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In a signal of its future ambitions, Google lays down $32bn to acquire cloud-native application protection platform Wiz, reflecting the increasing need to secure multicloud environments By Alex Scroxton, Security Editor Published: 18 Mar 2025 21:32 Google’s $32bn (£24.6bn) acquisition of cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) provider Wiz has been…

Google’s owner, Alphabet, has agreed to buy the cybersecurity group Wiz for $32bn (£24.7bn), the biggest acquisition it has ever made. The search company’s purchase of the Israeli startup comes as Google attempts to catch its competitors Microsoft and Amazon in the competitive cloud services market. Wiz, which offers a…

Google Google has released new content for its Gemini assistant called Canvas — a split-screen feature that lets you chat to Gemini on the left and see your changes appear in real-time on the right. The idea is to make editing and iteration a smoother experience — instead of scrolling…

Apple TV+ Google is giving Severance  fans a little treat when they search up the hit Apple TV+ show: blue balloons floating around the search results. The search engine giant is letting the blue balloons fly across the search page for the show to promote the Season 2 finale of…

We’re living in chaotic times. The stock market is unpredictable, and the political landscape resembles a minefield. For anyone who is seeking a little more sanity, there is a way to stay more organized even when your brain is scattered—at least when it comes to Google Chrome. The browser’s bookmarks…

LONDON — Artificial intelligence that can match humans at any task is still some way off — but it’s only a matter of time before it becomes a reality, according to the CEO of Google DeepMind. Speaking at a briefing in DeepMind’s London offices on Monday, Demis Hassabis said that he thinks…

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Plus: USAID cuts means the health of millions of people will suffer This is today's edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what's going on in the world of technology. Is Google playing catchup on search with OpenAI? —Mat Honan I’ve been mulling over something…

Google's new artificial intelligence (AI) tool has cracked a problem that took scientists a decade to solve in just two days. José Penadés and his colleagues at Imperial College London spent 10 years figuring out how some superbugs gain resistance to antibiotics — a growing threat that claims millions of…

Welcome to episode 45 of Pixelated, a podcast by 9to5Google. This week, we talk about the Chromecast bug, Google Play Games on PC, and the latest Gemini models. Subscribe YouTube Podcasts Pocket Casts Spotify Apple Podcasts Overcast Hosts Abner Li Damien Wilde Read more Google rolling out Cast fix for…