On Tuesday, federal judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled that Google could get to keep its Chrome browser, despite a previous ruling also by Mehta declaring that the tech giant’s search business was a monopoly.

Alphabet, the company behind Google, has recently seen its stock climb, fueled partly by positive legal news that eased concerns about a potential breakup. The rally sets the stage for beginners who want to start investing.

Millions visit South Korea each year, a tech-friendly tourist haven. There’s just one problem: Google Maps doesn’t work there.

However, while Apple is reportedly working with OpenAI to bring the latest GPT-5 model to Apple Intelligence in iOS 26, the company is turning to Google to help with its AI search project, at least according to Bloomberg's well-sourced Apple forecaster Mark Gurman.

Google warns 2.5B Gmail users after a Salesforce-linked breach fuels phishing scams. Here’s how to protect your account.

Google is also developing a new Android Developer Console specifically for Android developers who don't distribute their apps via Google Play, and there will be a separate console for student and hobbyist developers. Also: Android phone feeling slow? How I changed one setting to instantly double the speed

Its newest model, EmbeddingGemma, will take on embedding models already used by enterprises, touting a larger parameter than most and strong benchmark performance. EmbeddingGemma is a 300 million token parameter, open-source model that is best optimized for devices like laptops, desktops and mobile devices.

Why this is important: With the Gemini for Home just around the corner, the timing on this new hardware announcement is far from coincidence. Google Nest is gearing up for another push on the smart home industry and is bringing a much-needed set of upgrades to its lineup.

A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for improperly snooping on people's smartphones during a nearly decade-long period of intrusions.

Under Judge Mehta’s ruling, Google is required to hand over some search results to rival companies. Sharing its data, which has been the backbone of its search engine, could help Microsoft, OpenAI, Perplexity and others improve their search products.