Google is rolling out a new privacy setting called Search Services History that can save users' images, voice recordings, and other media from Search interactions, which may be used to train and impro…
Google quietly updated its privacy settings in June to automatically opt all search users into allowing the company to store uploaded media—including photos, audio, and video—for training its AI model…
Google updated its privacy policy to allow using media uploaded to its search tools—including images, audio, and video—for AI training, automatically opting in all users. Users can opt out by adjustin…
Google updated its privacy settings to automatically opt users into AI training using their uploaded media, including images, audio, and video from Search, Maps, and other services. Users can opt out …
Google is expanding data collection from its services—including Search, Maps, Translate, and Photos—to train its Gemini AI models, with most users unaware of the practice. The company is rolling out a…
Teachers, parents and students in New York City are pushing back against AI tools and Chromebook deployments in schools, citing concerns about student privacy, inappropriate use and lack of clear guid…
New York City's Department of Education has invested over $1 billion in technology contracts, including $530 million on Chromebooks, as teachers, parents, and students report that AI programs like Ami…
Google is rolling out a new Search Services History setting that automatically saves users' uploaded media—including images, audio, and video—for AI training, with the option enabled by default. Users…
Jade Bryan of Android Police tested Google's Gemini as her primary visual search tool for a week and found it changed how she uses on-device image search, encouraging more complex, conversational ques…
Google is rolling out a new default setting that allows the company to use images, files, video, and audio from user interactions with Google Lens, Search, and Gemini Live to train its AI models. User…
Google reported that search interest in "vintage" and "how to thrift" hit all-time highs in 2026, prompting the company to release five new Google Search tools to assist thrift shoppers. The features …
Architecture and implementation of a real-time camera-based object classifier, detailing its use in applications like retail analytics, security, and self-driving cars. It provides a technical guide f…