In short: Google has added Nano Banana-powered image generation to Gemini’s Personal Intelligence feature, letting the AI create images informed by a user’s Gmail, Photos, Calendar, Drive, and other Google app data. The feature rolls out to Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers in the US first, with Europe excluded from the initial global launch. Nano […]
The European Commission today sent Google its preliminary findings under the Digital Markets Act, proposing six specific measures governing how Google must share search ranking, query, click, and view data with competing search engines. AI chatbots with search functionalities are explicitly included as potential data beneficiaries. A public consultation opens tomorrow. The European Commission has […]
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In short:Security researcher Aonan Guan hijacked AI agents from Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft via prompt injection attacks on their GitHub Actions integrations, stealing API keys and tokens in each case. All three companies paid bug bounties quietly, $100 from Anthropic, $500 from GitHub, an undisclosed amount from Google, but none published public advisories or assigned […]
In short: Google is classifying “back button hijacking” as spam, targeting sites that abuse the browser History API to trap users when they try to navigate away. Enforcement begins 15 June 2026, with penalties ranging from manual spam actions to algorithmic ranking demotions. Site owners are liable even when the offending code comes from third-party […]
In short: Google has brought end-to-end encryption in Gmail to Android and iOS, closing the mobile gap that remained after the feature launched on the web in April 2025. Enterprise users on Google Workspace Enterprise Plus with the Assured Controls add-on can now compose and read encrypted messages directly in the Gmail app, with no extra […]
