At the D9 conference today, Google executive chairmanEric Schmidtbacked Apple in the Mac versus PC debate. “You could use a Mac instead of a PC,” said Schmidt. He said viruses are far less likely to affect Mac users. Schmidt backed the Mac after giving advice about security with Google services. That includes usingGoogle Chromeover other browsers and activating two-factor authentication in Gmail. Schmidt did mention that he was a former board member at Apple, so one might want to take his advice with a grain of salt — though it’s hard to argue with the facts....

Updated at the foot of the post. By now you’ve likely seen the news around the Internet that Google is working on a facial recognition application that would allow you to scan someone’s face and then find out information about them. The report, which originatedfrom CNN, quotes Googler Hartmut Neven in a number of different statements, all of which seem to point that Google is indeed working on the project....

RememberGoogle’s Fuchsia? A new operating system emerged in 2016 with many promises and ambiguity. Now it’s finally making its consumer debut through an update inthe first-generation Nest Hub. According to a report by9to5Google, the Big G is soon shipping an update to the2018 Nest Hubthat’ll replace the current operating system — the Linux-based CastOS — with Fuchsia OS. What difference will it make make in your life as a Nest Hub owner?...

Update (28 January 2022 12PM IST): Ona support page, Google said it’s developing a tool to “move your non-Google Workspace paid content and most of your data to a no-cost option.” You can also upgrade your subscription to a paid option with a 50% discount on the first year’s fees. If you own a business, your administrator can usethe Google Takeout toolto move to a new Google account with your data intact....

Gero Graf, Google’s Strategic Commerce Partnerships Development Manager hasn’t Googled himself in over 5 years. The bright and amiable 30-year old first joined the company in 2008 on its UK Sales team as an industry analyst. Prior to Google, he was the managing director of a small business consultancy. This week, Graf will speak about Google’s Product Search atThe NEXT Conferencein Berlin, Germany, which focuses on “Data Love,” because “data is what electricity has been for the industrial age....