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What happens between you and an AI chatbot does not always stay between you and a chatbot. Just ask Google. Over the weekend, people were surprised to discover that some Anthropic Claude chats could be easily found via web search. The issue, which appears to have been first flagged by…

Inset: Owen Anderson (Western Virginia Regional Jail). Background: The Milwaukee County Courthouse in Milwaukee, Wis. (Google Maps). In a case that has sent shockwaves through communities in two states, a man from Virginia now stands accused in Wisconsin for allegedly abducting a teenage girl and holding her captive for an…

Published Jul 26, 2026, 5:48 PM EDT Nick Lewis is an editor at How-To Geek. He has been using computers for 20 years --- tinkering with everything from the UI to the Windows registry to device firmware. Before How-To Geek, he used Python and C++ as a freelance programmer. In college,…

In the past week, Google has teased quite a bit about Gemini 4, as 3.5 Pro missed its June launch. Gemini 4  The first mention of the unsurprisingly named “Gemini 4” coincided with the announcement of Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber. As Google tests Gemini 3.5…

Tehran summons Ukrainian envoy over the attack, which it says killed one sailor and wounded another. Tehran has accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, causing an explosion that killed one sailor and injured another. Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Ukraine’s chargé d’affaires in…

+How It Is Competing With SAMSUNG The global smartphone market has become one of the most competitive technology sectors, with brands constantly introducing new innovations to attract customers. For many years, Samsung has been regarded as the leading Android smartphone manufacturer, particularly with its flagship Galaxy S and Galaxy Z…

Credit: Joe Fedewa / How-To Geek Published Jul 24, 2026, 5:06 PM EDT Jon is a seasoned journalist who has written definitive coverage of consumer tech at publications like Engadget, Android Authority, and BetaKit. He's an expert on making tech accessible ranging from mobile and PCs to emerging platforms like wearables. When…

The European Union on Thursday hit Google with a fine of 890 million euros ($1 billion) after it said the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its ubiquitous search engine to corral consumers towards its own services and apps to the detriment of competitors.…

Published Jul 24, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT In 2021, after catching the tech bug as a kid and earning a degree in communications, Ada got into tech writing by editing crypto guides. Ada's expertise now spans Windows, Android (especially Samsung devices), mobile apps, and productivity tools through several years of hands-on…

Artie Beaty / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET’s key takeaways Google Calendar has functionality beyond adding events. Adding attachments to events saves time. Appointment scheduling manages multiple meeting times. As the default calendar app for a lot of Android phones, Google Calendar is the easiest…