Google posts an official look at the Pixel 10 Pro Fold
Jay Peters / theverge - Google’s next Pixel launch event doesn’t happen until next week, but the company has already announced the Pixel 10 Pro Fold with a brief video teaser published on Tuesday. Based on the video, the new Fold will closely resemble the Pixel 9 Pro Fold — thou…
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Perplexity Makes Bold Offer for Google Chrome Acquisition
In a jaw-dropping and somewhat eyebrow-raising move, AI startup Perplexity has tabled an unsolicited multi‐billion-dollar bid to acquire the Google Chrome browser. Despite differing figures reported, the offer underscores growing tensions amid an escalating antitrust environment.
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Google Launches ‘Preferred Sources’ to Let Users Prioritize News Outlets in Search
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google rolls out 'Preferred Sources' in Search, allowing users to prioritize news outlets. The feature arrives amid publisher conflict over AI traffic loss.The post Google Launches ‘Preferred Sources’ to Let Users Prioritize News Outlets in Search appeare…
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How to watch Google's Pixel 10 event
Will Shanklin / engadget - Believe it or not, Big Tech's fall hardware events are already upon us. (Heck, Samsung already got a jump on things in July.) Up next: Google's big Pixel shindig. You can learn all about the new Pixel 10 lineup, along with new watches and earbuds, on Augu…
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Google Finance redesign goes all in on AI, complete with a chatbot
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - The Google Finance web app is getting a major overhaul with an emphasis on AI. This redesign includes an AI-powered chatbot, which will answer finance-based queries and provide relevant links. Here's hoping the chatbot will keep hallucinations to a minimu…
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Google and Valve will kill “Steam for Chromebooks” experiment in January 2026
Andrew Cunningham / arstechnica - Well, that's one way to exit beta.
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Google Working on Fix for Glum Gemini, Stuck in 'Infinite Loop' of Self-Esteem Issues
Omar Gallaga / cnet - One Google AI leader says Gemini's sad messages about itself are a glitch that the company plans to address.
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ChatGPT And Other AI Tools Have Little Impact On Google Search Traffic, Claims Google
bgr - Google claims that popular AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Gemini aren't having much of an impact at all on its organic search traffic.
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Google's search chief says AI-generated answers are not causing a decline in website traffic
Matthias Bastian / the-decoder - Google search chief Liz Reid says AI-generated answers are not reducing web traffic. In a blog post, she writes that organic click volume has stayed “relatively stable” over the past year.The article Google's search chief says AI-generated answers are not…
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Google Unleashes Flurry of New AI Agents, Launching GitHub Teammate and New Data Cloud Workforce
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google launches Gemini CLI GitHub Actions, a free AI coding teammate, and a new suite of specialized data agents to accelerate its 'agentic enterprise' strategy.The post Google Unleashes Flurry of New AI Agents, Launching GitHub Teammate and New Data Clou…
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Google Launches ‘Guided Learning’ in Gemini to Tutor Students, Competing With ChatGPT Study Mode
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google launches 'Guided Learning' for Gemini, directly competing with OpenAI's 'Study Mode' and other AI powered educational tutoring tools.The post Google Launches ‘Guided Learning’ in Gemini to Tutor Students, Competing With ChatGPT Study Mode appeared …
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Google’s Jules AI Coding Agent Exits Beta With New Pricing and Features
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google's AI coding agent, Jules, has officially launched out of beta, introducing new pricing tiers and features to compete in the autonomous coding market.The post Google’s Jules AI Coding Agent Exits Beta With New Pricing and Features appeared first on …
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Google suffers data breach in ongoing Salesforce data theft attacks
Lawrence Abrams / bleepingcomputer - Google is the latest company to suffer a data breach in an ongoing wave of Salesforce CRM data theft attacks conducted by the ShinyHunters extortion group. [...]
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Google's New AI Agents Will Make Cloud Apps Smarter And Faster
bgr - At Google Cloud Next Tokyo 2025 this week, Google unveiled new AI agents that aim to help developers make their apps better, faster, and stronger.
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Google’s New Gemini ‘Storybook’ AI Feature Creates Illustrated Tales with Amusingly Bizarre Results
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google's new Storybook feature in Gemini creates personalized, illustrated AI tales. Discover its creative power and the amusingly bizarre flaws in early tests.The post Google’s New Gemini ‘Storybook’ AI Feature Creates Illustrated Tales with Amusingly Bi…
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Google's NotebookLM is now available for younger users
Will Shanklin / engadget - Google's NotebookLM (NLM) is designed to be the ultimate study guide. So, with the new school year already beginning, it's fitting that the AI tool is now available for younger users. Just be sure to check its work, kids.For consumers, anyone 13 and older…
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Google mocks Apple's Siri AI delays in new Pixel 10 ad
techspot - Google's ad for its upcoming Pixel 10 suggests that if you buy "a new phone because of a feature that's coming soon, but it's been coming soon for a full year," you might want to change your definition of soon or "just change your phone."Read Entire Artic…
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Google now allows utilities to ask for a slowdown of non-essential AI workloads
Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - Google is now letting utilities like Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) request a slowdown of non-essential AI workloads during periods of grid stress.The article Google now allows utilities to ask for a slowdown of non-…
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Google pokes fun at Apple Intelligence in new Pixel 10 ad
Matthew Mountjoy / mobilesyrup - When Apple launched the iPhone 16 last year, they promised a new AI-powered version of Siri would be a lot more personalized, in part due to Apple Intelligence. Now, over a year later, Apple has had to delay the improvements, and Google is not letting any…
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AI Chess: Google Launches Kaggle Game Arena to Pit Top AI Models in High-Stakes Tournament
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google launches the Kaggle Game Arena, a new platform where top AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and more will compete in chess to test reasoning skills.The post AI Chess: Google Launches Kaggle Game Arena to Pit Top AI Models in High-Stakes Tournament a…
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