Google has begun rolling out a new AI-powered security feature for Google Drive desktop, which will automatically pause file syncing when it detects a ransomware attack to minimize impact.

This new ransomware detection is available in beta in Google Drive for desktop on Windows or macOS, with a general release expected by the end of the year.

Drive for desktop is leveraging an AI model to identify attempts to bulk encrypt or corrupt files. Trained on millions of real-world ransomware samples, this detection engine is “continuously ...

Gemini in Chrome, a melding of Google's AI assistant and its popular web browser, is now rolling out to Windows and Mac desktop users in the US, the company said in a blog post Thursday. Businesses ...

The venue for all this is Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit 2025, where Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon had an on-stage conversation with Google SVP of Platforms & Devices Rick Osterloh. Google said last year ...

At Snapdragon Summit 2025, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon had an on-stage conversation with Google’s Rick Osterloh and desktop ...

Image: “Keep receiving Google app updates” If you installed the new Google app for Windows, Google’s now telling you to remove it! To “keep receiving Google app updates,” you have to uninstall and ...

Ransomware is a threat that can disrupt businesses and cause real problems for everyday people. When you suddenly lose access to important files, such as family photos, schoolwork, or financial ...

Google's Gemini app, featuring the AI image editing tool Nano Banana, has achieved over 10 million downloads shortly after its launch. Users have already created or modified over 200 million images, ...

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With the potentially massive, foundational shift of ChromeOS to the Android kernel on the horizon, there's been a ton of speculation about what the future of our favorite operating system will ...