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Google Isn’t Killing All goo.gl Links—Here’s How to Check Yours

Google has opted for a mixed approach: links that showed no activity in late 2024 will be deactivated, while those that did will remain usable.

The Verge on MSN · 19h

Google backtracks on plans to deactivate shortened goo.gl links

Google is largely reversing course on its plans to discontinue support for all shortened goo.gl URLs on August 25th. Goo.gl URLS that already show a message saying that they will be deactivated in August will still stop working — the company started showing the deactivation message nine months ago on URLs that “showed no activity in late 2024” — but otherwise,

The Washington Post on MSN · 23h

Google is killing millions of web links to save a few bucks

The company junked its 15-year-old web address format, which will break a deluge of links in academic research, court documents and websites.

Google, ChatGPT

Insider on MSN · 21h

Your chats with Meta's AI might end up on Google — just like ChatGPT until it turned them off

Meta lets you share your chats with its AI bot to a public feed. Google can index that feed — and make your searchable and public.

PCMag on MSN · 20h

After Backlash, ChatGPT Removes Option to Have Private Chats Indexed by Google

OpenAI deletes the option to publish conversations to search engines because it 'introduced too many opportunities for folks to accidentally share things they didn't intend to,' it says.

Fast Company on MSN · 2h

OpenAI pulls ChatGPT feature that showed personal chats on Google

Following a Fast Company report that found sensitive conversations appearing in search results, OpenAI removed a controversial sharing option and began working to de-index exposed content. OpenAI has removed a controversial opt-in feature that had led to some private chats appearing in Google search results,

Google ordered to open Android app store

Reuters · 20h

US appeals court agrees to pause Google app store reform order for now

A U.S. appeals court on Friday agreed to delay a sweeping overhaul of Google's app store Play, as the technology giant continues to challenge a judge's order requiring the reforms in a lawsuit brought by “Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games.

Yahoo · 1d

Google loses appeal in lawsuit filed by ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games as app store verdict upheld

A judge ordered Google in October to restore competition by allowing users to download rival app stores within its Play store and by making Play's app catalog available to those competitors, among other reforms.

Ars Technica · 1d

Google loses app store antitrust appeal, must make sweeping changes to Play Store

Google has lost its appeal in the long-running app store antitrust case, which marks another major victory for Epic Games. Google lost the original case in 2023 when a jury found it abused its market position in smartphones to block competition from Epic and others.

Security News This Week: Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History

Plus: A former top US cyber official loses her new job due to political backlash, Congress is rushing through a bill to ...

Google Pixel 10 launch: What we expect to see at the Made by Google event on August 20

Google is expected to launch the Pixel 10, Pixel Watch 4, new Pixel Buds and maybe even a MagSafe-alternative on August 20.

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The clock is ticking: Google has 14 days to make major changes to the Play Store

After yesterday's loss in court, Google has filed an emergency stay to put a pause on the changes it'll have to make to the ...

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Google loses appeal in antitrust battle with Fortnite maker

A federal appeals court has upheld a jury verdict condemning Google’s Android app store as an illegal monopoly, clearing the ...

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Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search engines

It’s a strange glimpse into the human mind: If you filter search results on Google, Bing, and other search engines to only ...

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Google to invest $6 billion in southern India data centre, sources say

Google will invest $6 billion to develop a 1-gigawatt data centre and its power infrastructure in the southern Indian state ...

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Goodwill Industries partners with Google for free AI training course

Goodwill Industries has partnered with Google to train 200,000 people in artificial intelligence skils in the United States.

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Google is experimenting with machine learning-powered age-estimation tech in the US

Google rolled out similar measures for YouTube earlier this week, and now the company is experimenting with machine ...

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Google, web links

Google, ChatGPT

Google ordered to open Android app store

Security News This Week: Google Will Use AI to Guess People’s Ages Based on Search History

Google Pixel 10 launch: What we expect to see at the Made by Google event on August 20

The clock is ticking: Google has 14 days to make major changes to the Play Store

Google loses appeal in antitrust battle with Fortnite maker

Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search engines

Google to invest $6 billion in southern India data centre, sources say

Goodwill Industries partners with Google for free AI training course

Google is experimenting with machine learning-powered age-estimation tech in the US

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