Google Announces Android 17 Beta 1
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Google today released the first beta of Android 17, marking a fundamental shift in how it releases new Android versions.The post Google Announces Android 17 Beta 1 appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Google Brings Fitbit AI Health Coach to iPhone as Apple Pulls Back on iOS 27 Health Plans
Juli Clover / macrumors - Amid rumors that Apple is scaling back its AI health plans, Google today expanded its subscription-based Fitbit AI personal health coach service to more users worldwide, including those who are on iOS. Prior to now, the Fitbit service was limited to Andro…
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Google's Personal Data Removal Tool Now Covers Government IDs
msmash / slashdot - Google on Tuesday expanded its "Results about you" tool to let users request the removal of Search results containing government-issued ID numbers -- including driver's licenses, passports and Social Security numbers -- adding to the tool's existing abili…
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Apple and Google agree to change app stores after 'effective duopoly' claim
bbc - The UK's markets regulator says the proposed commitments "will boost the UK's app economy".
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Instagram and YouTube owners built 'addiction machines', trial hears
bbc - The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles
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This free YouTube Music feature just vanished behind a paywall
Craig Donaldson / pocket-lint - YouTube Music no longer wants you to look at lyrics for free.
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YouTube TV Launches a Raft of New Streaming Packages From $55 a Month
Kourtnee Jackson / cnet - Every plan comes with unlimited DVR, too.
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YouTube Music implements paywall for full song lyrics
Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Google has rolled out a paywall for lyrics on YouTube Music, restricting free users to five songs per month after initial testing in September limited the feature to Premium subscribers. YouTube Music accounts now face this limitation based on multiple us…
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Google Staff Demand Company Sever ICE Contracts
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google employees have signed an open letter demanding the company cut ties with immigration enforcement agencies, citing moral objections to their work.The post Google Staff Demand Company Sever ICE Contracts appeared first on WinBuzzer.
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Waymo Unleashes Genie 3 to Supercharge Robotaxi Training With Hyper-Real AI Worlds
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Waymo uses Genie 3 to accelerate robotaxi testing in virtual worlds Genie 3 helps Waymo scale safer, faster autonomous driving systems Waymo expands robotaxi rollout using advanced Genie 3 simulation tech Virtual training with Genie 3 boosts Waymo fl…
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AirDrop-compatible Quick Share feature to roll out to more Android devices in 2026
appleinsider - Google is moving to take its Android-to-iPhone file sharing beyond Pixel, signaling a broader push to make Android and Apple devices work together.An iPhone and an Android deviceIn late 2025, Google released a new Android update that allowed Pixel 10 user…
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OpenAI Launches Frontier to Manage AI Agents From Rival Vendors in One System
Harkaram Grewal / implicator - OpenAI launched Frontier, a platform that manages AI agents from Google, Anthropic, and Microsoft alongside its own. No pricing disclosed. Uber, State Farm, and Intuit among first customers.
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Google adds $55bn to capex plans as it boosts AI spending
ft - Search giant reported second straight quarter of more than $100bn in revenue
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Google quietly makes the Pixel 10A official
digitaltrends - Google has officially confirmed the Pixel 10a, revealing its design and preorder date of February 18, while keeping key specs and pricing under wraps.The post Google quietly makes the Pixel 10A official appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Department of Justice appeals Google search monopoly ruling
Stevie Bonifield / theverge - On Tuesday, the Department of Justice and the plaintiffs in the antitrust case against Google filed a cross-appeal, as the DOJ Antitrust Division announced in a post on X: "Today, the DOJ Antitrust Division filed notice that it will cross-appeal from the …
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YouTube Blocks Background Play on Mobile Web Browsers, But Brave is Resisting
Laurent Giret / thurrott - YouTube has quietly pushed an update to its mobile website to block background playback on some third-party web browsers, but Brave has already found a workaround.The post YouTube Blocks Background Play on Mobile Web Browsers, But Brave is Resisting appea…
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Waymo raises $16B to scale robotaxi fleet internationally
Kirsten Korosec / techcrunch - The round, led by Dragoneer Investment Group, DST Global, and Sequoia Capital, now values the autonomous vehicle company at $126 billion.
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Move or Lose It: Google Sets Final May Deadline for Fitbit Account Migration
Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google is giving Fitbit users more time to move their accounts, but the company is still making the switch mandatory. In an email sent Friday, Fitbit told users the deadline to move a Fitbit account to a Google Account has been pushed to May 19, 2026. Any…
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Waymo finalises $16bn funding round at $110bn valuation
ft - Google’s robotaxi start-up brings in new investors amid global roll out and competition from Elon Musk’s Tesla
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Google debuts ‘Project Genie’ that can generate interactive worlds
Matthew Mountjoy / mobilesyrup - Google is now making its its world generating model available to the general public under the name Project Genie. According to 9to5Google, the model either uses a prebuilt world or lets you describe the environment you want to create, how you want to expl…
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