Google says Search AI Mode will know everything about you

Google wants 'AI mode' on Search to be as personal as possible, and it'll soon tap into services like Gmail or Drive to know more about you.

• Mayank Parmar
• October 31, 2025
• 07:55 AM
• 9

Google disputes false claims of massive Gmail data breach

Google was once again forced to announce that it had not suffered a data breach after numerous news outlets published sensational stories about a fake breach that purportedly exposed 183 million accounts.

• Lawrence Abrams
• October 27, 2025
• 04:32 PM
• 2

New Webinar: Choose Your Own Investigation — Browser Attack Edition

Modern attacks have shifted focus to the browser, yet detection tools remain largely blind to the crucial activity happening there.

Join Push Security on February 11th for an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" webinar on ClickFix, credential phishing, and other in-browser attacks we've observed in the wild.

• Push Security Sponsorship

Google says everyone will be able to vibe code video games

Google AI Studio product lead teased that everyone will be able to vibe code video games by the end of the year.

• Mayank Parmar
• October 27, 2025
• 11:59 AM
• 5

YouTube is down worldwide with playback error

YouTube is currently facing a global outage, with users reporting playback errors on both the website and mobile apps.

• Mayank Parmar
• October 15, 2025
• 08:09 PM
• 5

Google Chrome to revoke browser notifications for inactive sites

Google is updating the Chrome web browser to automatically revoke notification permissions for websites that haven't been visited recently, to reduce alert overload.

• Sergiu Gatlan
• October 10, 2025
• 01:00 PM
• 4

Google's new AI bug bounty program pays up to $30,000 for flaws

This week, Google has launched an AI Vulnerability Reward Program dedicated to security researchers who find and report flaws in the company's AI systems.

• Sergiu Gatlan
• October 07, 2025
• 09:19 AM
• 1

Gmail business users can now send encrypted emails to anyone

Google says that Gmail enterprise users can now send end-to-end encrypted emails to people who use any email service or platform.

• Sergiu Gatlan
• October 03, 2025
• 07:18 AM
• 1

F-Droid project threatened by Google's new dev registration rules

F-Droid is warning that the project could reach an end due to Google's new requirements for all Android developers to verify their identity.

• Bill Toulas
• October 01, 2025
• 01:12 PM
• 3

Google Drive for desktop gets AI-powered ransomware detection

Google has begun rolling out a new AI-powered security feature for Google Drive desktop, which will automatically pause file syncing when it detects a ransomware attack to minimize impact.

• Sergiu Gatlan
• October 01, 2025
• 11:10 AM
• 0

ChatGPT Search is now smarter as OpenAI takes on Google Search

OpenAI has rolled out a big update to ChatGPT Search, which is an AI-powered search feature, similar to Google AI Mode.

• Mayank Parmar
• September 18, 2025
• 07:10 PM
• 0

Google confirms fraudulent account created in law enforcement portal

Google has confirmed that hackers created a fraudulent account in its Law Enforcement Request System (LERS) platform that law enforcement uses to submit official data requests to the company

• Lawrence Abrams
• September 15, 2025
• 04:12 PM
• 2

Pixel 10 fights AI fakes with new Android photo verification tech

Google is integrating C2PA Content Credentials into the Pixel 10 camera and Google Photos, to help users distinguish between authentic, unaltered images and those generated or edited with artificial intelligence technology.

• Bill Toulas
• September 10, 2025
• 12:00 PM
• 2

Google to make it easier to access AI Mode as default

Google plans to make it easier for users to access AI mode by allowing them to set it as the default, replacing the traditional blue links.

• Mayank Parmar
• September 07, 2025
• 08:07 PM
• 1

EU fines Google $3.5 billion for anti-competitive ad practices

The European Commission has fined Google €2.95 billion ($3.5 billion) for abusing its dominance in the digital advertising technology market and favoring its adtech services over those of its competitors.

• Sergiu Gatlan
• September 05, 2025
• 12:36 PM
• 2

France slaps Google with €325M fine for violating cookie regulations

The French data protection authority has fined Google €325 million ($378 million) for violating cookie regulations and displaying ads between Gmail users' emails without their consent.

• Sergiu Gatlan
• September 04, 2025
• 11:58 AM
• 1

No, Google did not warn 2.5 billion Gmail users to reset passwords

Google has disputed a widely reported story about the company warning all Gmail users to reset their passwords due to a recent data breach that also affected some Workspace accounts.

• Sergiu Gatlan
• September 02, 2025
• 10:57 AM
• 2

Google warns Salesloft breach impacted some Workspace accounts

Google reports that the Salesloft Drift breach is larger than initially thought, warning that attackers also used stolen OAuth tokens to access Google Workspace email accounts in addition to Salesforce data.

• Lawrence Abrams
• August 28, 2025
• 06:09 PM
• 0

Google to verify all Android devs to protect users from malware

Google is introducing a new defense for Android called 'Developer Verification' to block malware installations from sideloaded apps sourced from outside the official Google Play app store.

• Bill Toulas
• August 26, 2025
• 06:23 PM
• 0

Malicious Android apps with 19M installs removed from Google Play

Seventy-seven malicious Android apps containing different types of malware were found on Google Play after being downloaded more than 19 million times.

• Bill Toulas
• August 25, 2025
• 12:37 PM
• 2

Google is adding "Projects" feature to Gemini to run research tasks

Google's Gemini is now testing a new feature called "Projects." This will be similar to OpenAI's Project Feature for ChatGPT.

• Mayank Parmar
• August 17, 2025
• 10:38 AM
• 0