Google augments AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout and an AI that calls stores for you

Google Unveils New AI 'Vibe-Shopping' Tools Right In Time For Black Friday

3 months / bgr

Google is rolling out conversational shopping—and ads—in AI Mode search

Google's Adding Shopping Enhancements to Gemini Ahead of Black Friday

3 months / cnet / Mike Sorrentino

Google adds agentic AI checkout to shopping

3 months / engadget

Google will let users call stores, browse products, and check out using AI

3 months / theverge / Mia Sato

Google augments AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout and an AI that calls stores for you

3 months / techcrunch / Sarah Perez

Google Eases Android Sideloading Rules After Developer Backlash

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google is reversing a controversial Android security policy after backlash, introducing a new 'advanced flow' to allow experienced users to install unverified apps.The post Google Eases Android Sideloading Rules After Developer Backlash appeared first on …

#software #techpolicy #google #android #apps #community #technology #developertools #digitalprivacy #regulation

Google will let Android power users bypass upcoming sideloading restrictions

Google is Tweaking its Android Developer Verification Requirements to Add New Sideloading Process

3 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Android won't kill sideloading after all, but new verification rules will make it harder

3 months / techspot

Google To Allow 'Experienced Users' To Install Unverified Android Apps

3 months / slashdot / msmash

Google will allow 'experienced users' to sideload unverified Android apps

3 months / engadget

Google adds advanced flow for sideloading Android apps

3 months / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Google will soon give Android power users a safer way to sideload apps from unverified developers

3 months / digitaltrends

Google will let ‘experienced users’ keep sideloading Android apps

3 months / theverge / Dominic Preston

Google Eases Android Sideloading Rules After Developer Backlash

Google to allow Android users with high pain tolerance to sideload unverified apps

3 months / theregister / Simon Sharwood

Google vows to stop scam E-Z Pass and USPS texts plaguing Americans

Ashley Belanger / arstechnica - "Phishing for dummies" kits make it easier to scam millions, Google alleged.

#cybersecurity #google #alphabet #cybercrime #scam #law #technology #litigation #digitalprivacy

Chinese Cybercrime Crackdown (5)
Lighthouse Legal Action (3)
Scam Text Alerts (3)
All Other Stories

Chinese Cybercrime Crackdown

Google sues 25 China-based scammers behind Lighthouse 'phishing for dummies' kit

3 months / theregister / Jessica Lyons

Google sues to dismantle Chinese platform behind global toll scams

3 months / bleepingcomputer / Lawrence Abrams

Google sues Chinese hacker group it says stole $1 billion from a million victims in 121 countries — 'Lighthouse' platform offers phishing services to crooks for a monthly fee

3 months / tomshardware

Google sues group running massive SMS scam operation

3 months / engadget

Google sues cybercriminal group behind E-ZPass, USPS text phishing scams

3 months / cnbc

Lighthouse Legal Action

The Lighthouse lawsuit is Google's boldest move yet against organized cybercrime

3 months / techspot

Google is trying to take down a group sending you all those spammy texts

3 months / theverge / Lauren Feiner

This Is the Platform Google Claims Is Behind a 'Staggering’ Scam Text Operation

3 months / wired / Matt Burgess

Scam Text Alerts

You know those fake UPS texts? Google says it’s found who’s behind them

3 months / fastcompany / Taylor Hatmaker

Google vows to stop scam E-Z Pass and USPS texts plaguing Americans

3 months / arstechnica / Ashley Belanger

Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers

3 months / npr / John Ruwitch

All Other Stories

Google has filed a lawsuit to dismantle the "Lighthouse" phishing-as-a-service platform used by cybercriminals worldwide to steal credit card information through SMS phishing attacks impersonating the U.S. Postal Service and E-ZPass toll systems

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Google vows to stop scam E-Z Pass and USPS texts plaguing Americans arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

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Google launches a lawsuit targeting text message scammers www.npr.org/2025/11/12/n...

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Google is suing 25 people it alleges are behind a “relentless” scam text operation that uses a phishing-as-a-service platform called Lighthouse. www.wired.com/story/lighth...

3 months / bsky / @wired.com / wired.com

Google says new cloud-based “Private AI Compute” is just as secure as local processing

Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - New system allows devices to connect directly to secure space in Google's AI servers.

#ai #cloud #dataprivacy #cloudsec #apple #google #alphabet #privacy #technology #gemini

Beyond Models and Compute: Big Tech’s AI Moves

3 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Google Is Introducing Its Own Version of Apple's Private AI Cloud Compute

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Google details cloud-based Private AI Compute system for securing Pixel data

3 months / siliconangle / Maria Deutscher

Google unveils Private AI Compute, its answer to Apples Private Cloud Compute

3 months / mashable

Google says new cloud-based “Private AI Compute” is just as secure as local processing

Google Challenges Apple with Private AI Compute, Promising Cloud Power with On-Device Privacy

Google just upgraded Magic Cue on your Pixel 10 with advanced Gemini models, without compromising privacy

3 months / digitaltrends

Google is introducing its own version of Apple’s private AI cloud compute

3 months / theverge / Robert Hart

Google’s November 2025 Pixel Drop is here with a host of upgrades for your Pixel

digitaltrends - Google today announced a Pixel Drop for Pixel 6 and newer models, bringing theme packs, the Remix feature in Google Messages, and more.

#ai #software #google #android #aiethics #apps #photography #ux #updates

The November Pixel Drop is Here with a Big Update for Android Too

3 months / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Google’s November Pixel Drop adds more AI-related features

3 months / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

Google’s November Pixel Drop: Here are All the New Features

3 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Google’s November 2025 Pixel Drop is here with a host of upgrades for your Pixel

3 months / digitaltrends

Nano Banana AI Slides Into Your DMs And Other November Pixel Drop Features

3 months / bgr

Google's November Pixel Drop Adds Photo Remixing in Messages, Scam Protection and 'Wicked' Themes

3 months / cnet / Nelson Aguilar

Remix in Google Messages brings AI photo editing to even more phones

3 months / engadget

Google Photos Has New AI Abilities: Nano Banana Support And AI Edits On The iPhone

bgr - Google added a few new AI features to Google Photos, including Nano Banana support, AI editing on the iPhone, and a more powerful Ask button.

#ai #cloud #ml #google #android #aiethics #alphabet #ios #apps #photography

Google Photos adds support for Nano Banana-powered AI editing features

3 months / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Google Announces Even More AI In Photos App, Powered By Nano Banana

3 months / slashdot / BeauHD

Google Photos Gets Nano Banana, More

3 months / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Google Photos Expands AI Magic to iPhone: Edit by Just Asking

3 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Google Photos Has New AI Abilities: Nano Banana Support And AI Edits On The iPhone

3 months / bgr

Google announces even more AI in Photos app, powered by Nano Banana

Google Photos now has six more AI-powered features

3 months / engadget

Google Photos lets iPhone users edit images by describing changes

3 months / theverge / Jess Weatherbed

Google Photos adds new AI features for editing, expands AI-powered search to over 100 countries

3 months / techcrunch / Ivan Mehta

Google brings Gemini to the Google TV Streamer

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The tech giant says the change will enable users to use their voice more naturally to access content and more.

#voice #google #streaming #aiethics #genai #ux #technology #assistant #tv #gemini

Gemini for TV is rolling out to the Google TV Streamer

3 months / engadget

The tech giant says the change will enable users to use their voice more naturally to access content and more.

3 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Your Google TV Streamer is about to get a whole lot smarter

3 months / pocket-lint / Craig Donaldson

Gemini for TV is coming to Google TV Streamer starting today

3 months / theverge / Stevie Bonifield

Google brings Gemini to the Google TV Streamer

3 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Gemini for TV is Now Rolling Out to the Google TV Streamer

3 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

“Literal AI Spam Machine”: Google’s Opal Tool Comes Under Fire

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google faces backlash for marketing its new AI tool, Opal, for creating 'scalable' content, a practice that appears to violate its own anti-spam search policies.The post “Literal AI Spam Machine”: Google’s Opal Tool Comes Under Fire appeared first on WinB…

#ai #automation #techpolicy #google #aiethics #contentmoderation #algorithm #digitalprivacy #advertising

“Literal AI Spam Machine”: Google’s Opal Tool Comes Under Fire

Google Opal Tool Creates Optimized Content In Scalable Way - Seriously?

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

Google Plans Secret AI Military Outpost on Tiny Island Overrun By Crabs

msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: On Wednesday, Reuters reported that Google is planning to build a large AI data center on Christmas Island, a 52-square-mile Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, following a cloud computing deal with Australia's m…

#ai #cloud #defensetech #google #aiethics #government #datacenter #asia #australia #technology

Google Plans Secret AI Military Outpost on Tiny Island Overrun By Crabs

4 months / slashdot / msmash

Google plans secret AI military outpost on tiny island overrun by crabs

4 months / arstechnica / Benj Edwards

Google Plans Strategic AI Data Center on Remote Australian Military Outpost

Into finance or trading? Google’s new AI-powered tricks can help you

Google Boosts Finance Platform with Gemini-Powered ‘Deep Search’ and New Data Tools

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google is upgrading its Finance platform with a Gemini-powered 'Deep Search' for complex queries, prediction market data, and live earnings analysis.The post Google Boosts Finance Platform with Gemini-Powered ‘Deep Search’ and New Data Tools appeared firs…

#ai #cloud #fintech #datascience #ml #google #stockmarket #finance #deeptech #gemini

4 months / digitaltrends

October's Hottest AI Tools

4 months / theresanaiforthat / There's An AI For That

Google Finance Rolls Out AI-Driven Deep Search, Prediction-Market Data

4 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Google Finance’s New AI Tools Skip Canada (But There’s a Workaround)

4 months / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Gemini Deep Research comes to Google Finance, backed by prediction market data

4 months / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google Boosts Finance Platform with Gemini-Powered ‘Deep Search’ and New Data Tools

Google's Gemini Deep Research feature now taps into Gmail, Drive, and Chat

4 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

Google Finance Enlists Gemini AI For Deep Search Reports

4 months / bgr

Google Finance offers Gemini AI tools to stock traders

4 months / theverge / Robert Hart

Gemini Deep Research Can Now Access Google Workspace Data

4 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Google Gemini can now do deep research on your Gmail and Drive data

4 months / engadget

AI Chips: Google’s Ironwood TPU and New Axion Chips Are Now Generally Available

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google's powerful Ironwood TPU is now generally available together with new Axion CPUs, heatubg up the AI hardware arms race against Nvidia.The post AI Chips: Google’s Ironwood TPU and New Axion Chips Are Now Generally Available appeared first on WinBuzze…

#ai #cloud #hardware #ml #chips #google #aiethics #alphabet #cpus

Google’s Ironwood TPUs represent a bigger threat than Nvidia would have you believe

4 months / theregister / Tobias Mann

Ironwood chips mark Google’s biggest move yet to outpace Nvidia in the AI infrastructure race

4 months / the-decoder / Matthias Bastian

AI Chips: Google’s Ironwood TPU and New Axion Chips Are Now Generally Available

Google deploys new Axion CPUs and seventh-gen Ironwood TPU — training and inferencing pods beat Nvidia GB300 and shape 'AI Hypercomputer' model

4 months / tomshardware

Google unleashes Ironwood TPUs, new Axion instances as AI inference demand surges

4 months / siliconangle / Kyt Dotson

Google's rolling out its most powerful AI chip, taking aim at Nvidia with custom silicon

4 months / cnbc

Google Maps integrates Gemini for hands-free navigation

Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - Google is integrating its Gemini AI assistant into Google Maps, replacing the existing Assistant to enable hands-free, conversational navigation. This upgrade allows users to interact naturally while driving and is rolling out to Android and iOS devices i…

#ai #automation #mobile #google #aiethics #india #assistant #safety #gemini

AI is taking over Google Maps to plan routes, find parking, and answer questions

4 months / techspot

India becomes the second market after the U.S. to get Gemini-powered navigation on Google Maps.

4 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Google Maps Just Got A Big Gemini Upgrade - Here Are 4 New AI Features

4 months / bgr

Gemini Coming To Google Maps For Directions, Traffic & Places

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

Google Maps upgrades navigation in India with Gemini, safety alerts

4 months / techcrunch / Jagmeet Singh

Google Maps integrates Gemini for hands-free navigation

4 months / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Google Gemini is Coming to Google Maps

4 months / thurrott / Laurent Giret

Apple Will Reportedly Rent Siri a New Brain from Google for $1 Billion Per Year

Mike Pearl / gizmodo - Google reportedly won Apple's confidence after many AI suitors were entertained.

#ai #voice #apple #google #aiethics #genai #technology #assistant #gemini

Apple is looking to power next-gen Siri with Google AI

4 months / mobilesyrup / Dean Daley

★ Apple and Google, Sitting in Tree

4 months / daringfireball / John Gruber

Siri could get its long-awaited AI level-up with Google Gemini

4 months / digitaltrends

Apple pays Google $1B a year to rebuild Siri

4 months / implicator / Robert Brown

Siri will get a Gemini-powered brain transplant as Apple bets on Google to close its generative gap

4 months / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Apple Seeks Google’s Help in Long-Awaited Siri AI Update

4 months / pymnts / PYMNTS

Apple Will Reportedly Rent Siri a New Brain from Google for $1 Billion Per Year

4 months / gizmodo / Mike Pearl

Apple taps Gemini for Siri overhaul

4 months / therundown / Zach Mink

Apple may pay Google $1B yearly to boost Siri

4 months / dataconomy / Emre Çıtak

Apple And Google Circle $1 Billion Deal For Custom Gemini Model To Power Siri Overhaul

bgr - Rumors of Apple turning to Google's Gemini to power its conversational Siri appear to be true, as a $1 billion/year deal is currently in the works.

#ai #voice #apple #google #aiethics #genai #business #technology #assistant #gemini

Apple to Use Google Gemini to Fix Siri

4 months / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Apple And Google Circle $1 Billion Deal For Custom Gemini Model To Power Siri Overhaul

4 months / bgr

Apple nears deal to pay Google $1B annually to power new Siri, report says

4 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Apple to Pay Google $1 Billion to Make Siri Smarter, Says Report

4 months / iphoneincanada / Nehal Malik

Apple considers paying $1B per year to use Google Gemini in Siri

4 months / appleinsider

Apple's New Siri Will Be Powered By Google Gemini

Juli Clover / macrumors - The smarter, more capable version of Siri that Apple is developing will be powered by Google Gemini, reports Bloomberg. Apple will pay Google approximately $1 billion per year for a 1.2 trillion parameter artificial intelligence model that was developed b…

#ai #ml #voice #apple #google #ios #assistant #smartphone #smarthome #gemini

Apple will reportedly use a custom version of Gemini to power the new Siri

4 months / engadget

Apple is planning to use a custom version of Google Gemini for Apple Intelligence

4 months / theverge / Emma Roth

Apple's New Siri Will Be Powered By Google Gemini

4 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

Massive Apple Intelligence overhaul coming in iOS 27

4 months / ithinkdiff / Asma Hussain

Google Adds 'AI Mode' Button to Chrome for iPhone and iPad

Juli Clover / macrumors - Google is updating the Chrome app for the iPhone and the iPad with a dedicated "AI Mode" button that matches functionality found in the desktop version of Chrome. AI Mode is located under the Google search bar, next to an Incognito Mode button.The AI Mode…

#ai #software #mobiletech #mobile #google #android #browsers #aiethics #ios

Chrome’s new AI Mode button could be Google’s way of keeping you from rivals

4 months / digitaltrends

AI Mode button in iPad & iPhone Chrome speeds searches

4 months / appleinsider

Google Adds 'AI Mode' Button to Chrome for iPhone and iPad

4 months / macrumors / Juli Clover

AI Mode Is Now Even Easier To Access On iPhone And Android

4 months / bgr

Google adds an AI Mode shortcut to Chrome on mobile

4 months / engadget / Igor Bonifacic

Google makes it easier to access AI Mode in Chrome on iOS and Android

4 months / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Google gets the US government’s green light to acquire Wiz for $32B

Rebecca Szkutak / techcrunch - Google announced its intent to acquire cloud security company Wiz in March and the deal is now on track to close in early 2026.

#cybersecurity #cloud #infosec #cloudsec #google #antitrust #business #alphabet #acquisitions #regulation

Google announced its intent to acquire cloud security company Wiz in March and the deal is now on track to close in early 2026.

4 months / bsky / @techcrunch.com / techcrunch.com

Google's $32B deal for Wiz gets the all-clear from Uncle Sam

4 months / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo

Google gets the US government’s green light to acquire Wiz for $32B

4 months / techcrunch / Rebecca Szkutak

Google’s $32 Billion Wiz Acquisition Clears Major US Antitrust Hurdle