Google’s hot new AI coding tool was hacked a day after launch
A security researcher discovered a major flaw in the coding product, the latest example of companies rushing out AI tools vulnerable to hacking.
Larry Page becomes No. 2 richest—bumping Larry Ellison—as Alphabet shares rally
The Google parent’s stock has accelerated over the last week and is now valued more than Microsoft.
Google cofounder Larry Page overtakes Bezos for world’s third richest
Google cofounder Larry Page overtook Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to become the world’s third-wealthiest person Wednesday, as Alphabet’s stock surged by nearly 6% in the wake of strong third quarter earnings and the release of Google’s Gemini 3 AI model.
Google issues critical new VPN threat warning for billions of users
Updated November 9 with details of what a VPN is and how it actually works to sit alongside the warning from Google about malicious VPN activity, fake apps and scams.
Google shares hit record high after judge doesn’t order it to be broken up
The ruling also boosted Apple’s shares, as Google will be allowed to continue paying the iPhone maker billions every year to remain the default search engine on its devices.
Google allowed to keep Chrome but must share search data with competitors
Federal prosecutors pushed a judge to force Google to sell its Chrome browser after the company was ruled as a monopolist in court last year.
AI firm Perplexity makes $34.5 billion bid for Google’s Chrome browser
The offer comes as a judge, who concluded this year that Google held a search market monopoly, considers forcing Google to sell its Chrome browser.
We put Google’s AI video generator to the test on Canva. So does it deliver?
In June, Canva and Google teamed up to bring Veo3’s AI-generated audio and improved video to the Canva Pro masses. Veo3 is now available to enterprise customers on Google’s VertexAI. We got a demo of what the gen-AI tool can do.
How small business can survive Google’s AI overview
Google’s AI Overviews slash clicks to small business sites. Learn to stay visible, fix errors, and adapt content to win in the new search game.
Google warns all Gmail users to upgrade accounts – This is why
It happens all the time. A familiar sign-in window pops up on your screen, asking for your account password to enable you open a document or access emails. It happens so often we no longer notice and simply go through the motions on autopilot. But Google warns this is dangerous and needs to stop before you lose your account.