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Anthropic, Google and OpenAI Bet Big on India

www.pymnts.com

Silicon Valley’s leading artificial intelligence companies are rapidly expanding their presence in India as they compete for access to what may be the world’s most important growth market for AI outside China. The shift reflects a broader…

Starting today, Google Maps launches its biggest navigation upgrade in over 10 years

www.phonearena.com

With "Ask Maps" and Immersive Navigation, Google Maps takes a huge step forward.

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Google Maps receives major upgrade with 3D redesign, AI feature

mashable.com

AI features and a brand new way to view Google Maps are currently rolling out in the app for its biggest upgrade in a decade.

Google Chrome is coming to Arm-powered Linux devices later this year

www.theverge.com

You can download Chrome for Linux, and you can download Chrome for Arm devices - but if you've got a computer running Linux on Arm, not so much! Now, Google says it's finally bringing Chrome to ARM64 Linux machines in Q2 2026, following…

Google Chrome on Linux is getting a big upgrade

www.howtogeek.com

Google Chrome has been a first-class web browser on Linux for years, but there has been a problem over the years: no Chrome builds for Raspberry Pi boards and other ARM hardware. That’s finally changing.

Google Maps gets Gemini-powered Ask Maps and Immersive Navigation

www.gsmarena.com

Back in November, Google first brought Gemini into Maps, and today it's expanding the AI capabilities inside Maps with Ask Maps. Like the name implies, this lets you ask anything about any place in Google Maps, and Gemini will reply inside…

Google just gave Gemini the power to control apps on the Galaxy S26 — and it's pretty wild

www.androidcentral.com

Google Gemini can now control apps on the Galaxy S26 to complete multi-step tasks.

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Final call: T-Mobile sets March 31 deadline for Google One plan transfers

T-Mobile customers are getting forced off grandfathered Google One plans very soon.

Range Media Partners And Google Team On Microdramas Initiative Through Their 100 Zeros Partnership

deadline.com

100 Zeros, the production partnership between Range Media Partners and Google, announced today that it is venturing into the explosive popularity of microdramas.

Google’s most-used app is finally coming to the hottest new computers

It’s difficult to understate just how big Chrome is. Back when Google first introduced it (almost 20 years ago now), the browser wars were in full swing, and Chrome had its work cut out for it. But now in 2026, it is solidly the dominant…

Google Chrome is finally arriving on ARM64 Linux devices, and I couldn't be happier

www.xda-developers.com

People who use Linux or an ARM64 device know the pain of having to resort to workarounds to get their favorite apps working on their systems. That goes double for anyone running an ARM64 device and Linux simultaneously. And while companies…

Google Chrome for ARM64 Linux devices coming Q2 2026

9to5google.com

Following Mac and Windows versions, Google Chrome will soon support ARM64 Linux devices.

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Google Maps just got 'biggest navigation upgrade in over a decade' — meet Ask Maps and Immersive Navigation

www.tomsguide.com

Google Maps is adding even more AI features, changing the way it interacts with you and how you navigate.

Google’s former Europe boss close to becoming next head of BBC, sources say

www.theguardian.com

Appointment of Matt Brittin as director general would be latest sign of big tech’s power in media world

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'Immersive Navigation' in Google Maps is like opening a new app for the modern era of driving

www.androidcentral.com

Google Maps announced its largest update in a decade, as it completely reworks the driving experience with Immersive Navigation.

Gemini Is Now Your Permanent Passenger in Google Maps

gizmodo.com

Hopefully it doesn't hallucinate directions.

Google Is Not Ruling Out Ads in Gemini

www.wired.com

WIRED spoke with Nick Fox, Google’s SVP of knowledge and information, about how AI is changing the company’s advertising business.