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Saturday, Apr 11

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iPhones take the global smartphone crown in 2026 as Google Pixels make a big leap

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Apple leads global smartphone shipments in Q1 2026 with 21% share, while Google Pixel sees strong growth despite an overall market decline.

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'$15K bill destroyed a solo developer’s startup': How hackers are using leaked Google API keys to ‘go wild’ with Gemini AI for free

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Developers’ public API keys now function as live Gemini AI credentials, enabling attackers to run costly and unauthorized operations.

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Google’s NameDrop-like contact sharing feature is called “Tap to Share”

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Google has been quietly working on its own version of Apple NameDrop for a while now. The first signs surfaced back in November, and there’s already a video showing how it works. Now, a new report has revealed what Google plans to call it.…

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Google says Polymarket bets "briefly appeared in Google News in error", after the bets appeared alongside news articles in the "For You" section (Terrence O'Brien/The Verge)

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Google says Polymarket bets “briefly appeared in Google News in error”, after the bets appeared alongside news articles in the “For You” section — Links to bets on world events were appearing alongside legitimate news organizations.

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Here's what Google's NameDrop clone for Android will be called

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Back in November, it emerged that Google was working on an Android version of Apple's NameDrop feature, which lets you quickly share stuff between iPhones by just getting them close together. Then, in early December, a video showed us how…

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I use Waze every day, but I still keep Google Maps for this one feature

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For your morning commute, Waze is unmatched. It's a dynamic, social marvel that uses crowdsourced data to pinpoint a stalled car or a police officer, dependably shaving precious minutes off your drive. However, it has one major drawback…

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Midland women stage Google Street View prank on camera

Google Maps users spotted two women who appeared to have collapsed on Priory Road in Warwick, but the Street View images show it was a perfectly timed prank

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AI Mode in Google Search now helps you book restaurants in the UK

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AI Mode in Google Search has received another new feature in the UK, following its initial rollout in the US last year. It can now book restaurants for you. You just need to describe what you're looking for, and list all of your needs and…

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Intel and Google announce multi-year collaboration to advance AI infrastructure

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Google will employ Intel Xeon CPUs to power its Cloud infrastructure and AI applications; both companies will collaborate on future AI advancements. Continue reading at TweakTown

Friday, Apr 10

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Google’s new Android backup idea is so practical that I’m annoyed it took this long

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I know too many people who just delete stuff when their phone fills up, and Android’s new backup idea actually sounds like a fix.

Your Samsung TV Could Be Adding A Google Feature It Needed Years Ago

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A major update is coming to a plethora of Samsung TVs that will finally enable a long-requested feature commonly found on Google devices.

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Google Gemini Launches AI-Upgrades for Seamless User Experience

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Discover how Google Gemini's latest AI upgrades enhance user experience, offering seamless integration and innovative features that redefine interaction with technology.

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5 top Google Pixel phones with high camera quality

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Google’s Pixel lineup has built a reputation for delivering some of the best smartphone photography in the world. Thanks to powerful AI processing, features like Night Sight, and high-resolution sensors,

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Swedish Court Delays Verdict in Klarna-Google Antitrust Clash

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Klarna said Friday (April 10) that a Swedish court has delayed by two months its judgment in an antitrust case that Klarna subsidiary PriceRunner brought against Google. The Patent and Market Court in Stockholm, Sweden, rescheduled the…

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Ex-Google X exec made bold predictions about AI in 2020. He says 3 of them have come true.

In 2020, Mo Gawdat made predictions about AI that seemed bold at the time but now resonate more than ever and could shape what comes next.

Iconic Horror Game Suddenly Banned From Google Play Store

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An iconic horror game has been abruptly removed from Android’s Google Play storefront, leaving fans up in arms at what they call unfair censorship.

Google Chrome rolls out a new tool to try and stop infostealer malware in its tracks

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New Device Bound Session Credentials feature for Google Chrome is also coming to macOS soon.

Google Brings NotebookLM to Gemini for Easy Project Organization

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Google is rolling out notebooks in Gemini, giving users a new way to organize chats, files, and instructions into AI-powered project hubs.

Junk mail wasted gigabytes of my Google Drive storage—here's how I freed up 3GB in just 5 minutes

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I recently received an email from Gmail, informing me that my Gmail storage was almost full. I didn't want to have to pay for extra storage, so I decided to clean out the junk instead. Using a few search operators, I freed up plenty of…