The Latest Breaking News from Google

Why is TikTok back in the Apple and Google app stores?

The app, used by 170 million Americans, briefly went dark across the U.S. before the president’s inauguration

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

After Australia’s ban, Indonesia mulls minimum age for social media

Jakarta says it is preparing legislation to protect minors from ‘physical, mental, or moral perils’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 14, 2025

Mexico’s president threatens Google lawsuit over ‘wrong’ Gulf of America name change

Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum says Donald Trump has no right to change that name of the Gulf of Mexico, and Google maps should not enable him.

The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025

Reddit Blames Google Algorithm Change For Traffic Growth Slowdown

While Reddit's latest earnings report showed strong financial growth, the stock took a dip after concerns over a decline in traffic due to Google's algorithm changes were made public.

International Business Times · Feb 13, 2025

Microsoft confirms it will change name of Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on Bing Maps (Update)

Bing Maps will rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Apple Maps and Google Maps did the same recently.

Windows Central · Feb 13, 2025

Android 16 Beta 2 is here with new media, camera, and graphics updates

Android 16 Beta 2 is landing on Pixel phones enrolled in the Android Beta Program, and it brings a few big changes.

Android Central · Feb 13, 2025

Mexico Threatens To Sue Google Over 'Gulf Of America' Name Change

Mexico on Thursday threatened to sue Google over its changing the Gulf of Mexico's name to "Gulf of America" for Maps users in the United States to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order.

International Business Times · Feb 13, 2025

Does the government really know what it wants from the CMA?

Some directives such as ‘be more agile’ are meaningless, and what happens when the ‘pro-growth’ agenda collides with the ‘pro-competition’ one?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025

Google Maps is ramping up its Waze-like incident reports – and that could split opinion among users

More incident reports are coming to Google Maps, this time weather-based ones – but some might argue they’re more of a headache than a help.

TechRadar · Feb 13, 2025

Forget Dolby Atmos — LG TVs and Google TVs are getting a direct rival

Dolby Atmos is in for a reckoning as Samsung and Google’s Eclipsa Audio kicks off its integration with various alternative devices running on Android and LG TVs.

Tom’s Guide · Feb 13, 2025