Category: WP-3
Ad execs sound the alarm over Google’s risky Privacy Sandbox terms
Add contractual landmines to marketers’ growing gripes with Google’s third-party cookie alternatives. Turns out, if its tech stumbles and a company’s profits plummet, guess who’s left footing the bill? Yep, not Google. The companies diving into these alternatives (aka the Privacy Sandbox) are on their own, with no Google-sized safety net in sight. While many …
Gmail Is Blocking Some Microsoft Outlook Email—Here’s The Fix
Outlook users complain that Gmail is blocking their messages SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Microsoft Outlook users are reporting that their non-spam emails are being blocked after Google implemented new Gmail mandatory bulk sender authentication requirements. However, there is a temporary fix available. Which Microsoft Outlook Emails Are Being Blocked By Gmail? Some Microsoft Outlook …
Google Reportedly Eyeing $23 Billion Purchase of Wiz
Google is reportedly in talks to purchase cybersecurity startup Wiz for about $23 billion. That’s according to a Sunday (July 14) report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), which pointed out that this would be Google’s largest-ever acquisition. The tech giant is in advanced talks with Wiz and a deal could come soon, the report …
Google Reveals Huge Gmail Update—But With A Warning For Users
As mobile becomes the AI privacy battlefield—with Google, Samsung and Apple all battling for user attention, the risks are becoming much clearer… Are you ready to share your private messages with Gemini? NurPhoto via Getty Images Gemini was first announced as a Copilot-like addition to Workspace Labs and then a paid Google One addition to …
Google near deal to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for $23 billion
Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:), the parent company of Google, is in advanced talks to acquire cybersecurity startup Wiz for about $23 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. If the deal is finalized, it will be the company’s largest ever acquisition. The news comes days after reports surfaced …
From its start, Gmail conditioned us to trade privacy for free services
Long before Gmail became smart enough to finish your sentences, Google’s now-ubiquitous email service was buttering up the public for a fate that defined the internet age: if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product. When Gmail was announced on April 1, 2004, its lofty promises and the timing of its release …
From its start, Gmail conditioned us to trade privacy for free services
Long before Gmail became smart enough to finish your sentences, Google’s now-ubiquitous email service was buttering up the public for a fate that defined the internet age: if you’re not paying for the product, you are the product. When Gmail was announced on April 1, 2004, its lofty promises and the timing of its release …
Israeli cybersecurity start-up Wiz to be acquired by Google
Google is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity start-up Wiz for $23 billion, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Sunday. The report noted that the deal would be made with Google’s parent company, Alphabet, and would be the largest acquisition in its history. It also noted that the deal could materialize …
On April Fool’s Day, Google’s Gmail celebrates its 20th anniversary
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fools’ Day not long after starting their company more than a quarter century ago. One year, Google posted a job opening for a Copernicus research center on the moon. Another year, …
Google Maps redesign rolling out on Android
Over the course of 2024, Google Maps for Android has been working on a redesign that drops most fullscreen UIs in favor of sheet-based layouts. This revamp is now more widely rolling out. These sheets, which feature more rounded corners, show the background map in more places, thus emphasizing that background layer. In addition to …