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Your Android phone just got 3 useful upgrades for free (Samsung models included)

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-15 07:00:17

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways A new Google update is adding several features to Android phones. A new AI writing tool for Gboard is on the way. An upgraded Emoji Keyboard will help you find the perfect emoji. Your Android phone is getting an upgrade, and it might have a big impact on how you communicate. Also: Google is killing the Android phone feature that once made them popular - and there's a big reaso

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33 Unique Gifts for People Who Already Have Everything

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-15 08:29:00

If you know someone who appreciates a good tech gadget, they’ll be a big fan of these smart glasses. CNET’s Scott Stein says the Meta Ray-Bans are practical and, oddly, transformative. He’s gotten so used to them that sometimes he’ll start talking to himself and tapping the glasses to take pictures before realizing he’s wearing his regular ones. “I suddenly miss the extra features like a phantom limb,” he says. He also loves that AI is a "whimsical bonus" with the Meta Ray-Bans. “These are glas

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Bret Taylor’s Sierra raises $350M at a $10B valuation

techcrunch.com Rebecca Szkutak 2025-10-15 09:33:40

Investors are clearly bullish about former Salesforce co-CEO Bret Taylor’s AI agent startup Sierra. Sierra, which helps enterprises build customer service AI agents, announced it raised a $350 million funding round on Thursday. The round, led by earlier investor Greenoaks Capital, values the startup at $10 billion, according to a company blog post that confirmed an earlier report from Axios on Wednesday. Sierra was founded in early 2024 by Taylor and longtime Google alum Clay Bavor. The compan

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The September Pixel Drop is here with Material 3 Expressive for all!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-14 14:00:36

Google TL;DR The September Pixel Drop is here with fresh features for Pixel phones, the Pixel Watch, Pixel Buds Pro 2, and the Pixel Tablet. The update brings the Material 3 Expressive redesign of older Pixel phones and the Pixel Tablet. The Pixel Watch is getting a handy Google Maps feature, while the Pixel Buds Pro 2 are being updated with Adaptive Audio and more. It’s time to hit update on your Pixel devices again as Google offloads a bunch of new features and capabilities in its latest P

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This Pixel 9 Pro Is So Clean, It Feels Like the iPhone of Androids

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-15 16:39:00

CNET's key takeaways After months of using Google's Pixel 9 Pro, I like its solid overall performance and quirky new AI skills. The element that stands out most is how easy it is to use. While Android users swear by them, a lot of other people consider Android phones to feel overly complex. The user interface isn't quite as easy to adjust as Apple's offering. And while it may sound unreasonable, Samsung's Galaxy S25 range, for example, has deep menu settings that let you tweak nearly every as

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'Scroll and Translate' Is Coming to Google's Circle to Search. Here's How It Works

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-15 17:12:00

Google's Circle to Search is getting a new feature that will allow you to continuously translate text while scrolling through social media posts or even when switching to different apps. Announced on Thursday, the feature will start its rollout this week to select Samsung Galaxy devices, but will more than likely expand to more devices, with the Pixel 10 lineup a natural next stop. While you could already translate text with Circle to Search, the new update will make the experience more seamle

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Google's new Androidify app turns you into an adorable green robot - try it for free

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-15 21:26:00

Androidify / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The Androidify app lets you customize your own Android bot. You can use a photo or enter a text prompt. There's an app and a browser version of the tool. If you're an Android die-hard, Google is giving you a fun new way to express your fandom. For more than 15 years, a small green robot (a.k.a. Bugdroid) has been the official mascot of the Android operating system. Several versions of the mascot

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COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to supposed “technical issue”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-15 20:47:08

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic is now five years in the rearview mirror, but its effects continue to reverberate. While those leading the US healthcare system have embraced conspiracy theories and junk science to justify a reduced focus on vaccines (particularly the COVID jab) many people are still seeking out immunization. Google Maps isn't a good way to find it, though. In recent days, almost all search results for COVID vaccines have vanished from Google Maps. In both the mobile app and

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Google’s Veo 3 lands in Photos, and you don’t need a $250 plan to try it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-16 01:00:46

Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos is upgrading its image-to-video tool with the Veo 3 AI model. The update creates four-second, silent clips with free but limited use for most subscribers. AI Pro and AI Ultra users get more generations. Google Photos has been making moves to make your snapshots feel more alive, and the tech giant is about to take things one step further. The app’s image-to-video feature is getting an upgrade powered by Google’s latest AI video model, Veo

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Google's new Androidify app turns you into an adorable Android bot - try it for free

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-10-16 01:15:43

Androidify / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The Androidify app lets you customize your own Android bot. You can use a photo or enter a text prompt. There's an app and a browser version of the tool. If you're an Android die-hard, Google is giving you a fun new way to express your fandom. For more than 15 years, a small green robot (a.k.a. Bugdroid) has been the official mascot of the Android operating system. Several versions of the mascot

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COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to alleged “technical issue”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-16 01:47:08

The start of the COVID-19 pandemic is now five years in the rearview mirror, but its effects continue to reverberate. While those leading the US healthcare system have embraced conspiracy theories and junk science to justify a reduced focus on vaccines (particularly the COVID jab) many people are still seeking out immunization. Google Maps isn't a good way to find it, though. In recent days, almost all search results for COVID vaccines have vanished from Google Maps. In both the mobile app and

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TCL's QM9K Mini-LED TV Is Super Bright and Has Google Gemini Onboard

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-16 01:00:00

TCL has unveiled its newest flagship TV, the QM9K, which promises "unmatched" picture quality and the company says it is the first to include Google Gemini AI onboard. The QD-Micro-LED QM9K joins the TCL QM8K as part of the Ultimate Performance series, which includes the company's Halo Control System for better contrast. The Halo system includes "Micro OD," which reduces the distance between the backlight and diffuser plate to help eliminate image blooming. TCL says the TV includes up to 6,000

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The tech antitrust renaissance may already be over

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2025-10-16 04:01:19

Around six years ago, a new rallying cry rippled through Washington: “Break Up Big Tech.” It was a slogan emblazoned on campaign posters, uttered at congressional hearings, and beginning, it seemed, to echo through the halls of the nation’s antitrust enforcers. Momentum in the legislatures eventually petered out, but the enforcers at the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission remained more active than ever. President Joe Biden never took the kind of hard posture on Big Tech that politi

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Google's Circle to Search can now translate text as you scroll

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-16 09:15:55

Google's Circle to Search tool just got a bit more useful, as it can now continuously translate text while scrolling . Until now, people had to restart the process every time the content on the screen changed. The update ensures the translation feature will keep on ticking along. Google says this is great for getting "more context for social posts from creators who speak a different language" or when browsing "menus when you’re booking restaurant reservations while traveling abroad." Just tap t

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The first TVs with Gemini built in arrive later this month

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-16 09:50:29

TCL has announced the QM9K, its latest flagship QD mini LED television series. The QM9Ks will be the first panels in the industry to feature Gemini on Google TV, a new feature that we first learned about at the start of this year. TCL/Google Using the standard "Hey Google" voice prompt, viewers will be able to find a movie or TV show, ask questions using natural language about any topic and even control smart home products that are synced through Google Home. Google TV on the QM9K also support

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The brightest Google TV projector so far just debuted at IFA 2025

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-16 13:00:19

XGIMI TL;DR XGIMI has unveiled the Horizon 20 Series with Google TV at IFA 2025. The new projector lineup includes the Horizon 20, 20 Pro, and flagship 20 Max with 5,700 ISO lumens. Pre-orders open on September 5 in the US and UK, with shipping beginning in October. XGIMI is turning up the brightness in home entertainment. This afternoon at IFA 2025, the company introduced the Horizon 20 Series, its most luminous projectors yet, featuring Google TV. With this launch, XGIMI sets its sights sq

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Your old Google phone may be getting this Pixel 9 livestreaming feature

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-16 13:48:59

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR Pixel’s Connected Cameras feature is appearing on older models, such as the Pixel 6a, 7, and 8 Pro. Google’s support page still lists the Pixel 9 series as the only officially supported hosts. The tool lets you use another Pixel or GoPro as a remote camera for livestreams in apps like YouTube and TikTok. Google’s Connected Cameras feature is handy for turning another Pixel phone or GoPro into a remote camera for livestreams. It was initially billed as

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Google Photos gets Veo 3 integration, bringing in even more AI tools

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-16 13:00:42

The video-generation model Veo 3 has come to Google Photos, bringing even more AI tomfoolery to the platform. This allows users to do all sorts of wacky things. First and foremost, the pre-existing photo to video feature has been significantly improved. Google says that it can now be used to turn "still images into even higher-quality clips." There's also a tool called Remix that transforms photos into various styles, like anime drawings, comic book illustrations, 3D animations and more. This i

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Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website

news.ycombinator.com Darius Snieckus Rory White 2025-10-16 12:51:26

Pichai added that he knew the “road ahead would not be easy,” but Google “aimed to prove that a carbon-free future is both possible and achievable fast enough to prevent the most dangerous impacts of climate change.” “Today, I’m proud to announce that we intend to be the first major company to operate carbon free — 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year,” he said, in a video announcement . Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai stood smiling in a leafy-green California garden in September 2020

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Apple Reportedly Planning AI-Enhanced Siri With Search Tool in 2026

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-16 12:52:34

Apple is preparing to unveil its iPhone 17 lineup next week but a major software update is also rumored to be on the horizon. The company is reportedly planning an AI-powered upgrade to Siri in iOS 26.4, arriving as early as March 2026. According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is working on a new Siri feature called World Knowledge Answers, an AI-driven search tool designed to generate detailed responses that draw from web data, images, video and local information. Bloomberg wrote that Apple

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Google Photos now lets you animate your camera roll with Veo 3 for free

theverge.com Elissa Welle 2025-10-16 13:00:00

is a NYC-based AI reporter and is currently supported by the Tarbell Center for AI Journalism. She covers AI companies, policies, and products. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is adding Veo 3 software capabilities to its video generation feature for Google Photos. US-based users can turn static images into four-second videos by clicking either the “Subtle movements” or, for the more adventurous, the “I’m feeling lucky” options unde

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Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-10-16 13:00:00

Google’s latest video-generation model, Veo 3, is coming to Google Photos. The new model, available on the mobile app’s Create tab, will allow users in the U.S. to turn their still images into video clips. Google Photos already offers video generation through its recently added “Photo to video” feature, but the company says the addition of Veo 3 enhances that functionality with higher-quality video. The launch also represents how the company is working to bring its latest AI tech to consumers t

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France slaps Google with €325M fine for violating cookie regulations

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-10-16 17:58:05

The French data protection authority has fined Google €325 million ($378 million) for violating cookie regulations and displaying ads between Gmail users' emails without their consent. During several investigations between 2022 and 2023, the National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) found that Google's Gmail email service displayed advertisements in the "Promotions" and "Social" tabs without the consent of Gmail users, thereby breaching Article L. 34-5 of the French Postal and Elect

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Jury orders Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-10-16 17:03:02

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. A federal jury in California has ordered Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy by collecting the data of millions of people even after they disabled tracking, as reported earlier by Reuters. The decision stems from a class action lawsuit filed i

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I pay for Google Gemini, but GPT-5 has convinced me to switch to ChatGPT and here’s why

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-16 16:00:51

Calvin Wankhede / Android Authority ChatGPT has become the Xerox of the AI world, but OpenAI no longer has the stage to itself. Google has been pushing Gemini deeper into its ecosystem, and every few weeks it feels like another rival pops up with promises of being faster, smarter, or more useful. So when the latest GPT-5 model launched last month, it felt like a release OpenAI couldn’t afford to get wrong. While OpenAI’s benchmarks claim that GPT-5 is better than the competition, the numbers o

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The first Google TVs with Gemini are finally here

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-16 21:00:57

TL;DR The TCL QM9K series is the first Google TV lineup to debut Gemini, marking the replacement of Google Assistant. The TVs include an Ambient Display mode powered by a presence sensor, automatically waking up when someone enters the room. The TVs, which will hit retail later this month, are available in various sizes up to 98 inches and with top-tier specs like HDR6500 brightness and LD6000 local dimming zones. Gemini on Google TV devices was first announced at CES 2025. It promised to rep

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Pixel phones could soon let you set up unique vibrations for each contact (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-16 21:53:10

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR We spotted Google Contacts code that hints at contact-specific vibration patterns for Pixel phones. Apple and Samsung already allow you to assign specific haptics to your contacts. If it rolls out, the feature would tell you who’s calling even when your Pixel is in silent mode. Pixel phones already let you set custom ringtones for individual contacts, but Google could be preparing to take things further. Code hidden in the latest version of the Google

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7 features the iPhone 17 needs - and yes, it starts with AI

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2025-10-16 21:05:00

Jason Hiner/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The release of the Google Pixel 10 phones with deeply integrated AI features that offer impressive new capabilities has revealed the biggest gaps the iPhone 17 needs to fill. Many of the smartest AI services in the world are already on the iPhone as apps, and so there's the possibility that Apple could partner with them for deeper integrations. The new AI camera features in the Pixel 10 could be th

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TCL’s Bright-As-Hell Flagship 4K TV Is Filled With Enticing Features… and AI

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-10-16 21:00:00

Gemini has taken over Android phones like the Pixel 10, and soon enough the AI chatbot will invade Google TVs. First on the list to get AI-ified is the budget-end brand TCL with its new flagship mini LED 4K TV, the QM9K, freshly announced at IFA 2025. If you hate the idea of a chatbot attached to your TV, maybe good picture quality is enough to distract from the proliferation of AI into every product category. In the same vein as Sony’s TV push last year with its Bravia series, TCL has a habit

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Google’s Circle to Search can now translate as you scroll

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-10-16 21:33:39

Google is bringing improved translation to Circle to Search, its feature that allows users to quickly search for any information on their screen by using gestures like circling, highlighting, scribbling, or tapping. The company announced on Thursday that users can now see translations as they scroll. “Translation is one of the most-used features in Circle to Search — you can get more context for social posts from creators who speak a different language, or browse menus when you’re booking resta

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Latest Tech News

Your Android phone just got 3 useful upgrades for free (Samsung models included)

33 Unique Gifts for People Who Already Have Everything

Bret Taylor’s Sierra raises $350M at a $10B valuation

The September Pixel Drop is here with Material 3 Expressive for all!

This Pixel 9 Pro Is So Clean, It Feels Like the iPhone of Androids

'Scroll and Translate' Is Coming to Google's Circle to Search. Here's How It Works

Google's new Androidify app turns you into an adorable green robot - try it for free

COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to supposed “technical issue”

Google’s Veo 3 lands in Photos, and you don’t need a $250 plan to try it

Google's new Androidify app turns you into an adorable Android bot - try it for free

COVID vaccine locations vanish from Google Maps due to alleged “technical issue”

TCL's QM9K Mini-LED TV Is Super Bright and Has Google Gemini Onboard

The tech antitrust renaissance may already be over

Google's Circle to Search can now translate text as you scroll

The first TVs with Gemini built in arrive later this month

The brightest Google TV projector so far just debuted at IFA 2025

Your old Google phone may be getting this Pixel 9 livestreaming feature

Google Photos gets Veo 3 integration, bringing in even more AI tools

Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website

Apple Reportedly Planning AI-Enhanced Siri With Search Tool in 2026

Google Photos now lets you animate your camera roll with Veo 3 for free

Google Photos upgrades its image-to-video feature with Veo 3

France slaps Google with €325M fine for violating cookie regulations

Jury orders Google to pay $425 million for violating user privacy

I pay for Google Gemini, but GPT-5 has convinced me to switch to ChatGPT and here’s why

The first Google TVs with Gemini are finally here

Pixel phones could soon let you set up unique vibrations for each contact (APK teardown)

7 features the iPhone 17 needs - and yes, it starts with AI

TCL’s Bright-As-Hell Flagship 4K TV Is Filled With Enticing Features… and AI

Google’s Circle to Search can now translate as you scroll

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