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5 hidden functions in Google Sheets that Excel still doesn’t have

Excel doesn’t have a direct equivalent. To achieve the same result, you’d either have to piece together complex formulas with functions like SEARCH or write custom VBA scripts. While those approaches ...

Gemini now explains why your Sheets formula failed

Gemini in Sheets can also provide step-by-step instructions on how to calculate, for example, the distance that your wedding ...
Courthouse News Service

Jury slams Google over app data collection to tune of $425 million

FILE - A man walks past Google's offices in London's Kings Cross area, on Aug. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, File) SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — A jury found Wednesday that Google violated users’ privacy ...
Indiatimes

Data snooping: Google hit with $425m verdict, accused of tracking users; case covers 98m people

A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy by collecting data even when tracking was disabled. The class-action lawsuit, filed in 2020, alleged Google gathered ...
Engadget

Google ordered to pay $425 million in app data collection lawsuit

Google must pay $425 million to the plaintiffs of a class action lawsuit that accused the company of collecting users' data even after they've turned off a tracking feature, a federal jury has decided ...
The Indianapolis Star

Google data center could be in trouble, as 15 councilors step forward to vote it down

Google's proposed data center on nearly 500 acres in Franklin Township looks to be in peril as enough Indianapolis City-County Council members now oppose the project to stop the tech giant in its ...
TechSpot

Google is "enhancing" Play Games profiles with more data collection (and some privacy controls)

A hot potato: Google Play Games has offered user profiles since 2013, but its latest update raises questions about how much data is really needed. The enhanced profiles will collect more information ...
WTVF

Google breach puts Gmail users at risk: here is how to stay safe and protect your account

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (WTVF) — Google is urging its 2.5 billion Gmail users to tighten account security following a breach tied to Salesforce that has fueled a wave of phishing and impersonation ...
Indiatimes

Google-owned Waymo’s CEO on allowing authorities access to self-driving car data: We will make that publicly known

Waymo, the autonomous ride-hailing service, is sharing self-driving vehicle data with law enforcement through a legal process, as confirmed by co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana. The company requires valid ...
9to5google

Google won’t have to sell Chrome or Android, but has to share Search data: antitrust ruling

A federal judge today announced what remedies Google faces after the company was found to have a monopoly in online search. On the operating system front, the Justice Department wanted Google to sell ...
Mint

Over 2.5 billion Gmail users at risk after ShinyHunters hack; here’s what Google said

Google has issued a strong warning to Gmail users after a well-known hacking group, ShinyHunters, managed to steal sensitive information through a data breach. According to Google’s Threat ...
Ars Technica

Judge: Google can keep Chrome, must share search data with “qualified competitors”

Google has avoided the worst-case scenario in the pivotal search antitrust case brought by the US Department of Justice. More than a year ago, the Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a major victory ...