Qualcomm's Snapdragon Wear Elite is the biggest smartwatch chip upgrade in 3 years
Matt Swider / theshortcut - Six things to know about Qualcomm's new 3nm wearable platform that brings on-device AI, satellite messaging, and 5G to your wrist
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Meta signs multibillion-dollar deal to rent Google TPUs for AI training
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Meta Platforms has signed an agreement to rent Google’s tensor processing units through Google Cloud to develop new AI models. The deal marks a major expansion of Google’s TPU commercialization strategy, which previously restricted the chips to its own in…
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Google Maps wins access to one of last countries where app does not work
ft - South Korea lifts data restriction that have prevented US tech group from providing navigation services
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Google Launches Nano Banana 2 Model With Faster Image Generation
BeauHD / slashdot - Google has launched Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image), a faster, more realistic image generation model that becomes the default across Gemini, Search, Lens, and Flow. TechCrunch reports: The new Nano Banana 2 retains some of the high-fidelity charact…
- On-site: Nano Banana 2 — faster, higher-fidelity, 4K-capable model (6)
- Reaction: hands-on takes and market moves after launch (3)
- Rolled out: integration across Gemini, Search, Lens, and regions (2)
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On-site: Nano Banana 2 — faster, higher-fidelity, 4K-capable model
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Google launches Nano Banana 2 AI image model in 141 countries
Erin / testingcatalog - What's new? Google released Nano Banana 2, a model using real-time web data to generate images with text; it is in Gemini, Google Search, Vertex AI and 141 countries with 8 languages;
- On the ground: Nano Banana 2 rolls out across Google (7)
- OTHER: Guides, comparisons, and how-to coverage (1)
- Reporter: API price cuts, competition shake up market (4)
- Reporter: Speed and Pro-level image-quality improvements (6)
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On the ground: Nano Banana 2 rolls out across Google
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Google might reshuffle search results to try to dodge fines in the EU
Stevie Bonifield / theverge - Google is planning to test changes to how it displays search results for certain topics, nearly a year after it was charged with violating antitrust rules in the European Union, Reuters reports. The shift will show top-ranked rival services for hotels, fl…
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Ocean Mode comes to the Samsung Galaxy S26 series, but don’t take it diving just yet
digitaltrends - Samsung introduces Ocean Mode on the Galaxy S26 series, helping users capture more vibrant underwater photos. Here’s how it works and the risks you need to understand before taking it into the ocean.The post Ocean Mode comes to the Samsung Galaxy S26 seri…
- At launch: Pre-orders, deals, comparisons and hardware changes. (7)
- Live: Gemini's Circle to Search expands into multi-object AI. (5)
- On the ground: Ultra's advanced privacy display unveiled. (2)
- Reporting: Ocean Mode and audio AI boost capture quality. (2)
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Live: Gemini's Circle to Search expands into multi-object AI.
On the ground: Ultra's advanced privacy display unveiled.
Reporting: Ocean Mode and audio AI boost capture quality.
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Google brings robotics software company Intrinsic in-house to accelerate physical AI
Duncan Riley / siliconangle - Google LLC announced today that it’s bringing robotics software company Intrinsic Innovation LLC into its core operations to accelerate development of physical artificial intelligence as part of its push to extend AI beyond digital applications and into r…
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Google catches Beijing spies using Sheets to spread espionage across 4 continents
Jessica Lyons / theregister - UNC2814 historically targets governments and telcos A China-linked crew found a unique formula for attacking telcos and government orgs across the Americas, Asia, and Africa in its latest round of intrusions. Google's threat intelligence, along with unnam…
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Perplexity Launches Computer, an Agent Platform Orchestrating 19 AI Models at Once
Maria Garcia / implicator - Perplexity Computer uses 19 AI models with Claude Opus 4.6 as orchestrator. Max subscribers get access at $200/month with per-token billing.
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YouTube adds downloads and background play to Premium Lite plan
techspot - YouTube said the changes were based on user feedback, noting that the additional features would make Premium Lite more attractive to people currently using the free service. They are already available to Lite users in the US and will be gradually rolled o…
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Google sent an AI-generated push alert that included a racial slur
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Google sent out an AI-generated news alert that included the N-word, according to reporting by Deadline. The push notification featured a link to a story by The Hollywood Reporter regarding an incident at the recent BAFTA Film Awards. The word appeared in…
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Google Messages Is Finally Bringing Real-Time Location Sharing To Android
bgr - A recent teardown of the Google Messages APK has seemingly revealed Android devices will finally be getting a long-awaited real-time location sharing feature.
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Waymo robotaxis are now operating in 10 US cities
Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - Waymo launched services today in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Orlando.
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Google Bans AI Subscribers Over OpenClaw, Skips Refunds
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google has permanently banned paid AI Pro and Ultra subscribers for routing Gemini through OpenClaw via Antigravity OAuth, offering no appeals and no refunds.The post Google Bans AI Subscribers Over OpenClaw, Skips Refunds appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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Aalyria Raises $100M in Series B Funding
FinSMEs / finsmes - Aalyria, a Livermore, CA-based aerospace communications company, raised $100M in Series B funding, at $1.3 Billion valuation. The round was led by Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures, with participation from DYNE and other investors. The company intends to u…
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Spot bitcoin ETFs notch five straight weeks of outflows for first time since March 2025
Zack Abrams / theblock - U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs recorded about $316 million in net outflows during the holiday-shortened Presidents' Day trading week.
- Broader ETF and industry developments (4)
- Miners liquidate treasuries; states and firms reposition holdings (4)
- On the trading floor: Spot ETFs hemorrhage cash, five weeks (7)
- Retail panic and whale selling trigger liquidations, market wobble (10)
Broader ETF and industry developments
Miners liquidate treasuries; states and firms reposition holdings
On the trading floor: Spot ETFs hemorrhage cash, five weeks
Retail panic and whale selling trigger liquidations, market wobble
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Google Pixel 10a Preview
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Google graciously offered to try and ship me a Pixel 10a here in Mexico, so I'm hoping to review this new handset soon.The post Google Pixel 10a Preview appeared first on Thurrott.com.
Back to Top / Friday, February 20, 2026, 2:21 pm / permalink 19478 / 4 stories in 14 days
Google Maps now hides some information until you sign in
Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson / betanews - If you have been using Google Maps without signing into a Google account, your experience could be about to change for the worse. Google has been spotted testing a new “limited view” in Google Maps which restricts access to certain information. When not s…
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Google Play used AI to help block 1.75 million bad apps in 2025
Steve Dent / engadget - Google has announced that with the help of AI, it blocked 1.75 million apps that violated its policies in 2025, significantly down from 2.36 million in 2024. The lower numbers this year, it said, are because its "AI-powered, multi-layer protections" are d…
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