Google Drive has a secret file limit
Google Drive has implemented a 5-million item limit for all users, making it impossible for some to upload new files despite not having run out of capacity on their Google One or Google Workspace storage plans.
Ars Technica reports confused users first...
Google launches AirDrop rival on Windows
Google has launched a beta of its Nearby Share app for Windows, allowing users of the PC operating system to quickly send files between their computers and Android smartphones or tablets.
Nearby Share was first launched on Android phones and Chromebooks...
Google to launch AI-powered features for Gmail and Workspace apps
Google has announced several upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) features for its Workspace apps, including Gmail, Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
Integrating AI into its software provides users with new ways to brainstorm...
What Google is doing to tackle scam ads impersonating rich and famous South Africans
Google has launched an Ads Transparency Centre to let users view all the advertisements a company has run using Google's networks.
This forms part of what Google is doing to deal with ads that impersonate rich...
Google flouted court order to preserve employee chats
Alphabet Inc.’s Google flouted a court order requiring it to save records of employee chats in antitrust litigation over its Google Play app store policies, a federal judge concluded.
Google gave almost 360 employees “carte blanche” not to...
Google Bard plagiarised CPU testing article, apologised, and then accused user of faking incident
Popular PC hardware-focused news publication Tom's Hardware has caught Google Bard committing plagiarism.
A Tom's Hardware writer had asked Bard whether the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D or Intel Core...
Windows 11 screenshot flaw could expose sensitive data
Software developer Chris Blume has discovered a screenshot security flaw in Windows 11's Snipping Tool that could be exploited to access sensitive data.
The tool doesn't erase cropped PNG image data, meaning malicious actors could...
Alphabet and Microsoft had best share price surges in years
A miserable week for US banks has been a boon for the shares of the nation’s biggest technology companies as traders flock toward their cash-rich balance sheets amid concerns about contagion in the financial sector.
More than $560...
Google warns Samsung's smartphone modems have 18 unpatched security flaws
Google security research team Project Zero has discovered 18 vulnerabilities in Samsung's smartphone modems.
The modems power devices like Google's Pixel 6 and 7 and some of Samsung's Galaxy S22 and A53 series smartphones.
Google launches ChatGPT-like tools in Gmail and Google Docs
Google is rolling out various generative AI features and capabilities in its software development, research, cloud, and Workspace apps.
The big integration of AI into the company's products was announced in a blog post by Google Cloud...
Seacom buys bandwidth on Google's massive undersea cable
Seacom has launched services on the Google-owned Equiano undersea cable, promising private lines with latencies of 110 milliseconds between South Africa and Europe.
The company says this is the fastest direct route between the continents.
Disney wants Google and Reddit to reveal leaker who posted Ant-Man 3 script month before release
Disney has subpoenaed Reddit and Google for the details of a leaker that posted the full dialogue script for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania online about a month before the Marvel movie's release...
Google One adds VPN access to all plans
Google One is expanding its security features and offering subscribers on any tier access to its virtual private network (VPN) service, the company announced in a blog post.
The VPN service was previously limited to those on the 2TB plan, which costs $10...
YouTube dropping banner ads
YouTube is cutting overlay ads from the video streaming platform, with the company cutting the ad format in favour of higher performing ones, it announced in a forum post.
From 6 April 2023, YouTube users will no longer see banner ads covering the video's bottom...
Google's Universal Speech Model a "critical first step" towards 1,000 languages
Google has taken its first step towards bringing its 1,000 Languages Initiative to fruition, with the company sharing details on its Universal Speech Model (USM).
Google describes the USM as "a critical first step"...
New class of security vulnerabilities found on Apple devices
Trellix Advanced Research Centre has identified a new class of bugs in iOS and MacOS that could have allowed malicious actors to gain elevated access to data and functions on iPhones and Macs.
The discovery comes after Google and...
The massive cost of AI-powered search engines
The AI-powered language models Google and Microsoft are incorporating into their search engines will come at a massive cost to the companies, as the technology requires much more computing resources per query than traditional search engines, Ars...
Google rolls out Memory and Energy Saver modes in latest Chrome update
Google is rolling out Memory and Energy Saver modes in its Chrome 110 update for Windows, Mac, and Chromebook PCs, Engadget reports.
The browser is notorious for hogging memory and battery on users' devices, but the new...
Best online computer shops in South Africa
South Africa has a vast selection of online shops that offer all manner of computing hardware, peripherals, and other accessories.
However, buying PCs and accompanying equipment online can be risky, even if you can avoid dealing with scammers taking...