Goodbye, Florida? Rethinking where to retire in a climate-changing world

Of the top 10 best places to retire perU.S. And don’t forget: Social security income is also tax-free. TAX SOFTWARE DEALS OF THE WEEK But there may be clouds approaching. “But there is considerable uncertainty about the magnitude of the increase. An important element is how quickly we are able to adapt to a changing atmosphere and a changing ocean. The quicker we adapt, and the smarter we adapt, the lower the risks will be....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 288 words · George Glover

Google Adds 'Highly Cited' Label to Search Results

Rolling out today are the critical thinking tips that encourage people to reevaluate a story. Google Google

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 17 words · Ralph Morris

Google Adds More Search Features to Improve Your Travel Planning

Google hassome new Search featuresspecifically intended to help you figure out flights and hotels when planning travel. Once they’re live, all you’ll have to do is search for things as you normally would. The updated search functions kick in automatically. Xavier Lorenzo / Getty Images Google is trying to improve your accommodation choices with a new hotel search option. Perform a search for hotels in and around a given location, as you typically would....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 84 words · John Jacobs DVM

Google Agrees to $391.5 Million Privacy Settlement With 40 States

The agreement is the largest consumer privacy settlement by states in US history. Google agreed to improve its location tracking disclosures starting in 2023. “They have been crafty and deceptive. The settlement comes as governments around the world are using lawsuits and legislation to rein in Big Tech. In 2018, the European Union put the General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, into law. Earlier this year, Facebook parent Meta wasfined $400 million for failing to protect children’s privacyon Instagram....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 145 words · Erika Hardy

Google And Apple's Astonishing $20B Search Deal Is Terrible For Users

Because being the web’s de-facto home page lets Google track everything you do without restrictions. In 2022,Google paid Apple $20 billion to be the default Safari search engine. And then where would Google be, ousted from the iPhone? Defaults are powerful things.Firmbee.com / Unsplash “Apple currently has the most popular smartphone in the world. Popular Problems Bit by bit, Google has become the way most of us start the internet....

April 15, 2025 · 2 min · 310 words · Samuel Smith

Google and BTS Team Up on Search Fun for Army Day

Google is celebrating the anniversary of one of the biggest fanbases in the world, theBTS Army. The search giant teamed up with band BTS to create some special treats for the fans. In case you’re unfamiliar, BTS is a seven member K-pop supergroup with some incredibly dedicated fans. The Army celebrates the anniversary of its group on July 9. The first bit of fun is a Search easter egg. Searching for “BTS” will bring up a purple, heart-shaped balloon....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 159 words · Paula Holmes

Google and Samsung Team Up on Wearable OS

Google OS users will notice a wide variety of tweaks to the new operating system, the company said. Google Maps and Google Assistant are being redesigned. Social media users reacted with enthusiasm to the news. “At last!” wrote Reddit user L0lil0l0. These are great news for smartwatch users as we need a good competition to the Apple Watch." See all our coverage ofGoogle I/O 2021here.

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 65 words · Anthony Harrison

Google Announces the Fitbit Charge 5

The devices battery can last up to seven days, although this depends on the amount of usage. The app provides information if a user’s heart rate is above or below a certain range. The Charge 5 comes with an EDA sensor, the first of Google’s trackers to have this technology. Google The sensor measures the bodys stress level via sweat glands and portrays the information through a Stress Management Score....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Kimberly Lawson

Google Apologizes for Home Mini Speaker Reportedly Reading N-Word Aloud

For an undetermined time, Google Home smart speakers appeared to have spoken aloud the N-word, which had previously been censored. TikTok user @ohgustieuploaded a videoshowing a Google Home Mini speaker repeating the title of the Jay-Z and Kanye West song ‘N***as In Paris without censoring, but bleeping out Ain’t Shit by Doja Cat. The user, who goes by Shay, told Gizmodo, which reported the story earlier, that their Google speaker had previously censored the word....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 161 words · Cynthia Smith

Google Assistant and Nest Hub Now Working With Legoland

Google Nest HubandGoogle Assistanthave been offering voice-controlled assistance for hotel guests across the US and the UK. NowGoogleis extending the hands-free hospitality service to Legoland hotels in California and New York. Convenience and safety are the two main factors with this match-up. Google Google

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 44 words · Kimberly Rodriguez

Google Assistant Updates With Family Focused Features

Here are a few of the cooler new things you’ll see with Google Assistant in the near future. This should make set up much faster. Scheduled Actions Need your coffee pot to turn on when you wake up in the morning? Google Assistant has your back with what Google is calling Scheduled Actions. ), and more, including your wake up juice machine. You’ll also be able to create quick dial contacts on your Smart Screen or Speaker....

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 130 words · Lisa Harvey

Google Authenticator App Now Syncs 2FA Codes to the Cloud

Synching Authenticator to your Google Account acts as a secondary backup, which sidesteps the need to reset everything. Google Synchronization support between Google Accounts and the Authenticator app is rolling out today for Android and iOS. Google

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 37 words · Michael Scott

Google Bard Now Offers More Ways to Save and Share Results, Plus More Languages

On top of that, you now have more say in how Bard forms its responses. Those two are currently only working with English but will be available in additional languages “soon.” do you mockup Google

April 15, 2025 · 1 min · 35 words · Brenda Brown