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Last Friday, Montu depressed everyone when we reported that Google had removed the View Image button from Google Image Search. Well I am here today to lift your spirits and report that an extension for Chrome simply titled "View image" brings the button back exactly how it was before Google...

Google has entered an agreement with Getty Images that calls for them to remove the view image button from all of Google's photo search pages. In turn Getty is dropping all complaints against Google for anticompetitive behavior. Google image searches just won't be the same anymore and you'll...

Google announced in a blog post yesterday that it's new Cloud TPUs are available in beta on the google Cloud Platform. The Cloud TPUs are a Googlse-designed hardware accelerator that is optimized for specific machine learning workloads programmed with TensorFlow. Each Cloud TPU has four custom...

A group of protesters in San Jose interrupted Mayor Sam Liccardo's "State of the City Address" 4 times to protest Google's plans to build a mega-campus in the city according to a report from CBS. The protesters were from a group called Serve the People San Jose, which is a grassroots group...

Starting in July of this year, Chrome browser will start noting that sites that do not use Secure Socket Layer encryption as being "Not Secure." Of course that does not mean you are not visiting a malicious website, but HTTP encryption is a big step in the security direction. Google also has...

Google has announced today that with the release of Chrome 68 in July, Chrome will mark all HTTP websites as "not secure." This change is in line with what Google has been trying to do for past several years, and pushing that sites adopt the HTTPS encryption. Sounds like a good plan to me, this...

Google may be getting into the game streaming market and to top that off there are rumors they may be developing a new console as well. The new game streaming service is codenamed "Yeti" and it will work just like others out there and run in the cloud and stream to your desktop/device. In...

Last week we reported that Facebook was upgrading it's streaming services with a new monetization system. Now CNBC is reporting that Facebook has talked to bedia buyers to expand it's video service, "Watch" into a rival to YouTube by opening the platform to more individual creators. It sounds...

In a report from the New York Times, a group of former Facebook and Google employees aren't happy with the ill effects of social networks and smartphones, and are creating a union to fight what they helped build. The coalition is called the "Center for Humane Technology" and plans on an...

It is not often that Google explains a damn thing to us when it comes to seeing what you are seeing in its search results. While we are not getting the full kimono opened up, Google has given us a look at what goes into those boxes of information that you often see at the top of the search...

Google announced in a blog post yesterday that in 2017 they removed more than 700,000 apps that violated the Google Play policies, 70% more than the apps taken down in 2016. The most impressive stat is that 99% of apps with abusive contents were identified and rejected before anyone could...

Done deal for $1.1B. Good deal. Maybe I can upgrade my old phone, the camera is so bulky. Rick Osterloh - Senior Vice President, Hardware: As our hardware business enters its third year, we remain committed to building and investing for the long run. Today, we start digging in with our new...

Congress has some questions about Meltdown and Spectre, and they are calling out those involved. Members of the Committee on Energy and Commerce have drafted letters to the heads of several companies involved in the security flaw. The companies whose CEO's received letters are; Apple, Amazon...

Autostart videos got you down? Yes, those sites suck, and we try our best not to link those here, and if we do we try to give you a heads up. The newest version of the Chrome browser that is due out this week will allow you to permanently mute specific websites so even when you return and the...

Google has been in the news for all sorts of staffing issues lately, and it looks as though this 13 year Google veteran has left the fold. He notes three main reasons for ending his tenure: Not willing to take risks any longer, being mired in politics, and simply being arrogant. Steve Yegge's...

SOLD Up for sale is a Nexus 6p 128GB version in mint condition. I received this phone as a refurbished replacement from Google. I only used this device for around two weeks while waiting for my new phone, and I can't find any markings or scratches on it. The screen has always had a tempered...

In a post on a Google Home Help page, Google has announced they have identified the bug that was causing many users' router to be hammered with requests and subsequently freezing. The post by Google is a bit confusing to me, while it's on the "Google Home Help" page, it says it's a bug for...

You likely saw all the hubbub last week over folks matching their faces to past historical artworks using the Google Arts & Culture app. This seemed sort of neat so I downloaded to give it a try. I very soon came to the conclusion that I am much more stupid than I previously realized as after...

Google has announced that they will be commissioning three new subsea cables in 2019. Curie, a private cable connecting Chile to Los Angeles; Havfrue, a consortium cable connecting the U.S. to Denmark and Ireland; and the Hong Kong-Guam Cable system (HK-G), a consortium cable interconnecting...

Google Home and Chromecast devices are reportedly knocking out people's Wi-Fi. Originally reported by Android Police, the problem was thought to be isolated to the Google Home Max, and the TP-Link Archer C7 router. However there are now reports from users experiencing the same issues with...

Accenture recently conducted a survey of 21,000 online customers and discovered a number of interesting trends. Digital voice assistants are gaining more and more of a foothold in the market place, more than half surveyed are willing to ride in a self-driving car, and customers want more than...

Google has shielded almost 16B euros in profits in 2016 by utilizing the 'Dutch Sandwich' tactic. Basically, they move their profits from an Irish subsidiary to a Dutch company without employees, and then to an Ireland-registered company with a Bermuda mailbox. This is a lot of money that's...

I have bad news for you If you've been wanting a Pixel C and were just holding out for a bit longer. The Pixel C has been dropped from the Google Store. It's not clear at this time what this means for Google and android tablets, but it could mean Google is done with this market and plans to...

It appears that over 100K users have downloaded a Chrome extension call Archive Poster and is mining Monero whenever the browser is open. It seems like everyday there's a new cryptoming malware release and all the browsers are being hijacked one way of the other. Also, this thing has been...

According to current and former contract workers who were responsible for training the YouTube AI, guidelines used to train the AI are often contradictory and confusing and this is causing the issues with child exploitation videos remaining on YouTube. Further, YouTube has promised to hire...

The latest beta of Chrome 64 Beta has a new feature a lot of Chromebook users have been wanting for a long time. In the beta you can now run apps side by side without one of them pausing or causing some kind of weird issue when they aren't in focus. So keep your fingers crossed that this...

Google has decided to open up an AI research center in Beijing ever though their search engine is banned in China. Evidently they feel the need to join in with China since it has started to invest heavily in AI. I guess this is one of those times where if you can't beat them, join them. Along...

Google released a hacking tool for iOS 11.1.2 (11.2 is out now) that is says can find bugs in that release. Supposedly in can only be used on the 7, 6s, and iPod touch 6G, but can be adapted for use on others. According to Google this tool is out there to help Apple patch exploits faster and...

Back in May of this year Google announced the creation of an AI (AutoML) that is able to design better AIs. AutoML built a new AI that's called NASNet that is used to recognize objects. NASNet out performs its human designed counterparts and the methods used to develop it are the future of...

Over the next 14 months Google will begin blocking third-party software from injecting code in Chrome. They plan on doing this in three phases with the final phase to take effect in January of 2019. The only vendors that will be allowed to do so after that time are Mircosoft, accessibility...

The Yale University Privacy Lab analyzed hundreds of apps and has found that 3 out of 4 Google Play apps contain at least one "tracker". Google needs to get their act together and make the companies that are tracking people fess up to what they are doing. Of course this would also mean big...

Last week it was reported that Google was going to derank Russian Media Sites. This week Google has written a letter to Russia's communications watchdog telling them that they don't change their search algorithm to do re-ranking. I think Google is talking out of both sides of their mouth about...

In case you're worried about what your Echo or Google Home save when you talk to it, you should check out this story that lays out how to delete your recorded commands. However, I'm not sure we'll ever get to delete everything they hear, but it is nice to be able to delete some of your more...

Google can’t resist a moon shot, but this one is literal: A decade ago, the company announced the Google Lunar X Prize—$20 million for the first private firm to build a robot that can soft-land on the surface of the moon, travel 500 meters, and beam hi-def video back to Earth. Everywhere we...

Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley announced today that his Office has issued an investigative subpoena to Internet giant Google, Inc., in connection with an investigation into the company’s business practices. Specifically, the investigation will seek to determine if Google has violated the...

I know you're looking at the headline and thinking I'm trying to start a fanboy war, but I'm not. Andrew Orlowski, over at the Register, came up with the headline and his own opinion on why Google has won the smartphone war. You have to admit Android has come a long way in the last 10 years...

Hello, I have a brand new Pixel XL 128GB Verizon (unlocked) Quite Black phone. I bought 2x of them awhile ago and used one as my daily phone till I moved to a S8+. I have moved now to a Pixel 2 XL and pretty much forgot that I had an extra Pixel laying around, brand new. Works on Verizon...

In this article at Gizmodo, the author shows how Google promoted disinformation and propaganda after the Sutherland Springs shooting yesterday. However, according to Google they are working to improve their algorithms. As CNN’s Jonathon Morgan noted, those algorithms are often designed to...

It has become common for users to use Google to find information that they do not know. In this situation, the threat actors decided to take advantage of this behavior by using Search Engine Optimization (SEO) to make their malicious links more prevalent in the search results, enabling them to...

Google announced a new feature for Android 6.0 devices yesterday and calls it Fast Pair. This feature allows you to pair Bluetooth devices quickly and easily and you don't have to mess with any settings. This is going to be very nice for you folks that have Android phones. Imagine doing all...