Gmail didn’t get off to a good start on the security and privacy front, but it’s much better now and its new upgrades make it an account worth keeping. But only if you use the new security upgrades and common sense to ensure you don’t lose your Gmail account (and those it leads to) to hackers or simply through lack of use.

As attackers bypass 2FA using malicious Chrome extensions, new analysis reveals how the threat is broader as other Google protections are being swerved by hackers.

Organizations backing Google in an antitrust case brought by “Fortnite” maker Epic Games should not be allowed to obscure their financial ties to the Alphabet unit, the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals heard this week.

You don't have to empty your coffers for this phone deal.

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, paving the way for a possible August trial.

A federal judge this week rejected Google's motion to throw out a class-action lawsuit alleging that it invaded the privacy of users who opted out of functionality that records a users' web and app activities. A jury trial is scheduled for August 2025 in US District Court in San Francisco.

With the release of iOS 18.4 in the spring, Apple's mobile operating system will likely let iPhone users in the European Union set

This week, Google announced it has added full local control of Matter devices to its Google Home Hubs by integrating Home Runtime. Now, Google Nest hubs and speakers, Chromecasts, Google TV devices on Android 14, and some LG TVs can connect to and control Matter devices locally.

Google is partnering with The Linux Foundation to launch an initiative meant to “fund open development and enhance projects” in the Chromium ecosystem, according to an announcement on Thursday. The fund, called Supporters of Chromium-Based Browsers, is billed as a “neutral” space to support Chromium projects.

As it looks to accelerate the pace of its AI development, Google is streamlining the teams building its AI services, platforms, and tools.