Google Pay (stylized as G Pay) logo of a digital wallet platform and online payment system is seen on a smartphone and a pc screen in the background. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Google is sending another app to the heavens. This time it’s the long-standing Google Pay app, which users in the U.S. won’t be able to use from June 4th 2024. Google said that the planned move is to simplify its… Source link
Read More »Google Confirms AI Privacy Nightmare For iPhone and Android Users
Android and iPhone updates this year will be dominated by AI—much of it from Google. But this comes with a serious new warning for every user, and it should change how we use our phones. Google issues AI warning for smartphone users getty The rollercoaster AI smartphone ride is now well underway. It was always going to be the case, that integrating generative AI into the smartphone apps we use most would eclipse last year’s ChatGPT take-up. And here we now are. But not so fast—all… Source link
Read More »Google Confirms AI Privacy Nightmare For iPhone and Android Users
Android and iPhone updates this year will be dominated by AI—much of it from Google. But this comes with a serious new warning for every user, and it should change how we use our phones. Google issues AI warning for smartphone users getty The rollercoaster AI smartphone ride is now well underway. It was always going to be the case, that integrating generative AI into the smartphone apps we use most would eclipse last year’s ChatGPT take-up. And here we now are. But not so fast—all… Source link
Read More »Google Chrome Warning Suddenly Issued For All Android Users
Google Chrome is the world’s most popular browser. So when a “very dangerous,” fraudulent update is caught stealing private data, messages and photos, it’s a cause for serious concern. discovered in the wild McAfee An alarming new report from McAfee this week warns Android users to refrain from clicking any message links that install Chrome updates on their devices. MoqHao malware is hiding within those downloads with a nasty twist—one which the security researchers describe as a… Source link
Read More »Serious Warning Issued for 2 Billion Google Chrome Users
If you’re one of the billion-plus users of Google Chrome on Windows, then you should note the serious new warning issued this week. This particular warning is a surprise—because it seems to come on Chrome’s behalf from one of its harshest critics. Serious new Google Chome warning for all Microsoft Windows users Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto 2/5 update below, this article was originally published on 2/3. Google Chrome dominates the worldwide browser market, with approaching 65% of the market… Source link
Read More »Serious Warning Issued for 2 Billion Google Chrome Users
If you’re one of the billion-plus users of Google Chrome on Windows, then you should note the serious new warning issued this week. This particular warning is a surprise—because it seems to come on Chrome’s behalf from one of its harshest critics. Windows users Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto 2/5 update below, this article was originally published on 2/3. Google Chrome dominates the worldwide browser market, with approaching 65% of the market to Apple Safari’s less than 20% in second place…. Source link
Read More »Bing Deep Search is rolling out to more users
Microsoft’s Deep Search, an optional generative AI feature meant to help searchers with complex questions that don’t have simple answers, seems to have rolled out to more users today. I personally can see the “Deep Search” icon at the top right of the Bing search box after conducting a search in Bing. And I asked others and they can see it too. What it looks like. Here is a screenshot of the “Deep Search” icon at the top right of the Bing search results page: When you… Source link
Read More »Google Issues Surprise New Warning For Samsung Galaxy Users
Android users may have plenty to look forward to, with Google teasing radical new AI releases. But a new update warning has suddenly started hitting Samsung Galaxy devices, which is reportedly annoying users and raising serious questions on timing. Galaxy devices dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images While it’s Apple making headlines over its App Store changes in response to Europe’s DMA—including aping Android’s sideloading to some extent at least, it seems that Google is also… Source link
Read More »Google Suddenly Issues Surprise New Warning For 2 Billion Chrome Users
Google has confirmed a new warning for its two-billion-plus Chrome users that will come as a surprise to many, albeit it shouldn’t. But because this concerns a critical feature not widely understood, it may very well change how the browser is used. billion Chrome users Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto One of the criticisms that has been levied at Google Chrome concerns how incognito its private “Incognito” mode really is. It’s this issue that was behind the lawsuit and recent settlement… Source link
Read More »Google Updates Chrome’s Incognito Warning to Admit It Tracks Users in ‘Private’ Mode
Google is updating the warning on Chrome’s Incognito mode to make it clear that Google and websites run by other companies can still collect your data in the web browser’s semiprivate mode. The change is being made as Google prepares to settle a class-action lawsuit that accuses the firm of privacy violations related to Chrome’s Incognito mode. The expanded warning was recently added to Chrome Canary, a nightly build for developers. The warning appears to directly address one of the lawsuit’s… Source link
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