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Enough is enough–I dumped Google's worsening search for Kagi

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-13 09:12:51

Mandatory AI summaries have come to Google, and they gleefully showcase hallucinations while confidently insisting on their truth. I feel about them the same way I felt about mandatory G+ logins when all I wanted to do was access my damn YouTube account: I hate them. Intensely. But unlike those mandatory G+ logins—on which Google eventually relented before shutting down the G+ service—our reading of the tea leaves suggests that, this time, the search giant is extremely pleased with how things a

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Google’s Smart Home Ecosystem Is Crumbling

gizmodo.com James Pero 2025-12-13 10:54:22

When I started using a Google smart speaker six years ago, I was all in. Voice assistants have never been perfect—in fact, they always kind of sucked—but I found (having also used Alexa and Siri) that Google Assistant sucked just a little bit less than the competition. And the fact that it was actually linked to Google search for real web queries made it even better. Flash forward to now, and everything I just wrote couldn’t be further from the truth. Things are arguably worse for the Google As

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If You Ask Google Why It Sucks Now, AI Overviews Will Viciously Bully Google and Itself

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-13 15:18:54

Google's notorious AI Overviews feature appears to have finally gotten it right — but for all the wrong reasons. As flagged on Bluesky, if you ask Google why its own search engine feels so useless lately, the company's AI feature will provide multiple and excoriating reasons — including brutal attacks against itself, Google's much-maligned AI Overviews. In that Bluesky post, Google responded broadly to the hilariously colloquial query of "why is google ass now" with a self-flagellating list of

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Enough is enough—I dumped Google’s worsening search for Kagi

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-13 15:02:12

Mandatory AI summaries have come to Google, and they gleefully showcase hallucinations while confidently insisting on their truth. I feel about them the same way I felt about mandatory G+ logins when all I wanted to do was access my damn YouTube account: I hate them. Intensely. But unlike those mandatory G+ logins—on which Google eventually relented before shutting down the G+ service—our reading of the tea leaves suggests that, this time, the search giant is extremely pleased with how things a

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Google’s new AI model creates video game worlds in real time

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-13 15:00:00

Google DeepMind is releasing a new version of its AI “world” model, called Genie 3, capable of generating 3D environments that users and AI agents can interact with in real time. The company is also promising that users will be able to interact with the worlds for much longer than before and that the model will actually remember where things are when you look away from them. World models are a type of AI system that can simulate environments for purposes like education, entertainment, or to hel

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What happens to your files when you stop paying your cloud storage subscription?

techspot.com Skye Jacobs 2025-12-13 20:57:00

In brief: The end of a cloud storage subscription does not immediately erase your files, but it does set a countdown clock in motion. Timelines and policies differ, but the underlying risk is the same: unless quick action is taken to download, move, or delete files, the content may eventually be lost for good. For many consumers, digital subscriptions have become a routine monthly expense. They cover a wide range of services – music, video, software, games, and increasingly, cloud storage. As t

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Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold might not go on sale until October

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-13 20:23:33

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 is set to take the wraps off the latest additions to the Pixel lineup in just a couple of weeks, but some devices might not be available at launch. A new report from WinFuture suggests that Google is having “supply chain problems” that could push back the

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Google mocks Apple's Siri AI delays in new Pixel 10 ad

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-12-14 00:31:00

What just happened? If there's one thing that stays the same in the ever-changing tech world, it's companies mocking Apple in their ads. The latest comes from Google, which goes straight for Cupertino's throat in the new Pixel 10 ad. Google's ad for its upcoming Pixel 10 suggests that if you buy "a new phone because of a feature that's coming soon, but it's been coming soon for a full year," you might want to change your definition of soon or "just change your phone." The Snoop Dogg-soundtrack

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Pixel 10 series users could get free access to Gemini’s smartest features (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-14 08:29:15

TL;DR Code within the latest version of the Google app suggests the upcoming Pixel 10 series could come with a free trial of Google AI Pro. The length of the trial is still unconfirmed, but based on past promotions, it could be between six and twelve months. Google is set to announce the Pixel 10 series flagships in the coming weeks. While the phones are well-rounded in specs, Google’s trump card is the software experience, with the company going all in on providing meaningful AI features. Man

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Gemini is getting ready to work with our favorite Google AI tool (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-14 09:00:50

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR NotebookLM asks users to upload collections of documents which are organized into notebooks. Right now, NotebookLM draws only from these notebooks when answering your questions. Gemini support for notebook uploads may let users combine those resources with the wider internet. NotebookLM is arguably one of Google’s most useful AI tools, and has helped introduce us to impressive features like Audio Overviews. Perhaps its greatest strength stems from how fo

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Whatever you do, don’t buy a Google Pixel phone right now

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-14 09:00:53

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Google’s Pixel phones are often among the most highly-regarded in the Android world. The most recent Pixel 9 series is no exception to that rule, and, if anything, it’s the best example of it yet. Whether we’re talking about the baseline Pixel 9 or any of the flagship Pixel 9 Pro models, the current slate of Google Pixel phones is mighty impressive. That all said, if you’re in the market for a new Android phone right now, you absolutely should not buy a Googl

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Whatever you do, don’t buy a Google Pixel Watch right now

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-14 10:00:05

Kaitlyn Cimino / Android Authority I’ve spent nearly a year touting the Pixel Watch 3 as the best smartwatch for Wear OS shoppers, so if you’re thinking about picking one up, trust me when I say, I get it. Google’s smartwatches have made major strides in just a few short years, and with the third generation, the company delivered a more refined, more capable, and more comfortable wearable than either of its predecessors. For most people, it’s the best Wear OS watch available. It packs a powerfu

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Google Contacts’ new Material 3 Expressive look is rolling out, here’s what’s different

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-14 10:47:56

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out the Material 3 Expressive redesign to its Contacts app with v4.61.27. The redesign features prominent card-like UI across tabs like Highlights and Organize, as well as Search and Contact Details pages. Settings and New Contact pages remain unchanged for now, but are expected to follow soon. Material 3 Expressive is the flavor of the season, and Google is trying to bring the new design to all of its apps ahead of the Android 16 QPR

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Bad news: Google may delay the release of some of its most anticipated Pixel devices

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-14 11:46:18

Google TL;DR Google will announce the Pixel 10 series on August 20, 2025. A new leak suggests that the Pixel 10, 10 Pro, and 10 Pro XL will be available by August 28. However, due to reported supply chain issues, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Pixel Watch 4, and Buds 2a may not be available until October 9. Google has already announced that the Pixel 10 series will be announced on August 20, 2025. Based on previous trends, we expect the phones and accessories to be available for purchase shortly aft

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Android gets patches for Qualcomm flaws exploited in attacks

bleepingcomputer.com Unknown 2025-12-14 10:31:32

Google has released security patches for six vulnerabilities in Android's August 2025 security update, including two Qualcomm flaws exploited in targeted attacks. The two security bugs, tracked as CVE-2025-21479 and CVE-2025-27038, were reported through the Google Android Security team in late January 2025. The first is a Graphics framework incorrect authorization weakness that can lead to memory corruption due to unauthorized command execution in the GPU micronode while executing a specific s

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Google Pixel 9a drops to a new record-low price, saving you $100

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-14 20:48:29

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority The mid-tier smartphone market is healthier than ever. There are plenty of great phones at very reasonable price points. One of our favorites is the Google Pixel 9a, which is already affordable at its full $499 retail price. The deal is now even sweeter, as the device has dropped to a new record low price of $399. Buy the Google Pixel 9a for just $399 ($100 off) This offer is available from Amazon. The discount applies to all available color versions: Obsidia

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Apple Reportedly Working on a ChatGPT-Like Search Experience

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-15 04:03:00

Apple is internally working on a "ChatGPT-like search experience" to instantly generate answers for users, according to a report from Bloomberg on Sunday. The Answers, Knowledge and Information team, or AKI, is a team within Apple looking to make internal AI products for its devices. The company is reportedly building an "answer engine" -- an AI-powered service that pulls from information online to answer general queries. It's also possible that a separate app might be developed. This AI search

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Google Home can’t catch a break, as Routines widget vanishes

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 15:10:38

TL;DR One of the widgets offered by the Google app has been a shortcut for accessing your Home Routines. In the latest Google app beta, the Routines widget is no longer available. This loss arrives right in the middle of a growing period of Google Home frustration. If you’re interested in putting together a particularly impressive smart home setup, Google Home’s Routines are probably your best friend. While getting them configured can take a minute, especially if they involve dozens of device

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Google’s new Pixel 10 teaser is more like an Apple diss track

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-15 15:37:18

TL;DR Google has released a new teaser for the Pixel 10 series. The teaser features the Pixel 10 Pro in its Moonstone colorway. The tech giant appears to take a shot at Apple and its unreleased AI features. We’re only weeks away from the launch of the Pixel 10 series. Google is using the time between now and then to hype everyone up by releasing teasers. We got our first teaser two weeks ago, officially revealing the Pixel 10 Pro in the new Moonstone colorway. A second teaser has now been rel

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Every angle of the Pixel 10 Pro gets exposed in latest leak

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 00:58:37

Google TL;DR The Pixel 10 Pro has leaked once again. This leak shows off the device from every angle, except the top and bottom. The Pixel 10 series may be the worst-kept secret around. Just in the last couple of weeks, there have been a plethora of leaks about everything from the line’s colorways to its accessories and more. Despite that, we’re not turning down any new opportunities to learn more about Google’s next flagship. With that said, more renders of the Pixel 10 have leaked, this tim

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Google dunks on Apple Intelligence in new Pixel 10 ad

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-12-16 00:40:19

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Apple sold its iPhone 16 devices last year with a promise that a new AI-powered version of Siri would soon be a lot more personalized thanks to Apple Intelligence. Almost a year later, that Siri upgrade still isn’t here, and Apple was forced to delay its promised improvements and remove an

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Gemini adds powerful new Deep Think model - what it does and who can try it

zdnet.com Sabrina Ortiz 2025-12-16 05:54:00

Google / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Two weeks ago, Google and OpenAI touted their models' award-winning performance at the International Math Olympiad (IMO). Now, Google is making a version of its model available to the public. Also: This one feature could make GPT-5 a true game changer (if OpenAI gets it right) On Friday, Google launched Deep Think in the Gemini app for Google Ultra subscribers, a premium subscription tier that costs $250 per year or $125 for the first three months. Althou

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Google’s healthcare AI made up a body part — what happens when doctors don’t notice?

theverge.com Hayden Field 2025-12-16 04:00:00

is The Verge’s senior AI reporter. An AI beat reporter for more than five years, her work has also appeared in CNBC, MIT Technology Review, Wired UK, and other outlets. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Scenario: A radiologist is looking at your brain scan and flags an abnormality in the basal ganglia. It’s an area of the brain that helps you with motor control, learning, and emotional processing. The name sounds a bit like another part of

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Google is making Android’s touchpad controls more like a desktop OS

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 10:29:58

Paul Jones / Android Authority TL;DR To improve Android’s capabilities on laptops and tablets, Google is adding more advanced touchpad settings. An upcoming update introduces a customizable three-finger tap gesture for actions like launching Gemini, going home, or middle-clicking. Later versions will expand on this by letting you map the gesture to open any app and will also add a toggle for touchpad acceleration. Last month, Google revealed it plans to combine Chrome OS and Android into a s

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Google removes over 50 DEI groups from a list of groups it helps fund

techcrunch.com Dominic-Madori Davis 2025-12-16 10:52:45

In Brief Google has removed the names of more than 50 DEI groups from a list of companies to which it substantially contributes, according to a new watchdog report and as reported by CNBC. The list, Google’s 2024 selection of groups and organizations backed by Google’s U.S. Government Affairs and Public Policy team, no longer features the names of 58 DEI groups, including the Latino Leadership Alliance and the ACLU of Illinois. The discovery of the changes comes after the Trump administration

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Tired of Google Home not working? This new change will make you furious

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 15:11:23

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is updating names for certain voice options for Gemini-powered Assistant on Google Nest and Home smart devices. Some of these names are now simpler and easier to recall. These changes do not reflect Google’s plans to fix the ongoing reliability issues with Google Assistant on Home-affiliated smart devices. Google Assistant on Nest and other Google Home devices has been a mess lately, displaying a steadily declining perception of voice commands

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I Love How Streamlined the Pixel 9 Pro Feels, and It’s 20% Off Today

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-16 17:39:00

CNET's key takeaways The Google Pixel 9 Pro is currently on sale with $200 off I've been using Google's Pixel 9 Pro for months. I like its solid overall performance and quirky new AI skills. The element that stands out most is how easy it is to use. Android phones often get a bad rap for being overly convoluted. And to be fair, that's often well justified. Samsung's Galaxy S25 range, for example, has deep menu systems for messing about with nearly every aspect of the phone, along with featu

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I Found the Pixel 9 Pro to Be a More Streamlined Android Experience, and It’s 20% Off Today

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-17 05:39:00

CNET's key takeaways The Google Pixel 9 Pro is currently on sale with $200 off I've been using Google's Pixel 9 Pro for months. I like its solid overall performance and quirky new AI skills. The element that stands out most is how easy it is to use. Android phones often get a bad rap for being overly convoluted. And to be fair, that's often well justified. Samsung's Galaxy S25 range, for example, has deep menu systems for messing about with nearly every aspect of the phone, along with featu

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Google has dropped more than 50 DEI-related orgs from one of its funding lists

news.ycombinator.com Jennifer Elias 2025-12-17 03:11:58

Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures to the crowd during Google's annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, on May 20, 2025. Google has purged more than 50 organizations related to diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, from a list of organizations that the tech company provides funding to, according to a new report. The company has removed a total of 214 groups from its funding list while adding 101, according to a new report from tech watchdog organization The Tech Transp

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This is the Google Maps feature I really want to see

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 21:00:23

Andy Walker / Android Authority Thanks to my extremely poor sense of direction, Google Maps is an essential travel app for me — for both short trips to different parts of the city, as well as longer routes that I have no chance of memorizing. I’ve come to love the traffic estimates, alternate route options, and the ability to avoid tolls. But there’s a feature that I think Google Maps sorely needs: warning users of dangerous routes with high crime, with alternative routes suggested. Do you tr

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Latest Tech News

Enough is enough–I dumped Google's worsening search for Kagi

Google’s Smart Home Ecosystem Is Crumbling

If You Ask Google Why It Sucks Now, AI Overviews Will Viciously Bully Google and Itself

Enough is enough—I dumped Google’s worsening search for Kagi

Google’s new AI model creates video game worlds in real time

What happens to your files when you stop paying your cloud storage subscription?

Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold might not go on sale until October

Google mocks Apple's Siri AI delays in new Pixel 10 ad

Pixel 10 series users could get free access to Gemini’s smartest features (APK teardown)

Gemini is getting ready to work with our favorite Google AI tool (APK teardown)

Whatever you do, don’t buy a Google Pixel phone right now

Whatever you do, don’t buy a Google Pixel Watch right now

Google Contacts’ new Material 3 Expressive look is rolling out, here’s what’s different

Bad news: Google may delay the release of some of its most anticipated Pixel devices

Android gets patches for Qualcomm flaws exploited in attacks

Google Pixel 9a drops to a new record-low price, saving you $100

Apple Reportedly Working on a ChatGPT-Like Search Experience

Google Home can’t catch a break, as Routines widget vanishes

Google’s new Pixel 10 teaser is more like an Apple diss track

Every angle of the Pixel 10 Pro gets exposed in latest leak

Google dunks on Apple Intelligence in new Pixel 10 ad

Gemini adds powerful new Deep Think model - what it does and who can try it

Google’s healthcare AI made up a body part — what happens when doctors don’t notice?

Google is making Android’s touchpad controls more like a desktop OS

Google removes over 50 DEI groups from a list of groups it helps fund

Tired of Google Home not working? This new change will make you furious

I Love How Streamlined the Pixel 9 Pro Feels, and It’s 20% Off Today

I Found the Pixel 9 Pro to Be a More Streamlined Android Experience, and It’s 20% Off Today

Google has dropped more than 50 DEI-related orgs from one of its funding lists

This is the Google Maps feature I really want to see

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