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Google Says Pixel Phones Won't Get Apple's Liquid Glass Design

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The Android operating system for Pixel smartphones is not going to take design cues from Apple and adopt a Liquid Glass aesthetic, Google Android president Sameer Samat said recently (via 9to5Google). In response to a social media mockup…

Google Chrome silently installs a ~4GB Gemini Nano model on desktop devices; Google says it has been offered since 2024 and users can remove it via settings (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)

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Google Chrome silently installs a ~4GB Gemini Nano model on desktop devices; Google says it has been offered since 2024 and users can remove it via settings — The ongoing march of AI features continues to go on, whether you want it to or…

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The 9 best Google Pixel exclusive features, ranked

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Some Pixel exclusives are so good they're a dealbreaker. Others just feel like Google experimenting with ideas.

EXCLUSIVE: Google Founder Sergey Brin and Ex-Wife Nicole Shanahan’s Former Marital Home Is Listed as $175K-a-Month ‘Summer Rental’

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Brin and his former spouse, Nicole Shanahan, purchased the property for $13.5 million in September 2020, months before they split.

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Eve Online dev CCP Games changes name to Fenris Creations, teams up with Google DeepMind AI

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Shortly after buying its independent back from publisher Pearl Abyss, CCP Games changes its company name to 'Fenris Creations' and teams up with Google AI. Continue reading at TweakTown

Google Revives Free AI Agents Course with Hands-On Learning Experience

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Discover how Google is bringing back its popular free AI Agents course, featuring a hands-on learning experience designed to equip you with essential skills in artificial intelligence. Enroll now to enhance your knowledge and practical…

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Hermantown City Council delays critical vote over Google data center

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The tax abatement agreement would save Google about $33.5 million over 28 years.

Google just gave me the best reason ever to uninstall Chrome

An unsettling report shed light on Google's unwanted installation of a 4GB AI model that now resides on computers—yes, yours, too.

Google's answer to Whoop could debut as soon as tomorrow

Google is expected to launch the Fitbit Air, its screen-less wearable, as soon as tomorrow.

Google releases Multi-Token Prediction drafters for its Gemma 4 models, which use a form of speculative decoding to guess future tokens for faster inference (Ryan Whitwam/Ars Technica)

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Google releases Multi-Token Prediction drafters for its Gemma 4 models, which use a form of speculative decoding to guess future tokens for faster inference — Google launched its Gemma 4 open models this spring, promising a new level of…

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EVE Online will be used to help train Google DeepMind's AI tech, as company take a minority stake in the former CCP Games

Spreadsheety and space piratey MMO Eve Online will help train Google DeepMind's AI models, after the tech giant took a minority stake in its creator. This partnership's come as developer CCP Games have gone independent after former owners…

Google DeepMind takes a minority stake in the maker of Eve Online, a multiplayer role playing game set in outer space, and plans to train its tech on the game (Cecilia D'Anastasio/Bloomberg)

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Google DeepMind takes a minority stake in the maker of Eve Online, a multiplayer role playing game set in outer space, and plans to train its tech on the game — Artificial intelligence research is plunging further into video games. —…

Google is bringing Gemini to Mac in a bid to help organize your files and much more

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The Gemini app for macOS could be getting new agentic powers to let it control your computer, just like Claude Cowork.

Google Search updates hope to turn AI answers into a starting point for you, not a dead end

Google is rolling out five updates to AI Mode and AI Overviews in Search designed to surface more links and give users more reasons to click through to the websites behind them.

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Google is working on a “24/7 personal agent” that sounds a lot like its answer to OpenClaw

Google is building an AI agent codenamed Remy inside its Gemini app, as the company looks to compete in a fast-moving market already claimed by OpenClaw, Meta, and Anthropic.

Google's AI Search is finally doing a better job of linking to the web

AI Overviews now highlight articles, forums, and subscription content more clearly.