the operating system entirely in its internal branch.
For years now, Android has been developed in a way that allowed the public to look in on Google’s work, but that’s now changing as Google has just confirmed that it will start to develop the operating system entirely in its internal branch.
Colossus: How we deliver SSD performance at HDD prices
(cloud.google.com)
From YouTube and Gmail to BigQuery and Cloud Storage, almost all of Google’s products depend on Colossus, our foundational distributed storage system.
From YouTube and Gmail to BigQuery and Cloud Storage, almost all of Google’s products depend on Colossus, our foundational distributed storage system.
Apple's $22B Loss Risk as Google Might Cease to Be Default Search Engine
(gizmodo.com)
We’ve all overslept an alarm or missed a deadline, but has it ever cost you $20 billion? According to Ars Technica, it may have just happened to Apple, which apparently suffered from some decision paralysis that pissed off a federal judge and might cost the company its lucrative agreement with Google to make the company’s search engine the default on Apple devices.
We’ve all overslept an alarm or missed a deadline, but has it ever cost you $20 billion? According to Ars Technica, it may have just happened to Apple, which apparently suffered from some decision paralysis that pissed off a federal judge and might cost the company its lucrative agreement with Google to make the company’s search engine the default on Apple devices.
Google will develop the Android OS in private
(androidauthority.com)
Google has confirmed to Android Authority that development of the Android operating system will soon fully happen in private.
Google has confirmed to Android Authority that development of the Android operating system will soon fully happen in private.
I Quit Google Search for AI–and I'm Not Going Back
(wsj.com)
Ads and search-optimized junk made a mess of the go-to engine. Now ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude—and even Google’s own AI—do it better.
Ads and search-optimized junk made a mess of the go-to engine. Now ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude—and even Google’s own AI—do it better.
Apple in code search profanity outrage (2006)
(theregister.com)
Our chums down at SecurityFocus recently warned that Google's new Code Search facility could allow developers' open source repositories to be "easily mined, allowing attackers to target programs that are likely to be flawed".
Our chums down at SecurityFocus recently warned that Google's new Code Search facility could allow developers' open source repositories to be "easily mined, allowing attackers to target programs that are likely to be flawed".
Apple barred from Google antitrust trial, putting $20B search deal on the line
(arstechnica.com)
Apple has suffered a blow in its efforts to salvage its lucrative search placement deal with Google. A new ruling from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals affirms that Apple cannot participate in Google's upcoming antitrust hearing, which could leave a multibillion-dollar hole in Apple's balance sheet. The judges in the case say Apple simply waited too long to get involved.
Apple has suffered a blow in its efforts to salvage its lucrative search placement deal with Google. A new ruling from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals affirms that Apple cannot participate in Google's upcoming antitrust hearing, which could leave a multibillion-dollar hole in Apple's balance sheet. The judges in the case say Apple simply waited too long to get involved.
Gemini 2.5
(google)
Gemini 2.5 is a thinking model, designed to tackle increasingly complex problems. Our first 2.5 model, Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, leads common benchmarks by meaningful margins and showcases strong reasoning and code capabilities.
Gemini 2.5 is a thinking model, designed to tackle increasingly complex problems. Our first 2.5 model, Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, leads common benchmarks by meaningful margins and showcases strong reasoning and code capabilities.
After borking my Pixel 4a battery, Google borks me, too
(arstechnica.com)
It is an immutable law of nature that when you receive a corporate email with a subject line like "Changes coming to your Pixel 4a," the changes won't be the sort you like. Indeed, a more honest subject line would usually be: "You're about to get hosed."
It is an immutable law of nature that when you receive a corporate email with a subject line like "Changes coming to your Pixel 4a," the changes won't be the sort you like. Indeed, a more honest subject line would usually be: "You're about to get hosed."
Google admits it deleted some customer data after 'technical issue'
(theregister.com)
Google has admitted it lost some customer data, possibly forever.
Google has admitted it lost some customer data, possibly forever.
Google confirms it deleted Maps Timeline data for some
(theverge.com)
Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places like Reddit that their Timeline data — the app’s historical record of where they’ve been — had disappeared. Now, Google has confirmed that it accidentally deleted the data and that anyone who wasn’t using Google’s cloud backups is out of luck.
Google Maps users have recently been complaining on places like Reddit that their Timeline data — the app’s historical record of where they’ve been — had disappeared. Now, Google has confirmed that it accidentally deleted the data and that anyone who wasn’t using Google’s cloud backups is out of luck.
Italy demands Google poison DNS under strict Piracy Shield law
(arstechnica.com)
Italy is using its Piracy Shield law to go after Google, with a court ordering the Internet giant to immediately begin poisoning its public DNS servers.
Italy is using its Piracy Shield law to go after Google, with a court ordering the Internet giant to immediately begin poisoning its public DNS servers.
Google's two-year frenzy to catch up with OpenAI
(wired.com)
A hundred days. That was how long Google was giving Sissie Hsiao.
A hundred days. That was how long Google was giving Sissie Hsiao.
Google’s two-year frenzy to catch up with OpenAI
(wired.com)
A hundred days. That was how long Google was giving Sissie Hsiao.
A hundred days. That was how long Google was giving Sissie Hsiao.
Google is bringing every Android game to Windows in big gaming update
(arstechnica.com)
Google is bringing every Android game to Windows in big gaming update
Google is bringing every Android game to Windows in big gaming update
Google X's Project Taara
(x.company)
Nearly 3 billion people remain unconnected to the internet, and billions more struggle with slow, unreliable or expensive connectivity.
Nearly 3 billion people remain unconnected to the internet, and billions more struggle with slow, unreliable or expensive connectivity.
Google calls Gemma 3 the most powerful AI model you can run on one GPU
(theverge.com)
A little over a year after releasing two “open” Gemma AI models built from the same technology behind its Gemini AI, Google is updating the family with Gemma 3.
A little over a year after releasing two “open” Gemma AI models built from the same technology behind its Gemini AI, Google is updating the family with Gemma 3.
Google Developing "Live Update Orchestrator" New Means Live Linux Kernel Updates
(phoronix.com)
While there is Kpatch, Ksplice, and other live patching solutions already in use for patching a running Linux kernel for deploying security updates without downtime, Google engineers are developing the Live Update Orchestrator as a new means of transitioning to a new updated kernel with minimal downtime.
While there is Kpatch, Ksplice, and other live patching solutions already in use for patching a running Linux kernel for deploying security updates without downtime, Google engineers are developing the Live Update Orchestrator as a new means of transitioning to a new updated kernel with minimal downtime.