Google is bringing its Workspace Individual subscription plan to Europe, a little more than a year after first introducing the service to other markets. Workspace is Google’s productivity and collaboration software suite formerly known as G Suite, constituting Gmail, Meet, Drive, Docs, Tasks, Forms, among other key applications. While many of these apps are available for free individually, Google monetizes the products by charging businesses to access additional… Source link
Read More »Google Confirms Chrome Zero-Day #5 As CVE-2022-2856 Attacks Begin
If you are a Chrome browser user, be that in Windows, Mac, or Linux flavor, Google has some bad news for you. Attackers are already exploiting a high-impact security vulnerability that could lead to them gaining control of a system resource or to arbitrary code execution. This is the fifth zero-day Google has had to deal with in 2022 so far. MORE FROM FORBESNew Smartphone Threat Brings Ransomware To Android & Targets Gmail CookiesBy Davey Winder What is the Google Chrome CVE-2022-2856… Source link
Read More »Google Chrome has a nasty bug, and you should update right now
A Google Chrome bug of the worst variety has been discovered: Not only is it dangerous, but it’s actively being exploited by hackers. Google released a fix earlier this week, meaning an update is available, which will bring your Chrome to version 104.0.5112.101 on Mac and Linux and version 104.0.5112.102/101 on Windows. It should be automatically installed on your Chrome, but if it hasn’t, you can (and should) initiate the update now, by going to Chrome’s “About” menu. The company didn’t… Source link
Read More »Google will unplug its IoT Core service in August 2023 – TechCrunch
To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m. PDT, subscribe here. Hellooo, Crunchy McCrunchface! (What we’re calling the readers of the Daily Crunch is still a work in progress.) Super psyched to share something double-plus-awesome with you: The culmination of months of work by Zack is finally live — we’ve launched TheTruthSpy spyware lookup tool, where you can see if your phone has been compromised in various… Source link
Read More »Google patches yet another Chrome zero-day vulnerability
Google issued a fresh set of Chrome security updates Wednesday headlined by a zero-day flaw that is actively being targeted in the wild. The tech giant said that its August security update includes a total of 11 fixes, including patches for 10 CVE-listed vulnerabilities. One Chrome vulnerability, CVE-2022-2852, is classified as a critical risk, six are categorized as high risk, and the remaining three are all considered medium risks. Included in the update was a patch for CVE-2022-2856,… Source link
Read More »Gen Z is bypassing Google for TikTok as a search engine
NEW YORK — The term “Googling” may be synonymous with “searching” for things online, but for the group known as Gen Z that might be changing. Nearly 40% of Gen Z members (born from 1997 to 2012, according to the Pew Research Center) prefer TikTok for online searches, according to internal data from Google, which was first reported by TechCrunch. “They don’t have a long attention span; they said that several times,” said Adrienne Sheares, a social media consultant, who formed a Gen Z focus… Source link
Read More »Australia’s top court finds Google not liable for defamation
SYDNEY, Aug 17 (Reuters) – Australia’s highest court overturned on Wednesday a ruling that had found Google engaged in defamation by supplying a link to a contested newspaper article, throwing the spotlight again on how online libel cases are handled in the country. The seven-judge panel of the High Court of Australia voted 5-2 to throw out an earlier finding that the Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) unit played a part in publishing the disputed article by acting as a “library” housing it, saying the… Source link
Read More »Google Search Console Was Reporting Incorrect Number Of Indexed Pages
Google says an issue with Search Console caused it to report an incorrect number of indexed pages. The problem is now resolved. As a result, Google warns you’ll likely see a drop in the number of indexed pages in the Index Coverage report. It’s not that the pages dropped out of Google’s index. Instead, they weren’t really indexed to begin with. In other words — it’s a reporting issue, not a site issue. However, this issue shouldn’t be ignored, especially if you’ve been… Source link
Read More »Google Cloud will shutter its IoT Core service next year – TechCrunch
Google Cloud announced this week that it’s shutting down its IoT Core service, giving customers a year to move to a partner to manage their IoT devices. The announcement appeared at the top of the IoT Core web page this week with little fanfare. The company also sent an email to customers announcing the change. It believes that having partners manage the process for customers is a better way to go. “Since launching IoT Core, it has become clear that our… Source link
Read More »Henna Karna on Co-Creation, Security, and What Sets Google Cloud Apart
June’s live Cloud Wars Expo event featured dozens of industry leaders allowing the Acceleration Economy team access to the inner workings of the greatest growth market the world has ever known. In this News Desk interview, Principal Analyst Aaron Back welcomes Henna Karna, Managing Director of Google Cloud’s Global Insurance and Risk Management, for a discussion on the differentiating factors of Google Cloud and how it aims to serve customers with increasing Source link
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