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Google AI Giving Staggeringly Racist “Advice” About Being Alone With Certain Groups of People

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There are a litany of reasons to distrust Google’s AI Overviews, which now appear at the top of its search results above links to actual websites.

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Google rolls out an embeddable "Preferred Sources" button, natural language Discover controls, and custom audio briefings in the Google News app on Android (Matt G. Southern/Search Engine Journal)

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Matt G. Southern / Search Engine Journal: Google rolls out an embeddable “Preferred Sources” button, natural language Discover controls, and custom audio briefings in the Google News app on Android — Google is rolling out a new embeddable…

Google scales back proposed data center in northeast Minnesota

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The power capacity of the Hermantown data center is expected to range between 300 and 600 megawatts.

Got a new Google Pixel 11 Pro XL? Here are the phone cases and covers that won't let you down

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Take that dodgy, cheap case out of your basket — here are the options I'd trust to keep my Pixel 11 Pro XL protected from bumps and scratches.

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Google Fined $700m Over Android App Store Monopoly

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Google has been fined $700 million by the U.S. District Court in California for allegedly monopolising Android app distribution and in-app payment processing through the Google Play Store. The penalty followed a multistate lawsuit brought…

AI startup Micro1 wants to challenge Google's winning bid for Spirit Airlines data with a higher offer

AI training startup Micro1 is making a late $12.5 million bid for Spirit Airlines' data, testing whether it can disrupt Google's winning deal.

U.S. court fines Google $700 million over Android app monopoly

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The fine resulted from a multistate lawsuit filed by 53 attorneys general across U.S. states and came after about five years of litigation.

Google Messages RCS is breaking for Galaxy users after using Smart Switch [Update]

www.androidcentral.com

Google Messages users are running into RCS issues, and Smart Switch may be to blame.

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Google Intros AI Tools to Help Businesses Scale Search Campaigns

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Google is unveiling artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help businesses scale search campaigns. “Building on the one-click experiments in AI Max, we’re now introducing a way for you to test different budgets and ROI targets across…

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The preorder period may be over, but you can still get a FREE Google Pixel 11 with this Verizon deal

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Release day has arrived, and there are already some Pixel 11 deals that could make the flagship phones completely free.

Google DeepMind says its Gemma family of open models has surpassed 1B downloads and developers have published 100K+ Gemma model variants over the past two years (Google)

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Google DeepMind says its Gemma family of open models has surpassed 1B downloads and developers have published 100K+ Gemma model variants over the past two years — From outer space to underwater, here's how developers are bringing a…

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The Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold is the best folding Pixel yet — but it doesn't beat Samsung's best

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Google's latest foldable is an impressive device with key refinements over its predecessor, but it doesn't do enough to match Samsung's best.

Call 911? Google AI Overview Reveals DEI Streak in Searches on Race, Religion, Politics

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Google’s Gemini has once again been exposed for its apparently racist and anti-Christian programming when it suggested calling 911 as a remedy for being alone with a Christian or a white person. “They’re DEI-ing Google Search—again,” said…

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The best Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold deals at launch — how to get the premium foldable for as cheap as possible

www.androidcentral.com

The Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold has arrived, and I'm gathering all of the best deals into this guide.

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I'm ranking the best Google Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro deals at launch — free phones, trade-in discounts, and more

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The preorder period is over, and I'm tracking down the best Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro deals from across the web.

A bankruptcy court delays Google's $10M purchase of Spirit Airlines' data after former flight attendants objected, seeking

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Alexander Gladstone / Wall Street Journal: A bankruptcy court delays Google's $10M purchase of Spirit Airlines' data after former flight attendants objected, seeking assurance their info would be removed — The flight attendants want…

Google Assistant is dying next month, but Gemini is still missing these features

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Google Assistant’s retirement was announced well over a year ago, but the official end date is now in sight. For better or worse, Gemini will be the company’s last digital assistant standing on September 4th. It’s had plenty of time to get…