In what it calls a “sign of growing importance of protecting digital transactions,” Google said Wednesday (May 11) it is bringing virtual cards to Autofill on Chrome and Android. And with that change, Visa says it will replace 16-digit card number used in Autofill when...
Google on Wednesday (May 11) unveiled a new Google Wallet, designed to standardize the way users access and save payment cards, transit and event tickets and vaccine passports. “Over the last few years, our lives have become increasingly digital. From credit cards to vaccine cards,...
Google won’t be offering paid apps or app updates for Russian users — but that’s not because the company wanted to exit the market, a report from Ars Technica said Monday (May 9). A new support page, which was spotted by 9to5Google, says Google Play...
The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) is looking into Alphabet’s Google over potential antitrust issues as dating apps complain of not being able to use payment methods other than Google’s, a report from Reuters said Wednesday (May 4). The report says Match group,...
Google’s upcoming Pixel Watch got an earlier-than-expected unveiling when someone accidentally left it at a restaurant bar and Android Central posted photos of the device as part of a Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) session under the username Tagtech414, according to an Ars Technica report...
Google is opening its first-ever product development center in Africa, the company announced in a blog post Tuesday (April 19). The center, set to be based in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, comes as Google is working to address the burgeoning base of internet users...
Google’s Vice President and Head of Finance Kristin Reinke said Alphabet Inc. is automating as many financial tasks as possible to reduce manual work completed by staff. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal Monday (April 11), Reinke said the California-based software company is using...
It’s been a busy week for Google Maps. On Tuesday (April 5), the tech giant announced it was updating Maps to detail toll prices thanks to local tolling authorities. On Thursday (April 7), the company said it was making a number of updates to its...
Google has removed dozens of apps from its Google Play Store upon learning they include software that secretly harvests user data. As the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday (April 6), the company behind that software — Measurement Systems S. de R.L. of Panama — is...
