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Google Messages preps Smart Reply ‘Tap to Edit’ that doesn’t instantly send

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Currently, tapping on a Smart Reply in Google Messages immediately sends the suggestion, but the latest beta reveals an upcoming “Tap to Edit” preference that will make for a nice quality-of-life improvement.

Google is appealing a judge’s search monopoly ruling

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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…

Judge Won't Toss Google Patent Suit After Hearing No-Show

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A Manhattan federal judge has said he wasn't going to take a magistrate judge's recommendation to toss a patent infringement suit against Google due to the plaintiff defying court orders and skipping a bench trial, saying missing the trial…

Your Google Pixel phone might soon save you from losing your Pixel Watch, and viceversa

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Separation alerts and automatic locking appear to be in the works

Sources: Google is in talks with broadband operator Radiate to set up a JV to hold their fiber assets; Stonepeak Partners will invest $1B to support the deal (Bloomberg)

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Sources: Google is in talks with broadband operator Radiate to set up a JV to hold their fiber assets; Stonepeak Partners will invest $1B to support the deal — Alphabet Inc.'s Google is in talks with Radiate, a broadband operator backed by…

Google Meet for Android gets more Material 3 Expressive

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Google Meet is joining Drive for Android this month in adopting more Material 3 Expressive. Like other Workspace services, the video calling app now has a search app bar.

I tried Google's CC productivity agent in Workspace, and it's the personal assistant I can't afford

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Google's CC is an experimental productivity agent covering Gmail, Drive, and Calendar, and it's easy to see how this could make AI mainstream.

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Google is appealing the ruling from its search antitrust case to avoid sharing data with rivals

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Google has filed its appeal to the Department of Justice’s antitrust case that ended with a federal judge ruling that the company was maintaining a monopoly with its search business. While the company goes through the appeals process, it’s…

ChatGPT just quietly launched a Google Translate rival — here's how it works

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Learn how to use ChatGPT Translate to convert text between 50 languages and refine translations for different audiences and contexts.

Republican National Committee strikes out at Ninth Circuit in case against Google

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The RNC had accused Google of discrimination by diverting its fundraising emails into receivers' spam folders.

Pixel 10 gets first Google Store discount of 2026 [U: Ends Sunday]

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Following the Pixel Watch deals, the US Google Store is discounting the Pixel 10 lineup to mark 2026.

Yes, TomTom still exists — I drove 300 miles to see if it could beat Google Maps

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The TomTom app is a free download for iOS and Android Auto, so I put it to the test to see how it compares with Google Maps.

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Will Google Become Our AI-Powered Central Planner?

Google may monopolize the market for AI consumer services. And now it is now rolling out a service to help businesses set prices, based on what it knows about us. The failure of antitrust was costly.

Google brings its AI videomaker to Workspace users

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Google is expanding access to its AI videomaking tool. Launched last May, Flow was initially only available to Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, but now, those with Business, Enterprise, and Education Workspace plans can access it,…

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What Gemini features you get with Google AI Pro and AI Ultra [January 2026]

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At I/O 2025, Google One AI Premium (and Gemini Advanced) became “Google AI Pro,” while a higher, more expensive tier was introduced with “Google AI Ultra.”