Waymo approved to start autonomous vehicle testing in New York City

Sean O'Kane / techcrunch - It's the first permit of its kind, and a crucial step along the path toward launching a true robotaxi service in the Big Apple.

6 months / cnbc

Nonprofit search engine Ecosia offers $0 for control of Chrome

Anna Washenko / engadget - Germany-based search engine and browser nonprofit Ecosia is the latest party to make an offer for Google's Chrome. Questions about Chrome's fate have been swirling since the news that the Department of Justice would push for Google to sell the browser aft…

#antitrust #browsers #alphabet

Berlin-based non-profit search engine Ecosia has asked a U.S. judge to turn Chrome into a foundation it controls, funding billions in climate projects.

6 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Nonprofit search engine Ecosia offers $0 for control of Chrome

6 months / engadget / Anna Washenko

Ecosia has offered to take ‘stewardship’ of Chrome. And it’s not a bad idea.

6 months / techcrunch / Julie Bort

Google has launched a user-focused memory function for Gemini

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Google has started analyzing chat history by default in Gemini to personalize responses.The article Google has launched a user-focused memory function for Gemini appeared first on THE DECODER.

#ai #google #alphabet #chatgpt

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Generative AI Service to Offer Google’s Gemini Models

6 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Google has launched a user-focused memory function for Gemini

6 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

New Temporary Chats in Gemini stops Google remembering everything

6 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Google Gemini will now learn from your chats—unless you tell it not to

Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - Gemini will remember this, so it's time to check your privacy settings.

#ai #google #alphabet #chatgpt

Google’s Gemini App Can Now Remember or Forget Past Conversations

6 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

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Google Gemini now offers personalized responses based on past chats

6 months / mobilesyrup / Dean Daley

Google Gemini will now learn from your chats—unless you tell it not to

6 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google makes Gemini remember you—then adds an off switch

6 months / implicator / Robert Brown

Google Gives Gemini an Automatic Memory, Balancing Personalization with New Privacy Controls

6 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google’s Gemini AI will get more personalized by remembering details automatically

Emma Roth / theverge - Google is rolling out an update for Gemini that will allow the AI chatbot to “remember” your past conversations without prompting. With the setting turned on, Gemini will automatically recall your “key details and preferences” and use them to personalize …

#ai #google #genai #alphabet

Google Gemini's Deep Research is finally coming to API

6 months / bleepingcomputer / Mayank Parmar

Google’s Gemini App Adds Temporary Chats, Now Remembers What You Say

6 months / iphoneincanada / John Quintet

Google Gemini Chats Just Got More Personal

6 months / bgr

Gemini will remember more (or less) of what you say

6 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

Gemini Is Going to Start Learning More About You. Here's How to Turn That Off

6 months / cnet / Jon Reed

Google’s Gemini AI will get more personalized by remembering details automatically

6 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Perplexity Makes Audacious $34.5 Billion Bid for Google Chrome Amid Antitrust Showdown

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - AI startup Perplexity offers $34.5B for Google Chrome, a strategic move as a federal judge weighs forcing a sale in the landmark DOJ antitrust case.The post Perplexity Makes Audacious $34.5 Billion Bid for Google Chrome Amid Antitrust Showdown appeared fi…

#antitrust #alphabet #doj #acquisitions

Perplexity is trying to position itself alongside major tech brands with high-profile stunts

6 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

The Great Gateway Grab

6 months / implicator / Marcus Schuler

AI firm Perplexity makes ridiculous bid to buy Chrome from Google

6 months / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Can Perplexity actually buy Google Chrome for $34.5bn?

6 months / siliconrepublic / Suhasini Srinivasaragavan

Perplexity Makes Audacious $34.5 Billion Bid for Google Chrome Amid Antitrust Showdown

6 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Perplexity Makes Bold Offer for Google Chrome Acquisition

In a jaw-dropping and somewhat eyebrow-raising move, AI startup Perplexity has tabled an unsolicited multi‐billion-dollar bid to acquire the Google Chrome browser. Despite differing figures reported, the offer underscores growing tensions amid an escalating antitrust environment.

#google #browsers #alphabet #acquisitions

Perplexity has said it wants to buy Chrome from Google for $34.5 billion, despite Perplexity’s value being considerably less than what it offered.

6 months / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Perplexity offers to buy Chrome for billions more than it’s raised

6 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

! Perplexity hat Google den Kauf von Chrome für 34,5 Mrd USD angeboten, nachdem das US-Justizministerium Google schon im März zum Verkauf zwingen wollte. techcrunch.com/2025/08/12/p...?

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Perplexity has offered to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion. That’s even higher than Perplexity’s own valuation www.theverge.com/news/758218/...

6 months / bsky / @tomwarren.co.uk / tomwarren.co.uk

Perplexity takes a shine to Chrome, offers Google $34.5 billion

6 months / theregister / Thomas Claburn

Perplexity AI just offered Google $34.5 billion to buy Chrome, sources say

6 months / techspot

Chrome for Sale? Why a Browser Divestiture Could Rewire Search

6 months / implicator / Maria Garcia

Perplexity offers more than twice its total valuation to buy Chrome from Google

6 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Perplexity Offers Whopping $34.5 Billion to Buy Google Chrome

6 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Perplexity propositions Google with $34.5B to sell off Chrome

6 months / appleinsider

AI Startup Perplexity Offers to Buy Google's Chrome Browser for $34.5 Billion

6 months / cnet / Tyler Graham

Perplexity Bids $34.5 Billion for Google Chrome: Reports

6 months / techstrong / Jon Swartz

Perplexity Makes Unsolicited Bid to Buy Google’s Chrome Browser

6 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Perplexity offers to buy Chrome for billions more than it’s raised

6 months / techcrunch / Julie Bort

Perplexity AI makes daring $34.5B all-cash bid for Google’s Chrome browser

6 months / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion

6 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Perplexity Wants to Buy Google Chrome for $34.5 Billion: Report

6 months / gizmodo / Matt Novak

Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5 Billion Offer for Chrome

6 months / wsj / Katherine Blunt

Google and Valve will kill “Steam for Chromebooks” experiment in January 2026

Andrew Cunningham / arstechnica - Well, that's one way to exit beta.

#gaming #google #alphabet

Steam for Chromebooks is reportedly being discontinued

6 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

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Google and Valve will kill “Steam for Chromebooks” experiment in January 2026

6 months / arstechnica / Andrew Cunningham

Google to kill Steam for Chromebook beta in 2026 — Installed games will 'no longer be available to play'

6 months / tomshardware

Google Working on Fix for Glum Gemini, Stuck in 'Infinite Loop' of Self-Esteem Issues

Omar Gallaga / cnet - One Google AI leader says Gemini's sad messages about itself are a glitch that the company plans to address.

#ai #google #alphabet

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6 months / bsky / @iheartnoise.bsky.social / iheartnoise.bsky.social

Google Gemini struggles to write code, calls itself “a disgrace to my species”

6 months / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

Google Working on Fix for Glum Gemini, Stuck in 'Infinite Loop' of Self-Esteem Issues

6 months / cnet / Omar Gallaga

Google is fixing a bug that causes Gemini to keep calling itself a 'failure'

6 months / engadget / Mariella Moon

Google Launches ‘Guided Learning’ in Gemini to Tutor Students, Competing With ChatGPT Study Mode

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google launches 'Guided Learning' for Gemini, directly competing with OpenAI's 'Study Mode' and other AI powered educational tutoring tools.The post Google Launches ‘Guided Learning’ in Gemini to Tutor Students, Competing With ChatGPT Study Mode appeared …

#ai #google #genai #alphabet

If you need a distraction for your kids, Google will now let you create 10-page, AI-generated storybooks in the Gemini app, complete with illustrations.

7 months / bsky / @bgrcom.bsky.social / bgrcom.bsky.social

Google Now Lets You Create Illustrated AI Storybooks Inside The Gemini App

7 months / bgr

Google would like you to study with Gemini instead of cheat with it

7 months / theverge / Jay Peters

Google Launches ‘Guided Learning’ in Gemini to Tutor Students, Competing With ChatGPT Study Mode

7 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Gemini App Rolls Out Interactive AI Study Tools for Students

7 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Google takes on ChatGPT’s Study Mode with new ‘Guided Learning’ tool in Gemini

7 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Gemini's new Guided Learning mode can quiz students and create interactive study aids

7 months / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Google’s Jules AI Coding Agent Exits Beta With New Pricing and Features

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google's AI coding agent, Jules, has officially launched out of beta, introducing new pricing tiers and features to compete in the autonomous coding market.The post Google’s Jules AI Coding Agent Exits Beta With New Pricing and Features appeared first on …

#ai #google #genai #alphabet

Google makes Jules, its AI coding agent, available to everyone with free and paid plans

7 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Google Is So Confident In Its New AI Coding Agent, It's Going To Use It On Its Own Projects

7 months / bgr

Jules, our asynchronous coding agent, is now available for everyone

7 months / simonwillison / Simon Willison

Google’s Jules AI Coding Tool Now Available to Everyone

7 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Google’s Jules AI Coding Agent Exits Beta With New Pricing and Features

7 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google’s AI coding agent Jules is now out of beta

7 months / techcrunch / Jagmeet Singh

Google DeepMind Unveils Genie 3, Claims It Can Create Video Game Worlds In Real-Time

bgr - Genie 3 is the latest world model from Google's DeepMind, and it can "generate an unprecedented diversity of interactive environments."

#ai #vr #genai #alphabet

Google DeepMind Unveils Genie 3, Claims It Can Create Video Game Worlds In Real-Time

7 months / bgr

Google DeepMind debuts Genie 3 model for generating interactive virtual worlds

7 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Google pokes fun at Apple Intelligence in new Pixel 10 ad

Matthew Mountjoy / mobilesyrup - When Apple launched the iPhone 16 last year, they promised a new AI-powered version of Siri would be a lot more personalized, in part due to Apple Intelligence. Now, over a year later, Apple has had to delay the improvements, and Google is not letting any…

#ai #apple #google #alphabet

Google enlists Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg in new Pixel 10 ad targeting Apple

7 months / pocket-lint / John Kanellakos

Google mocks Apple's AI delays while standing in a graveyard of late and abandoned products

7 months / appleinsider

Google pokes fun at Apple Intelligence in new Pixel 10 ad

7 months / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

Google Makes Fun of Apple Intelligence Siri Delay in Ad Promoting Pixel 10

7 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Google backtracks on plans to deactivate shortened goo.gl links

Jay Peters / theverge - Google is largely reversing course on its plans to discontinue support for all shortened goo.gl URLs on August 25th. Goo.gl URLS that already show a message saying that they will be deactivated in August will still stop working — the company started showi…

#google #alphabet #internet

Google backtracks on plans to deactivate shortened goo.gl links https://www.theverge.com/news/717649/google-goo-gl-url-shortener-links-backtrack #Google #News #Tech #Web

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Google backtracks on plans to deactivate shortened goo.gl links

7 months / theverge / Jay Peters

Some goo.gl URLs will live to fight another day

7 months / engadget / Will Shanklin

Google upgrades Gemini with Deep Think and flags early warning risks

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Google unveils a new version of its Gemini AI model designed to solve complex problems by giving it more "thinking time." The technology builds on the same model that recently excelled at the Math Olympiad, but Google's own analysis suggests it also raise…

#ai #genai #alphabet #deeptech

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Deep Think in the Gemini app

7 months / simonwillison / Simon Willison

Google releases Gemini 2.5 Deep Think for AI Ultra subscribers

7 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google rolls out its most powerful Gemini model yet

7 months / engadget / Andre Revilla

Google upgrades Gemini with Deep Think and flags early warning risks

7 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Google Unleashes Gemini Deep Think for Ultra Subscribers in High-Stakes AI Race

7 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google is experimenting with machine-learning powered age estimation tech in the U.S.

Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - Google will use machine learning and user data to estimate age of users in the U.S.

#ai #ml #alphabet

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YouTube’s selfie collection, AI age checks are concerning, privacy experts say

7 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Google Will Use AI To Determine If You're A Teen, And That's A Bit Creepy

7 months / bgr

Google is experimenting with machine-learning powered age estimation tech in the U.S.

7 months / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

Google To Use Machine Learning To Determine Age For Ads & More

7 months / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google DeepMind unveils an AI model that acts as a "virtual satellite" for mapping the entire planet

Jonathan Kemper / the-decoder - Google DeepMind has introduced AlphaEarth Foundations, an AI system designed to convert petabytes of satellite data into unified digital representations.The article Google DeepMind unveils an AI model that acts as a "virtual satellite" for mapping the ent…

#ai #analytics #alphabet

Google Launches Earth AI to Help Address Climate Change

7 months / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Google AI Model Helps Us See the Planet as We Never Have Before

7 months / cnet / Alex Valdes

Google DeepMind releases highly accurate AI model map of Earth

7 months / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Google's 'virtual satellite' AI model can provide a near real-time view of Earth

7 months / engadget / Mariella Moon

Google DeepMind unveils an AI model that acts as a "virtual satellite" for mapping the entire planet

7 months / the-decoder / Jonathan Kemper

Google Announces Google Earth AI: DeepMind’s New AlphaEarth AI Maps the Planet in Unprecedented Detail

7 months / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Waymo plots Dallas robotaxi launch, stays ahead of Tesla in Texas turf war

Brandon Vigliarolo / theregister - Alphabet’s driverless darling taps Avis to manage the fleet for 2026 debut With Tesla horning in on its Texas territory, robotaxi outfit Waymo has decided to expand to a new city in the Lone Star state: Dallas. …

#automation #selfdriving #robotaxis #alphabet

Waymo plots Dallas robotaxi launch, stays ahead of Tesla in Texas turf war

7 months / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Waymo expands robotaxi operations to Dallas with help from Avis

7 months / techspot

Google launches AI Mode in UK search

Lucy Adams / tech - Google has begun the UK rollout of AI Mode, a more conversational and "context-aware" layer added to its core search product. Unlike its earlier AI Overviews, which provide brief summaries atop tradit...

#ai #aiethics #alphabet #uk

3 New AI Mode Features That Make Google Search Work More Like Gemini

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Google Search: Help Me Shop In AI Mode

7 months / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google AI Mode Expands To The UK

7 months / seroundtable / barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz)

Google Search's AI Mode is rolling out in the UK

7 months / engadget / Sarah Fielding

How Google profits even as its AI summaries reduce website ad link clicks

7 months / theregister / Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

Google launches AI Mode in UK search

7 months / tech / Lucy Adams

Google rolls out "AI Mode" for Search in the UK

7 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Waymo plans to bring its robotaxi service to Dallas in 2026

cnbc - Waymo is partnering with rental car company Avis for robotaxi fleet management in Dallas.

#automation #selfdriving #robotaxis #alphabet

Waymo and Avis Budget Group partnering to bring robotaxi service to Dallas in 2026… www.cnbc.com/2025/07/28/w...

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Waymo’s US expansion continues apace. They are now testing in & have plans to start up their robotaxi service in Dallas in 2026. www.cnbc.com/2025/07/28/w...

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Waymo taps Avis to manage robotaxi fleet in Dallas

7 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Waymo plans to bring its robotaxi service to Dallas in 2026

7 months / cnbc

Waymo taps Avis to manage robotaxi fleet in Dallas

7 months / techcrunch / Kirsten Korosec

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Waymo approved to start autonomous vehicle testing in New York City

Nonprofit search engine Ecosia offers $0 for control of Chrome

Google has launched a user-focused memory function for Gemini

Google Gemini will now learn from your chats—unless you tell it not to

Google’s Gemini AI will get more personalized by remembering details automatically

Perplexity Makes Audacious $34.5 Billion Bid for Google Chrome Amid Antitrust Showdown

Perplexity Makes Bold Offer for Google Chrome Acquisition

Google and Valve will kill “Steam for Chromebooks” experiment in January 2026

Google Working on Fix for Glum Gemini, Stuck in 'Infinite Loop' of Self-Esteem Issues

Google Launches ‘Guided Learning’ in Gemini to Tutor Students, Competing With ChatGPT Study Mode

Google’s Jules AI Coding Agent Exits Beta With New Pricing and Features

Google DeepMind Unveils Genie 3, Claims It Can Create Video Game Worlds In Real-Time

Google pokes fun at Apple Intelligence in new Pixel 10 ad

Google backtracks on plans to deactivate shortened goo.gl links

Google upgrades Gemini with Deep Think and flags early warning risks

Google is experimenting with machine-learning powered age estimation tech in the U.S.

Google DeepMind unveils an AI model that acts as a "virtual satellite" for mapping the entire planet

Waymo plots Dallas robotaxi launch, stays ahead of Tesla in Texas turf war

Google launches AI Mode in UK search

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