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Google sounds alarm after 2.5B users exposed — says hacking group breached accounts successfully. What to do ASAP to protect yourself

It sounds like the plot of a sci-fi crime thriller, but the latest major cyberhack is real. Google revealed that a cybercriminal group known as the ShinyHunters hacked a database of their accounts ...
9to5google

How to add a Play Points card to Google Wallet

Besides seeing your status in the top-right corner, Play Points can now be viewed in Google Wallet for Android. Play Points can now appear as a Google Wallet pass below your carousel of credit or ...
TechCrunch

Google now lets you add friends as contacts for account recovery

Google is announcing new privacy and recovery tools to combat spam across multiple products related to Android, including suspicious link detection in messages, sign-in with phone number, and recovery ...
Android Authority

Recovering your Google account after a hack is going to become much less of a headache

Google is rolling out two new ways to recover your account after you lose access. “Recovery Contacts” lets you pick trusted friends and family to verify your identity. Users will soon be able to use ...
Android

Google's 'Recovery Contacts' Let Friends Help You Regain Lost Account Access

Google’s new “Recovery Contacts” feature allows trusted friends or family members to help you regain access to your account by verifying a code. The feature is rolling out now and is recommended for ...
Digital Trends

Losing access to your Google account just got less scary

What’s happened? Google is introducing two new ways to help users regain access to locked accounts. Why is this important? Getting locked out of your Google account can throw your digital life into ...
ZDNet

I unleashed Copilot on my Microsoft and Google accounts - here's what happened

Copilot will be able to link to your Microsoft and Google accounts. You can then access files and emails in OneDrive, Outlook, or Gmail. The new skill is accessible to Windows 11 Insiders for now.
9to5google

Google Messages rolling out account menu redesign

The account menu was the last non-Material 3 Expressive aspect of Google Messages and it has now been updated. Like all other Google apps, tapping on the account avatar in the top-right corner now ...
TechCrunch

Google Fi to add AI-enhanced audio and RCS web messaging

Google announced on Tuesday that Google Fi, its telecommunications service, is getting several new updates, including AI noise filters and RCS web messaging. The tech giant says calls will now use ...

What is procure to pay, and how does it work?

Brex reports that the procure-to-pay (P2P) process integrates purchasing and payment, aiming for efficiency, cost savings, ...
Wired

Google Earth Gets an AI Chatbot to Help Chart the Climate Crisis

Google has come up with a way to better map Earth’s disasters, predict them, and be able to track which communities and ecosystems are going to be harmed. If you want to find out what’s straining the ...