Google Removing Poor-Quality Android Apps From Play Store to Boost Engagement

Included in the purge are static apps, those with limited functionality and content, and apps that crash, freeze, and don’t offer an “engaging user experience,’’ the company said. Continue reading Google Removing Poor-Quality Android Apps From Play Store to Boost Engagement

Google’s James Manyika: ‘The Productivity Gains From AI Are Not Guaranteed’

Google executive James Manyika has warned that AI’s impact on productivity is not guaranteed [Editor’s note: the link may be paywalled], despite predictions of trillion-dollar economic potential. From the report: “Right now, everyone from my old collea… Continue reading Google’s James Manyika: ‘The Productivity Gains From AI Are Not Guaranteed’

When viewing a hotlinked Google image preview, is the IP address of Google’s server recorded on the original site?

When I click on a Google image thumbnail to view a larger preview, I understand that the image is hotlinked from the hosting site.
In this case, when I view the hotlinked Google preview image, is my IP address recorded by the original site… Continue reading When viewing a hotlinked Google image preview, is the IP address of Google’s server recorded on the original site?

Google: apparent Russian hackers play copycat to commercial spyware vendors

The attack campaigns show how spyware tech companies have become more akin to nation-state threat actors.

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The AI Fix #13: ChatGPT runs for mayor, and should we stop killer robots?

In episode 13 of “The AI Fix””, meat avatar Cluley learns that AI doesn’t pose an existential threat to humanity and tells meat avatar Stockley how cybersex is about to get very, very weird. Our hosts also learn that men lie on their dating profiles, h… Continue reading The AI Fix #13: ChatGPT runs for mayor, and should we stop killer robots?