Items tagged with NASDAQ:GOOG
In a surprising move, YouTube is now testing YouTube Premium Lite subscriptions in select territories, after retiring the plan a year ago and focusing on improving YouTube Premium. Users in Australia, Germany, and Thailand are currently able to sign up for the plan for a few months now, although Google declined to...
Read more...
The busy holiday travel season is right around the corner in the United States, and Google is hoping to make finding the right flight even easier for anyone using Google Flights. Typically, when a user searches for a flight, Google will display what it determines are the best options when taking cost and convenience...
Read more...
Google has signed the first corporate agreement to purchase nuclear energy from multiple small modular reactors (SMR) to be developed by Kairos Power. The tech giant remarked the initial phase of work is intended to bring Kairos Power’s first SMR online by 2030.
As powering AI continues to put more stress on power...
Read more...
Today is a big day for Android aficionados, particularly those with Pixel devices. Google is releasing the hotly anticipated Android 15 update, and this OS update includes a Pixel Feature Drop with changes to health, safety, and AI features. While the benefits will come exclusively to Pixel devices today, the race is...
Read more...
As artificial intelligence continues to progress, nefarious actors are finding new ways of using the technology to their advantage. A new warning has been issued by Microsoft Solutions consultant Sam Mitrovic concerning a "super realistic" AI scam that is said to be capable of tricking “even the most experienced of...
Read more...
The Department of Justice (DoJ) is considering breaking up Alphabet’s Google in order to shake up its search dominance. The proposed remedies stem from a landmark ruling, which found Google had built an illegal monopoly, and would be the first breakup since AT&T in the 1980s, and the attempted breakup of Microsoft in...
Read more...
Phones are expensive, loaded with personal information, and easy to carry in one hand—that makes them prime targets for theft. Google has added numerous anti-theft features to Android over the years, and three new tools are rolling out to devices now: Theft Detection Lock, Offline Device Lock, and Remote Lock.
You...
Read more...
Google’s Pixel line-up of smartphones have long been among the best Android devices on the market, and our often touted as examples of what Google thinks a smartphone running its operating system should be. And it's not just about the hardware and software, Pixel owners also get phones that offer great security, due...
Read more...
YouTube Shorts is getting some upgrades for both creators and fans, as the company looks to better compete with the short form video sharing juggernaut that is TikTok. The updated features are meant to “empower you to express yourself, get inspired, engage more deeply, and keep up with the latest trends.”
The...
Read more...
Google Pixel Watch 3: Starting at $349.99 (41mm) and $399.99 (45mm) Google's third-gen Pixel watch line-up is sleek and powerful with a great feature set, but with premium pricing. Refined, comfortable design Available in two sizes Larger screens with double the brightness vs PW2 Advanced health and fitness tracking Wear OS 5 is attractive...
Read more...
Another leak of the Google Pixel 9a has just surfaced showing digital renders of the mid-range, mid-budget device. The biggest visual change is a flush camera island, omitting the trademark Pixel camera bar altogether. This corroborates our recent report regarding the revised camera design as seen in a physical 9a...
Read more...
YouTube unveiled new creation tools at its annual Made on YouTube event aimed at helping creators build communities by enhancing viewer interaction and creator monetization. From YouTube Veo to the new Community Hub, there were plenty of announcements to help creators big and small.
Just What Is Veo
Dream Screen...
Read more...
Google is adding new safety features to make the browsing more secure for Chrome users with the latest update. The company will be bring various improvements to Safety Check and provide the ability for users to have more granular control over permissions granted to websites.
An improved version of Safety Check will...
Read more...
Google is getting serious about deleting Gmail accounts that have been left inactive by users, as it works to improve the Gmail experience. Initially, the company made the announcement last year about the change to its inactive account policy, and it seems as if it is finally rolling out to accounts that meet the...
Read more...
Android users are reporting a new Search widget popping up on in the latest beta version of the Google app, which adds a customizable shortcut (on top of the Lens and Speak Now shortcuts). We haven't seen any official confirmation from Google on this feature just yet, so please treat this bit of news with a pinch of...
Read more...
Europe’s top court handed both Google and Apple multi-billion dollar penalties in a single day. The decision brought an end the crackdown EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager, whose term ends in November, brought against the two tech giants nearly a decade ago.
Apple’s celebration of its Glowtime event yesterday...
Read more...
Google is looking to make it easier for users to find pictures in ever growing photo libraries with some nifty upgrades to its Google Photos service. It will now be possible to use “descriptive queries” when searching for a picture. Moreover, the company is bringing AI enhancements with a new feature dubbed Ask Photos...
Read more...
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has confirmed that the company is working with Google and Samsung on a pair of mixed reality glasses linked to a smartphone. The news of the trio of tech giants working together on a pair of XR glasses was teased at the end of Samsung’s Unpacked 2023 event.
It seems it is a good time to...
Read more...
Well, it seems like things on the Android development team are humming along. No sooner had reports (and even by Google's own indirect admission) swirled around that the stable Android 15 is coming this October, along comes the announcement that source code for Google's latest Android OS experience is ready (for...
Read more...
Google has announced it will soon lift its ban on creating images of people with its Gemini AI. The text to image generation feature fell under heavy criticism after launch when people began noticing Gemini was not keeping things historical accurate.
Shortly after launch, Google decided to pull the ability for its Gemini AI to generate
Read more...
Chrome is by far the most dominant browser on the market with regards to market share, so when there's an alarming security that's being actively exploited in the wild, it's a bit of a big deal. To that end, Google has issued an urgent update to Chrome that addresses that very thing. It also contains a host of other...
Read more...
It's looking like owners of the brand spankin' new Google Pixel 9 will have to wait just a little longer for stable Android 15 to hit their phones. In an almost nonchalant way, Google has established (in the release notes for the Android Beta Exit update) that its latest and freshest OS will drop sometime in October...
Read more...
