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Google Meet Now Lets You Apply AI-Powered Makeup Effects During Video Calls
Google has started rolling out the AI-powered makeup effects on Google Meet for web and mobile. This feature allows users to apply virtual foundation, blush, and lipstick. There are 12 new studio makeup looks, and the preference of the user will be saved for the next meeting. The rollout started on October 8, and it is likely to reach all the supp...
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YouTube To Pay $24.5 Million To Settle Trump Lawsuit Over Suspended Account
Alphabet-owned YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit that U.S. President Donald Trump brought against the company over the suspension of his account following the January 2021 U.S. Capitol riots, a court filing showed on Monday.
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YouTube Expands AI-Powered Age Estimation Tool, Tightens Restrictions on Several Accounts
YouTube is expanding its AI-powered age estimation tool to identify underage users. First introduced in July, the system analyses user activity to determine if someone is a minor, applying restrictions if necessary. On Wednesday, multiple users reported being reclassified as minors, prompting verification requests through government ID, credit card...
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Google Admits To Censorship Under Joe Biden, Plans To Restore Banned YouTube Accounts
Google has admitted to removing content from YouTube under pressure from the Biden administration and announced a new policy allowing previously banned accounts to be reinstated, affecting both ordinary users and public figures.
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Gmail Adds Purchases Tab to Simplify Online Order Tracking Ahead of Festive Sale Season
Gmail is enhancing its order-tracking with a new Purchases tab, which organises order-related emails, delivery updates, and “Arriving soon” cards for upcoming shipments. Found under All labels, it also continues showing summary cards in emails and the inbox. The feature is rolling out globally for personal accounts on Android, iOS, and the web....
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YouTube Reportedly Cracks Down on Premium Family Plan Sharing With Location-Based Checks
YouTube has reportedly started cracking down on Premium Family accounts where members live outside the plan manager’s household. Some users are said to be receiving warning emails stating their Premium access will be revoked within 14 days if location checks fail, though they will remain in the family group with ads unless verified. YouTube alrea...
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Google Vids Is Now Free for Everyone: Here's How to Use It
Google Vids, the company’s new video creation and editing platform, is now available to all users for free. The platform was first introduced in November 2024 to all paid Workspace users. Now, the Mountain View-based tech giant is offering a basic, non-AI version of the platform to those who are on the free tier of the Workspace.
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Google Data Breach Exposed 2.5 Billion Accounts: How to Secure Your Gmail Account
Google has reportedly alerted 2.5 billion Gmail account holders after a password hacker group was able to carry out a “successful intrusion.” As per the report, the incident occurred between August 8 and 18 in a widespread attack via compromised Open Authorisation (OAuth) tokens. Apart from targeting individual accounts, the threat actors have ...
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'Black Spots' On Google Maps To Alert Commuters Of Delhi's Accident Prone Zones
The Delhi Traffic Police announced that it will mark all identified black spots on Google Maps, which will provide real-time alerts to commuters as they approach accident-prone areas.
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YouTube’s AI Age Estimation Model to Begin Rolling Out Next Week, Will Add Restrictions to Minor Accounts
YouTube is now preparing to roll out its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) age estimation tool. Announced in July, this tool uses several user activity metrics to determine the real age of the user. The streaming giant says this feature will better protect minors who have provided fake dates of birth while making their accounts...
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WhatsApp's Guest Chats Feature Could Enable Communication With Users Who Don't Have an Account
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new feature that will potentially allow users to message people who do not use the instant messaging service. The Meta-owned company is said to be releasing this new functionality as part of its Google Play Beta program for Android phones.
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Google to Release Age Assurance Tool to Detect Minor Users Pretending to be Adults
Google plans to release an age assurance tool in the US that will assess whether an account is being used by a minor or an adult. On Thursday, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced that it will be releasing this algorithm-based tool to a small set of users in the US in the coming weeks.
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Google Chrome for iOS Gets Seamless Account Switching Between Personal and Work Profiles
If you have both work and personal Google accounts, signing into both of them on a single device can be a headache, especially due to enterprise-related restrictions. To make this process easier, Google on Monday announced new capabilities for its Chrome app on iOS which helps keep the browsing data for the organisation account separate from the pe...
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Beeper Messaging App Updated With On-Device Accounts, Support for End-to-End Encryption
Beeper has been updated with support for on-device connections to WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, Instagram, and Google Chat, ensuring end-to-end encryption (E2EE) without relying on Beeper Cloud. The app's core features remain free, but a new Beeper Plus subscription will unlock additional features and customisation options.
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Google Introduces Gemini CLI Open-Source AI Agent for Coding, Available to Developers for Free
Gemini CLI, a command line interface for coding, was introduced by Google on Wednesday. It comes with agentic capabilities, and the tool can be used directly in the terminal, allowing ease of access and usability. Currently available for free, developers will get 60 model requests per minute and 1,000 requests a day.
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Google Meet Now Lets You Apply AI-Powered Makeup Effects During Video Calls
Google has started rolling out the AI-powered makeup effects on Google Meet for web and mobile. This feature allows users to apply virtual foundation, blush, and lipstick. There are 12 new studio makeup looks, and the preference of the user will be saved for the next meeting. The rollout started on October 8, and it is likely to reach all the supp...
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YouTube To Pay $24.5 Million To Settle Trump Lawsuit Over Suspended Account
Alphabet-owned YouTube has agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit that U.S. President Donald Trump brought against the company over the suspension of his account following the January 2021 U.S. Capitol riots, a court filing showed on Monday.
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YouTube Expands AI-Powered Age Estimation Tool, Tightens Restrictions on Several Accounts
YouTube is expanding its AI-powered age estimation tool to identify underage users. First introduced in July, the system analyses user activity to determine if someone is a minor, applying restrictions if necessary. On Wednesday, multiple users reported being reclassified as minors, prompting verification requests through government ID, credit card...
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Google Admits To Censorship Under Joe Biden, Plans To Restore Banned YouTube Accounts
Google has admitted to removing content from YouTube under pressure from the Biden administration and announced a new policy allowing previously banned accounts to be reinstated, affecting both ordinary users and public figures.
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Gmail Adds Purchases Tab to Simplify Online Order Tracking Ahead of Festive Sale Season
Gmail is enhancing its order-tracking with a new Purchases tab, which organises order-related emails, delivery updates, and “Arriving soon” cards for upcoming shipments. Found under All labels, it also continues showing summary cards in emails and the inbox. The feature is rolling out globally for personal accounts on Android, iOS, and the web....
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YouTube Reportedly Cracks Down on Premium Family Plan Sharing With Location-Based Checks
YouTube has reportedly started cracking down on Premium Family accounts where members live outside the plan manager’s household. Some users are said to be receiving warning emails stating their Premium access will be revoked within 14 days if location checks fail, though they will remain in the family group with ads unless verified. YouTube alrea...
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Google Vids Is Now Free for Everyone: Here's How to Use It
Google Vids, the company’s new video creation and editing platform, is now available to all users for free. The platform was first introduced in November 2024 to all paid Workspace users. Now, the Mountain View-based tech giant is offering a basic, non-AI version of the platform to those who are on the free tier of the Workspace.
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Google Data Breach Exposed 2.5 Billion Accounts: How to Secure Your Gmail Account
Google has reportedly alerted 2.5 billion Gmail account holders after a password hacker group was able to carry out a “successful intrusion.” As per the report, the incident occurred between August 8 and 18 in a widespread attack via compromised Open Authorisation (OAuth) tokens. Apart from targeting individual accounts, the threat actors have ...
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'Black Spots' On Google Maps To Alert Commuters Of Delhi's Accident Prone Zones
The Delhi Traffic Police announced that it will mark all identified black spots on Google Maps, which will provide real-time alerts to commuters as they approach accident-prone areas.
-
YouTube’s AI Age Estimation Model to Begin Rolling Out Next Week, Will Add Restrictions to Minor Accounts
YouTube is now preparing to roll out its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) age estimation tool. Announced in July, this tool uses several user activity metrics to determine the real age of the user. The streaming giant says this feature will better protect minors who have provided fake dates of birth while making their accounts...
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WhatsApp's Guest Chats Feature Could Enable Communication With Users Who Don't Have an Account
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new feature that will potentially allow users to message people who do not use the instant messaging service. The Meta-owned company is said to be releasing this new functionality as part of its Google Play Beta program for Android phones.
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Google to Release Age Assurance Tool to Detect Minor Users Pretending to be Adults
Google plans to release an age assurance tool in the US that will assess whether an account is being used by a minor or an adult. On Thursday, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced that it will be releasing this algorithm-based tool to a small set of users in the US in the coming weeks.
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Google Chrome for iOS Gets Seamless Account Switching Between Personal and Work Profiles
If you have both work and personal Google accounts, signing into both of them on a single device can be a headache, especially due to enterprise-related restrictions. To make this process easier, Google on Monday announced new capabilities for its Chrome app on iOS which helps keep the browsing data for the organisation account separate from the pe...
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Beeper Messaging App Updated With On-Device Accounts, Support for End-to-End Encryption
Beeper has been updated with support for on-device connections to WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, Instagram, and Google Chat, ensuring end-to-end encryption (E2EE) without relying on Beeper Cloud. The app's core features remain free, but a new Beeper Plus subscription will unlock additional features and customisation options.
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Google Introduces Gemini CLI Open-Source AI Agent for Coding, Available to Developers for Free
Gemini CLI, a command line interface for coding, was introduced by Google on Wednesday. It comes with agentic capabilities, and the tool can be used directly in the terminal, allowing ease of access and usability. Currently available for free, developers will get 60 model requests per minute and 1,000 requests a day.
