

So apparently not only did Google lie and claimed the whole "improved version" of The Wizard of Oz was entirely made by their shitty LLM, they threw their own VFX team under the bus to do so.
Google is bringing support for new touchpad features to Android, including support for using a 3-finger tap as a middle click, back, home, or recent apps button, or to launch Gemini or other apps. https://www.androidauthority.com/android-touchpad-new-features-canary-3583504/ #Android #Touchpad #Gestures #Google
#GWB - Google Fotos: Cloud-Backup bekommt neuen Indikator – neue Start-Animation in der Android-App zeigt sich - https://www.googlewatchblog.de/2025/08/google-fotos-cloud-backup-bekommt-neuen-indikator-neue-start-animation-in-der-android-app-zeigt-sich/ #googlefotos #Google
Enough is enough–I dumped Google's worsening search for Kagi
Link: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/enough-is-enough-i-dumped-googles-worsening-search-for-kagi/
Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44798215
Cognition: startup de IA adquire rival e despede equipa semanas depois https://tugatech.com.pt/t70218-cognition-startup-de-ia-adquire-rival-e-despede-equipa-semanas-depois
@ww Ah so that's their response to #google removing certificates with client and server auth from the web root of trust then. They're just going to legislate theirs to be included....
(Many of the backend systems within eIDAS and related projects use mTLS to authenticate each other, which is what the policy change of google broke)
Surpresa na App Store: uBlock Origin Lite já chegou ao iPhone, iPad e Mac https://tugatech.com.pt/t70216-surpresa-na-app-store-ublock-origin-lite-ja-chegou-ao-iphone-ipad-e-mac
Xiaomi 15 torna-se um dos primeiros a receber o Android 16 com o HyperOS 2.3 https://tugatech.com.pt/t70215-xiaomi-15-torna-se-um-dos-primeiros-a-receber-o-android-16-com-o-hyperos-2-3
Posted yesterday: Android Security Bulletin—August 2025 https://source.android.com/docs/security/bulletin/2025-08-01
The Hacker News: Google's August Patch Fixes Two Qualcomm Vulnerabilities Exploited in the Wild https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/google-fixes-3-android-vulnerabilities.html @thehackernews #cybersecurity #infosec #Google
Oh, this is fine. This is *absolutely* fine.
Nearly 100,000 ChatGPT conversations searchable on Google and archived:
https://www.404media.co/nearly-100-000-chatgpt-conversations-were-searchable-on-google/
DeepMind reveals Genie 3 “world model” that creates real-time interactive simulations https://arstechni.ca/mG7x #ArtificialIntelligence #googledeepmind #Google #google #Tech #AI
Google DeepMind revela Genie 3: a IA que gera mundos virtuais para treinar outros sistemas https://tugatech.com.pt/t70212-google-deepmind-revela-genie-3-a-ia-que-gera-mundos-virtuais-para-treinar-outros-sistemas
→ #TikTok et #Leboncoin, boules de cristal de l’#Élysée
https://revue21.fr/article/tiktok-leboncoin-elysee/
« [L]es services du courrier et du standard téléphonique de la #présidence ont été rassemblés avec l’analyse des #réseauxsociaux, de la #presse et des données en accès libre. […] [S]’ajoutent désormais les thèmes les plus recherchés sur #Google, les unes et courriers des lecteurs publiés par la [#PQR], les vidéos #YouTube les plus regardées, les #pétitions en ligne et les pages #Wikipédia les plus consultées. »
Google revela falha em biblioteca GNOME que agora é pública, mas não tem quem a corrija https://tugatech.com.pt/t70211-google-revela-falha-em-biblioteca-gnome-que-agora-e-publica-mas-nao-tem-quem-a-corrija
I did this over a year ago and have never once regretted it: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/enough-is-enough-i-dumped-googles-worsening-search-for-kagi/
Dropping #Google search for #Kagi made me actually efficient using web search again. It's not that I don't use LLM web searches where appropriate but now I have a choice again, and my search provider is paid for by me, not by companies looking for my attention.
Android: atualização de segurança de agosto corrige falhas graves já sob ataque https://tugatech.com.pt/t70210-android-atualizacao-de-seguranca-de-agosto-corrige-falhas-graves-ja-sob-ataque
#EU #AgeVerification App Sparks Ban on Non #Google Licensed #Android Apps
https://www.talkandroid.com/512861-eu-age-verification-app-google/
Google Posts creation tool in Google Business Profiles has been updated https://www.seroundtable.com/google-posts-creation-tool-updated-39880.html
Google implementa medida inovadora para reduzir o consumo energético da IA https://tugatech.com.pt/t70204-google-implementa-medida-inovadora-para-reduzir-o-consumo-energetico-da-ia