Image: Sundry Photography/Adobe Stock Google’s appeal over a €4.125 billion ($4.7 billion) fine the European Union handed it has been dealt a huge blow. The European Court of Justice’s advocate general, Juliane Kokott, has recommended that the court dismiss the challenge. Why the EU issued Google with an Android-related fine The European Commission fined Google
Android 16 adds smarter notifications and real-time updates. Image: Google Google has begun rolling out Android 16, delivering one of its earliest major OS releases in recent years. The update is now available for supported Pixel phones, with broader availability for other devices expected this year. Announcing the release in a blog post, Seang Chau,
Billions of Android users may have been unknowingly tracked by Meta and Russian tech giant Yandex via a novel method that monitors fixed local ports on their devices, according to a new academic report. The technique, uncovered by cybersecurity researcher Günes Acar of Radboud University, allegedly allowed popular apps like Facebook and Instagram to silently
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at Google I/O on May 20, 2025 in Mountain View, California. Image: Google Google is bringing generative AI straight to your smartphone. In late May 2025, the tech giant launched the AI Edge Gallery, an Android app that enables users to download and run AI models directly on their devices,