Identity Check is Android 15’s most important new security feature
Having my iPhone stolen is one of my worst nightmares, but I’m prepared to deal with the problem. I’ve enabled all the anti-theft protections Apple …
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After a 2-hour interview, Google can make an AI that thinks and acts like you
Imagine distilling a person’s personality, opinions, and decision-making style into an AI replica. This concept isn’t science fiction—it’s the foundation of a groundbreaking study by …
Bing was caught trying to trick people into thinking they’re using Google
If you can’t beat ’em, spoof ’em. At least, that appears to be Microsoft’s strategy for Bing, which now mimics the UI of Google.com when …
Google TV Freeplay adds 15 new channels in time for the holidays
Some free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) services shout from the rooftops every time they add new channels, but Google has been quietly expanding its Freeplay …
How to follow Santa’s sleigh using Google’s Santa Tracker
It’s December 24th, which means that if you have children or you’re visiting family with children for Christmas, they are probably asking about Santa. Thankfully, …
Google Maps Street View data provides key information to solve a murder case
I use Street View features in Google Maps all the time to navigate new locations. It’s an easy way to see your destination before you …
Google Search is getting an AI Mode to compete with ChatGPT Search
OpenAI has done something that some people thought would be impossible. The company created an AI-powered search engine called ChatGPT Search, which has been in …
This is Google’s answer to ChatGPT o1 reasoning AI
OpenAI has dominated the AI news cycle for the past couple of weeks thanks to its clever “12 Days” announcements. That didn’t stop Google from …
Gmail is using new AI models to keep spam and scams out of your inbox
This is an exciting time of year, one in which we spend quality time with friends and family and exchange presents with loved ones. Unfortunately, …
Whisk is Google’s newest AI image generator, and it looks amazing
OpenAI is dominating the AI scene right now after having cleverly taken over the holidays with its “12 Days” event. Each weekday brings us a …
Google smart glasses with Gemini AI hands-on: Google Glass done right
When it demoed Project Astra at I/O 2024 in May, Google teased smart glasses for the first time. The company did the same thing during …
Samsung’s Vision Pro rival is official: Meet the Project Moohan XR headset
The last thing I expected to happen this month was seeing Samsung and Google announce the XR devices they teased together with Qualcomm nearly two …
YouTube TV gets huge 14% price hike to $83 per month
In an e-mail sent to its subscribers, YouTube announced that YouTube TV will soon have a 14% price hike. Starting in January, the monthly price …
Google’s new Gemini AI agents look amazing, but Project Mariner worries me
Apple released the next wave of Apple Intelligence on Wednesday, which brings ChatGPT integration in iOS 18.2 to supported iPhone models. As part of its …
New Google Maps dashcam video feature isn’t the privacy nightmare you’d expect
If someone had told me a few years ago that Google could use dashcam video to improve Google Maps navigation, I’d have told them to …
Google is hinting that its AI-powered smart glasses are coming soon
On Wednesday, Google gave the generative AI chatbot its biggest upgrade yet with Gemini 2.0. While that was the company’s biggest AI announcement of the …
Google launches Gemini 2.0, its biggest AI upgrade to date
Google on Wednesday unveiled Gemini 2.0, its next-gen genAI model and its biggest AI update to date. The announcement dropped right in the middle of …
Google Search will change ‘profoundly’ in 2025, Sundar Pichai teases
I stopped using Google Search as my main search engine right in time for the AI revolution. That means I’ve hardly been exposed to the …
Google announces 7 new AI features for Pixel phones and other Androids
Google announced its latest AI features coming to mobile with updates for Pixel devices and Android phones in general. The company is expanding AI features …
Waze incident reports start showing up on Google Maps
Google announced in late July that Google Maps and Waze will finally share incident reports, a feature many people dreamed of. After all, Google owns …
Google just removed speed traps from Google Maps, but don’t panic
One of the best things Google did to Google Maps was to adopt the incident reports signature feature of Waze, which is also a Google-owned …
Google breakup in focus as DOJ says company must sell Chrome
“Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its [search] monopoly,” Judge Amit Mehta wrote in early August in a landmark …
After ditching Google, I found a way to get the one Search feature I’ve been missing
I’ve told readers on more than one occasion that I ditched Google Search. It started with the iPhone, where I set DuckDuckGo as my default …
Google Gemini AI now remembers things about you just like ChatGPT, but only if you pay
Google on Tuesday rolled out a brand new AI feature for its Gemini products that some users will surely enjoy. Gemini can now store memories …
Google releases new Lens AI tools for Black Friday shopping
You might do most of your Black Friday and Christmas shopping online, but you’ll probably visit plenty of brick-and-mortar retail stores in the coming weeks. …
Samsung is developing Gemini AI-powered XR glasses, and we might’ve already seen them
Remember when Samsung invited Google and Qualcomm to announce the “next XR experience“? I know I do because it happened in early February 2023, during …
We may now know when Apple Intelligence will get Google Gemini integration
iOS 18.2 will finally bring OpenAI’s wildly popular ChatGPT to Siri thanks to integration with Apple Intelligence. This partnership will make Apple’s AI platform even …
