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Google’s NotebookLM now lets you customize the tone of its AI podcasts

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-10-18 22:29:03

Google’s AI note-taking and research assistant NotebookLM now lets users customize the tone of their Audio Overviews, which are podcasts with AI virtual hosts that summarize and discuss documents shared with NotebookLM, such as course readings or legal briefs. When generating an Audio Overview, users can now choose whether they want their AI podcasts to be formatted as a “Deep Dive,” “Brief,” “Critique,” or “Debate.” A Deep Dive features conversational dialogues where two AI hosts unpack the t

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Gemini Is Going to Invade New Google Home Devices Next Month

gizmodo.com Raymond Wong 2025-10-19 02:01:07

It’s not IFA 2025 related, but Google is cooking something up for next month on Oct. 1. In a post on X, the official Made by Google account wrote, “Gemini is coming to Google Home,” suggesting that there’s new AI-powered hardware on the horizon. The post shows what appears to be a new Nest Cam. Likely, the one that Android Headlines leaked last week. The link has since been removed, but the reblogs exist on sites like 9to5Google. Is that you, Gemini? Come in and make yourself at Home 🏠 Sign up

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Google Is Bringing Gemini AI to Its Smart Home Lineup, Starting Oct. 1

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-10-19 02:20:24

It increasingly feels like Google's AI assistant is omnipresent across our devices and, starting next month, it could also be in your home. In an X post on Tuesday, the company teased, "Gemini is coming to Google Home" and told us to "Come back October 1." At its Made by Google event in August, the company announced Gemini for Home among a slew of other product announcements, so this has been in the works for a while. Tuesday's X post teaser appears to show an image of a Nest camera, which Go

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Google’s best-ever 4K streamer is within $1 of its lowest price

theverge.com Brandt Ranj 2025-10-19 06:16:20

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. It’s rare to find a gadget that can handle two totally separate tasks very well, but Google’s TV Streamer 4K pulls it off. The 4K set top box allows you to stream your favorite TV shows and movies, and is also an impressive smart home hub, with support for Matter and a built-in Thread radio. It’s currently on sale for $79.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart, which is its lowest price since May, and

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Google avoids breakup, but has to give up exclusive search deals in antitrust trial

techcrunch.com Rebecca Bellan 2025-10-18 11:45:20

Google will not be forced to break up its search business, but a federal judge has tentatively ordered other changes to the tech giant’s business practices to keep it from further anticompetitive behavior. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta outlined remedies on Tuesday that would bar Google from entering or maintaining exclusive deals that tie the distribution of Search, Chrome, Google Assistant, or Gemini to other apps or revenue arrangements. For example, Google wouldn’t be able to condi

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Alphabet stock pops 9% after Google avoids breakup in antitrust case

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-10-19 10:05:00

Alphabet shares rose 9% on Wednesday as investors viewed the result of Google's antitrust case as broadly favorable to the tech giant. The U.S. Department of Justice had proposed a sort of break-up of Google, which included divesting its Chrome browser, in an antitrust case that began in September 2023. While Google was found to hold an illegal monopoly in its core market of internet search last year, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled against the most severe consequences that were proposed

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Alphabet stock pops 8% after Google avoids breakup in antitrust case

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-10-19 14:57:19

Alphabet shares rose 8% on Wednesday as investors viewed the result of Google's antitrust case as broadly favorable to the tech giant. The U.S. Department of Justice had proposed a sort of break-up of Google, which included divesting its Chrome browser, in an antitrust case that began in September 2023. While Google was found to hold an illegal monopoly in its core market of internet search last year, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled against the most severe consequences that were proposed

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Just one word in the Google antitrust ruling was worth $20B a year to Apple

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-10-19 14:44:04

For more than a year now, there have been debates about whether Google’s payment to Apple to be the default search engine in Safari would be outlawed. While it had seemed likely this would be the case, what we got was a compromise ruling. It turned out that the difference between Apple earning $20 billion a year and $0 hinged on a single word … It had seemed likely both companies would lose The ruling just over a year ago was very clear: Google’s deal with Apple to be the default search engin

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Google will reveal more Gemini smart home plans and devices on October 1

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-19 14:36:01

Google is set to reveal more information about its "Gemini for Home" plans, including new Nest devices designed for the AI assistant, the company announced on X. "Gemini is coming to Google Home," the teaser states, while showing what could be a new Nest camera. That follows the company's Made By Google announcement last month revealing Gemini for Home and its capabilities. Gemini for Home will replace Google Assistant and enable natural language commands plus easier-to use controls. For instan

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How to Switch From iPhone to Android (2025)

wired.com Simon Hill 2025-10-19 14:00:00

Ignore the arguments about which is better, because iPhones and Android phones have far more in common than some folks will admit. Switching from an iPhone to an Android phone is pretty painless these days, and you can take all your stuff with you, including photos, messages, and other bits and pieces. This guide covers all you need to know about how to switch from an iPhone to an Android phone. Updated August 2025: We've verified the instructions and refreshed the copy. What You Need to Get S

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A let-off or tougher than it looks? What the Google monopoly ruling means

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-19 13:28:22

A let-off or tougher than it looks? What the Google monopoly ruling means 6 hours ago Share Save Lily Jamali North America Technology Correspondent, San Francisco Share Save Shutterstock A Google business logo on an office building in midtown Atlanta, Georgia In the modern internet era, few monopoly cases have been as closely scrutinised in Silicon Valley - and beyond - as the US government's landmark case challenging Google's dominance in online search. Not since US v Microsoft, filed in 199

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I looked into the most popular AI apps, and the runner-up caught me by surprise

zdnet.com Jada Jones 2025-10-19 18:39:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways ChatGPT and Gemini are the top two gen AI platforms. Grok's users have increased, while DeepSeek's are down. Vibe coding continues to be a steadily growing use of gen AI. Consumer generative AI products like OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini continue to transform our daily digital lives. These are the web products and mobile apps making the biggest impact. Also: My top 5 free AI too

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Alphabet stock pops 6% in premarket trading after Google avoids break-up in antitrust case

cnbc.com Arjun Kharpal 2025-10-20 01:36:24

The Google logo is seen outside a building housing Google offices in Beijing on February 4, 2025. China on February 4 said it would probe US tech giant Google over violations of anti-monopoly laws after Washington slapped 10 percent levies on Chinese goods. Alphabet shares rose 6% in premarket trading on Wednesday as investors viewed the result of Google's antitrust case as broadly favorable to the tech giant. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had proposed a sort of break-up of Google, whic

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Google Wallet’s exceptional Everything Else feature is rolling out more widely

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-20 03:38:38

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google Wallet’s Everything Else feature is now rolling out to regions outside the US. Everything Else lets you scan uncommon IDs or documents and add their digital versions to Google Wallet. Google is also updating the app with a new shortcut specific to Indian users. At I/O 2024, Google announced a handy feature called Everything Else for Google Wallet. With this feature, you can scan or capture a picture of virtually any physical ID or pass and convert

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Google’s Gemini smart home plans are about to make Siri look even dumber

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-10-20 03:39:59

Apple is already under massive fire for falling behind in AI, and Google’s Gemini smart home plans are about to make that a whole lot worse. Not only is Siri lagging dramatically behind generative AI chatbots in smartphone-based tasks, but Google is about to make Apple’s assistant look really dumb when it comes to smart homes … Gemini for Home Google recently announced its Gemini for Home replacement for Google Assistant in smart home devices. Compared to Google Assistant, “Gemini for Home”

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Google gets off easy in the most significant monopoly case since Microsoft trial

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-10-20 03:53:50

400tmax/Editorial RF/Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Google got off easily. The search giant won't have to divest itself of Chrome, Android, or its ad data. Nevertheless, Google is expected to appeal the decision. In a landmark decision, Judge Amit Mehta of the US District Court ruled Google violated the Sherman Antitrust Act by stifling competition. As Mehta wrote in his decision, "Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to

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How to Give a Good Talk

news.ycombinator.com Michael Greenberg On Mar 2025-10-16 10:42:08

How to Give a Good Talk In computer science, conferences are a focal point of academic attention. Conferences are a moment where computing communities—distributed over the globe—come together. Giving a talk at a conference is an incredible opportunity: for a moment, you have the community’s attention. If you can give a good talk, the community will pay more attention to your work! But what makes a good talk? I spoke at PLMW 2025 on this topic—“How to give a good talk”. You can read an edited t

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Google will reveal its Gemini smart home plans (and hardware) next month

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-10-20 00:37:13

is a news editor with over a decade’s experience in journalism. He previously worked at Android Police and Tech Advisor. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Google is overdue an update to its smart home setup, and now we know when it’ll come: October 1st. The company has teased some sort of launch or announcement for that day, promising that “Gemini is coming to Google Home.” The company announced Gemini for Home at last month’s Made by Goog

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A let off or tougher than it looks? What the Google monopoly ruling means

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-20 04:28:22

A let off or tougher than it looks? What the Google monopoly ruling means 34 minutes ago Share Save Lily Jamali North America Technology Correspondent, San Francisco Share Save Shutterstock A Google business logo on an office building in midtown Atlanta, Georgia In the modern internet era, few monopoly cases have been as closely scrutinised in Silicon Valley - and beyond - as the US government's landmark case challenging Google's dominance in online search. Not since US v Microsoft, filed in

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How Pixel 10 Pro created the world's smartest phone camera - a peek inside Google

zdnet.com Jason Hiner 2025-10-20 04:00:17

ZDNET's Kerry Wan takes a photo with the Google Pixel 10 Pro camera. Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Isaac Reynolds has been working on the Pixel Camera team at Google for almost a decade -- since the first Google Pixel phone launched in 2016. And yet, I think it's fair to say that he's never been more bullish about the technology that Google has integrated into a phone camera than he is with this year's Pixel 10 Pro. A new wave of AI breakthroughs in the past year have allowed Google to use Large Language

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Deal: Google TV Streamer drops to $79.99, almost its record-low price

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-20 02:32:56

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority If your TV doesn’t have a smart TV operating system or you simply don’t like the one it comes with, a simple solution is to get a smart TV dongle or set-top box. Our favorite one is the Google TV Streamer, but it isn’t cheap at $99.99 and is not often on sale. Today is your lucky day, as it’s $20 off. Buy the Google TV Streamer for just $79.99 ($20 off) This offer is available from Amazon as a “limited time deal.” It’s only available in Porcelain. If you want

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Google sets the date for Gemini’s arrival on your Google Home devices

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-20 05:45:40

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini is coming to Google Home devices on October 1. Google previously said that this would be an early access rollout. With Gemini on their Google Home devices, users will be able to ask more complex questions in natural language, ask the AI agent to set up routines, and more. Gemini is finally coming home to your Google Home devices, with Google setting October 1 as the launch date. In a post on X, the company has invited users to sign up for updates,

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Google doesn't have to sell Chrome, judge in monopoly case rules

engadget.com Unknown 2025-10-20 01:28:03

Google will not have to divest its Chrome browser but will have to change some of its business practices, a federal judge has ruled. The ruling comes more than a year after the same judge ruled that Google had acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in internet search. Following the ruling last year, the Department of Justice had proposed that Google should be forced to sell Chrome. But in a 230-page decision, Judge Amit Mehta said the government had "overreached" in its request. "Google will no

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Google critics think the search remedies ruling is a total whiff

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-10-20 02:06:24

Today’s ruling is a reminder of Google’s sweeping power over the online economy, but the limited remedies ordered by the court demonstrate why we need additional rules of the road for Big Tech. That’s why we must pass my bipartisan American Innovation and Choice Online Act to stop dominant platforms like Google from continuing to unfairly preference their own products over competitors’ — which hurts consumers and entrepreneurs, and stifles innovation. Through three administrations, our antitrust

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Google avoids break-up but must share data with rivals

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-20 10:26:59

Google avoids break-up but must share data with rivals 34 minutes ago Share Save Lily Jamali North America Technology Correspondent, San Francisco and Rachel Clun Business reporter, BBC News Share Save Reuters Google will not have to sell its Chrome web browser but must share information with competitors, a US federal judge has ordered. The remedies decided by District Judge Amit Mehta have emerged after a years-long court battle over Google's dominance in online search. The case centred arou

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NotebookLM can now argue with itself over your notes

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-10-20 10:27:33

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR NotebookLM is adding new Audio Overview formats: Brief, Critique, and Debate. Each format changes how two AI hosts present your notes, from summaries to arguments. The update is rolling out now. NotebookLM has quickly become a favorite of ours. We’ve used it to cut through everything from apartment contracts to car manuals, and it’s consistently proven to be one of Google’s most practical AI tools. But it’s also got a creative side, especially with its p

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Google Pixel 10 series review: Don't call it an Android

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-10-16 21:05:22

After 10 generations of Pixels, Google's phones have never been more like the iPhone, and we mean that both as a compliment and a gentle criticism. For people who miss the days of low-cost, tinkering-friendly Nexus phones, Google's vision is moving ever further away from that, but the attention to detail and overall polish of the Pixel experience continue with the Pixel 10, 10 Pro, and 10 Pro XL. These are objectively good phones with possibly the best cameras on the market, and they're also a l

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Google won’t have to sell Chrome, judge rules

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-10-20 10:20:00

Google has avoided the worst-case scenario in the pivotal search antitrust case brought by the US Department of Justice. DC District Court Judge Amit Mehta has ruled that Google doesn't have to give up the Chrome browser to mitigate its illegal monopoly in online search. The court will only require a handful of modest behavioral remedies, forcing Google to release some search data to competitors and limit its ability to make exclusive distribution deals. More than a year ago, the Department of

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Google keeps browser but must share data with rivals

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-10-20 14:53:05

Google keeps browser but must share data with rivals 8 minutes ago Share Save Lily Jamali North America Technology Correspondent, San Francisco Share Save Reuters Google will not have to sell its Chrome web browser but must share information with competitors, a US federal judge has ordered. The remedies decided by District Judge Amit Mehta have emerged after a years-long court battle over Google's dominance in online search. The case centred around Google's position as the default search engi

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Google stock jumps 8% after search giant avoids worst-case penalties in antitrust case

cnbc.com Jennifer Elias 2025-10-20 14:59:19

Google CEO Sundar Pichai during the press conference after his meeting with Polish PM Donald Tusk at Google for Startups Campus In Warsaw in Warsaw, Poland on February 13, 2025. Images) Alphabet shares popped 8% in extended trading as investors celebrated what they viewed as minimal consequences from a historic defeat last year in the landmark antitrust case. Last year, Google was found to hold an illegal monopoly in its core market of internet search. U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled aga

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