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Google Under Fire For Quietly Killing Critical Android Security Updates For … – Forbes

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Google Under Fire For Quietly Killing Critical Android Security Updates For …
Forbes
Android smartphone owners who aren't running the latest version of their operating system might get some nasty surprises from malicious hackers in 2015. That's because one of the core components of their phones won't be getting any security updates …
Making sense of the latest Android security updates scareAndroid Authority (blog)
Google Stopped Pushing Out Critical Android Security Updates For Nearly 1 …Android Headlines – Android News
Google puts 60 percent of Android users at risk with WebView security changesV3.co.uk
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Zero-day in Windows 8.1 disclosed by Google

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A new zero day vulnerability has been disclosed in Microsoft Windows 8.1. Who is behind releasing the attack code behind this flaw? Google.
Naked Security – Sophos

Google discloses unpatched Windows vulnerability

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A Google researcher has disclosed an unpatched vulnerability in Windows 8.1 after Microsoft didn’t fix the problem within a 90-day window Google gave its competitor.

The disclosure of the bug on Google’s security research website early this week stirred up a debate about whether outing the vulnerability was appropriate.

The bug allows low-level Windows users to become administrators in some cases, but some posters on the Google site said the company should have kept its mouth shut. Google said it was unclear if versions of the Windows OS earlier than 8.1 were affected by the bug.

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Google built its own self-driving car

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In May, Google released a teaser image showing a mock-up of the autonomous vehicle it planned to build. Today, the company followed up with an image showing the finished product, which looks just as silly as the original mockup.

Google’s previous autonomous car was a modified Toyota Prius, which used a combination of cameras, sensors, and software to drive itself around California. The modified Prius was very successful, reportedly driving more than 700,000 miles with minimal issues.

Google says the first edition of its self-made self-driving car will feature “temporary manual controls as needed while we continue to test and learn.” When Google introduced its prototype back in May, the company claimed its self-driving cars “won’t have a steering wheel, accelerator pad, or brake pedal…because they don’t need them.” Apparently, it still has yet to reach that point.

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