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Google Pixel Tag Is Real: First-Party Tracker Arrives at ~$34, UWB Still Unconfirmed

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Google Pixel Tag has been confirmed via European retail listings and a leaked product image, revealing an oblong design, Find Hub integration, and a ~$34 price point — but whether this first-party Android tracker includes UWB precision…

Google Earth AI tool pulled after spate of fake satellite images

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Security experts say generative tools risk eroding trust in satellite images used to verify conflict damage and incidents

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Google Earth's new AI image generation function didn't survive a day after users deepfaked disasters

Google pulled its AI image-editing feature from Google Earth within 24 hours of its launch, after users created deepfakes depicting disasters.

Google Pixel 11 leaks in some fresh new renders too

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Yesterday the legendary leaker Evan Blass aka @evleaks shared some new marketing renders of the upcoming Pixel 11 Pro Fold, and today he's back with the 'vanilla' Pixel 11.

10 Ways You've Been Using Google One Wrong

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Alongside the obvious perk of additional cloud storage, Google One packs in plenty of other features to take advantage of, despite not emphasizing them.

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Google is about to launch its version of the Apple AirTag

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Google's Pixel 11 event might include the company's first answer to Apple's AirTag. A leaked image (shown below) and store listings make clear that Google is close to releasing a Pixel Tag that could become Android's default item tracker.

Google withdraws new Earth AI tool after warnings over misinformation risks

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Experts told BBC Verify Google's new feature which let people generate fake satellite images could be misused.

Google Chrome 151 Patches 370 Vulnerabilities, Including 7 Critical

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Google Chrome 151 patches 370 security flaws, including seven Critical vulnerabilities. Users on Windows, macOS, and Linux should update now.

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Pixel Rules let me automate my phone's settings by location—and I wish Google gave me more options

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Google Pixel phones have plenty of cool features, but when it comes to automations, they’re a bit lacking. Still, even with the limited options, I’m able to make my Pixel automatically change certain settings based on my location.

Google rolls back an image generation tool in Google Earth to add "stronger guardrails" after concerns arose it can be used to create deepfake satellite imagery (Geoff Brumfiel/NPR)

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Google rolls back an image generation tool in Google Earth to add “stronger guardrails” after concerns arose it can be used to create deepfake satellite imagery — A day after Google unveiled a new feature that allowed users to create AI…

Google Earth let me turn my hometown into a warzone with AI prompts, and the disinformation possibilities are disturbing

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Google says it takes this seriously, but that sounds as fake as the images I've generated with the tool.

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5 Google Pixel features you probably didn’t know about

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Your Google Pixel has many clever features, some tucked away in menus or introduced quietly. If you’ve updated to Android 15 or even if you’re running an older version, there’s a good chance you’re missing out on some of these hidden gems.

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My Google TV Streamer would be so much better with this Roku feature

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The Google TV Streamer has many advantages over the Roku Ultra, but it's missing a simple feature that the Roku Ultra has.

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Apple and Google are hosting hundreds of dangerous VPN links — here is why your device is at risk

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TechRadar data has uncovered how VPN listings on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store are, in some cases, hiding links that could put users at risk.

Google’s new Now Playing app quietly broke what made it even more special

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Google Pixel phones have a handful of exclusive features, but the one that gets consistently mentioned among the “coolest” is Now Playing. Earlier this year, it got a much-needed glow-up with its own dedicated app. Sadly, this update also…

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Google starts rolling out access to Gemini Spark for Google AI Pro subscribers to over 160 countries and adds a Chrome auto browse integration on desktop (Abner Li/9to5Google)

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Google starts rolling out access to Gemini Spark for Google AI Pro subscribers to over 160 countries and adds a Chrome auto browse integration on desktop — Gemini Spark is getting two big updates today, starting with Chrome auto browse…

Study Finds Google AI Mode Surfaces About 95% Fewer Shopping Products Than Standard Search

By Hugo Huijer. Reviewed by Irfan Ahmad. Google's AI Mode returns 95% fewer product listings than the standard search results on the same shopping queries, according to new data from Productrise. The study compared over 100,000 search…

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Google just made your Android contacts count against your Drive quota—here's the fix

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Google's new data policy is quietly moving more of your stuff into Drive.