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Sep 04 • 9 months ago

Google’s Material 3 Expressive UI rolls out to Pixel 6 and newer

Google's latest updates include a smattering of features for Pixels and other Android phones. ...

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Sep 03 • 9 months ago

Judge: Google can keep Chrome, must share search data with “qualified competitors”

Google's penalty for being a search monopoly does not include selling Chrome. ...

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Sep 03 • 9 months ago

Google says Gmail security is “strong and effective” as it denies major breach

Google refutes claims that all 2.5 billion Gmail users are at risk. ...

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Sep 02 • 9 months ago

Judge won't force Google to sell Chrome browser, rejects DOJ proposal

A federal judge on Tuesday largely sided with Google in the penalties phase of its search monopoly case, declining to order the breakup sought by the Department of Justice (DOJ). U.S. District Judge ...

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Aug 30 • 9 months ago

Google Pixel 10 series review: Don’t call it an Android

Google's new Pixel phones are better, but only a little. ...

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Aug 29 • 9 months ago

FTC claims Gmail filtering Republican emails threatens “American freedoms”

FTC chairman revives GOP claims previously rejected by judge and election agency. ...

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Aug 29 • 9 months ago

The personhood trap: How AI fakes human personality

AI assistants don't have fixed personalities—just patterns of output guided by humans. ...

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Aug 26 • 10 months ago

Google improves Gemini AI image editing with “nano banana” model

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image is currently atop LMArena's image-editing leaderboard. ...

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Aug 26 • 10 months ago

YouTube secretly tested AI video enhancement without notifying creators

Google says this isn't technically "GenAI," but it is altering videos without warning. ...

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Aug 26 • 10 months ago

Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps starting next year

Google says it's no different than checking IDs at the airport. ...

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Aug 22 • 10 months ago

Google says it dropped the energy cost of AI queries by 33x in one year

The company claims that a text query now burns the equivalent of 9 seconds of TV. ...

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Aug 22 • 10 months ago

Is the AI bubble about to pop? Sam Altman is prepared either way.

"Someone will lose a phenomenal amount of money," says CEO while fundraising at record prices. ...

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