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In an effort to phase out third-party cookies, Google has been advancing the rollout of FLoC for placing targeted ads on websites. This week, though, the Chromium-based and privacy-focused browsers Brave and Vivaldi have announced that they won’t be adopting FLoC. What is FLoC? The Federated Learning of Cohorts API is designed to group large numbers of people with “similar browsing…

The latest beta version of the Google app includes a redesign of the homescreen Discover feed on Android 12 that revamps the header and removes the search bar. Last night, version 12.14 of the Google Search app began rolling out through the Play Store to those who enrolled in the beta program. Following the update, devices on Android 12 have gotten a redesigned header for the Discover feed…

One week ago, Google announced its developer conference with an elaborate “punchcard” puzzle to reveal the dates and free, virtual nature. The Google I/O 2021 homepage has now been updated with a countdown and game to pass the time. Google I/O 2021 will kick off in 33 days, 22 hours, 43 minutes, and 13 seconds… Similar to past years, Google stylized the I/O 2021 countdown with digits first…

Google is making a tweak to Search on desktop web that sees the results page adopt a more responsive design. Still in testing, it follows the homepage abiding by the same principle. Desktop Search today requires a certain width to show everything, especially for queries that feature Knowledge Panels. Even searches without them tend to hide your profile avatar in the top-right corner. The…