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Next time you want to have a conversation with someone who speaks a different language, you might be able to do it using just your phone. Google started rolling out Interpreter Mode to Google Assistant on iOS and Android devices today. The feature allows you…

Google Cloud today announced Transfer Service, a new service for enterprises that want to move their data from on-premise systems to the count. This new managed service is meant for large-scale transfers on the scale of billions of files and petabytes of data…

As Google itself notes, this feature is something the company has been working on for a while now. It started with an extension back in February; in October, it embedded the feature directly into Google Accounts. Google is also adding real-time phishing prot…

There are many reasons why you might want to track some of the locations you visit in Google Maps, but maybe not all of them. You might not want your friends and loved ones (with access to your phone or account) to know you hit up the local dispensary. Perhap…

For a company associated with fast access to the sum total of human knowledge, Google is certainly struggling to retain even the broad strokes of U.S. labor law. Just before Thanksgiving, Google abruptly dismissed four of its engineers, all of whom, incident…

I often recommend Firefox over Google Chrome when it comes to user privacy, but despite the legitimate concerns over how much data Google collects on its users, the company has become pretty good about giving us control over how that data is handledincluding …

In a support page detailing the final update, Google says users will need to manually download, unzip and install the file. Doing so will allow them to pair Glass with their phone -- MyGlass will no longer work, but Bluetooth pairing will stay -- as well as t…

Not long after Apple announced its subscription-based gaming service, Apple Arcade, Google countered with its own similar subscription program: Google Play Pass. Unlike Apple Arcade, Google Play Pass includes access to premium games and non-gaming apps availa…

Is Google ripping everyone off with its Google One cloud-storage service? I confess, this isnt something Ive thought about much, but a Lifehacker reader recently sent a letter to our tech-advice column asking this very question.  Ill let George explain: I r…

Google Recorder is one of the best apps youll find on the Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, thanks to how well it can automatically transcribe captured audio and even create subtitles for muted videos. And now weve got good news for owners of other Pixels: Google is fi…