Google Pixel's new battery 'bug' is actually working exactly as intended

Lots of Google Pixel smartphone users have recently been reporting a "bug" involving battery charging, but it turns out, it's ...
CSO Online

Stop using AI to submit bug reports, says Google

Google will no longer accept AI-generated submissions to a program it funded to find bugs in open-source software. However, it is contributing to a separate program that uses AI to strengthen security ...
Cybernews

Google paid a record $17.1M to developers for finding software bugs

Security researchers scored big in 2025, with Google paying a record $17.1 million in bug bounties, including top rewards of $250,000 for critical discoveries ...
Bleeping Computer

Google paid $17.1 million for vulnerability reports in 2025

Google paid over $17 million to 747 security researchers who reported security bugs through its Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP) in 2025. The company says it has awarded over $81.6 million in bug ...

Google: $17.1 million paid out in bug bounty program 2025

In its 2025 bug bounty program "VRP", Google paid out over 17 million US dollars in rewards to IT researchers.