Google Has a Bed Bug Infestation in Its New York Offices
Zoë Schiffer / wired - Employees at the company’s Chelsea campus were told to stay home after exterminators found “credible evidence” of an infestation.
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Google Quietly Starts Rolling Out Gemini 3.0 Pro Ahead of Official Launch
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google begins a quiet rollout of Gemini 3.0 Pro, its next-gen AI model. Evidence appears on its website as it prepares to challenge rivals like OpenAI.The post Google Quietly Starts Rolling Out Gemini 3.0 Pro Ahead of Official Launch appeared first on Win…
Back to Top / Thursday, October 16, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 15178 / 5 stories in 4 months
Google Launches New Veo 3.1 AI Video Model And Improved Editing Capabilities In Flow
bgr - Google's new Veo 3.1 AI video generation model supports enhanced realism, more narrative control, better audio, and powers new editing features in Flow.
Back to Top / Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 12:21 pm / permalink 15152 / 9 stories in 4 months
YouTube gets a UI refresh and a host of handy new features
Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - Google has announced a series of updates and changes for YouTube, kicking off with a new-look user interface. The updated UI sees various buttons and control elements getting a visual refresh, but there are changes beyond the aesthetic. An addition that w…
Back to Top / Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 5:20 am / permalink 15138 / 3 stories in 4 months
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold Catastrophically Fails Bend Test, Ends Up a Charred Mess
Juli Clover / macrumors - With every flagship smartphone launch, the new devices are subject to bend tests, drop tests, and other durability tests. YouTuber JerryRigEverything (Zack Nelson) is known for his scratch and bend tests, and he did his usual routine with the Pixel 10 Pro…
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Google’s Gemini can now help you schedule Google Calendar meetings
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Designed for one-on-one meetings, the tool lets you insert available time slots directly into an email, automatically creating a calendar invite once a recipient selects a time.
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Google to invest $15 billion to build data center hub in India; largest outside of the U.S.
cnbc - Google plans to invest $15 billion to build artificial intelligence data center capacity in Southern India, Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian said.
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Google is making search ads more and less avoidable
engadget - Google is tweaking how sponsored results will appear in Search. Going forward, it will group any text ads on the Search page into a "Sponsored results" section that will appear at the top of the screen. The size of the ads is unchanged and Google says the…
Back to Top / Monday, October 13, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 15103 / 5 stories in 4 months
Google’s Nano Banana AI image editor is coming to search, Photos, and NotebookLM
Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - After more than 5 billion AI image edits, Nano Banana is expanding.
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Google Chrome to revoke notification access for inactive sites
Sergiu Gatlan / bleepingcomputer - Google is updating the Chrome web browser to automatically revoke notification permissions for websites that haven't been visited recently, to reduce alert overload. [...]
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UK slaps Google Search with special market status, making way for stricter regulations
Ram Iyer / techcrunch - The CMA has designated Google as having "strategic market status" in the search and search advertising markets, which means the company has such "a substantial and entrenched" position that it requires special regulations to ensure fair competition.
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OpenAI urges EU to rein in tech giants’ anti-competitive practices
OpenAI has formally raised concerns with EU regulators, warning that established firms like Apple, Microsoft, and Google are stifling competition in the AI space. The company is calling on the EU to implement measures that foster a more level playing field, underscoring its struggle to compete against entrenched tech behemoths.
Back to Top / Thursday, October 9, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 15058 / 3 stories in 4 months
Google Challenges OpenAI with Gemini Enterprise, a New AI Agent Platform for Businesses
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google launches Gemini Enterprise, a new AI platform for businesses. Build custom AI agents with secure data connections to challenge OpenAI and Anthropic.The post Google Challenges OpenAI with Gemini Enterprise, a New AI Agent Platform for Businesses app…
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Back to Top / Thursday, October 9, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 15046 / 18 stories in 4 months
The Google Pixel Watch 4 is the Android watch to beat
Victoria Song / theverge - Five years ago, I used to groan when it came time to review an Android smartwatch. Back then, anything that wasn't a Samsung watch was disappointing at best. The space was fragmented, battery life was dismal, and interest just didn't seem to be there. But…
Back to Top / Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 1:21 pm / permalink 15032 / 9 stories in 4 months
Google Pixel Buds 2a review: premium sound and ANC for less
Max Buondonno / theshortcut - For less than $150, Google has a pair of earbuds that are (almost) as good as the best
Back to Top / Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 1:20 pm / permalink 15031 / 7 stories in 4 months
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold review: The ultimate Google phone
Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - Google delivers another phone that is slightly better than its predecessor—is that enough?
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Google’s AI try-on imagines your feet in new shoes
Emma Roth / theverge - Google will now use AI to help you “try on” shoes while sitting at home. Now, when you browse through shoes on Google Shopping, you can hit the “try it on” button on the new heels, sneakers, or sandals you’re looking at to see how they might look on you. …
Back to Top / Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 12:22 pm / permalink 15026 / 8 stories in 4 months
Google’s Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model can navigate the web like a human
Mike Wheatley / siliconangle - Google LLC has just announced a new version of its Gemini large language model that can navigate the web through a browser and interact with various websites, meaning it can perform tasks such as searching for information or buying things without human su…
Back to Top / Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 7:21 pm / permalink 15014 / 12 stories in 4 months
Supreme Court Denies Google’s Stay Request in Epic Games Case
PYMNTS / pymnts - The Supreme Court denied Google’s request to temporarily pause a lower court’s ruling that the company must make changes to its Play app store. Google made the request regarding a ruling in the antitrust case filed by Epic Games, and the Supreme Court den…
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Apple removes ICE-spotting app amid concerns over targeting enforcement officers
Imran Hussain / ithinkdiff - Apple has taken down Red Dot, an app designed to track and report sightings of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The removal follows Apple’s App Store policies on safety and harassment, which treat ICE agents as a “vulnerable...Read m…
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