Want to keep a Google account you haven’t used in a while? Log in soon before it’s deleted. Google will delete inactive accounts after two years on Friday, December 1, 2023. It’s likely to free up server space and protect privacy, according to the company. Google warned in May 2023 …

Users of the desktop app have been cautioned not to disconnect their account from Google Drive following reports of files disappearing. Some users claimed to have lost six months’ worth of data when they suddenly started seeing their Google Drive files vanish last week, prompting Google to notify its community …

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Justice Department completed its evidentiary phase in its Google antitrust trial, with closing arguments scheduled for May 2024. Can an industry giant legally engage in anticompetitive business practices if they improve its product and its customers’? Apparently, Judge Amit Mehta has “no idea” how he …

One of the biggest tech antitrust cases since the U.S. tried Microsoft in the 1990s, the Justice Department’s landmark case against Google, is nearly two months old, and the revelations keep getting deeper. In our last roundup, we learned how Google spent $26.3 billion in 2021 to become the default …

At its Google for India event, Google announced several generative AI tools. The features include images, videos, and government scheme information. Google announced today that users will be able to view summaries of over 100 Indian government-led schemes in the coming weeks. The feature will provide Hindi and English information. …

Google Maps will soon let Indian users book metro tickets directly through the app as it expands its partnership with the country’s open e-commerce network. After partnering with Open Network for Digital Commerce, Google announced at the Google for India event on Thursday that Maps users can book metro tickets. …

A Google executive said the company will start assembling its Pixel smartphones in India, becoming the latest tech giant to target the South Asian market. Rick Osterloh, Senior VP of Devices and Services at Google, announced at the company’s annual India event Thursday that the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 …

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating whether big cloud infrastructure companies make it hard for businesses to switch or use multiple providers, putting the U.K. cloud market in the regulatory crosshairs. A year ago, Ofcom announced it was starting a market study of the £7.5 billion U.K. cloud …

Google Photos will have generative AI with the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones. The feature, announced at the company’s I/O developer conference in May, allows more complex edits like filling gaps, repositioning the subject, and other foreground or background edits. Google showed how Magic Editor could easily combine …

Google launched the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro at a hardware event this morning. Temperature sensor, off-device video processing, and improved photo editing are highlights. Both have substantially improved AI features thanks to Google Assistant. Google Assistant can summarize, read aloud, and translate web pages on the Pixel 8 …