Chrome will now display AI reviews of online stores

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Google just announced a neat little feature for its Chrome web browser. It'll now show AI-generated reviews of online stores, to make buying stuff "safer and more efficient."The feature is available by clicking an icon just to the left of the web address …

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Google just spent $14 billion on servers in 91 days, plans even higher spending soon

Simon Sharwood / theregister - G-Cloud on track for $50 billion revenue as AI creates a new generation of Google-eyed youth Google’s parent company Alphabet has increased its capex budget for the year by $10 billion and now expects to spend $85 billion this year, and more in 2026.…

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YouTube reports strong earnings and ad revenue rise

YouTube reported a robust start to its social media earnings with ad revenue climbing to nearly $10 billion, highlighting the platform’s successful monetization strategy at a time when digital ad competition is fierce. The financial performance underscores YouTube’s market dominance and strong operational momentum.

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Alphabet Revises CapEx Outlook with Rising Cloud Profits

Alphabet has upped its capital expenditure forecast to $85 billion amid robust cloud profit growth. This upward revision has been well received by investors, providing fresh optimism about the company’s strategic focus on expanding its cloud business and overall market resilience.

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Google Revenue Soars on AI Boom, But Investors Sour on Spending Increase

Katherine Blunt / wsj - The search giant is spending tens of billions of dollars on infusing its products with artificial intelligence capabilities.

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is now stable and generally available

Simon Willison / simonwillison - Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is now stable and generally availableThe last remaining member of the Gemini 2.5 trio joins Pro and Flash in General Availability today.Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is the cheapest of the 2.5 family, at $0.10/million input tokens and $0.40/…

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Google DeepMind's Gemini wins Mathematical Olympiad gold using only natural language

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Google DeepMind has claimed its first gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) with an "advanced version" of its Gemini model running in Deep Think mode.The article Google DeepMind's Gemini wins Mathematical Olympiad gold using only nat…

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Waymo responds to Tesla’s dick joke with a bigger Austin robotaxi map

Andrew J. Hawkins / theverge - Earlier this week, Elon Musk posted an image of Tesla’s robotaxi service area in Austin, Texas, that was in the shape of a penis. Hilarious, I know, but more importantly: it appeared that Tesla’s map was slightly larger than Waymo’s service area, which co…

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Google Hikes Nest Aware Price in Canada Again, This Time 30%

John Quintet / iphoneincanada - Google is once again raising the price of its Nest Aware Plus subscription in Canada—this time from $200 to $260 per year, starting August 15, 2025. That’s a price hike of 30% and is the second price jump in 18 months. The increase comes less than two yea…

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All Rivian models are about to get native Google Maps navigation

Chris Smith / bgr - If you drive a Rivian and want to use Google Maps navigation on the car’s main infotainment system, you should know the two companies just …The post All Rivian models are about to get native Google Maps navigation appeared first on BGR.

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Google inks $3B deal to buy hydropower from Brookfield

Ram Iyer / techcrunch - Google will pay more than $3 billion to source carbon-free hydropower from Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners' plants in Pennsylvania.

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Google adds featured notebooks on selected topics to NotebookLM

Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Google is adding what it calls "featured notebooks" to NotebookLM as a way to demo its AI-powered software and offer interactive, high-quality resources on everything from personal advice to William Shakespeare. The company tried something similar after i…

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Google Gemini crumbles in the face of Atari Chess challenge — admits it would 'struggle immensely' against 1.19 MHz machine, says canceling the match most sensible course of action

tomshardware - Google Gemini decided to call off its chess match against the ancient 1.19 Mhz Atari 2600 console after a friendly pre-game reminder about what happened to ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot.

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Google’s $2.4B Windsurf Deal Followed OpenAI Collapse Over Microsoft IP Veto

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google's $2.4B Windsurf deal followed the collapse of OpenAI's acquisition, which was reportedly blocked by a Microsoft IP rights objection.The post Google’s $2.4B Windsurf Deal Followed OpenAI Collapse Over Microsoft IP Veto appeared first on WinBuzzer.

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Google adds three new Gemini-powered AI modes to Firebase Studio

Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Google is adding three new AI modes to Firebase Studio, unveiled at the Cloud Summit in London.The article Google adds three new Gemini-powered AI modes to Firebase Studio appeared first on THE DECODER.

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Google launches image-to-video feature for Veo 3 in Gemini

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Google has added a new feature to Veo 3, its AI video app, that lets users turn a single image into a short video.The article Google launches image-to-video feature for Veo 3 in Gemini appeared first on THE DECODER.

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Gmail introducing new ‘Manage Subscription’ feature

Vincent Lin / mobilesyrup - Constantly getting emails from services and websites you rarely use is annoying. This is why Google is now implementing a ‘Manage Subscription’ feature to easily remove these kinds of unwanted emails from your inbox. Google announced the wider rollout of …

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Waymo offers teen accounts for driverless rides

cnbc - Waymo announced Tuesday it is now offering accounts for teens ages 14 to 17, starting in Phoenix.

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Racist videos made with AI are going viral on TikTok

Emma Roth / theverge - Racist videos that appear to be created with Google’s AI video generation tool Veo 3 have raked in millions of views across TikTok, according to findings from the nonprofit media watchdog Media Matters. The AI-generated videos uncovered by the organizatio…

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Google expands access to AI tools in the classroom for educators with Gemini

Kyt Dotson / siliconangle - Google LLC today announced a vastly expanded suite of artificial intelligence tools for educators with Gemini in the Classroom, which includes more than 30 features to help teachers spend more time with students. The new features build on personalized lea…

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