The history of the search landscape is a journey of technological innovation, evolving user behavior and competitive dynamics. And, if the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) call late Wednesday night (Nov. 20) for Google to divest its Chrome browser to answer a ruling that the company has a...
Google is criticizing what it called a “radical” proposal to remedy government antitrust claims. The tech giant made the argument in a blog post Thursday (Nov. 21), one day after the U.S. Department of Justice called for Google to divest its Chrome browser to answer...
Google introduced new tools to elevate online and in-store shopping experiences through artificial intelligence-powered features in Google Lens, Google Maps and Google Pay. Following the launch of a revamped Google Shopping platform in October, the company is applying its AI technology to improve the in-store...
Google announced a leadership change to its Knowledge & Information (K&I) team and some structural changes to its Gemini team. At K&I, which includes the company’s Search, Ads, Geo and Commerce products, Nick Fox will succeed Prabhakar Raghavan as head of the team, Sundar Pichai,...
A federal judge ruled Monday (Oct. 7) that Google must make several changes to policies that discourage competition with its Google Play Store. For a three-year period beginning Nov. 1, the ruling will bar the company from paying developers to exclusively use its app store,...
Users can now save passkeys to Google Password Manager on desktop, in addition to Android devices. This new capability allows users to sync passkeys securely across all their devices, Chirag Desai, product manager, Chrome at Google, wrote in a Thursday (Sept. 19) blog post. “Up until now, you could...
After tangling in court with Apple over smartwatch features, medical technology company Masimo is teaming with Google. The company announced in a news release Saturday (Sept. 14) that it was working with Google to develop a new reference platform for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) building...
Google Wallet on Thursday (Sept. 12) unveiled enhanced features to improve the travel and commuting experience. Starting soon, per a Thursday Google blog post, U.S. users can create digital IDs from their passports for use at select TSA checkpoints, making domestic travel more convenient. The...
First, digital wallets came for paper cash, credit cards and the leather billfold. Now, as they become more prevalent across end-users’ daily lives, gaining traction as a convenient and secure way to store and use things like event tickets, transit cards and loyalty programs, a...
