Gmail has good news for anyone who regrets their email address. For the first time in the platform's 22-year history, account holders now have the ability to change their Gmail address name.

On March 31, 2026, local time, Google announced that it will allow users to change their Google account username (the part of their Gmail account before '@gmail.com'). Google services use your Google ...

(NEXSTAR) – There may be few things more embarrassing than having to recite the email address you created more than a decade ago that no longer fits your personality. Maybe it matched your equally ...

As of April 1, Gmail will have been around for 22 years. Many of us have a poorly chosen email address that's laced with regret, but we're now stuck with it. We've perhaps had it for longer than most ...

UPDATE: Jan. 11, 2026, 2:04 p.m. EST We have updated this story, initially published on January 10, to include a statement from Instagram responding to concerns about password reset scams, saying that ...

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Why it matters: Good news for those people whose Gmail address includes a reference to something that was pretty cool when they were young but is fairly embarrassing these days. Google is rolling out ...

If you never set, forgot, or change your MySQL password, you're in luck. This article walks you through these steps, so you'll never be at a loss for that database root user password. TechRepublic Get ...

Some OpenAI customer data was exfiltrated in a supply chain attack. The attack only affected visitors to OpenAI's API documentation. The damage was minimal yet noteworthy. A supply chain attack occurs ...

In today’s digital age, protecting your sensitive personal information is more important than ever. And having strong passwords definitely helps protect your personal data from prying eyes. In this ...

If you never set, forgot, or change your MySQL password, you're in luck. This article walks you through these steps, so you'll never be at a loss for that database root user password. TechRepublic Get ...

“2.5 billion Gmail users should change passwords,” the headlines warn, saying Google has issued an emergency alert to all its users. Not so fast, however. While Google and Gmail are often targeted by ...