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What to know about UM’s transition from Outlook to Gmail on Aug. 1
Photo credit: Ashley Puritz All University of Miami students will be transitioned to Gmail from Microsoft Outlook starting Thursday, Aug. 1 in response to an University of Miami IT client satisfaction survey from the fall of 2023. What to know Students will still have access to Microsoft 365, including Teams and Office applications. In addition, …
Google-Parent Alphabet Reports Earnings Today. What to Expect.
Three months ago, Alphabet showed that even a widely followed megacap firm could smash through forecasts, when it beat earnings estimates by 25%. Wall Street forecasts a similarly good quarter when the parent of Google and YouTube reports June quarter results after Tuesday’s close. Surveys suggest demand for internet search advertisements is healthy. And advertisers …
Seven-word email means your Gmail or Outlook is hacked – security pro shares quick steps you must follow if you see it
A SIMPLE seven-word email is a clear sign that your account has already been hacked. If you see it, you’ll want to act as soon as possible – or risk criminals taking advantage of your email account. Be very careful if you see warning signs that your Gmail has been hackedCredit: Getty Breaking into an …
EFF Angry as Google Keeps 3rd-Party Cookies in Chrome
Google changes its mind about third-party tracking cookies—we’re stuck with them for the foreseeable. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is absolutely livid at la GOOG’s volte-face. Switching off third-party cookies was finally going to happen this year—following delay after delay. But, given the “feedback” from regulators and AdTech firms, that’s not now happening.Instead, Google will do …
Seven-word email means your Gmail or Outlook is hacked – security pro shares quick steps you must follow if you see it
A SIMPLE seven-word email is a clear sign that your account has already been hacked. If you see it, you’ll want to act as soon as possible – or risk criminals taking advantage of your email account. Be very careful if you see warning signs that your Gmail has been hackedCredit: Getty Breaking into an …
Google’s $23 Billion Deal With Wiz Is Off. Here’s What Happens Next.
Google’s big cybersecurity deal looks to be off the table with a report that talks have broken down with start-up Wiz. It’s a development that puts more pressure on the search giant to show growth in its cloud-computing division. Alphabet unit Google’s talks to acquire Wiz for a planned $23 billion have fallen apart, The …
Google begins process of deleting inactive Gmail accounts
Google announced the move in May to protect users from security threats. December 1, 2023, 4:03 AM ET • 3 min read Old Gmail accounts could be deleted as soon as today, according to Google. Google will begin purging accounts that have not been used or signed into for at least two years. That means …
Wiz Walks Away From $23 Billion Google Bid
Google’s bid to buy cybersecurity company Wiz for $23 billion reportedly has fallen through, with one of the startup’s co-founder and CEO saying in an internal memo that it will now pursue an IPO instead. The proposed deal would have been the largest acquisition by Google parent company Alphabet. Instead, Google executives will have to …
Gmail had two outages this week that delayed emails
Gmail experienced some issues with delayed emails twice this week: on Thursday and again on Friday. On Thursday at 12:31PM ET, Google wrote on Gmail’s Workspace Status Dashboard that “customers impacted by this issue may see delay in sending the emails,” but at 5:03PM ET, the company posted an update that indicates things were fixed. The …
Google abandons plans to drop third-party cookies in Chrome – Computerworld
As a major update to Chrome’s new cross-site tracking protection policy, Google announced that it is no longer considering dropping support for third-party cookies. Third-party cookies, which refer to the cookies that are set by a website other than the one a user is currently visiting through embedded content like advertisements, social media widgets, or …