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Spot Check: Google Tests New Way To Verify Email Addresses
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (317+ words) Google is working on a method of verifying that the person entering an email address actually owns it. The experimental tool, called the Email Verification Protocol (EVP), was described in a post earlier this month. Clearly, it will be a…...
Google Ordered By EU Commission To Share Anonymized Search Data
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (407+ words) The European Union (EU) Commission has ordered Google to share anonymized search data with rival search engines under the Digital Markets Act, and to provide better interoperability for companies with the Google Android operating system (OS). A key part of…...
Google Updates TOS, Google AI Gives It Thumbs Down 07/01/2026
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (161+ words) MediaPost Become a free MediaPost member now to read this article Log in if you are already a member Google Updates TOS, Google AI Gives It Thumbs Down Normally, I just ignore them, because, well, you know, they're impossible for…...
Claude Leaks Odd, Private Data Into Google Search - Again
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (461+ words) Claude AI leaked everything from personal and financial information to highly sensitive corporate documents, medical reports, cryptocurrency wallet keys, and bizarre personal prompts into Google Search results before the company plugged the hole. A Reddit user reported that typing a…...
Apple AI Mobile Referral Traffic Could Shake Google To Its Core
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (503+ words) While mobile accounts for more than half of global web traffic, AI search engines are making the biggest impact on desktops. A reversal of user behavior patterns could change that. Next week, Apple hosts its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2025, which…...
TikTok Safety Policies For Minors Violate Digital Services Act: EU
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (331+ words) Following its approval of X’s action plan to reverse Digital Services Act (DSA) violations, the European Commission (EC) has accused TikTok of failing to meet the DSA-required safety standards for minors on the video-sharing platform, citing potential risks such as…...
Facebook Launches Free Anti-Fraud Badge
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (354+ words) Despite ongoing privacy concerns regarding Meta’s smart glasses rollout, the tech giant has decided to implement a facial-recognition step in the process for users to acquire a free “Facebook Verified” badge and prove themselves to be real among more AI-generated…...
ChatGPT Outage Affects Users In U.S., Europe And Other Areas
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (107+ words) ChatGPT was hit with a major outage that affected users worldwide, including those in the U.S. and Europe, Bleeping Computer reported on Saturday. The incident, which also affected OpenAI’s coding platform Codex, started at 5 a.m. ET. OpenAI acknowledged the outage on…...
AP Revises Its AI Newsroom Guidelines
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (125+ words) The Associated Press (AP) has upgraded its artificial intelligence guidelines, Digwatch reports. AP Journalists may use AI for early-stage research, translation, document summaries, transcription and for help with grammar, spelling, search optimization, headlines and story summaries. However, AP maintains that…...
ChatGPT Outage Affects Users In US, Europe And Other Areas
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (133+ words) ChatGPT was hit with a major outage that affected users worldwide, including those in The US and Europe, Bleeping Computer reported on Saturday. The incident, which also affected OpenAI’s coding platform, Codex, started at 5 a.m. ET. OpenAI acknowledged the outage…...