Google Maps has launched new features to help users safely get around during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 11 million people worldwide have contracted the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University, and 500,000 have died.

A group of European digital advertising associations on Friday criticized Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) plans to require apps to seek additional permission from users before tracking them across other apps and websites. Apple last week disclosed features in its forthcoming operating system for iPhones and iPads that will require apps to show a pop-up screen before they enable a form of tracking commonly needed to show personalized ads.

If you’re a weather geek, you probably already know that Dark Sky, one of the most popular weather apps around, has been acquired by Apple and is probably being integrated into iOS 14. As a result, anyone who uses an Android device and has the Dark Sky app is going to lose access on July 1st. In addition, a variety of other apps (some not even weather-related) will lose access to the Dark Sky API.

Smart glasses maker North says it will be acquired by Google, and will disable its existing Focals products at the end of July.

Google now auto-deletes data, but only for some users, and only after a year and a half. You can do better.

We've selected the best productivity apps for Mac in 2020 that will keep you organized and focused throughout your workday.

Search and location histories will be wiped after 18 months by default - but for new accounts only.

Google has announced that it will start paying publishers to license “high-quality” content in an upcoming service it’s describing as a “news experience.” The announcement appears to confirm rumors from earlier this year that Google planned to launch a news site much like Apple News+.

Attorney General William Barr’s attention to the Justice Department investigation shows the high stakes for the agency and for him.

Google wants to know: what are you keen on?

A group of Black YouTubers is suing YouTube and its parent, Google, alleging that the companies discriminate against their videos based on race. The suit claims that YouTube uses its automated tools to "restrict, censor and denigrate" Black creators, hurting their subscribers and revenue, while videos with racist hate speech are hosted and allowed to make money on the site even after being flagged for violating YouTube's rules.

Google will start fact-checking images on its platform, building on the fact-checking already implemented on the search engine’s "search" and "news" features, the company announced Monday. 

Users of WhatsApp’s Click to Chat feature could see their personal phone numbers exposed via public Google search results, according to a new discovery made by a security researcher. Click to Chat is a lesser-known WhatsApp facility that allows website visitors to converse with website operators via the messaging service. For example, if a visitor to an ecommerce site had a query about a listing, they could scan a QR code to be entered into a WhatsApp conversation with the relevant helpdesk.

Android 10 is available in lots of flavors, with manufacturers adding their own unique customizations to Google's operating system. That's why you won't find many similarities between Samsung's One UI and Xiaomi's MIUI even though both share the same base platform. Here's how Android 10 is on Pixel phones, One UI, OxygenOS, MIUI, and ColorOS.

In July 2018, Google was fined €4.34 billion for limiting search on Android phones. Almost two years later, its rivals claim little has changed and the company is as dominant as ever

One of the methods Google account holders can use as a two-step verification procedure is a Google prompt — a server-fed yes/no screen sent to a

Push your knowledge of the third dimension and enjoy a series of experiments that reimagine the magic of the Rubik’s Cube®.

The EU is stepping up efforts to combat online disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic, requesting that US tech giants produce monthly reports containing “detailed data” on how they are combatting fake news about COVID-19 on their platforms.

The gaming service still has a lot of limitations, but it’s free to try.

Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service is still riddled with limitations, but one of the biggest hurdles to adoption may have just disappeared: you no longer need a specific Android phone to give it a try. Google is experimentally opening up support to any Android phone that can install the Stadia app, which means most devices with Android 6.0 or later should fit the bill. Now that Stadia is free to try and works on practically any Android phone, there’s little reason to hesitate.