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Ford Wants To Fix America’s Worker Shortage With Google And BlackRock

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The new organization aims to help address 350,000+ automotive technician jobs that could go unfilled in the coming years

Pixel 11 Price Hikes Will Make Google's Competition Even More Appealing

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Rumored price hikes for Google's Pixel 11 series of smartphones are likely to do nothing but drive customers over to competing phone manufacturers.

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Not Google Nest, Not Honeywell: This Smart Thermostat Gets Consumer Reports' Best Score

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Neither Google Nest nor Honeywell sits atop Consumer Reports' smart thermostat rankings. Another premium model earned the publication's best overall score.

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Google Maps isn't just GPS: These are the 3 features you should start using

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Google Maps is surprisingly hiding a lot of secrets. Here's just a few of them.

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Google Releases Gemini 3.6 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber; Gemini 3.5 Pro Delayed

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Google has expanded its Gemini AI portfolio with the immediate release of three new Flash-series models – Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.5 Flash Cyber – today, July 21, 2026. These models offer enhanced efficiency for coding and…

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Cloud Run Automated Failover Goes GA Six Days After Google's Netherlands Power Cut

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Cloud Run automated failover is now Generally Available on Google Cloud, routing traffic around failed regions through readiness probes and serverless NEGs at no extra charge. The GA release arrives six days after a power cut at Google's…

Google's New Solar Farm Could Power Over 315,000 Homes — Here's How

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A new Google-backed energy project could become the largest solar farm in the U.S. and generate enough annual power for hundreds of thousands of homes.

Google doubles down on cheaper, faster AI — but says Gemini 3.5 Pro still isn't ready

Google unveiled Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash Lite, and Flash Cyber as it focuses on bringing down AI costs, but competitors have taken the frontier.

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Google Maps On Android Auto Is Finally Getting A Feature Phones Have Had For Years

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One of Google Maps' more puzzling Android Auto omissions is finally being addressed, bringing its in-car interface closer to the phone experience.

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3 Google Maps Features Every EV Owner Should Know About

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If you own an electric vehicle and use Google Maps for navigation, here are some cool faetures that you'll certainly use regularly when driving your EV.

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Google Layoffs Safeguard: Thousands of Google Employees Petition Sundar Pichai Over AI Job Cuts

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Over 4,500 Google employees have petitioned CEO Sundar Pichai for stronger layoff protections amid massive investments in AI. Organised by the Alphabet Workers Union, the petition demands guaranteed severance and voluntary buyouts,…

Google Brings Air-Gapped Gemini to India for Regulated Enterprises

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Google’s air-gapped Gemini deployment in India gives regulated organizations more control over sensitive AI workloads, but access, updates, compliance, and auditability still require scrutiny.

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It’s officially the end of the road for the Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro — but here are 6 clever ways to reinvent your old Android phone

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Software updates for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are ending later this year, but you've got options for reusing your old handset.

A new Google Home Display is reportedly on the way — but what our smart homes actually need in 2026 is a proper Pixel Tablet successor

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A new Home Display sounds intriguing — but I’ll be disappointed if Google gives us another stationary screen instead of a movable AI hub.

Google's Frozen v2 Chip Hardwires Gemini Architecture: Up to Tenfold Inference Efficiency

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Google Frozen v2 chip aims to hardwire Gemini's AI architecture directly into silicon, targeting six to ten times the inference efficiency of current TPUs by 2028. The project reflects Google's bet that the transformer architecture…

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A24 Defends Its $75M Google DeepMind AI Deal After Fan Backlash

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A24’s $75 million research partnership with Google DeepMind has now played out its full first act: the announcement, a revolt from the studio’s own fanbase, and an official defense built around wanting “a seat at the table.” With the dust…

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Gemini Notebook’s new Collections arrive just as Google turns it into a bigger workspace

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Gemini Notebook’s new Collections help users organize growing research libraries as Google expands the former NotebookLM across Gemini and Search, although the feature remains more limited than a proper folder system.