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Owned An Android Phone Since 2017? You Might Qualify For Google's $135 Million Payout
The case centres on allegations that the company collected user data without clear consent, raising fresh concerns over digital privacy and data tracking practices.
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How to Clear Cache in Google Chrome, Firefox on Android, iPhone
Google Chrome and Firefox allow users to clear cache and web cookies, apart from deleting their entire web histories. When you're surfing the internet, your browser, like the two mentioned, collects data from various websites and stores the same as cookies and cache. This allows it to offer a smooth experience when you visit the website again. Howe...
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Gemini at Work 2025: Google Introduces Gemini Enterprise to Bring Agentic AI Across Workflows
Google has introduced Gemini Enterprise, a full-stack AI platform for businesses that integrates data from Workspace, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and SAP. It enables companies to build custom AI agents using a no-code workbench for automated workflows. The system includes central governance and security tools to manage and audit AI agents across org...
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Google Must Pay $425 Million In Class Action Over Privacy, Rules Court
A federal jury determined on Wednesday that Alphabet's Google must pay $425 million in a class action lawsuit that accused it of continuing to collect data for millions of users who had switched off a tracking feature in their Google account.
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Climate Satellite MethaneSAT Fails After Just One Year in Orbit
MethaneSAT, a climate-monitoring satellite backed by Google and the Bezos Earth Fund, has failed after just one year in orbit. Launched in March 2024 to track methane leaks, the $88 million satellite lost power in June 2025. Though unrecoverable, mission operators will continue analyzing the collected data to support climate action and emission tra...
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Google Fined $314 Million For Misusing Android Users' Phone Data
Google was told by a California jury to pay $314 million over claims that it illegally used Android users' cellular data to collect information without their knowledge.
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Judge Rejects Class Action for Google Privacy Lawsuit
People who accused Google of illegally collecting their personal information cannot sue the Alphabet unit as a group in a class action, a US judge ruled. "Inquiries relating to Google's implied consent defense will overwhelm the damages claims for all causes of action," Rogers wrote.
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Gemini App to Get Improved Personalisation Features; Gemini Ultra Plan Said to Be in the Works
Gemini app will get new personalisation features to make users’ experience more immersive. A Google executive revealed that the company is working to upgrade the chatbot app with enhanced memory and the ability to draw upon information from users’ Google accounts. The AI app might also get new agentic capabilities similar to the Deep Research t...
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Will Google Face Trial For Collecting User Data, Invading Privacy?
Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected personal data from people's cellphones after they switched off a button to stop the tracking.
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Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra May Support Car Crash Detection via Virtual Sensor: Report
Samsung Galaxy S25 series is expected to be unveiled at the rumoured Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event on January 22. Ahead of its impending debut, a report suggests that the purported Galaxy S25 Ultra may come with car crash detection capability, similar to Apple's iPhone and Google's Pixel smartphones. This is said to work via a virtual composite senso...
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Google Researchers Announce GameNGen, an AI-Powered Game Engine That Can Run Doom
Google researchers announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) game engine last week. Dubbed GameNGen, it is entirely powered by a neural model and is capable of real-time generation over a long trajectory. The researchers claim that the game engine can generate complex environments at a high number of frames. Notably, the company claims that the ...
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Google Must Face Class Action Lawsuit Over Chrome's Data Collection: US Court
A U.S. appeals court said Google must face a revived lawsuit by Google Chrome users who said the company collected their personal information without permission, after they chose not to synchronize their browsers with their Google accounts.
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Android 15 Feature to Prevent Users From Sharing Sensitive Details While Screen Sharing in Development: Report
Android 15 Beta 1.1 contains code for a feature that will protect users' personal data from being revealed when they are sharing their screen. Google's upcoming Android OS update will reportedly protect users from hackers and malicious apps that collect personal information during a screen sharing session.
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Google Agrees to Delete Incognito Mode Browsing Data to Settle Consumer Privacy Lawsuit
Google agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately.
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Google Chrome Incognito Mode Warning Updated After Long-Disputed Tracking Lawsuit
Google Chrome will soon display a new warning when you open the built-in Incognito Mode, its private browsing feature that is designed to clear user data after the browser is closed. The new message informs users that websites can still collect user data, while other users on the device won't be able to see their activity. The change in wording on ...
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Owned An Android Phone Since 2017? You Might Qualify For Google's $135 Million Payout
The case centres on allegations that the company collected user data without clear consent, raising fresh concerns over digital privacy and data tracking practices.
-
How to Clear Cache in Google Chrome, Firefox on Android, iPhone
Google Chrome and Firefox allow users to clear cache and web cookies, apart from deleting their entire web histories. When you're surfing the internet, your browser, like the two mentioned, collects data from various websites and stores the same as cookies and cache. This allows it to offer a smooth experience when you visit the website again. Howe...
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Gemini at Work 2025: Google Introduces Gemini Enterprise to Bring Agentic AI Across Workflows
Google has introduced Gemini Enterprise, a full-stack AI platform for businesses that integrates data from Workspace, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and SAP. It enables companies to build custom AI agents using a no-code workbench for automated workflows. The system includes central governance and security tools to manage and audit AI agents across org...
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Google Must Pay $425 Million In Class Action Over Privacy, Rules Court
A federal jury determined on Wednesday that Alphabet's Google must pay $425 million in a class action lawsuit that accused it of continuing to collect data for millions of users who had switched off a tracking feature in their Google account.
-
Climate Satellite MethaneSAT Fails After Just One Year in Orbit
MethaneSAT, a climate-monitoring satellite backed by Google and the Bezos Earth Fund, has failed after just one year in orbit. Launched in March 2024 to track methane leaks, the $88 million satellite lost power in June 2025. Though unrecoverable, mission operators will continue analyzing the collected data to support climate action and emission tra...
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Google Fined $314 Million For Misusing Android Users' Phone Data
Google was told by a California jury to pay $314 million over claims that it illegally used Android users' cellular data to collect information without their knowledge.
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Judge Rejects Class Action for Google Privacy Lawsuit
People who accused Google of illegally collecting their personal information cannot sue the Alphabet unit as a group in a class action, a US judge ruled. "Inquiries relating to Google's implied consent defense will overwhelm the damages claims for all causes of action," Rogers wrote.
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Gemini App to Get Improved Personalisation Features; Gemini Ultra Plan Said to Be in the Works
Gemini app will get new personalisation features to make users’ experience more immersive. A Google executive revealed that the company is working to upgrade the chatbot app with enhanced memory and the ability to draw upon information from users’ Google accounts. The AI app might also get new agentic capabilities similar to the Deep Research t...
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Will Google Face Trial For Collecting User Data, Invading Privacy?
Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected personal data from people's cellphones after they switched off a button to stop the tracking.
-
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra May Support Car Crash Detection via Virtual Sensor: Report
Samsung Galaxy S25 series is expected to be unveiled at the rumoured Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event on January 22. Ahead of its impending debut, a report suggests that the purported Galaxy S25 Ultra may come with car crash detection capability, similar to Apple's iPhone and Google's Pixel smartphones. This is said to work via a virtual composite senso...
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Google Researchers Announce GameNGen, an AI-Powered Game Engine That Can Run Doom
Google researchers announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) game engine last week. Dubbed GameNGen, it is entirely powered by a neural model and is capable of real-time generation over a long trajectory. The researchers claim that the game engine can generate complex environments at a high number of frames. Notably, the company claims that the ...
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Google Must Face Class Action Lawsuit Over Chrome's Data Collection: US Court
A U.S. appeals court said Google must face a revived lawsuit by Google Chrome users who said the company collected their personal information without permission, after they chose not to synchronize their browsers with their Google accounts.
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Android 15 Feature to Prevent Users From Sharing Sensitive Details While Screen Sharing in Development: Report
Android 15 Beta 1.1 contains code for a feature that will protect users' personal data from being revealed when they are sharing their screen. Google's upcoming Android OS update will reportedly protect users from hackers and malicious apps that collect personal information during a screen sharing session.
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Google Agrees to Delete Incognito Mode Browsing Data to Settle Consumer Privacy Lawsuit
Google agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately.
-
Google Chrome Incognito Mode Warning Updated After Long-Disputed Tracking Lawsuit
Google Chrome will soon display a new warning when you open the built-in Incognito Mode, its private browsing feature that is designed to clear user data after the browser is closed. The new message informs users that websites can still collect user data, while other users on the device won't be able to see their activity. The change in wording on ...
