While many of the examples were silly, others were dangerous or harmful falsehoods.
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Google’s new ‘Find My’ device network is useful but a stalking risk
If you believe there’s a risk strangers or someone you know could be stalking you, don’t add your devices to this digital narc network.
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Google, Justice Department argue whether search engine is a monopoly
The biggest antitrust trial in more than two decades has revolved around how much Google derives its strength from contracts with companies like Apple to make Google the default search engine preloaded on cellphones and computers.
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Google fires more workers who protested its deal with Israel
An activist group says Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war.
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Browsing in incognito mode doesn’t protect you as much as you might think
A settlement disclosed Monday in a federal court is primarily designed to ensure that users who use Incognito mode in Chrome get more privacy while surfing the internet than they had been previously.
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Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fool’s Day joke
Besides the quantum leap in storage, Gmail also came equipped with Google’s search technology so users could quickly retrieve a tidbit from an old email, photo, or other personal information stored on the service.
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Amazon bets $150 billion on data centers required for AI boom
The spending spree is a show of force as the company looks to retain its cloud computing edge over Microsoft and Google.
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Google wants to help track methane polluters spotted from space
The goal is to better identify opportunities to reduce emissions and unlock more aggressive climate action from governments and fossil fuel operators, many of which have committed to significant cuts by 2030.
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Apple lodges confidentiality protest on Day 2 of Google antitrust trial
Significant portions of the evidence in the trial have been sealed as trade secrets, despite activists’ push for greater transparency in a trial that could affect how billions of people interact with the internet.
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U.S. claims Google pays more than $10 billion a year to maintain its search dominance
Over the next 10 weeks, federal lawyers and state attorneys general will try to prove at trial that Google rigged the market in its favor by locking in its search engine as the default choice in a plethora of places and devices.