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Google Photos' enhanced editing tools will no longer require a subscription

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From its start, Gmail conditioned us to trade privacy for free services

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Long before Gmail became smart enough to finish your sentences, Google’s now-ubiquitous email service was buttering...
Long before Gmail became smart enough to finish your sentences, Google’s now-ubiquitous email service was buttering up the public for a fate that defined the internet age: if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.When Gmail was announced on April 1, 2004, its lofty promises and the timing of its rel...

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US Feds Ordered Google to expose YT viewers

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Federal authorities in the US asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers and user activity...
Federal authorities in the US asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers and user activity of the accounts that watched certain YouTube videos between January 1 and 8, 2023, according to unsealed court documents viewed by Forbes. People who watched those videos while they weren't logged into an account...

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Google Pauses Ability to Generate Images of People

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Google said Thursday it’s pausing its Gemini chatbot’s ability to generate people. The move comes after...
Google said Thursday it’s pausing its Gemini chatbot’s ability to generate people. The move comes after viral social posts showed the AI tool overcorrecting for diversity, producing “historical” images of Nazis, America’s Founding Fathers and the Pope as people of color.“We’re already working to address recent issue...

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Google will settle $5B lawsuit over tracking Incognito Chrome users

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Google’s Chrome has long featured the ability to launch the browser in Incognito mode, offering a...
Google’s Chrome has long featured the ability to launch the browser in Incognito mode, offering a seemingly blank slate for your internet browsing, away from your usual cookies, forms and web history. But that seemingly didn’t mean Google wasn’t keeping an eye on where you were browsing.The company faced a lawsuit i...

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