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Google's subscriptions business is booming — and AI is a big reason

Google said it now has 350 million paying subscribers across its services. It's becoming a more important part of Google's business.

Google says paid subscriptions reached 350M in Q1, up 25M QoQ, driven by YouTube and Google One, while Gemini Enterprise paid MAUs grew 40% QoQ (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

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Google says paid subscriptions reached 350M in Q1, up 25M QoQ, driven by YouTube and Google One, while Gemini Enterprise paid MAUs grew 40% QoQ — Google has added another 25 million paid subscriptions to its services over the past quarter,…

AI in Google Search is paying off: Alphabet posts strong Q1 2026 growth

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Alphabet reported strong Q1 2026 growth driven by Search, Cloud, and AI products.

Stripe Brings Merchant Checkout to Google’s AI Apps

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Stripe has partnered with Google to allow businesses to sell to consumers inside Google’s AI Mode and Gemini app. This capability is supported by Stripe’s Agentic Commerce Suite, an integration that enables businesses to sell their…

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Google has told employees in a memo that it "proudly" works with the US military and will continue to do so, amid opposition from some staff over DOD contracts (Financial Times)

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Google has told employees in a memo that it “proudly” works with the US military and will continue to do so, amid opposition from some staff over DOD contracts — The tech giant signed an artificial intelligence deal with the defence…

Your Google TV experience is about to get chaotic with a dedicated YouTube Shorts feed

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The latest Google TV update brings YouTube Shorts to the home screen this summer via a new "Short videos for you" row, with no confirmed opt-out controls.

Alphabet reports YouTube's Q1 ad revenue rose 10.7% YoY to $9.88B, vs. $9.99B est., and Google's ad revenue reached $77.25B, up from $66.89B in Q1 2025 (Todd Spangler/Variety)

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Alphabet reports YouTube's Q1 ad revenue rose 10.7% YoY to $9.88B, vs. $9.99B est., and Google's ad revenue reached $77.25B, up from $66.89B in Q1 2025 — Time spent viewing on YouTube, the internet's most massive video platform, keeps…

Google told staff it is ‘proud’ of Pentagon AI contract after internal backlash

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The tech giant signed an artificial intelligence deal with the defence department on Monday

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Google says the Gemini app can now generate files; supported formats include PDF, Microsoft Word and Excel, Google Docs and Sheets, plain text, and Markdown (Abner Li/9to5Google)

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Google says the Gemini app can now generate files; supported formats include PDF, Microsoft Word and Excel, Google Docs and Sheets, plain text, and Markdown — You can now ask the Gemini app to directly generate “downloadable and ready-to…

Google Maps secretly lets you rewind to any year and see how places changed

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Navigation is not the only thing you can do with Google Maps. In fact, you can even travel between different points in time! Maps is known for having hidden gems that you can access daily, but they come in clutch when you need them.

I tried Google’s new AI wardrobe feature with Motorola’s Razr — and it turns your photos into a surprisingly useful digital closet full of outfits

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Google Photos’ new AI wardrobe feature builds a digital closet from your photos, organizes outfits, and even offers virtual try-ons. I tried it on Motorola’s new Razr devices, and it’s a surprisingly compelling look at how AI could reshape…

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Google TV adds new ways to 'Create' with your family photos and AI, teases Shorts row

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Google TV's late April update wants you to "Create" wacky versions of your family photos, but teases something new for YouTube Shorts.

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How I watch free live TV using nothing but my Google TV Streamer

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Google TV Freeplay offers hundreds of free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels, and it's my go-to way of watching shows without a subscription.

Musk pitched naming OpenAI 'Freemind' in jab at Google, emails show

An email exchange between Elon Musk and Sam Altman shows how Musk pitched calling OpenAI "Freemind" as a "philosophical counter" to Google's AI lab.

Your Google Home just got a lot better with the latest April update

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Gemini for Home just got meaningfully faster, Google Home's camera experience got a visual and functional overhaul, and media controls are now available to every user.

Google TV's home screen is getting a new feature no one asked for

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YouTube Shorts are coming to the Google TV home screen this summer.

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Australia moves to tax Meta, Google and TikTok to fund newsrooms

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Digital platforms had been pressured to strike deals with Australian news publishers to pay for journalism by legislation that created the country's News Media Bargaining Code.

Google quietly fixed AirPods compatibility with Android, and this app is all you need

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It’s long been a poorly kept secret that AirPods technically work with Android phones. However, certain features have always been broken due to Apple’s disregard for Bluetooth standards. That’s finally been fixed, and an app called…

Google Photos Will Help You Choose Outfits Based on Clothes You’ve Worn in Photos

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Just over a week after Google added AI-powered "beautification" tools to Google Photos, the company is showing off yet another addition. This time it's a wardrobe feature that will let people virtually try on different outfits in Google…