Google Chrome will start detecting URL typos and suggest websites
The feature will also come to mobile in the coming months.
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Supreme Court rules in favor of Twitter and Google, avoiding the issue of Section 230 for now
On Thursday, the Supreme Court resolved two adjacent cases aiming to hold social platforms liable for dangerous content. The pair of cases, Twitter v. Taamneh and Gonzalez v. Google, both sought to hold tech platforms accountable for hosting content from the Islamic State that promoted the terrorist organization in connection to violent attacks. The Supreme […]
Supreme Court rules in favor of Twitter and Google, avoiding the issue of Section 230 for now by Taylor Hatmaker originally published on TechCrunch
Google Chrome now detects typos in your URLs
Google Chrome will now check for typos in your URLs and display suggested websites based on what it thinks you meant. The company announced the change as part of a larger accessibility update and says the feature will come to desktop first before arriving on mobile in the “coming months.”
I’m not seeing the feature on Chrome on macOS just yet, but it seems like a handy tool to make sure you’re getting to the right websites (and not those questionable ones you often land on when you misspell the name of a popular site).
Additionally, Google revealed a few updates to its Live Caption feature that transcribes what…
Google might delete your Gmail account if you haven’t logged in for two years
Do you have any old Google accounts you haven’t used in a while? You might want to log in and take a look around once every 24 months or so, as Google has announced an update to its policies for inactive accounts. The old policy, laid out in 2020 at the same time it ended free unlimited storage for Google Photos, said that Google might wipe data stored in accounts that haven’t been touched for at least two years, but a blog post written by product manager Ruth Kricheli says that, now, those accounts could be deleted entirely.
The new policy won’t kick in until December of this year at the earliest, so you have some time to remember old login information or for us to get more details on how all of this will work. 9to5Google reports that…
Supreme Court sides with Twitter, Google over tech platform liability
In a pair of highly anticipated rulings handed down Thursday, the US Supreme Court found that Google and Twitter could not be held liable under anti-terrorism laws for hosting content posted by terrorist groups. The decision was seen as a victory for the technology sector.
In Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh, Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for a unanimous court, said that the plaintiffs in the original case — the family of a Jordanian national who died in a terrorist attack — had failed to state a claim under which relief could be provided. Thmoas wrote that the anti-terrorism law under which they sued Twitter did not provide for liability in a case where Twitter had merely provided a platform ISIS used.
Google May Delete Your Old Accounts. Here’s How to Stop It
Your inactive profiles, like Gmail or Docs, could turn into digital dust later this year. A few clicks can save them.
Meta and Google news adds fuel to the open-source AI fire
The open-source AI debate is getting even hotter in Big Tech, thanks to recent headlines from Google and Meta’s Yann LeCun.
Google Sheets thinks it might finally be smart enough to topple Microsoft Excel
Get more out of your spreadsheet data with Google Sheets.
Google released a .zip web domain and people can’t decide if it’s the phishing apocalypse or just as bad as any other dodgy link
Nowadays .zip can denote a file or web page. That’s confusing, at the very least, but also potentially downright dangerous.
Google Will Soon Let Pixel Phones Double As Dashcams
Google mistakenly released a test version of its Personal Safety app that includes a new feature called “Dashcam” on select Android devices. As the name suggests, it allows users to record video and audio while driving in the event of an accident or unexpected situation, with automatic recording triggered when connecting to a specific Bluetooth device and videos automatically deleted after three days unless saved. 9to5Google reports: Once available, the feature can be launched through a new “Dashcam” shortcut in the “Be prepared” section of the home page. Here, you can begin recording manually or view your recent videos. While Dashcam is recording, your phone is still fully usable, including for navigating with Google Maps. Alternatively, you can save power by locking your screen, and the recording will continue. More importantly, Google has built this feature to work without you needing to think much about it. When setting up, you can choose to have recordings begin automatically when you connect to a particular Bluetooth device (e.g., your car stereo or infotainment system) and end when you disconnect.
To conserve storage space, your recordings are automatically deleted after three days unless you save them. Additionally, the app says that the videos themselves are compressed, averaging “30 MB per minute,” with a maximum recording length of 24 hours. Overall, this feature seems to be impressively well thought out and looks essentially ready to launch. Using a smartphone as a dashcam also makes quite a bit of sense, as your phone probably has a better camera than some cheaper dashcams would offer. It’s unclear if this feature will be available on other phones with Google’s Personal Safety or exclusive to Pixel phones.
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