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The company says the goal is to make clearer where links will lead Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images Google added tiny favicon icons to its search results this week for some reason, creating more clutter in what used to be a clean interface, and seemingly witho…

On Chromebooks, Steam would be enabled by Chrome OS's Linux compatibility, Liu said. Since Chrome OS is essentially based on Linux, and there is Steam for Linux, bringing Steam to Chromebooks might not be as a big of a stretch as it might sound. It is unlike…

iOS: If youre a good Google user, youre probably used to receiving all sorts of prompts on your device whenever you sign into your account (or in the not-so-great instance when someone else is trying to sign in as you). Android users have been able to use the…

Google plans to eliminate third-party cookies in Chrome

You know how sometimes when you Google a store, you get a pop-out sidebar containing info about products that store currently has in stock? Well, in a deal announced today, Google has agreed to purchase the startup responsible for making those sidebars possib…

The browser battles are about privacy more than marketshare Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google will join Safari and Firefox in blocking third-party cookies in its Chrome web browser. However, unlike those browsers (which have already started blo…

Google has been on a long-term mission to build inroads into the world of e-commerce by working more closely with brick-and-mortar retailers, and now it looks like it plans to extend that work a little further. The search giant is acquiring Pointy, a startup …

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp asks a journalist to find out Jose Mourinho's playing position during the press conference for Sunday's fixture against Tottenham. WATCH MORE: Klopp not distracted by potential European points record Follow text commentary of Tot…

And as usual, Google had a handful of enhancements to Assistant to announce, from making it easier to protect your privacy and natural language reading of websites to sticky notes and speed-dial contacts on Assistant smart displays. But despite the long lines…

Accusing the tech giant of blatantly and knowingly infringing on its technology patents, smart-speaker maker Sonos on Tuesday filed two lawsuits against Google after years of quiet talks between the pair apparently fell through. Sonos has filed complaints in…