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Google’s privacy pivot: how Personal Intelligence could bring Gmail into ad targeting

Google’s recent tweak to its privacy policy has set off alarm bells for anyone who assumed their Gmail, Photos, or Drive data were strictly off-limits for ad personalization. What looked like a tidy firewall between core productivity apps and advertising now reads with language that opens the door to those services informing ad-related experiences — at least in certain circumstances. The change matters because Google already offers a way to…

Saugata DattaOct 24, 20264 min read18

Cloud Computing

Google’s Quick Share Gains Tap-to-Share Mode with Pixel 11

Alongside the Pixel 11 announcement, Google has upgraded Quick Share with a tap-to-share mode that makes transferring contacts, photos, videos and other items between Android devices near-instant. The company describes the feature as an “instant, two-way exchange”: bring two compatible Android phones close together and the devices complete the transfer with a simple tap. The update is rolling out now to many Pixel models and will expand to select Samsung…

Saugata DattaAug 12, 20263 min read137

Artificial Intelligence

Google’s Big Bet: Up to $40 Billion Headed to Anthropic

Google is preparing to invest a headline-grabbing sum in Anthropic — at least $10 billion, with the potential to rise to $40 billion if the startup meets certain performance milestones. The deal follows a recent $5 billion commitment from Amazon and collectively values Anthropic at roughly $350 billion. This funding round underscores how hyperscalers are using capital, cloud services, and specialized chips to forge strategic ties with AI startups that…

Saugata DattaApr 26, 20263 min read283

Artificial Intelligence

Google brings “Skills” to Chrome so Gemini prompts are instantly reusable

Chrome is getting another nudge toward becoming the home for Google’s AI toolbox. This spring Google introduced “Skills,” a way to save Gemini prompts inside the browser so common queries and workflows can be retriggered with a click. Rather than retyping or copy‑pasting a prompt each time you want Gemini to perform a task, Skills let you store and reuse those instructions across tabs and devices, speeding up repeatable tasks…

Saugata DattaApr 15, 20264 min read420

Cloud Computing

Google Says Q-Day Could Arrive by 2029 — Why the Race to Post‑Quantum Cryptography Just Got Real

Google has set a new, sharper deadline for what the industry calls “Q‑Day” — the moment when quantum computers will be powerful enough to break the public-key cryptography that underpins most of today’s secure communications. In a recent post, Google’s security and cryptography leads gave themselves until 2029 to be ready, and urged the rest of the world to accelerate adoption of post‑quantum cryptography (PQC). That deadline is notably sooner…

Saugata DattaMar 27, 20265 min read490

Cloud Computing

Google Completes $32 Billion Acquisition of Wiz

Google has finalized its acquisition of Wiz, the Israeli cloud and AI security company, in an all-cash transaction valued at $32 billion. The deal, announced as closed in March 2026, is the largest acquisition in Google’s history and represents a major move by Google Cloud to deepen its capabilities in cloud-native and AI security. Deal overview The acquisition brings the Wiz team into Google Cloud while keeping the Wiz brand…

Saugata DattaMar 12, 20263 min read644

Google’s privacy pivot: how Personal Intelligence could bring Gmail into ad targeting

Google’s Quick Share Gains Tap-to-Share Mode with Pixel 11

Google’s Big Bet: Up to $40 Billion Headed to Anthropic

Google brings “Skills” to Chrome so Gemini prompts are instantly reusable

Google Says Q-Day Could Arrive by 2029 — Why the Race to Post‑Quantum Cryptography Just Got Real

Google Completes $32 Billion Acquisition of Wiz

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