Tag: Google
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Samsung Reveals Details of 38 Android Security Fixes Ahead of Google
Key Developments: Samsung’s August 2026 security bulletin confirmed that Google’s latest Android security update addresses 38 Android CVEs, including eight critical vulnerabilities. Google released its August Android Security Bulletin without initially publishing detailed CVE information, while Samsung disclosed the vulnerability count and severity in its own security documentation. Security experts continue to advise Android users…
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Google Commemorates Pakistan’s 78th Independence Day with New Doodle
LAHORE – August 14, 2025: The world’s leading search engine Google has changed its doodle on the occasion of Pakistan’s 78th Independence Day on August 14. On the occasion of Pakistan’s Independence Day, Google has changed its doodle to depict a green flag waving in the sky, in the background of which Google’s name is visible…
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Questions raised about Google’s policing as conman Gaurav Srivastava gets article de-listed
A leading investigative journalism publication has accused Indian businessman Gaurav Kumar Srivastava of lying to Google in order to de-index a story that exposed him as a conman and fraudster who abused the American secret service’s name to defraud a Dutch oil trader. Project Brazen, which describes itself as the ultimate destination for fearless journalism,…
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Remembering Legendary Puppeteer Farooq Qaiser on his 78th Birthday
In honor of what would have been the legendary puppeteer, Farooq Qaiser’s 78th birthday, Google celebrated his creative genius by featuring Uncle Sargam and his companion Masi Museebtay in a doodle. Keeping its tradition alive, Google commemorated Pakistan’s most notable puppeteer, artist, voice actor, and writer, Farooq Qaiser with a unique doodle, on 1st November…
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White House to meet with tech CEOs about AI risks
After Dr. Geoffrey Hinton announced he was stepping down from his position at Google, having pioneered AI technology, the White House has been concerned about “AI risks”. According to a Washington Post (WP) report, the Biden administration is hosting an AI meeting with CEOs from leading tech companies including Google and its affiliate Anthropic, Microsoft,…
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Geoffrey Hinton quits Google, warns of AI dangers as ‘quite scary’
Widely known as the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI), Geoffrey Hinton has resigned citing concerns of “growing dangers” from developments in the tech field. In a statement to the New York Times, Hinton, 75, announced that he had resigned from Google and “regretted” his work. Speaking with BBC, Hinton said that some of the dangers…
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Russia warns Google to stop ‘anti-Russian’ ads
Russia on Friday demanded that Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google stop spreading what it called threats against Russian citizens on YouTube video-sharing platform, a move that could presage an outright block of the service on Russian-territory. The regulator, Roskomnadzor, said adverts on the platform were calling for the communications system of Russia and Belarus’ railway networks…
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Google and Facebook ‘Jedi Blue’ ad deal probed by EU
BRUSSELS/LONDON: European Union (EU) and British antitrust authorities launched parallel investigations on Friday into a 2018 online display advertising deal between Google and Facebook, adding to a long list of regulatory challenges facing the U.S. tech giants. Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google and Facebook, whose parent company is now called Meta (FB.O), defended the ‘Jedi Blue’…
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Google announces plans to limit ad tracking on Android devices
Google announced plans Wednesday to limit ad tracking on its Android operating system running on billions of devices, a sensitive privacy issue that rival Apple has already moved to address on its iPhones
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Google scheduled to face fine by Russian officials
Google is said to be handed a fine after Russian officials determined it was in violation of the country’s anti-trust laws, in connection with its video-sharing and social media website YouTube. The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) announced on its website, on Thursday, writing that a case brought against the U.S. (United States) tech giant last…