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Researchers hacked Google Gemini to take control of a smart home

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-09 21:19:26

Wired reported on new cybersecurity research that demonstrated a hack of the Google Gemini artificial intelligence assistant. The researchers were able to control connected smart home devices through the use of indirect prompt injections in Google Calendar invites. When a user requested a summary of their calendar and thanked Gemini for the results, the malicious prompt ordered Google's Home AI agent to take actions such as opening windows or turning lights off, as demonstrated in the video abov

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Google: Actually, AI in Search is driving more queries and higher quality clicks

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-09 21:49:46

Last month, a Pew Research Center report shed light on Google's AI Overviews' effect on web publishing. In short, the analysis painted an abysmal outlook for anyone relying on web traffic. But on Wednesday, Google Search head Liz Reid penned a blog post that puts quite a different spin on things. The Google VP claims traffic from search to websites is "relatively stable" and that click quality has increased. Reid's framing boils down to everything is peachy, and AI is making things better — eve

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Researchers design “promptware” attack with Google Calendar to turn Gemini evil

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-09 17:29:18

Generative AI systems have proliferated across the technology industry over the last several years to such a degree that it can be hard to avoid using them. Google and other big names in AI spend a lot of time talking about AI safety, but the ever-evolving capabilities of AI have also led to a changing landscape of malware threats—or as researchers from Tel Aviv University would say, "promptware." Using simple calendar appointments, this team managed to trick Gemini into manipulating Google smar

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Doctors Horrified After Google's Healthcare AI Makes Up a Body Part That Does Not Exist in Humans

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-10 02:19:41

Image by Getty / Futurism Developments Health practitioners are becoming increasingly uneasy about the medical community making widespread use of error-prone generative AI tools. The proliferation of the tech has repeatedly been hampered by rampant "hallucinations," a euphemistic term for the bots' made-up facts and convincingly-told lies. One glaring error proved so persuasive that it took over a year to be caught. In their May 2024 research paper introducing a healthcare AI model, dubbed Me

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Google search boss says AI isn’t killing search clicks

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-10 02:36:42

Google has often bristled at the implication that its obsession with AI search is harming web traffic, and now search head Liz Reid has penned a blog post on the topic. According to Reid, clicks aren't declining, AI is driving more searches, and everything is fine on the Internet. But despite the optimistic tone, the post stops short of providing any actual data to back up those claims. This statement feels like a direct response to a recent Pew Research Center analysis that showed searches wit

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Google denies AI search features are killing website traffic

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-12-10 02:45:29

Numerous studies indicate that the shift to AI search features and the use of AI chatbots are killing traffic to publishers’ sites. But Google on Wednesday denied that’s the case, at least in aggregate. Instead, the search giant says that total organic click volume from its search engine to websites has been “relatively stable” year-over-year and that average click quality has slightly increased. “This data is in contrast to third-party reports that inaccurately suggest dramatic declines in agg

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Want a four-channel dashcam for less than $200? I recommend this one

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-09 22:00:31

Botslab G980H Multi-Channel Dashcam The BOTSLAB G980H Multi-Channel Dashcam is a reliable four-channel dashcam for your road trips and commutes. It has a crisp 3K front cam, separate shooters for the driver and passenger, and a rear cam. It has some quirks, but for the price, it is a good option for capturing evidence and fun clips on the road. Dashcams are the type of products you hope you will never need, but they can be lifesavers when they do their job. It’s a solid investment if you want s

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Google just pulled a Pixel phone from its store, and you can guess why

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 06:10:44

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Google has stopped selling the refurbished Pixel 6a, previously available for $249. The move follows multiple reports of Pixel 6a battery fires and overheating incidents. A recent update aimed at reducing the risk hasn’t prevented further cases. After a string of overheating incidents and a battery-limiting update, it looks like the Pixel 6a’s time on Google’s refurbished store is up. The company has quietly stopped selling the device, which had been the

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Gemini's new Guided Learning mode can quiz students and create interactive study aids

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-10 06:17:46

Google is updating Gemini to make it a better education tool with a new feature called Guided Learning. Like similar learning-focused updates to ChatGPT and Claude, Guided Learning tries to promote understanding by breaking down problems into step-by-step instructions, follow-up questions and interactive examples, rather than simply providing an answer. Guided Learning will be available as toggle in the prompt box of Gemini as the feature rolls out. When it's toggled on, Gemini will treat quest

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College students can get Google's AI Pro plan for free now. Here's how

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-12-10 04:00:00

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways Students ages 18+ get the Google AI Pro plan for free for 12 months. Plan includes access to Deep Research, Veo 3, Jules, and more. Part of a larger $1 billion investment in AI education and job training. As AI tools continue to develop, they expand beyond the standard question-and-answer loop and offer more meaningful assistance for students. Google, for instance, has tools that can create podcasts for users from their notes, debu

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Jules, our asynchronous coding agent

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-10 04:05:39

Jules is officially out of beta and launching publicly, powered by Gemini 2.5. During the beta, thousands of developers tackled tens of thousands of tasks, resulting in over 140,000 code improvements shared publicly. Thanks to developer feedback, we’ve polished the user interface, fixed hundreds of bugs and launched new capabilities including reusing previous setups so new tasks run faster, GitHub issues integration and multimodal support. Jules now uses the advanced thinking capabilities of G

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Google takes on ChatGPT’s Study Mode with new ‘Guided Learning’ tool in Gemini

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-12-10 06:18:10

As the new school year approaches, Google announced on Wednesday that it’s launching a new tool called Guided Learning within Gemini. The tool sort of functions like an AI tutor, as it’s designed to help users build a deep understanding instead of just getting answers. The launch follows just over a week after OpenAI rolled out Study Mode for ChatGPT, which is also designed to go beyond simply obtaining answers to questions by actually helping users develop critical thinking skills. Both compa

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Jules, our asynchronous coding agent, is now available for everyone

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-10 10:05:39

Jules is officially out of beta and launching publicly, powered by Gemini 2.5. During the beta, thousands of developers tackled tens of thousands of tasks, resulting in over 140,000 code improvements shared publicly. Thanks to developer feedback, we’ve polished the user interface, fixed hundreds of bugs and launched new capabilities including reusing previous setups so new tasks run faster, GitHub issues integration and multimodal support. Jules now uses the advanced thinking capabilities of G

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Google swears it isn’t destroying the web with AI search

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-10 11:31:47

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. Google says its AI search features aren’t tanking website traffic despite recent reports suggesting otherwise. In a blog post published on Wednesday, Google Search head Liz Reid says click volume from the search engine has remained “relatively stable” when compa

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Google Pixel 10 launch: new phones, foldables and watches at the Made by Google event

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-10 16:15:39

After largely focusing Google I/O 2025 on the ways the company wants Gemini to change everything from searching the web to filmmaking, Google is finally ready to launch new hardware. The next Made by Google event is on the books for August 20, and Google has already confirmed what at least one of its new Pixel 10 phones will look like. Google remains as leak-prone as ever, so nearly all the new hardware the company is expected to announce has all ready been reported on in one form or another. W

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Google’s AI coding agent Jules is now out of beta

techcrunch.com Jagmeet Singh 2025-12-10 16:00:00

Google on Wednesday launched its AI coding agent, Jules, out of beta, just over two months after its public preview debut in May. Powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro, Jules is an asynchronous, agent-based coding tool that integrates with GitHub, clones codebases into Google Cloud virtual machines, and uses AI to fix or update code while developers focus on other tasks. Google initially announced Jules as a Google Labs project in December and made it available to beta testers through a public preview at

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Five ways that AI is learning to improve itself

technologyreview.com Grace Huckins 2025-12-10 21:14:12

That’s why Mirhoseini has been using AI to optimize AI chips. Back in 2021, she and her collaborators at Google built a non-LLM AI system that could decide where to place various components on a computer chip to optimize efficiency. Although some other researchers failed to replicate the study’s results, Mirhoseini says that Nature investigated the paper and upheld the work’s validity—and she notes that Google has used the system’s designs for multiple generations of its custom AI chips. More r

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Pixel 10 phones may coach you on how to take better photos

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-10 21:22:34

Google TL;DR Google could introduce a Gemini-powered feature called “Camera Coach” with the Pixel 10 series. Camera Coach would give you tips in real-time on how to take the best picture. It will reportedly work by analyzing the scene to provide suggestions. Capturing the best photo can be more difficult than it seems. It requires finding the right angle, the right lighting, making sure the subject is in the right spot, and the list goes on. To help improve your picture-taking skills, it app

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5 Chromecast TV features you're not taking advantage of (including this smart home trick)

zdnet.com Chris Bayer 2025-12-10 21:29:00

Elyse Betters Picaro/ZDNET Since 2014, Google's Chromecast has been an affordable means for helping viewers turn their older model TVs into smart TVs, allowing them to stream content from their phones, tablets, and computers to a bigger screen. Also: Don't cancel Netflix yet: I used these secret codes to unlock the full catalog of shows Alas, the era of the Chromecast has come to an end. Google is replacing it with the Google TV Streamer, promising a faster processor, Thread and Matter integr

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Google suffers data breach in ongoing Salesforce data theft attacks

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-11 02:04:13

Google is the latest company to suffer a data breach in an ongoing wave of Salesforce CRM data theft attacks conducted by the ShinyHunters extortion group. In June, Google warned that a threat actor they classify as 'UNC6040' is targeting companies' employees in voice phishing (vishing) social engineering attacks to breach Salesforce instances and download customer data. This data is then used to extort companies into paying a ransom to prevent the data from being leaked. In a brief update to

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Google suffers data breach in ongoing Salesforce data theft attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-11 06:51:14

Google is the latest company to suffer a data breach in an ongoing wave of Salesforce CRM data theft attacks conducted by the ShinyHunters extortion group. In June, Google warned that a threat actor they classify as 'UNC6040' is targeting companies' employees in voice phishing (vishing) social engineering attacks to breach Salesforce instances and download customer data. This data is then used to extort companies into paying a ransom to prevent the data from being leaked. In a brief update to

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Rethinking DOM from first principles

news.ycombinator.com Steven Wittens 2025-12-10 22:51:13

In either case, there are also some roadblocks. I'll just mention three: text-ellipsis can only be used to truncate unwrapped text, not entire paragraphs. Detecting truncated text is even harder, as is just measuring text: the APIs are inadequate. Everyone just counts letters instead. can only be used to truncate text, not entire paragraphs. Detecting truncated text is even harder, as is just measuring text: the APIs are inadequate. Everyone just counts letters instead. position: sticky lets e

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Google says hackers stole its customers’ data by breaching its Salesforce database

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2025-12-11 11:05:25

Google has confirmed that some customers’ information has been stolen in a recent breach of one of its databases. In a blog post late on Tuesday, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group said one of its Salesforce database systems, used to store contact information and related notes for small and medium businesses, was breached by a hacking group popularly known as ShinyHunters, formally designated as UNC6040. “The data retrieved by the threat actor was confined to basic and largely publicly availab

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You’re the software head for Google Pixel: What would you add, revive, or copy from other phones?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 20:00:16

Joe Maring / Android Authority 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. I have a love/hate relationship with my Google Pixel. On one hand, I love the smaller software features that often go unnoticed but significantly enhance my experience. “Flip to Shhh” and “Now Playing” are just two examples. On the other hand, I do notice some concerning issues. The clean UI is a r

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The 5 Google Pixel 10 features I’m most excited about

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 21:00:49

Google We’re still a few weeks away from Google’s official launch day for the Pixel 10 series, but as is tradition in the technology world, the phones have no secrets anymore. Even Google has already shown us the Pixel 10 series a few times, and many other rumors and tidbits have slipped through other cracks. At face value, though, this seems like a minor upgrade across the board. The phones look pretty much the same as last year, and there are no significant camera changes, so I’ve been feeli

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HTML Is Dead, Long Live HTML

news.ycombinator.com Steven Wittens 2025-12-11 22:51:13

In either case, there are also some roadblocks. I'll just mention three: text-ellipsis can only be used to truncate unwrapped text, not entire paragraphs. Detecting truncated text is even harder, as is just measuring text: the APIs are inadequate. Everyone just counts letters instead. can only be used to truncate text, not entire paragraphs. Detecting truncated text is even harder, as is just measuring text: the APIs are inadequate. Everyone just counts letters instead. position: sticky lets e

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Murena’s Pixel Tablet is helping to wean me off Google

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-11 11:01:04

A lot of people are overly reliant on Google. They put all of their important messages, appointments, musings, contacts, and spreadsheets into Google products. Many are aware that Google, like many tech firms, is likely to prioritize its own interests over user privacy. But signing data away for technological conveniences is a common occurrence. Murena's Pixel Tablet takes a stance against that norm. It's Google’s Pixel Tablet hardware running an Android fork but without any Google tracking or

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Save $100-$200 on most Google Pixel 9 series phones

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-11 22:20:23

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority These offers are available from Amazon. Regardless of which device you pick, the discount applies to all available color versions. Google Pixel 9a Google Pixel 9a Google Pixel 9a All the Pixel essentials for less. The Google Pixel 9a brings built-in Gemini, an incredible camera, all-day battery, and seven years of updates for under $500. See price at Amazon Save $100.00 Limited Time Deal! The Google Pixel 9a is for those looking to get the best experience a

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Google embeds AI agents deep into its data stack - here's what they can do for you

zdnet.com David Gewirtz 2025-12-11 22:00:16

Joan Cros/NurPhoto via Getty Images ZDNET's key takeaways Google is introducing powerful tech for agents and data. They are also introducing a series of data-centric agents. A new command-line AI coding tool is now available. I am no stranger to hyperbolic claims from tech companies. Anyone who's on the receiving end of a firehose of press announcements related to AI understands. Everything is game-changing, world-changing, the most, the best, yada, yada, yada. And then there's Google. Goo

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Google didn’t forget the Pixel 6 this time for the August software update

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-12 21:43:47

If you own a Pixel phone , then be on the lookout for a new update. Google is rolling out the August 2025 Pixel update for the Pixel 6 and above. It includes stability and performance improvements, as well as a couple of bug fixes. Google has announced that the monthly software update has arrived and is starting to land on all supported Pixel devices running Android 16. As with previous software updates, this rollout is expected to continue in phases over the next week, depending on the device

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Google didn’t forget the Pixel 6 this time for the August software update

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