Tag: #google

Jury Finds Instagram and YouTube Addictive for Minors, Awards $6 Million in Landmark Design-Defect Case

A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google negligently designed Instagram and YouTube to hook minors, awarding $6 million to a woman harmed as a teen.

#socialmedia, #metaplatforms, #google, #youthmentalhealth, #section230

Apple Taps Google Veteran Lilian Rincon to Market AI Push as Siri Overhaul Nears

Apple hires ex-Google executive Lilian Rincon to lead marketing for AI products as it prepares a delayed Siri overhaul and broader Apple Intelligence reset.

#apple, #ai, #siri, #google, #marketing

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Gets Gemini ‘Screen Automation,’ Letting AI Order Coffee and Book Rides

A new Gemini feature on Samsung’s Galaxy S26 can control apps to complete multi-step tasks—raising questions about privacy, liability and platform power.

#samsung, #google, #gemini, #aiagents, #android

Google Closes $32 Billion Wiz Deal, Making Cloud Security a Centerpiece of Its AI Push

Alphabet’s Google finalizes its $32B cash purchase of Wiz, betting on multi-cloud security to boost Google Cloud and deepen its AI strategy.

#google, #cybersecurity, #cloud, #mna, #ai

Google rolls out Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite as it races to retire Gemini 3 Pro Preview

Google previews its cheapest, fastest Gemini 3 model—Flash-Lite—while warning developers that Gemini 3 Pro Preview will shut down March 9.

#google, #gemini, #ai, #vertexai, #developers

Google Tests Gemini-Powered ‘Auto Browse’ Agent Inside Chrome

Google is rolling out an experimental Chrome feature that lets Gemini click, scroll and fill forms to complete online tasks—raising new security and privacy questions.

#google, #chrome, #gemini, #aiagents, #cybersecurity

EU targets Google’s Android AI and search data in new Digital Markets Act proceedings

EU regulators launch proceedings to force Google to open Android AI access points and share anonymized search data, tightening DMA enforcement.

#eu, #google, #dma, #android, #ai