Google Chrome Is Downloading a 4GB AI Model Onto Your Device Without Consent, Researcher Warns

Even if you aren’t using Google Gemini, it might be using your device. Security researcher Alexander Hanff, also known as ...
ZDNet

I'm no longer using Google Photos as just a cloud storage - 5 tools that elevate the app

I wore the world's first HDR10 smart glasses TCL's new E Ink tablet beats the Remarkable and Kindle Anker's new charger is one of the most unique I've ever seen Best laptop cooling pads Best flip ...
Bleeping Computer

Google Drive ransomware detection now on by default for paying users

Google announced that the AI-powered Google Drive ransomware detection feature has reached general availability and is now enabled by default for all paying users. Announced in September 2025, a beta ...
The Verge

Google’s AI-powered workspace is now available to more users in Search

Canvas in AI Mode now supports tasks related to creative writing and coding, too. Canvas in AI Mode now supports tasks related to creative writing and coding, too. is a news writer who covers the ...
Digital Journal

Google adopts advanced AI deepfake detection

Activists wearing eye masks, hold posters reading ‘Repeated deepfake sex crimes, the state is an accomplice too’ during a protest against deepfake porn in Seoul ...
Android Police

I stopped using this Google app years ago until a surprise update changed everything

I am an author and features writer at Android Police. I primarily writes guides, how-tos, and roundups on the latest smartphone apps and features for Android Police since joining the team in early ...
PC World

Google broke up an international spy ring using… Sheets

PCWorld reports on how Google disrupted a sophisticated international spy ring called ‘GRIDTIDE’ that exploited Google Sheets as a backdoor for espionage. The China-affiliated group UNC2814 used the ...
9to5google

Scam Detection comes to Samsung’s S26 Phone app as Google Messages gets Gemini boost

At Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked, Google announced Scam Detection updates for calls and its Messages app. Google is bringing the on-device Scam Detection introduced for Pixel to the Galaxy S26’s Samsung ...
MIT Technology Review

DHS is using Google and Adobe AI to make videos

Immigration agencies have been flooding social media with bizarre, seemingly AI-generated content. We now know more about what might be making it. The US Department of Homeland Security is using AI ...
Android Authority

A major Pixel-exclusive security feature could be the Galaxy S26’s secret weapon

New code suggests Google is bringing its AI-powered Scam Detection feature to the Galaxy S26 series, potentially ending Pixel exclusivity. Model numbers for the Galaxy S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra ...
Wareable

ITC opens investigation into Apple, Garmin, and Google over fall detection

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has officially voted to launch an investigation into the biggest names in the wearables industry, following a patent infringement complaint over ...