Google balloon internet project

Browser maker Brave has acquired a search engine project that prioritizes user privacy , a distinction it hopes will set it apart from Google , the undisputed leader in internet search. On Wednesday, Brave said it had purchased Tailcat , which was developed by Cliqz, a privacy-minded subsidiary of Germany's Hubert Burda Media . Tailcat, which Burda shuttered in 2020 , was designed to show results without logging user search activity or building a profile. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but Burda now is a Brave shareholder. Power up your Android Get the latest news, how-to and reviews on Google-powered devices in CNET's Google Report newsletter. Brave plans eventually to show search ads through Brave Search , as the Tailcat technology is now called. Brave opened up a waiting list Wednesday so beta testers can try it out in coming weeks, with general availability scheduled for late spring or summer. The startup hopes to pay users for seeing the ads, like … [Read more...] about Brave takes on Google with privacy-focused search engine

Internet search giant Google has revamped “its profile experience” on its internet search browser Chrome . As per Google, this will make it easier to create, customise or switch within Chrome. The new update of Chrome will allow users to create separate profiles that can have their custom colour schemes, background, bookmarks, saved passwords and reading list. “Using different colours for different profiles makes it easy to distinguish them at a glance,” Google in a blog post. These different Chrome profiles will be accessible across devices once the sync is enabled. Google has not revealed the exact date when this feature will be rolled out but it did provide a vague timeline of “coming weeks.” Google Chrome, being the most popular web browser that it is, keeps on getting new features for an improved experience. Last month, Google rolled out a Chrome browser feature for Android users that solved users' problem of too many tabs by organising them in … [Read more...] about You can now switch profiles on Google Chrome easily, here’s how

a nice clear day to stay inside Nest Hub displays finally have a useful clock face. Derrek Lee 3 Mar 2021 0 Source: Android Central What you need to know Google has rolled out a few new clock faces for its Nest Hub smart displays. Two of the clocks are simple analog faces with light and dark themes. The third clock face is a visual new weather experience that changes from day to night and depending on the weather. The Google Nest Hub and Google Nest Hub Max are some of the best smart displays around as Google continues adding new features and functionalities. The latest features come in the form of three new clock faces for its Nest Hub displays. They aren't really "features," per se, but they're still interesting nonetheless, especially since one of the new clock faces does have some neat functionality. 9to5Google spotted the new clock faces, two of which are the same but with a light and dark version that actually look quite … [Read more...] about Google Nest Hub displays just made it even easier to check the weather

A Challenger Appears Brave just pulled a fast one on Google Search. Derrek Lee 3 Mar 2021 0 Source: Android Central What you need to know Brave announces that it's purchased the Tailcat search engine and is integrating it into its web browser. The new Brave Search engine is focused on privacy and does not track or profile users. Brave browser is available for both mobile and desktop and Brave Search will be available for testing soon. The Brave web browser has set out to become one of the best Chrome for desktop alternatives , and this latest move puts it in a pretty good position. Brave announced in a blog post on Wednesday that it has acquired the open-source search engine, Tailcat, and is integrating it into its privacy-focused web browser. For those not familiar with Brave, it's an open-source web browser made using the Chromium source code. Because of this, it looks and feels like Google Chrome in many ways, although without … [Read more...] about Brave web browser is coming after Google with its own privacy-based search

Google is teaming up with two global insurers to cover cyber breaches and related risks for businesses that use its cloud services, the first time a major provider has opened up such insurance to its clients, the companies said on Tuesday. Major insurers have been treading carefully on cyber risks for years, but the tie-up between Google, Allianz and Munich Re gives the insurers special access to data to see what controls are in place at client firms to help them price the risk. "This is extremely key. This is data that we as insurance carriers traditionally have not had access to," said Thomas Kang, head of North American cyber, tech and media at Allianz's AGCS unit. The initial targeted customers are U.S.-based companies with annual revenue of between $500 million and $5 billion. "We didn't want to overreach coming out of the box. But the plan is obviously to expand this offering both up and down the revenue scale very shortly," said Bob Parisi, head of … [Read more...] about To insure its cloud users, Google partners with Allianz, Munich Re