Google search ad growth misses forecasts as AI mode pays less
Search and other ads rose 12% to $63.4 billion, short of a 15% expectation, while Cloud revenue doubled.
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18 articles · newest firstGoogle AI Mode withholds direct answers on recent US election winners
The same questions get straight answers abroad, on a second try, and from Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude.
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Phisher adds a Google passkey after a fake YouTube support email
The victim entered a password and two 2FA codes; attackers then viewed two Drive spreadsheets and deleted the lure.
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Fake Amazon Music deal phishes YouTube creators for Google logins
A portal at amazonyt[.]com shows public channel stats, then a overlaid page collects Google passwords and MFA codes.
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Microsoft led brand-impersonation phishing in Check Point’s Q3 2026 data
Apple and Google each had 8%, while later lures spoofed Claude, Google Antigravity, Apple, and Docusign.
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Singer or clanker? YouTube Music will tell you with new gen AI labeling
Google is labeling YouTube Music songs created or significantly altered with generative AI.
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Nobody is safe from celebrity AI deepfakes
Verified Instagram accounts spread AI deepfakes of Mia Goth and other celebrities, including sexualized images Meta later removed.
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YouTubers targeted with fake sponsorships and “channel verification” phishing
Scammers phish YouTube creators with fake brand sponsorships to steal Google account credentials.
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Attackers Hijack .gh, .sl, and .as Registries to Obtain Certificates for Google Domains
Attackers hijacked the .gh, .sl, and .as registries and obtained later-revoked HTTPS certificates for Google and YouTube domains.
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Inside a brand deal scam targeting YouTube creators
Scammers impersonate brands such as Hollyland to phish YouTube creators and hijack Google accounts.
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Instagram is adding an AI ‘assistant’ to tell you how to post
Instagram's Edits app adds a free AI assistant that advises creators using their account metrics.
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YouTube promises custom feeds and a lot more AI later this year
YouTube plans custom feeds, GIF comments, group chat, and broader Ask YouTube and Ask Music AI features.
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YouTube will let you build your own algorithm with AI
YouTube is launching AI-powered custom feeds that let users build their own recommendation algorithms using natural language prompts.
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Quoting @therealcornpop
A TikTok creator says AI-written scripts are obvious because they lack a distinct voice.
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Devastated father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 on YouTube ads
A father says his 9-year-old son spent $118,000 of company credit card funds on YouTube ads promoting his Minecraft channel in three weeks.
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Re-Engineering YouTube for the Living Room: Bringing "Chrobalt" to RDK
Collabora and Google built the first RDK-based Chrobalt reference platform, re-architecting YouTube's Cobalt web engine on Chromium for smart TVs.
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ICE Wants to Know Everyone Who Bought a Certain Green Beanie From REI in the Last 2 Years
DHS subpoenaed REI for all Minneapolis-area customers who bought a specific green beanie since 2024, part of an investigation into 39 ICE protest defendants.
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Introducing agentic video understanding with Gemini
Google DeepMind launches agentic video understanding for Gemini 3.7 Flash, 3.6 Flash, and 3.5 Flash-Lite, cutting video-analysis tokens up to 88%.
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