The Latest Breaking News from Google

Volvo EX60 just showed the world how to build an electric mid-sized SUV – a Scandinavian masterpiece on wheels

The all-electric incarnation of Volvo’s most popular car could be its biggest success yet

T3 · Aug 19

Meta collects three times more user data than Microsoft or Apple

New research shows Meta's apps collect an average of 25 out of 35 possible data types, more than any other tech giant.

Euronews · Aug 19

Tom's Guide to smart glasses: 13 terms you need to know

Smart glasses are complicated. These are the terms you need to know to figure out what companies are talking about.

Tom’s Guide · Aug 19

Social media on trial as $200bn case against Facebook and Instagram begins

Twenty-nine US states are seeking huge damages, claiming Meta’s platforms were addictive by design

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18

AI's Half-Trillion-Dollar Borrowing Binge Is Competing With Uncle Sam for Bond Buyers

Four companies are driving most of the fresh corporate bond supply tied to the AI buildout. Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) and Oracle Corp. (NYSE:ORCL) sold about $194 billion of bonds in 2026 through early July, up 79% from roughly $108 billion for all…

Benzinga · Aug 18

Google Home outage left Nest devices stuck and unresponsive

A massive Google Home outage broke voice controls and frozen Nest displays worldwide, exposing the massive risks of relying on cloud-dependent smart tech.

Android Central · Aug 18

Geekom reveals multiple mini-PCs may be infected with malware hidden in a network driver — but it's now down to you to fix your PC

A malicious executable hidden within a LAN driver can track keystrokes, intercept data, and swipe passwords from Geekom mini-PCs.

TechRadar · Aug 18

Vanishing of Stories Mentioning Congressional Candidate Michael Carbonara, Due to "Bogus Copyright Complaints"

WLRN (Daniel Rivero) reports: A string of bogus copyright infringement claims have been filed to Google over the course of… The post Vanishing of Stories Mentioning Congressional Candidate Michael Carbonara, Due to "Bogus Copyright Complaints" appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason · Aug 18

Google Is Giving Millions To Spirit Airlines To Use Its Data To Train AI Models

The deal is part of Spirit Airlines' bankruptcy process following the halting of its operations in May.

International Business Times · Aug 18

The UK and Google are testing changes to flight paths to tackle aviation's climate impact

Hundreds of commercial flights will be told to change their paths over the northeastern Atlantic Ocean during the next two winters to show how minor altitude adjustments can reduce aviation’s climate impact

The Independent UK · Aug 18