Epic and Google Have a Secret $800 Million Unreal Engine and Services Deal

BeauHD / slashdot - A federal judge revealed a previously undisclosed ~$800 million, six-year partnership between Epic Games and Google tied to Unreal Engine services and joint marketing. It raises questions about whether the deal influenced Epic's willingness to settle its …

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Substack is launching a TV app, and not everyone is happy

Mia Sato / theverge - Substack announced Thursday it's launching Apple TV and Google TV apps that audiences can use for videos and livestreams - and early reactions suggest not all users are thrilled. Subscribers can watch videos and livestreams from creators they follow, but …

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Google Deepmind Hires Hume AI CEO and Engineers in Licensing Deal as Voice AI Race Heats Up

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google DeepMind has hired Hume AI CEO Alan Cowen and seven engineers through a licensing deal to integrate emotional intelligence into voice AI technology.The post Google Deepmind Hires Hume AI CEO and Engineers in Licensing Deal as Voice AI Race Heats Up…

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How Craig Federighi is Fixing Apple’s AI Strategy

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Apple is overhauling its AI strategy under Craig Federighi, with Siri set to become a full AI chatbot powered by Google Gemini.The post How Craig Federighi is Fixing Apple’s AI Strategy first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

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Waymo launches robotaxi service in Miami, extending U.S. lead

cnbc - Miami represents the sixth market for Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet.

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Youtube CEO Outlines 2026 Vision: AI Tools for Creators, Fight Against Low-quality Content

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - YouTube CEO Neal Mohan has announced AI tools for creators to make Shorts with their likenesses while fighting low-quality AI content.The post Youtube CEO Outlines 2026 Vision: AI Tools for Creators, Fight Against Low-quality Content appeared first on Win…

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Volvo EX60 is an electric SUV with Gemini AI and 400 miles of range

mashable - Volvo has launched its EX60 electric SUV with 400 miles of range, super-fast charging, and Gemini AI.

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Google Appeals Ruling in U.S. Antitrust Search Case

Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Google announced late Friday that it has appealed the ruling in U.S. v. Google (Search) and has asked to pause some of the imposed remedies.The post Google Appeals Ruling in U.S. Antitrust Search Case appeared first on Thurrott.com.

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YouTube relaxes monetization policy on videos with controversial content

techxplore - YouTube is updating its guidelines for videos containing content that advertisers define as controversial, allowing more creators to earn full ad revenue when they tackle sensitive issues in a nongraphic way.

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Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair are vulnerable to new hack

Dean Daley / mobilesyrup - A group of researchers have learned about some faults within Google’s Fast Pair technology. Fast Pair allows users to connect with Bluetooth devices on Android and ChromeOS with a single tap. The researchers, from Belgium’s KU Leuven University, learned t…

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Google Play to Ban Overseas Crypto Exchanges in South Korea

Ekemini / ventureburn - Starting January 28, 2026, Google Play will stop listing or updating overseas cryptocurrency exchange and wallet apps in South Korea’s Android app store. This isn’t just another rule change; it’sThe post Google Play to Ban Overseas Crypto Exchanges in Sou…

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Google is appealing a judge’s search monopoly ruling

Lauren Feiner / theverge - Google is appealing a federal court's decision ruling it an illegal online search monopolist. The company filed a notice to appeal on Friday, requesting a pause on the court-ordered remedies meant to restore competition to the online search market. "As we…

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Why Apple Chose Google’s Brain Over OpenAI’s Ambition

Chris Hauk / idropnews - Apple’s multi-billion-dollar deal with Google to power the new Siri with Gemini 3 marks a massive shift in the AI race. We look at why OpenAI was sidelined and how the Jony Ive "io" partnership turned a former ally into an iPhone rival.Read More...

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OpenAI Quietly Rolls Out ChatGPT Translate to Take on Google

Aminu Abdullahi / eweek - OpenAI quietly launches ChatGPT Translate, a standalone AI translation tool focused on tone and context, signaling a potential challenge to Google Translate.The post OpenAI Quietly Rolls Out ChatGPT Translate to Take on Google appeared first on eWEEK.

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Sony, Anker, and other headphones have a serious Google Fast Pair security vulnerability

Andrew Liszewski / theverge - Several Bluetooth audio devices from companies like Sony, Anker, and Nothing are susceptible to a new flaw that can allow attackers to listen in on conversations or track devices that use Google's Find Hub network, as reported by Wired. Researchers from K…

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Pinned: TranslateGemma is our new collection of open translation models for edge devices built on our amazing Gemma 3 open model. They outperform models twice their size at translation tasks across 55 languages. Excited to see what people build with it!

@demishassabis / x - TranslateGemma is our new collection of open translation models for edge devices built on our amazing Gemma 3 open model. They outperform models twice their size at translation tasks across 55 languages. Excited to see what people build with it!Google Dee…

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How Apple is Using Google AI to Catch Up

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Apple is partnering with Google to bring Gemini AI to the iPhone, a $5 billion deal that could overhaul Siri and change the future of Apple Intelligence.The post How Apple is Using Google AI to Catch Up first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

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A.I. Has Arrived in Gmail. Here’s What to Know.

Brian X. Chen / nytimes - Google’s A.I. assistant, Gemini, can create a to-do list based on recent emails, among other new tricks. There are implications for your privacy.

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