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NotebookLM adds featured notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic, and others

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-07-30 08:26:38

Google is transforming its popular AI-powered research and note-taking assistant, NotebookLM, into more of a destination. The company announced Monday it would add a series of featured notebooks from various authors, publications, researchers, and nonprofits that allow NotebookLM users to explore a wide array of topics from health and life advice to travel tips and financial analysis, and more. The initial collection, which includes notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic, as well as profess

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Cognition to buy AI startup Windsurf days after Google poached CEO in $2.4 billion licensing deal

cnbc.com Ashley Capoot 2025-07-30 20:45:12

In this photo illustration, a man seen holding a smartphone with the logo of US artificial intelligence company Cognition AI Inc. in front of website. Artificial intelligence startup Cognition announced it's acquiring Windsurf, the AI coding company that lost its CEO and several other senior employees to Google just days earlier. Cognition said on Monday that it will purchase Windsurf's intellectual property, product, trademark, brand and talent, but didn't disclose terms of the deal. It's the

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Google’s reconsidering its approach to Circle to Search within Gemini (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-31 00:29:10

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Circle to Search has been a great tool for working with on-screen content, and Google’s been developing similar solutions across its ecosystem. Earlier this year we first uncovered evidence of a Circle to Search-like feature for Gemini. While still not user-accessible, Google’s been changing how this tool is labeled and what happens once you activate it. Google’s long had a bit of overlap when it comes to all the various services and apps it offers, s

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Google adds featured notebooks on selected topics to NotebookLM

engadget.com Unknown 2025-07-31 00:14:00

Google is adding what it calls "featured notebooks" to NotebookLM as a way to demo its AI-powered software and offer interactive, high-quality resources on everything from personal advice to William Shakespeare. The company tried something similar after its developer conference in May, when it created a NotebookLM notebook trained on everything that was announced at Google I/O 2025. The new featured notebooks have their own dedicated tab on the NotebookLM homepage and were created in partnershi

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Google Will Merge Android and ChromeOS, Exec Says. That's Taking a Page Out of the Apple Playbook

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-30 22:41:00

In a move that could make life easier for folks using devices based on its operating systems, Google will eventually unify Android and ChromeOS, according to a high-ranking Google executive. Merging the systems could have positive outcomes for customers using, say, a Chromebook and an Android cellphone, much like Apple users have seamless functioning among MacBooks, iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches. "We're going to be combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform, and I am very interes

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Google’s curated AI ‘notebooks’ talk you through topics from parenting to Shakespeare

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-07-31 00:02:59

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. Google is partnering with authors, researchers, and publications to launch “featured” notebooks within its AI notetaking app, NotebookLM. These notebooks come pre-filled with research, and let you interact with the app’s tools, including its AI podcast maker, to learn more about each topic. Google has released eight featured notebooks to start, inc

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Cognition, maker of the AI coding agent Devin, acquires Windsurf

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-07-31 00:51:29

Cognition, the startup behind the viral AI coding agent Devin, announced in a blog post on Monday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AI coding startup Windsurf. The announcement comes just days after Google hired away Windsurf’s CEO Varun Mohan, co-founder Douglas Chen, and research leaders in a $2.4 billion deal, a reverse-acquihire that left the rest of the startup’s 250-person team behind. Google’s deal occurred just hours after OpenAI’s $3 billion offer to acquire Windsurf

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Hate Google TV home screen ads? There’s a new one for you to ignore

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-31 01:43:43

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google has started displaying a new Star Wars/Coca-Cola ad on Google TV home screens. The new ad is displayed at the top of the For You page and takes over the majority of the UI. Google TV has had similarly annoying ads for Taco Bell, March Madness, and more. As much as Google TV gets right, the platform’s obsession with displaying advertisements and sponsored content is by far one of its greatest pitfalls. Most recently, one of the newest ads to hit peo

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Pixel 10 Pro Fold may not be skinny, but it might have a larger battery

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-31 03:37:52

TL;DR The Pixel 10 Pro Fold is expected to have a slightly larger cover display. Google may have also increased the Fold’s battery capacity. The foldable should have a Tensor G5 chip with 16GB of RAM and 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options. Recently, there has been a growing number of Pixel 10 series leaks as we inch closer to the eventual launch date. However, there isn’t nearly as much information about Google’s next foldable as there is about the rest of Pixel 10 family. That gets correc

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Google’s underrated AI tool just got a major upgrade with featured notebooks

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-31 04:38:31

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google is adding expert-curated featured notebooks to NotebookLM, expanding its role beyond personal research and note-taking. Topics include the complete works of Shakespeare, Yellowstone travel tips, and predictions from The Economist. The new feature is desktop-only for now and follows the recent rollout of public notebook sharing. NotebookLM was already doing a good job as anything from a personal research assistant to an advisor on your car maintena

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Google quietly confirms ChromeOS-Android merger - here's what it means for you

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-07-31 04:26:12

NurPhoto/Getty Images The long-standing rumor of ChromeOS and Android's merger was finally confirmed in the most understated way. TechRadar's Lance Ulanoff recounted his conversation with Sameer Samat, Google's president of the Android ecosystem. Samat noticed that the reporter was wearing an Apple Watch and using a MacBook. He asked Ulanoff why he was using a Mac. Samat confessed that he asked because "we're going to be combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform, and I am very inte

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Google Will Merge Android and ChromeOS, Exec Says. That's Taking a Page out of the Apple Playbook

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-07-31 03:41:00

In a move that could make life easier for folks using devices based on its operating systems, Google will eventually unify Android and ChromeOS, according to a high-ranking Google executive. Merging the systems could have positive outcomes for customers using, say, a Chromebook and an Android cellphone, much like Apple users have seamless functioning among MacBooks, iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches. "We're going to be combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform, and I am very interes

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NotebookLM adds featured notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic and others

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-07-31 04:26:38

Google is transforming its popular AI-powered research and note-taking assistant, NotebookLM, into more of a destination. The company announced Monday it would add a series of featured notebooks from various authors, publications, researchers, and nonprofits that allow NotebookLM users to explore a wide array of topics from health and life advice to travel tips and financial analysis, and more. The initial collection, which includes notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic, as well as profess

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Why random selection is necessary to create stable meritocratic institutions

news.ycombinator.com Paul Melman 2025-07-31 07:28:36

Campbell's Law (a variant of Goodhart's Law) states that the more a metric is used for social decision-making, the more it will be subject to corruption which distorts and corrupts not only the metric itself, but the very social processes it was meant to measure. Selection criteria for a position of authority are one example of such a metric. When selection criteria are opaque, it is difficult for them to become a target, preserving their utility as measures. For governance positions however, it

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Chrome OS is “combining” with Android, but what does that mean?

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-07-31 08:28:23

Android and Chrome OS have been developed in parallel for years, but Google is planning to streamline its operating systems. In a recent interview, Android Ecosystem President Sameer Samat stated bluntly that Android and Chrome OS are merging. This shift, a long time in the making, could give Google more room to maneuver as it plans for new mobile computing experiences. In the interview, TechRadar's Lance Ulanoff had other things on his mind, but Samat peppered him with questions about how he u

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Android’s redesigned QR code scanner is finally here with one-handed improvements

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-31 12:59:54

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Google has finally started rolling out the design refresh for Android’s built-in QR code scanner, which we first spotted a year ago. The new interface brings all the buttons close to the bottom of the screen for easier one-handed use. The updated QR code scanner is not available widely, but should reach all users in the coming days. Android’s built-in QR code scanner is finally getting its long-overdue design refresh, a year after we first spotted it i

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I tried Perplexity's Comet AI browser, and I like where it's going (but it's not there yet)

zdnet.com Steven Vaughan-Nichols 2025-07-31 12:20:00

solarseven/Getty Images Perplexity Comet isn't the first AI-powered web browser to arrive. That honor goes to Dia, but thanks to the popularity of Perplexity as an AI-enabled search engine and chatbot, it's getting a lot of attention. It deserves it. An agentic browser, Comet isn't just a web browser with AI glued to it, as are Chrome with Gemini and Edge with Copilot. It's designed from the ground up to use AI to automate tasks and improve your workflow. What Comet is aiming for Its archite

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Ready to ditch Google Maps? My new favorite map app won't track you or drain your battery - and it's free

zdnet.com Jack Wallen 2025-07-31 12:45:28

tovovan/Getty Every month, Google sends me a report about where I've been, and I have to say that I'm not a fan. In fact, the idea that Google is following me around, via Maps, disturbs me. That's not the only issue I have with the default Maps app. It seems every time I have to depend on the app, my Pixel 9 Pro battery gets drained faster than when using any other app. Those two issues alone are enough to make me question why I use such an app. That's why, when I heard about CoMaps, I immedi

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Google TV on Android begins its Material 3 Expressive revamp in latest update

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-31 16:13:12

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Google TV app update brings some Material 3 Expressive design elements to users. The release introduces updates for the movie/TV show details page, including a larger banner, center-aligned header, updated buttons, and more. The update doesn’t include all the Material 3 Expressive changes we’ve seen in the past, which could roll out with a subsequent release. Google has started rolling out the Material 3 Expressive revamp for several of it

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Google exec says the company will unify Android and ChromeOS

engadget.com Unknown 2025-08-01 00:00:53

Google is taking another step toward unifying its ecosystem by merging Android and ChromeOS. Sameer Samat, the president of Google’s Android ecosystem, confirmed this shift in an interview with TechRadar . Samat was curious how the publication's Lance Ulanoff manages things across several Apple devices, namely a MacBook, iPhone and Apple Watch. "I asked because we’re going to be combining ChromeOS and Android into a single platform, and I am very interested in how people are using their laptops

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Interview with Google's Android leader Sameer Samat

news.ycombinator.com Lance Ulanoff 2025-07-31 22:06:45

My conversation with Sameer Samat, Android’s daddy…er…the President of Android Ecosystem at Google, started with him quizzing me. Perhaps he noticed my MacBook Pro or the Apple Watch on my wrist. I did make sure to at least record the interview with the lovely new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 I’m testing, but Samat wanted to understand how and, maybe why, I’m using a Mac. I stammered, unprepared for the interrogation, but Samat wasn’t asking me why I don’t use Android. Instead, he’s curious about t

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I would use Google’s AI tools more if it fixed this glaring problem

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-01 08:00:38

Rushil Agrawal / Android Authority Ever since ChatGPT started gaining in popularity, every other tech company has been rushing to keep up with its advancements in generative AI. Although some might argue that OpenAI’s chatbot is still on top, the company that I believe has come closest to surpassing it is Google. After Google CEO Sundar Pichai issued a “code red” in December 2022 to meet the threat OpenAI represented, the company has created a powerful, robust, and wide-reaching set of AI-power

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Google Contacts could soon let you control clutter from third-party apps (Updated: Rolling out)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-01 09:08:52

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Google Contacts could soon allow users to show or hide read-only contacts synced from connected apps. The new feature aims to help users troubleshoot issues like duplicated contacts by revealing otherwise hidden view-only entries. Most users likely won’t need this enabled, but the switch offers better visibility for those who occasionally need it. Update, July 14, 2025 (07:08 AM ET): The ability to show and hide read-only contacts is now rolling out to

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Google Contacts is making it easier to check when you last contacted someone (Updated: Rolling out)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-01 09:13:04

Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Google Contacts could soon start displaying recent calls and texts on contact profiles. The feature will appear as a new “Recent activity” section on contact profiles, listing the last call and text with each contact. Update, July 14, 2025 (07:13 AM ET): Profile pages within the Contacts app now show Recent activity, with the feature rolling out with Google Contacts v4.58.27. Original article, April 30, 2025 (06:53 AM ET): Google Contacts‘ Single Contac

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6 easy ways to identify a song using your Android phone

zdnet.com Artie Beaty 2025-08-01 07:49:20

filo/Getty Images You've probably been there before: there's a song stuck in your head and you can't remember the words, or you hear a song that you want to remember but don't know the name. Fortunately, it's never been easier to identify music around you if you have an Android phone. All but one of these features is tied to Google, but each one works differently, and one even works without you having to unlock your phone and works offline. Also: How to clear your Android phone cache (and why

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Google exec: ‘We’re going to be combining ChromeOS and Android’

theverge.com Dominic Preston 2025-08-01 07:34:55

Google’s head of Android has said that the company plans to combine its mobile operating system with ChromeOS, the software that currently runs across Google’s Chromebook laptops. Sameer Samat, president of Google’s Android ecosystem, told TechRadar that “we’re going to be combining Chrome OS and Android into a single platform.” Samat, who’s responsible for Android’s implementation across mobile, wearables, XR, TV, and auto, added that he’s “interested in how people are using their laptops thes

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Google confirms it’s ‘combining’ Chrome OS and Android into a single platform

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-01 09:01:06

We exclusively reported back in November that Google was working to merge Chrome OS into Android . Now, a Google executive has effectively confirmed the company’s intentions to combine the two platforms. Sameer Samat, president of Android ecosystem at Google, asked a TechRadar journalist why they were using an Apple Watch, iPhone, and MacBook: I asked because we’re going to be combining Chrome OS and Android into a single platform, and I am very interested in how people are using their laptops

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Android’s new design is bouncy and I’m all for it

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-07-31 20:00:36

Joe Maring / Android Authority From blobs to bounce to bright colors, your phone is about to look and feel a lot different, with Google bringing more of an opinionated approach to its design than we’ve ever seen before. In the world of software design, many are used to looking to Apple for inspiration, but Google’s Material Design bucks that trend with its boldest and most daring design strategy yet. Is Google’s more playful approach going to be a hit and entice an entirely new type of consumer

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How Google Killed OpenAI’s $3 Billion Deal Without an Acquisition

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2025-08-01 03:52:26

Google just dealt OpenAI a major blow by scuttling a potential $3 billion deal, and in doing so, solidified a rising trend in Silicon Valley’s AI arms race: the “non-acquisition acquisition.” Google announced on July 11 that it poached key talent from the rapidly rising AI startup Windsurf, which until then had a reported $3 billion acquisition deal with OpenAI that has now collapsed. Instead, Google is paying $2.4 billion to hire away top Windsurf employees, including the company’s CEO, and ta

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This is the best cross-platform 2FA app I’ve used — and you should try it too

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-08-01 00:30:49

Karandeep Singh / Android Authority When a sizeable chunk of online attacks involves weak passwords and unauthorized account access, second-factor authentication (2FA) is one of those magic bullets that can save your digital life from getting compromised. But they’re only usable if they don’t become an inconvenience themselves. Inconvenient — that’s exactly what a lot of 2FA apps have been for me. Some wanted to lock me down to their app, some had themselves been compromised, while others were

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NotebookLM adds featured notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic, and others

Cognition to buy AI startup Windsurf days after Google poached CEO in $2.4 billion licensing deal

Google’s reconsidering its approach to Circle to Search within Gemini (APK teardown)

Google adds featured notebooks on selected topics to NotebookLM

Google Will Merge Android and ChromeOS, Exec Says. That's Taking a Page Out of the Apple Playbook

Google’s curated AI ‘notebooks’ talk you through topics from parenting to Shakespeare

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Google’s underrated AI tool just got a major upgrade with featured notebooks

Google quietly confirms ChromeOS-Android merger - here's what it means for you

Google Will Merge Android and ChromeOS, Exec Says. That's Taking a Page out of the Apple Playbook

NotebookLM adds featured notebooks from The Economist, The Atlantic and others

Why random selection is necessary to create stable meritocratic institutions

Chrome OS is “combining” with Android, but what does that mean?

Android’s redesigned QR code scanner is finally here with one-handed improvements

I tried Perplexity's Comet AI browser, and I like where it's going (but it's not there yet)

Ready to ditch Google Maps? My new favorite map app won't track you or drain your battery - and it's free

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Interview with Google's Android leader Sameer Samat

I would use Google’s AI tools more if it fixed this glaring problem

Google Contacts could soon let you control clutter from third-party apps (Updated: Rolling out)

Google Contacts is making it easier to check when you last contacted someone (Updated: Rolling out)

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Google exec: ‘We’re going to be combining ChromeOS and Android’

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Android’s new design is bouncy and I’m all for it

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