Google lawsuit says data scraping company uses fake searches to steal web content

Google on Friday sued a Texas company that "scrapes" data from online search results, alleging it uses hundreds of millions ...
PCMag

Uninstall Now: These Chrome Browser Extensions Are Stealing AI Chat Logs

According to cybersecurity firm Koi, Urban VPN Proxy and three other popular browser extensions with 8 million+ installs can see conversations you've had with the top chatbots in 'raw form.' ...
CNET

Just Want Links in Google Search Results Instead of AI Overviews? Here's How to Do It

If you're looking for web links only in Google Search results, create a custom search shortcut for your browser. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering technology, ...
The Independent

Google update allows your boss to read your text messages

Employers will be able to intercept and view workers’ text messages following an update to Google’s Android operating system. The new archival feature for RCS (Rich Communication Services) messages – ...
Snopes.com

Google AI can access some content from Gmail and chats. Here's how to opt out

In November 2025, a rumor circulated that Google's latest update had automatically opted in all users to allow its generative artificial intelligence (AI) program to train on private communications ...
Forbes

Gemini AI Deep Research Can Read Your Gmail Now

AI, loathe it or loathe it, but everyone is using it. And, because it’s developed by Google, Gemini is among the most popular of the AI research tools out there. I guess that’s why my mailbox has been ...
dbta

SAP Expands Partnership with Google Cloud with Zero-Copy Data for Google BigQuery

SAP and Google Cloud are expanding their long-standing data and analytics partnership with the launch of SAP Business Data Cloud Connect for Google BigQuery. By connecting Google BigQuery, the ...
Wired

How to Add WIRED as a Preferred Source on Google

As you’ve probably noticed, Google has gotten … weird lately. Weirder? It can be hard to find the search results you’re looking for. Between AI summaries and algorithm changes resulting in unexpected ...
Variety

Tom Holland Says Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Is the ‘Best Script I’ve Ever Read’ and Filming Fourth ‘Spider-Man’ Movie Feels ‘Like the First Time’

“The Odyssey” marks Nolan’s highly-anticipated follow-up to his Oscar winner “Oppenheimer.” Matt Damon leads the movie as Odysseus opposite a sprawling ensemble cast that includes Holland, Anne ...
VentureBeat

AWS, Microsoft and Google unite behind Linux Foundation DocumentDB database to cut enterprise costs and limit vendor lock-in

Document databases are an increasingly important type of technology in the gen AI era. A document database is a type of NoSQL database that doesn't rely on rows and columns like a traditional ...
ExtremeTech

Up to 2.5 Billion Users Impacted by Google Database Hack

Google has confirmed that one of its databases was hacked, compromising up to 2.5 billion users' data. The breach affected a Salesforce account that stored contact details and notes for small and ...