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This is when Google is launching the Pixel Tag and how much it costs

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According to a new rumor, Google is planning to unveil the Pixel Tag, its first AirTag-like tracker, on August 12, which is also when it's announcing the Pixel 11 series and the Pixel Watch 5.

How one negative Google review led to the New Bedford Whaling Museum to go viral

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After a a Google user left a one-star review of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, calling it the "worst Aquarium Ever," the museum created merch with the phrase on it that has gone viral.

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Google Assistant September 4 Shutdown Leaves Pixel 9 and Galaxy S25 on Slower Gemini Permanently

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Google Assistant shutdown begins September 4, 2026, replacing the voice assistant with Gemini on Android phones, Wear OS watches, and Android Auto -- with no rollback. Key features including Interpreter Mode and daily smart home updates…

Google Eyes $1.5 Billion Mechanize Deal to Enhance AI Coding

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Google is in talks with artificial intelligence coding agent startup Mechanize to hire some of Mechanize’s talent and sign a non-exclusive licensing agreement for the company’s technology, Business Insider reported Wednesday (Aug. 5),…

Google Home’s Interactive Storytime feature has me wondering who actually asked for this

Google Home's latest update lets families co-create interactive bedtime stories with Gemini, while also expanding camera support.

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Sunbird's iMessage for Android App Returns to the Google Play Store

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Sunbird Messaging today reintroduced its app that brings iMessage to Android users. Sunbird is now available on the Google Play Store following an early access testing period.

Google Home Speaker Lands in Germany: Gemini On-Device, Thread Spec Already Outdated

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Google Home Speaker Germany launch: on-device Gemini Nano runs voice queries locally for privacy-first users, but the Thread 1.3 border router shipped on a superseded spec. Available at 119.99 euros from August 4 at MediaMarkt and Saturn;…

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Google’s Longtime AI Strategist Leaving to Launch Own Company

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Longtime Google AI expert Jeff Dean is reportedly leaving to start his own company. As the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Wednesday (Aug. 5), Dean is one of the tech giants earliest employees — joining the company in 1999 as its 30th…

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis steps aside in shake-up of AI lab

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Chief scientist Jeff Dean leaves the group to found his own start-up

Google Pixel 11 Leak Reveals ‘HiLight’ Notification Feature, Raises Questions About Charging Claim

Leaked Google Pixel 11 marketing materials suggest a new HiLight notification feature, while a five-minute charging claim raises questions ahead of Google's launch.

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Jeff Dean and Sanjay Ghemawat Depart Google to Co-Found Discovery Loop

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Jeff Dean Google departure: MapReduce and Bigtable co-creator Dean left Google after 27 years alongside Sanjay Ghemawat, Oriol Vinyals, and Quoc Le to launch Discovery Loop, a public benefit corporation backed by Alphabet as a founding…

Google Confirms Blogger Bug Fixed After Automated Malware Misclassification, All Affected Sites Reinstated (Updated)

Fact Checked by Irfan Ahmad. Many Google's Blogger.com users began reporting that their blogs had returned online on Aug. 5 after a widespread wave of malware-policy lockouts disrupted access to sites across multiple countries. Some users,…

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‘Now, almost every image looks flat or cartoonish’: I saw Reddit arguing that Google’s AI image generator had got worse — so I ran my own comparison against ChatGPT

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Following up on a Reddit conversation about AI image generators I investigate how Nano Banana 2 compares to ChatGPT at image generation.

Google shakes up AI leadership. Demis Hassabis takes on broader research role, and Jeff Dean leaves.

Some of Google's top AI leaders are leaving their roles, with DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis taking another role at Alphabet and Jeff Dean leaving.

Google’s Top AI Brains Are Leaving to Launch Discovery Loop

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Jeff Dean and other high-profile Google executives have founded Discovery Loop, a startup that will seek AI-powered breakthroughs in everything from drug discovery to chip design.