A Researcher Figured Out How to Reveal Any Phone Number Linked to a Google Account
A cybersecurity researcher was able to figure out the phone number linked to any Google account, information that is usually not public and is often sensitive, according to the researcher, Google, and 404 Media’s own tests. The issue has since been fixed but at the time presented a privacy issue in which even hackers with […]
How to Watch Google I/O 2025 and What to Expect
The apple blossoms are sprouting, the sun is finally rising before your alarm goes off, and Google CEO Sundar Pichai is wiping down the lenses of his Gemini-powered smart glasses. You know what that means: It’s once again time for Google I/O. Google is going all out for its annual I/O developer conference, which begins […]
How To Use Gemini AI To Summarize YouTube Videos
A follow-up question about the final score was answered correctly, but Gemini got the name of the scorer of the first touchdown wrong: The AI suggested it was Johan Dotson. Dotson was shown getting a touchdown in the highlights with the scores at 0-0, but it was ruled out—an example of the nuances that AI […]
Google Warns Of October 3 Gmail Account Deletion — How To Keep Yours
Act now to stop your old Google Accounts from being deleted. NurPhoto via Getty Images It’s been quite the week for Google, what with Gmail celebrating its 21st birthday and users being given the present of end-to-end email encryption. We’ll gloss over the data deletion error that saw Google Maps timelines disappear, not least as […]
How to create Ghibli style anime art using Google Gemini for free
Ghibli style art has taken over the internet this past week. Everyone has been transforming their personal pictures into the iconic art style created by Hayao Miyazaki, who’s known for his animated masterpieces like “Spirited Away,” “The Boy and the Heron,” “The Wind Rises,” and more. This artistic trend showcases the distinctive visual elements that […]
How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Law enforcement requests for user data from Apple, Google, and Meta mean that these companies can decide whether government authorities have access to your personal information, including location data. This means the companies with the most insight into our lives, movements, and communications are frontline arbiters of our constitutional rights and the rights of non-US […]
Google Calendar hit by info-stealing malware — here’s how to safeguard your devices
Getting hacked is never planned, but it seems that malware is infiltrating people’s calendars. New reports are warning Google users that malicious actors are attempting to infect Google Calendars, Slides and Docs with “info-stealing” software to gain access to emails, chat logs, browser data, login credentials and more. According to Wired, scams involving Google Calendar […]
Google Calendar Malware Is on the Rise. Here’s How To Stay Safe
While software makers and app developers continue to make their wares safer and less open to attack, you can never get complacent with digital security—and you need to be aware of all the different methods of attack that bad actors use to get at your accounts. Those methods include targeting Google Calendar: An app so […]
How to Change the Default Search Engine in Google Chrome
Part of the reason Google decided to start developing its own Chrome browser—all the way back in 2008—was to funnel people toward all of its web apps, from Google Docs to Gmail to Google Maps. And of course, Chrome has Google’s search engine built right in. However, if you love Google Chrome but you’ve decided […]
How To Create And Customize An AI Podcast With Google’s NotebookLM
Google’s NotebookLM generates podcast-like conversations between male and female AI hosts. Credit: Roger Dooley Last week, Google announced a significant improvement to their NotebookLM AI podcasts, officially known as Audio Overviews. Specifically, they added the ability to focus the content of the podcast in several ways. NotebookLM Podcast Basics NotebookLM from Google is an AI […]