Google’s clearance of hundreds of hectares of Finnish forest for planned data centres has prompted regulatory intervention and public anger, highlighting environmental costs that begin long before AI infrastructure starts consuming electricity. What Happened? On 6 October, Finland’s Licensing and Supervision Authority, known as LVV, called on Google subsidiary Tuike […]
Posted in News Also tagged Costs, Data Centre, sustainabilityGoogle has announced a workplace AI agent that can have its own email address, calendar and company account, allowing businesses to delegate ongoing tasks while making it clearer which actions were taken by software rather than employees. Gemini Agent Unveiled on 8 October by Google Cloud chief executive Thomas Kurian, […]
Posted in News Also tagged AI, EmailGoogle has introduced animated and lifelike avatars for Gemini’s live conversations, giving businesses a way to put a talking face on AI services while raising questions about whether a more convincing appearance could encourage customers to trust answers they should question. What Has Google Introduced? Announced on 24 September, Gemini […]
Posted in News Also tagged Face, GeminiGoogle has agreed to buy one million carbon credits from Indian startup Mitti Labs by 2030, funding changes to rice farming that could cut methane emissions and water use while testing how corporate climate spending can deliver measurable benefits beyond a company’s own operations. Why Rice Farming Matters Rice fields […]
Posted in News Also tagged Farming, Rice, sustainabilityCyber criminals targeted Black Hat and DEF CON attendees after the events with convincing follow-up messages and malicious Google Docs. A Huntress researcher was contacted on X by someone posing as a CoinDesk executive and was sent a Google Doc containing a malicious Apps Script sidebar. Mac users were targeted […]
Posted in News Also tagged Cybersecurity, Doc, Event, Malicious, SecurityGoogle says it’s transforming Google Maps from a navigation app into an AI-powered assistant that can help complete everyday tasks, allowing users to order food, compare hotels, buy event tickets and answer personalised travel questions without leaving the app. New Agentic Capabilities Google has unveiled a significant expansion of Ask […]
Posted in News Also tagged Google Maps, InteractiveIf you save personal information in Google Chrome to speed up completing online forms, you can now require Windows Hello verification before Chrome autofills it, helping prevent anyone else using your PC from accessing your saved details. Why It Works Chrome’s Enhanced Autofill can now securely store more types of […]
Posted in News Also tagged Autofill, Chrome, WindowsGoogle has introduced a new way for people to access their Google Account using a short selfie video, giving users another option for recovering their account if they lose access to their usual device while signalling the growing role of facial biometrics in digital identity and online security. What Has […]
Posted in News Also tagged Key, Password, Security, Selfie, Sign-InGoogle is introducing new labels that tell users when advertisements have been created or edited using generative artificial intelligence, marking an important step towards greater transparency as AI-generated marketing becomes increasingly realistic and more difficult to distinguish from traditional advertising. What Has Google Changed? The new feature adds a “How […]
Posted in News Also tagged Ads, AIIf you need to share a particular sentence or paragraph from a long web page, Google Chrome can create a link that takes the recipient directly to that section and highlights the relevant text. This is useful for sharing technical instructions, online guidance, policies, supplier terms or lengthy articles without […]
Posted in News Also tagged Chrome, Web PageCloudflare has joined forces with Mozilla, Google, Microsoft and Shopify to develop a new internet protocol designed to help websites distinguish genuine visitors from malicious bots without relying on CAPTCHAs, forced logins or invasive tracking, in what could become one of the biggest changes to how people prove their identity […]
Posted in News Also tagged CAPTCHAs, Cloudflare, Privacy, Web VerificationIf Gemini AI prompts in Google Docs are getting in the way of your writing, there’s a quick way to turn them off and regain a cleaner, more focused workspace. Why This Matters Google has been steadily integrating Gemini into Google Docs, Sheets, Gmail, and other Workspace applications. While many […]
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