Tag: google

June 7, 2023

DataStax is partnering with Google to bring vector search to its AstraDB NoSQL database-as-a-service in an attempt to make Apache Cassandra more compatible with AI and large language model (LLM) workloads. Vector search, or vectorization, especially in the wake of […]

May 10, 2023

Google unveiled a slew of new privacy, safety, and security features today at its annual developer conference, Google I/O. The tech giant’s latest initiatives are aimed at protecting its users from cyber threats, including phishing attacks and malicious websites, while […]

May 5, 2023

If you see a verified page, complete with the blue checkmark, on Facebook…don’t automatically assume that page is legit. Mashable can confirm that a number of fake Facebook business pages have been masquerading as companies such as Google and even […]

May 5, 2023

Foldables have gotten off to a slow start, at least in the US. They were billed as the next big thing in smartphone technology but early roadblocks including questionable durability, practicality concerns, and high price tags have mostly kept all […]

May 3, 2023

Google Accounts already have a few layers of security features meant to protect accounts from multiple types of online attacks. Today, the search giant launched a brand-new security feature, which seems to be the most powerful ever supported by Google […]

May 1, 2023

The big three cloud providers (AWS, Microsoft, Google) all reported earnings last week, and the word on every cloud executive’s lips was optimization. To wit, “Customers continue to evaluate ways to optimize their cloud spending in response to these tough […]

April 21, 2023

After a successful public testing of the new Home app released back in November, Google announced some of the improvements it decided to bring to those enrolled in the Public Preview program. Thanks to the feedback received, Google has been […]

April 17, 2023

Two months ago, Amazon didn’t make a single mention of AI on its earnings call (Google and Microsoft mentioned AI dozens of times each). This past week, by contrast, the company’s cloud division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), could talk about […]

April 14, 2023

Back in the good old days, Google used to release monthly stats regarding Android version distribution, through a publicly accessible website. These days, the company is being far less transparent, possibly due to how ruthlessly its mobile OS has been […]

April 13, 2023

Google Chrome is one of the most popular web browsers in the world, and the team behind it is committed to continually improving its performance. In a recent blog post, they outlined several ways in which they’re making Chrome faster […]

April 13, 2023

Google on Thursday outlined a set of initiatives aimed at improving the vulnerability management ecosystem and establishing greater transparency measures around exploitation. “While the notoriety of zero-day vulnerabilities typically makes headlines, risks remain even after they’re known and fixed, which […]

April 11, 2023

In the beginning, there was a database. On the second day, there were many databases, all isolated silos… and then also data warehouses, data lakes, data marts, all different, and tools to extract, transform, and load all of the data […]

March 8, 2023

Last month Google released the first Developer Preview of Android 14, and today the company is back with the second Developer Preview. The new release comes with additional enhancements to privacy, security, and performance, and continues to refine the experience […]

March 6, 2023

Google has started to roll out an updated UI for Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides that’s meant to fit in with its Material Design 3 language. The apps still work the same way they used to, but Google writes […]

March 6, 2023

As Microsoft and Google butt heads over whose AI chatbot is better, that isn’t the only use for machine learning and language models. Along with rumored plans to show off more than 20 products powered by artificial intelligence during its […]

February 28, 2023

Google is expanding the availability of AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, a PostgreSQL-compatible, managed database-as-a-service, to 16 new regions. AlloyDB for PostgreSQL was made generally available in December and competes with the likes of Amazon Aurora and Microsoft Azure Database for PostgreSQL. […]

February 15, 2023

Many Android apps display web content within themselves – this keeps the user from bouncing back and forth between the app and the browser, for example, when tapping on a link in Gmail. One way to do this is to […]

February 11, 2023

Google has released a first Developer Preview of its Android 14 mobile OS, emphasizing tablets and foldables as well as improvements for data transfers and battery life. The preview was unveiled on February 8. Version 14 builds on work done […]

February 9, 2023

Google released the first developer preview of Android 14 and it brings our first-ever look into the next version of the OS. We also get to see a fresh new logo design that looks to be inspired by NASA space […]

February 7, 2023

Today is Safer Internet Day which makes it the perfect time for Google to announce that it will enable a new SafeSearch setting by default for all users in the upcoming months. The new setting will automatically blur explicit images […]