• Google Responds To Concerns Over Chrome IP Masking

    A week ago, Anu Adegbola wrote a fabulous piece on some new privacy changes that may be coming to Google Chrome in the future named Chrome IP masking and how that may impact advertisers. Ginny Marvin, the Google Ads Liaison, responded to those concerns, saying, "Chrome has not made any recent updates to its IP protection proposal."Anu detailed out the three top-level concerns advertisers may have with Google Chrome IP masking:(1) For ad location targeting, you’ll only have the option to target...

  • Google Launches Pixel Watch Warranty Helper

    Back in February, Google announced a new mail-in replacement service for its Pixel Watch 2, for those who needed help with a wearable that can’t actually be repaired. The process for that mail-in program was a bit awkward to use and required some work on your part through an 8-step process. With a new announcement … Continued Read the original post: Google Launches Pixel Watch Warranty Helper

  • Google merges the Android, Chrome, and hardware divisions

    Google says the new “Platform and Devices” team will let it move faster.

  • Google has delayed killing third-party cookies from Chrome (again)

    Google keeps promising to phase out third-party cookies on Chrome but not actually doing it. The company vowed to deprecate cookies back in 2020, pushing the date back to 2023 and then 2024. We did get some traction earlier this year, when Google disabled cookies for one percent of Chrome users, but those efforts have stalled. Now, the company says it won’t happen until next year. It’s easy to drag Google for this but it’s not entirely in the company’s hands. The tech giant is working closely...

  • New 4K Chromecast with Google TV could be launching soon

    The rumors are claiming that Google has a new Chromecast with Google TV in the works that could be launching soon.

  • Google Ads API Version 16.1 Now Available

    Google released version 16.1 of the Google Ads API yesterday. The update includes query assets for Demand Gen, more location service details, more support warnings, Target ROAS bid simulation and more.This is a minor release update since the last update, Version 16 in February 2024. Before that was version 15 back in October 2023. Then before that was version 14.1 which was released in August. Version 13.1 preceded this new version, which was released in April 2023.

  • Beeline to Launch Spanish-Language Version of Home Loan Experience

    FinTech mortgage lender Beeline will launch a Spanish-language version of its home loan experience on May 1. Like Beeline’s existing offering, the new experience, which is dubbed Colmena (“hive” in English), will adjust to applicants on the fly, preapprove them in real time, and offer conventional or non-qualified mortgage products like bank statement loans, the company said in a […]

  • Google Chrome IP masking could radically impact search advertising

    Google's plan for IP protection would give them a monopoly on location data and drive up costs for advertisers.

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    Google Launches AI Education Course Along With $75 Million in Grants

    A Google program will provide AI skills training and funds to underserved communities, schools and small businesses.

  • Phlur Launched A $45 Body Oil Version Of Missing Person — & We Tried It

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  • You'll soon be able to annotate PDFs with ink signatures directly in Google Chrome

    You'll soon be able to annotate PDFs with ink signatures directly in Google Chrome's built-in PDF reader, as a Canary update points out.

  • Vivaldi browser joins Google Chrome in offering Windows on ARM build

    Vivaldi today unveiled a preview version of its browser tailored for Windows on ARM devices. The move follows Google’s recent release of its Chrome browser optimized for the ARM architecture, signaling growing support for the energy-efficient platform. In a blog post acknowledging the experimental nature of the release, Vivaldi stated: “These builds are not yet […]