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In YouTube's continuing war against ad-blocking users, it's being discovered that the site has enabled code that slows itself down, with immediate recovery once the user turns off their ad blocker.

Google is making quite a few changes to its company and products. After the layoffs, it has announced that it will soon be ditching some underutilized features on Google Assistant.

Google confirmed that it had laid off several hundred workers in its Google Assistant and core engineering teams on Wednesday, on top of layoffs in its Devices and Services division.

A new report states Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman will depart Google as part of a restructuring of the company's Devices and Services division, which will include layoffs.

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Google Chrome is one of the best solutions for Internet browsing

Recently some Western companies including Google were relieved of some fines imposed by Russians. Out of these, Telegram commented that it was unaware of the reasons why the charges were dropped.

Teachers using Google Classrooms can now turn existing Google Forms into practice assignments for students. The feature is available to users of select Workspace for Education tiers.

Microsoft will soon add Teams support to Google's Android Auto platform. Users will be able to join Teams meetings and take calls while driving in their Android Auto-equipped vehicles.

Qualcomm has announced a new and improved VR-specific chip, the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2. It will be used to power upcoming VR headset products from Samsung, along with other companies.

Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Google Chrome is one of the best solutions for Internet browsing

Filed in 2020, the Incognito Mode lawsuit by plaintiffs against Google is now seeing a potential end. As a recent filing suggests, Google is now looking to settle the case and working on agreements.

A new report claims that the government of Japan is planning to submit a proposal for a law that would ban mobile operating systems from barring third-party app stores and payment systems

Gmail's Unsubscribe button is now available on its iOS version. The Unsubscribe button lets you get rid of unwanted emails such as promotions and newsletters without leaving the Gmail app.

Google is now rolling out an improvement to its Chrome web browser, which lets its Safety Check feature run in the background. It is also rolling out new Memory Saver improvements and more.

Google has revealed that it will pay a total of $700 million to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed by the attorney generals for all 50 US states. It will also make changes to its Play Store policies.

Google is making a big change to the Timeline feature on Google Maps. The company announced it will start saving the Timeline data on the user's Android and iOS devices, starting next year.

Google messages app may soon allow users to edit the sent text messages as the latest beta build of the app added new lines of code referencing a new edit message feature as well as a edit history.

A jury has given a win to Epic Games in its legal fight against Google. The jury agreed with Epic that Google engaged in illegal monopoly practices with its Play Store and billing practices.

Google has announced it has officially taking sign-ups for its 20 Gbps internet service in some US cities with its Google Fiber service. The new plan costs $250 a month and includes a Wi-Fi 7 router.

Google has released its annual look at the past year in search trends, this time for 2023. It has also posted a video that shows the top search trends for the past 25 years since the company launched.

NotebookLM, initially introduced as Project Tailwind at Google I/O 2023, is now available to users in the US and is offering over a dozen new features aiming at "helping you do your best thinking."

Google has updated the support page with fixes for users who lost data or were unable to access Google Drive data. The issue was reported last week and Google had said it's working to resolve it.

Google has officially announced Gemini, its new generative AI large language model that will be used in its Bard chatbot as well as in its Google Pixel 8 Pro smartphone with its latest feature update.

Google Workspace users can now get solutions for math equations using the Smart Compose AI suggestions tool. The new functionality will work with Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drawings.

The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro official cases, in several colors, are now at their lowest prices on Amazon. Both of them sell for $19.99 after receiving a big 43% off the typical list price of $34.99.

Google's latest Android release includes new messaging features such as Voice Moods, Reaction Effects, and smart home controls on Wear OS. Security is improved with FIDO2 passwordless login.

Google has sent a letter to the CMA alleging that Microsoft's business practices in the cloud computing industry are hampering the competition and is preventing users from switching to its rivals.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has confirmed in an interview the company has been "talking to other partners" about launching a new mobile game store to compete directly with Apple and Google.

Google has decided to pay $100 million CAD annually to the government of Canada as part of an agreement by the company to comply with the country's recently passed Online News Act.

Google is reportedly experimenting with moving the search bar to the bottom of the screen in its Android app. The query will automatically populate in the lowered search box during active searches.

Google will start deleting unused accounts later this week. The search giant previously announced it may delete personal user accounts that are not used or signed into for at least 2 years.