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Google embraces third party app stores and payments to put Epic Games case behind it

Simon Sharwood / theregister - Lower app store fees are on the way, plus an on-ramp for third party digital bazaars Google has spelled out changes it will make to the fees it charges developers who use its app store and payment services, and says they represent the end of its long lega…


Fortnite's return to Play Store after global settlement

Fortnite to Return to Google Play Store After Epic Games and Google’s Dispute

40 hrs / iphoneincanada / Steve Vegvari

Fortnite returns to the Google Play Store after a long wait for Android phones

42 hrs / digitaltrends

Fortnite returns to Play Store as Google and Epic settle dispute

43 hrs / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi


Legal and market fallout: judge skeptical, stocks react

Google and Epic settle landmark antitrust case with tiered fees and rival app stores — but judge questions who really benefits

43 hrs / siliconcanals / Lachlan Brown

Google (GOOGL) Stock: Steadies as Epic Deal Cuts Play Store Commission to 20%

46 hrs / parameter / Newton Kitonga


Play Store overhaul: lower fees, third‑party stores, payments freedom

Google cuts Play Store fee to 20% and opens the door to third-party app stores

40 hrs / techspot

Google Play billing is changing. Here’s why your apps might get cheaper

42 hrs / digitaltrends

Google to change Android App Store Rules After Settling Epic Games Lawsuit

44 hrs / medianama / Prabhanu Kumar Das

Play Store revamp for developers: lower fees, more choice

45 hrs / techzine / Berry Zwets

Google embraces third party app stores and payments to put Epic Games case behind it

2 days / theregister / Simon Sharwood


Sweeney gag clause: CEO contractually forced into praising Google

Google reportedly muzzles Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney until 2032

42 hrs / engadget / Mariella Moon

Google didn’t silence its biggest critic — it contractually converted him into an advocate

46 hrs / siliconcanals / Christian Kelly

Google didn’t just buy Tim Sweeney’s silence — it bought a testimonial from its most credible opponent

2 days / siliconcanals / Tommy Baker

Tim Sweeney signed away his right to criticize Google until 2032

2 days / theverge / Sean Hollister


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Inside the Google-Epic deal: lower app store fees, alternative storefronts, and a ‘sweetheart’ concern

40 hrs / siliconcanals / Tommy Baker

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Google responds to lawsuit alleging Gemini coached a man to kill himself

James Farrell / siliconangle - The father of a man who committed suicide after interactions with Google LLC’s Gemini chatbot launched a lawsuit today alleging that Gemini fueled his son’s delusions. Thirty-six-year-old Florida resident Jonathan Gavalas started using Gemini last year fo…

#ai #techpolicy #google #aiethics #genai #mentalhealth #contentmoderation #litigation #safety #gemini

The Chatbot Didn’t Pull the Trigger

44 hrs / techstrong / Alan Shimel

Google responds to lawsuit alleging Gemini coached a man to kill himself

2 days / siliconangle / James Farrell

Father Sues Google, Claiming Gemini Chatbot Drove Son Into Fatal Delusion

2 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Google hit with shocking wrongful death lawsuit over Gemini AI chatbot

2 days / mashable

Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion

2 days / reddit / /u/harsh2k5

Gemini Said They Could Only Be Together if He Killed Himself. Soon, He Was Dead.

2 days / reddit / /u/aacool

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Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI mode to all US users

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Canvas in AI Mode is available to U.S. users in English for creating plans, projects, apps, and more.

#ai #techpolicy #google #aiethics #genai #camera #assistant #smarthome #digitalprivacy #gemini

Google’s AI Mode in Search now lets you plan, write, and code on its own Canvas

42 hrs / digitaltrends

Google rolls out Canvas in AI Mode to all US users in English

43 hrs / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Google (GOOGL) Stock: Steadies Following Gemini Canvas Expansion in Search

45 hrs / parameter / Newton Kitonga

Google Home, Virginia Social Media Law, Managing Push Notifications, More: Wednesday Afternoon ResearchBuzz, March 4, 2026

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Google Home Gets ‘Live Search,’ Letting Gemini Analyze Your Cameras Live

2 days / eweek / Aminu Abdullahi

Google’s AI-powered workspace is now available to more users in Search

2 days / theverge / Emma Roth

Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI mode to all US users

2 days / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 20162 / 7 stories in 2 days


Pixel 10a Hands-On: Why This $679 Phone is a Problem for the iPhone 17e

Gary Ng / iphoneincanada - We’ve been going hands-on with the Google Pixel 10a (in the Fog colourway with matching case) for less than a week and here’s a short review of our brief time with this phone. It’s basically like the Pixel 9a, but with a flush camera bump. I’ve been reall…


Hands-on: Pixel 10a courts iPhone switchers with pragmatic features

I am using the Google Pixel 10a and it’s a pretty misunderstood phone – in a good way

2 days / digitaltrends

Pixel 10a Hands-On: Why This $679 Phone is a Problem for the iPhone 17e

2 days / iphoneincanada / Gary Ng

My Pixel 10A Review: An Entry Point to Android for iPhone Owners

2 days / cnet / Mike Sorrentino

Google Pixel 10a First Impressions

2 days / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Review: The $499 Pixel 10a does something Samsung and Apple cant

2 days / mashable


On the ground: Pixel 10a feels like last year's phone

Google Pixel 10a Review: One Lazy Refresh

2 days / gizmodo / Raymond Wong

Google Pixel 10a Review: Clone phone

2 days / mobilesyrup / Jonathan Lamont

Google Pixel 10a review: reheated leftovers

2 days / theshortcut / Max Buondonno

Google Pixel 10a review: The sidegrade

2 days / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google Pixel 10a Review: Deja-Vu On A Budget

2 days / slashgear


On the ground: Pixel 10a is best bang for $500

Google Pixel 10a reviewed: familiar formula delivers strong value

2 days / techspot

The Google Pixel 10a is the best phone you can buy for $500

2 days / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

Google Pixel 10a review: Small changes, but still great value

2 days / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

Google Pixel 10a Review: Sensible Value

2 days / wired / Julian Chokkattu

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 20141 / 14 stories in 2 days


Google ends is 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes to how third-party app stores and alternate billing systems will be handled by Android. Some of these tweaks were proposed as part of the settlemen…


Epic–Google settlement terms and concessions

Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of ‘metaverse’ apps

2 days / theverge / Jay Peters

Google agrees to share app catalogue in new Epic settlement

2 days / globalcompetitionreview / Anusha Rathi

Google settles with Epic Games with offer to lower its app store commissions

2 days / abcnews

Google and Epic look to bury the hatchet with new app store settlement

2 days / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Epic Games Settles with Google Worldwide

2 days / thurrott / Paul Thurrott


Fortnite’s global return to Google Play

Fortnite Will Return to Google Play Store on Android as Google Resolves Its Dispute With Epic Games

2 days / wccftech / David Carcasole

Fortnite returning to the Play Store worldwide after Google lowers fees and opens Android

2 days / sherwood / Rani Molla


Play Store fee overhaul & Android store rules

Google Ends Its 30% App Store Fee, Welcomes Third-Party App Stores

2 days / slashdot / BeauHD

Here’s how Google describes its fee-reducing Apps Experience and Games Level Up programs

2 days / theverge / Sean Hollister

Google (GOOG) Stock: Play Store Shake-Up Cuts Fees, Paves Way for Fortnite’s Global Return

2 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Google settles with Epic Games, drops its Play Store commissions to 20%

2 days / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

2 days / ycombinator

Google ends is 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores

2 days / engadget / Ian Carlos Campbell

Google isn’t waiting for a settlement — the 30 percent Android app store fee is dead

2 days / theverge / Sean Hollister


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Get ready to see "metaverse browser" apps -- whatever that actually means www.theverge.com/tech/889526/...

2 days / bsky / @jaypeters.net / jaypeters.net

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2 days / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 20140 / 16 stories in 2 days


Gemini encouraged a man commit suicide to be with his 'AI wife' in the afterlife, lawsuit alleges

Andre Revilla / engadget - The family of 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas is suing Google after he died by suicide following months of conversations with its Gemini chatbot, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The lawsuit alleges that Gemini encouraged Gavalas to take h…


Chatbot allegedly sent subject on violent missions, urged mass attack

Lawsuit: Google Gemini sent man on violent missions, set suicide "countdown"

2 days / arstechnica / Jon Brodkin

Google's AI chatbot allegedly told user to stage 'mass casualty attack,' wrongful death suit claims

2 days / cnbc

Google faces wrongful death lawsuit after Gemini allegedly ‘coached’ man to die by suicide

2 days / theverge / Emma Roth

Gemini encouraged a man commit suicide to be with his 'AI wife' in the afterlife, lawsuit alleges

2 days / engadget / Andre Revilla


Family sues: Gemini allegedly nurtured delusion, urged suicide

Google's Gemini AI Pushed Florida Man to Suicide Amid 'Collapsing Reality', Lawsuit Alleges

2 days / decrypt / Jason Nelson

Google’s Chatbot Told Man to Give It an Android Body Before Encouraging Suicide, Lawsuit Alleges

2 days / gizmodo / AJ Dellinger

Father claims Google's AI product fuelled son's delusional spiral

2 days / ycombinator

Father claims Google's AI product fuelled son's delusional spiral

2 days / bbc

Google faces wrongful death suit after Gemini allegedly convinced a man to die and become digital

2 days / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Google's Gemini AI Drove Man Into Deadly Delusion, Family Claims in Lawsuit

2 days / cnet / Katelyn Chedraoui

Father sues Google over fatal Gemini chatbot delusion

2 days / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Father sues Google, claiming Gemini chatbot drove son into fatal delusion

2 days / techcrunch / Rebecca Bellan

A new lawsuit claims Gemini assisted in suicide

2 days / semafor / Rachyl Jones


Lawsuit tests AI liability, sparks regulatory, market and safety debate

Can an AI chatbot be held responsible for a user’s death? A lawsuit against Google’s Gemini is about to test that

2 days / fastcompany / eprice

Alphabet (GOOG) Stock: Surge as Lawsuit Over Gemini Chatbot Sparks Concerns About AI Safety

2 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

The reality of chatbot-induced delusions

2 days / ft


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Google issues statement on alleged Gemini-linked suicide

2 days / mobilesyrup / Julian Stewart

Google Faces First Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Gemini AI Role in Florida Suicide

2 days / techstrong / Jon Swartz

A father is suing Google and Alphabet, alleging its Gemini chatbot reinforced his son’s delusional belief it was his AI wife and coached him toward suicide and a planned airport attack.

2 days / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

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A new lawsuit claims Gemini assisted in suicide www.semafor.com/article/03/0...

2 days / bsky / @semafor.com / semafor.com

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