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Sunday, Apr 12

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Cult horror game Doki Doki Literature Club pulled from Google Play Store for its "depiction of sensitive themes" and content that "violates" its TOS

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Visual novel horror Doki Doki Literature Club has been pulled from Google Play Store for violating the Terms of Service and its "depiction of sensitive themes".

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I was laid off from Google last month. I still haven't told my parents — and won't until I find a new job.

A laid off Google software engineer shares his job-finding strategy — and why he's not applying to jobs quite yet or telling his parents.

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Google Messages gets a Trash folder for your unimportant chats to simmer in

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Google Messages has added a Trash folder that gives deleted conversations a 30-day recovery window before they are permanently removed.

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Analysts and researchers say Google's TurboQuant compression algorithm to make LLMs more efficient is more likely to expand memory chip demand than reduce it (Daniel Tudor/Financial Times)

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Analysts and researchers say Google's TurboQuant compression algorithm to make LLMs more efficient is more likely to expand memory chip demand than reduce it — More efficient artificial intelligence could mean even greater need for…

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.