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Google rolls out its September Android Drop, with remembered items in Find Hub, Guided vision in Gemini Live, Motion Assist to reduce motion sickness, and more (Ryan Whitwam/Ars Technica)

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Google rolls out its September Android Drop, with remembered items in Find Hub, Guided vision in Gemini Live, Motion Assist to reduce motion sickness, and more — Let's be frank: Some of Google's recent Android feature Drops have been duds,…

Sources: Google plans to release Gemini 3.8 Flash as soon as Wednesday; Gemini 4 has done well on pre-training evals but still needs to complete post-training (Erin Woo/Wall Street Journal)

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Sources: Google plans to release Gemini 3.8 Flash as soon as Wednesday; Gemini 4 has done well on pre-training evals but still needs to complete post-training — Internal tests of Gemini 3.8 Flash show progress in an area where the company…

Apple joins Google in renaming Lake Ontario to "Lake America"

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Apple has changed the label on Lake Ontario to "Lake America," according to an Axios review of Apple Maps on Tuesday afternoon.

Google rolls out new AI image and video tools

Pics offers advanced image generation, while the company’s latest Gemini-powered agentic feature provides analysis of video content.

Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario to 'Lake America,' joining Google

Apple is following Google Maps, after President Donald Trump ordered the federal government to change the name of a Great Lake.

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Memo: Alexandr Wang says Meta is switching from Google Chat to Slack for internal communications as Slack is the "strongest platform available today for agents" (Business Insider)

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Memo: Alexandr Wang says Meta is switching from Google Chat to Slack for internal communications as Slack is the “strongest platform available today for agents” — - Meta is migrating to Slack for internal communications, a memo from AI…

Google rolling out Pixel Watch 5 September update

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Following last month’s launch, Google is rolling out the first update (September 2026) for the Pixel Watch 5 today.

Square and Google Team Up to Streamline Food Ordering for Customers

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Discover how Square and Google are collaborating to enhance food ordering efficiency for customers, making dining experiences smoother and more convenient than ever.

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Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ as MapQuest downloads surge

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Lake Ontario is now appearing as “Lake America” on Google Maps for US users, following Donald Trump’s executive order to rename the lake. Canadians still see “Lake Ontario”, while users elsewhere see both names. But the change is far from…

ChatGPT Ads Hit $1 Billion Faster Than Google Ever Did

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Ads inside ChatGPT are now bringing in money at a pace equal to $1 billion a year, OpenAI said in a Monday announcement, a milestone the company reached less than 200 days after launching the ad product. OpenAI is guiding toward $2.5…

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Google Messages just became a lot more fun with new chat themes, but it could learn a thing or two from Apple Messages

Google Messages is finally letting you spice up chats with themes, but the new feature doesn't go far enough.

Google adds shared Keep notes and custom themes to Messages

Google's September Android Drop lets you edit shared Keep notes and set custom themes right in Google Messages.

Android Drop: Google's Motion Assist and Guided Vision are two features I'm ready for on Android

Google's September Android Drop looks to help users suffering from motion sickness in cars, and there's a "Guided Vision" Accessibility feature on the way.

Sept. 2026 Android Drop: Find Hub ‘Remembered’ list, Motion Assist, & Keep in Google Messages

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Google today is rolling out the September 2026 Android Drop with a number of major features.

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Google Meet hardware dropping ChromeOS for Android

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As we wait for consumer Googlebooks to launch, Google shared today that it is “transitioning [its] Google Meet hardware portfolio from ChromeOS to Android.”

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Man Used Poisoned Google AI Overviews to Trick Women Into Thinking He Was an NFL Player, FBI Says

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The post Man Used Poisoned Google AI Overviews to Trick Women Into Thinking He Was an NFL Player, FBI Says appeared first on Futurism.

The Google TV Streamer is no longer worth buying

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With its new $150 price tag, the Google TV Streamer doesn't offer the same value it used to. But there is a solid alternative that's far cheaper.