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Crippling Google Home issues spark potential class action response

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-20 11:42:01

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A US law firm is investigating a possible class action against Google. The class action would be focused on the deteriorating performance of Home and Nest devices. Recently, users have reported that their smart home devices are increasingly misunderstanding commands or failing to respond. It’s been rough for Google Home users as of late. A growing number of them have been experiencing issues with their smart home devices, ranging from misheard comman

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Google says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users’ data

techcrunch.com Zack Whittaker 2026-01-20 11:50:00

The U.K. government is reportedly backing down from its earlier demand that Apple build a secret backdoor allowing its authorities access to customer data worldwide, following a harsh rebuke from the U.S. government. But one U.S. senator wants to know if other tech giants, like Google, have also received secret backdoor demands from the U.K. government. Google refused to answer the lawmaker’s questions but has since told TechCrunch that the technology giant has not received a backdoor demand, m

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Google adds Video Overviews to NotebookLM

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-20 22:15:24

The AI can now use visuals to help illustrate points, though it's only available in a slideshow format for now. NotebookLM, the Google research tool that gained notoriety for its AI-generated podcasts, is introducing a feature called Video Overviews. As the name suggests, this tool automatically creates videos on requested topics and pulls data from a user's uploaded images, diagrams, quotes and documents. It's rolling out right now, but there are some caveats. These overviews are only availab

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The U.S. May Change Strategy in Its Battle With China for AI Dominance

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2026-01-20 22:59:24

This weekend, Shanghai was host to China’s annual “World Artificial Intelligence Conference,” a government-organized AI showcase packed with tech giants from both China and the U.S. including Huawei, Tesla, and Amazon. The theme was “Global Solidarity in the AI Era,” and Chinese Premier Li Qiang opened the conference with a sweeping proposal: the establishment of a global AI cooperation organization, potentially headquartered in Shanghai. The Chinese foreign ministry has since released an actio

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NotebookLM’s impressive new feature is a godsend for visual learners

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-21 03:35:56

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Google has launched Video Overviews in NotebookLM, turning your notes into narrated slide videos. The AI can generate new visuals and mix them with your documents to explain complex topics. A redesigned Studio panel also lets users create multiple outputs per notebook. NotebookLM has gradually become one of Google’s most useful tools for making sense of dense material, especially with its podcast-style Audio Overviews. Now it’s adding a visual twist as V

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Google’s NotebookLM rolls out Video Overviews

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-01-21 03:11:20

Google announced on Tuesday that it’s rolling out Video Overviews to NotebookLM, its AI-based note-taking and research assistant. First introduced at Google I/O in May, Video Overviews allow users to turn dense multimedia, such as raw notes, PDFs, and images, into digestible visual presentations. Previously, the service took an audio approach to helping users understand materials with Audio Overviews, a feature that gives users the ability to generate a podcast with AI virtual hosts based on do

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Google Search is becoming smarter with these AI Mode improvements

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-21 08:00:12

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Google’s AI Mode is getting a host of new features on mobile and desktop. AI Mode on mobile gets a live video search option, which is accessible through Google Lens. On desktop, AI Mode gets file support and a Canvas option for taking notes while researching. Google’s AI Mode is gradually expanding beyond Search and recently made its way to other apps used to look up information on your phone, including Google Lens and Circle to Search. In doing so, it

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Google AI Mode adding Search Live video, Canvas, PDF upload, and more

9to5mac.com Abner Li 2026-01-21 08:10:01

After adding Gemini 2.5 Pro, Google is updating AI Mode with four big features across Search Live (video with Google Lens access), Canvas, and more. In addition to text, you will soon be able to upload images and PDF files to AI Mode on the web. The former is already available on mobile, while the latter will let you “ask detailed questions about those documents and bring that context into your search.” Uploaded files will be analyzed and cross-referenced with “relevant information from the we

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Google is bringing image and PDF uploads to AI Mode

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-21 08:31:27

Google is updating AI Mode on desktop this week with the ability to process images, so you can ask it detailed questions about the pictures like you already can on mobile. In the coming weeks, the company is also adding support for PDF uploads on desktop, which could help you digest lengthy course or work materials. You can ask AI Mode to summarize the documents for you and ask follow-up questions that it will then answer by cross-referencing the materials you uploaded with information available

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Google’s AI Mode update adds even more tools for students

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-21 08:00:00

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 bringing a bunch of new features to AI Mode, and is positioning the update as a way to help students study for tests or dig deeper into what they’re learning. Today, the company announced that it will now let users upload images to AI Mode on desktop, allowing them to ask questions about what they’re seeing, whether it’s a homework math pr

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Google’s NotebookLM can now make narrated slideshows with AI

theverge.com Jay Peters 2026-01-21 08:41:54

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Google’s NotebookLM is getting a new Video Overviews feature that uses AI to create slideshows with narration. The feature is rolling out now in English, and Google says that support for “more languages” is coming soon. “You can think of these as a visual alternative to Audio Overviews: the AI host creates new visuals to help illustrate points while also pulling in images, di

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Google’s AI Mode gets new ‘Canvas’ feature, real-time help with Search Live, and more

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-01-21 08:00:00

Google announced on Tuesday that it’s adding new capabilities to AI Mode, its experimental feature that allows users to ask complex questions and follow-ups to dig deeper on a topic directly within Search. One of the new features, Canvas, helps you build study plans and organize information over multiple sessions in a side panel. For example, if you want to create a study plan for an upcoming test, you can click the new “Create Canvas” button to get started. From there, AI Mode will start putti

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Google Photos has a new look for its editor, and reactions are split

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-21 12:01:32

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR For its 10th anniversary, Google Photos announced it was overhauling its editor UI. The new editor was initially supposed to arrive in June, but Google later pushed that back to August. With August still a few days away, we’re already seeing the new interface roll out. Google Photos isn’t just a great solution for storing and organizing all your pics, but also a solid all-in-one tool for performing some edits. Back in May, while Google was celebratin

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Google ‘Magic Cue’ AI will read your screen to provide helpful suggestions

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-21 12:19:47

Google TL;DR New code in an Android Canary build corroborates previous leaks of a new on-device AI assistant, likely called Magic Cue. The assistant will proactively suggest info and actions relevant to what you’re doing on screen. Google is expected to debut the feature on the Pixel 10 series next month. The Google Pixel 10 series is launching in a little over three weeks, but as usual, a lot of information has already leaked about it. We previously reported on one of its biggest new featur

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Project Zero – Policy and Disclosure: 2025 Edition

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-21 12:03:40

News and updates from the Project Zero team at Google

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China’s Newest Pair of Smart Glasses Are Meta’s Biggest Threat Yet

gizmodo.com James Pero 2026-01-21 14:00:08

It’s official: Alibaba is entering the smart glasses game. After rumors that percolated late last week, Alibaba unveiled its official plans to put out frames that look awfully similar to Meta’s Ray-Bans, but with a few key advantages that could help them blow way past U.S. competition. The smart glasses, called Quark AI, are actually a lot more similar to Meta’s Ray-Bans than I expected. For one, they do not feature a display of any kind and instead focus more on here-and-now features like call

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Google Workspace is rolling out a security update to stop token stealing attacks

theverge.com Emma Roth 2026-01-21 17:00:00

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 Workspace is launching a new security measure to help prevent the same type of account takeover attack that impacted Linus Tech Tips. The feature, which is rolling out in beta for Chrome users on Windows, is designed to block bad actors from remotely stealing the cookies that keep you logged into your Workspace account. Google calls the feat

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Dedicated Google Maps Local Guides have a chance at a free Google Fi plan

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-21 22:19:08

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Select contributors to Google Maps’ Local Guides program have received a free three-month Google Fi Unlimited plan (worth up to $195). As has been the case for a few years now, the offer is limited to first-time Google Fi users who port their existing number, vastly restricting eligibility. There’s no clear pattern for who gets the perk, though recipients typically have at least level four status in the program. Google Maps has a long-running Local G

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My 2.5 year old laptop can write Space Invaders in JavaScript now (GLM-4.5 Air)

news.ycombinator.com Simon Willison 2026-01-21 22:45:07

My 2.5 year old laptop can write Space Invaders in JavaScript now, using GLM-4.5 Air and MLX I wrote about the new GLM-4.5 model family yesterday—new open weight (MIT licensed) models from Z.ai in China which their benchmarks claim score highly in coding even against models such as Claude Sonnet 4. The models are pretty big—the smaller GLM-4.5 Air model is still 106 billion total parameters, which is 205.78GB on Hugging Face. Ivan Fioravanti built this 44GB 3bit quantized version for MLX, spe

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Oakley Meta glasses review: A familiar formula with some upgrades

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-22 03:00:26

Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . If you're at all familiar with Meta's Ray-Ban-branded smart glasses, there won't be many surprises when it comes to its latest Oakley frames. The Oakley Meta glasses rely heavily on what's already been a successful playbook for the company: the style of a popular eyewear brand mixed wi

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Google Photos could soon get a new “Help me edit” feature (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-22 10:10:24

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Photos is testing a new “Help me edit” feature that would leverage Gemini-powered AI for editing. This tool will use a text box allowing users to input specific edits they’d like applied to their images. Google Photos is a very handy app for photo management and editing. With its Gemini push, Google has also blessed Photos with several AI features, such as Magic Eraser, Magic Editor, and more. Google appears to be working on adding one more to

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Google says pick Maps or Waze in the car — here’s how I use both

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-22 12:30:28

Andy Walker / Android Authority Despite its litany of flaws, I love Android Auto. It makes driving more enjoyable by offering easy access to my music collection and putting important navigation information front and center. However, it does have some silly limitations that hamper the latter. Google Maps is my primary navigation platform. It’s what my Android Auto instance boots into, and I don’t necessarily have a problem with that. It’s relatively reliable for daily commutes and has an approa

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8 smartphone marketing tricks that you really shouldn’t fall for

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-22 14:00:24

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority While plenty of great phones are out there, manufacturers aren’t above a bit of spin, truth stretching, or outright lying about their products to make them stand out. Don’t believe me? We covered some sketchy smartphone marketing tricks many moons ago, and we’ve seen plenty more questionable tactics employed since. With that in mind, I’m taking another look at a few smartphone marketing tricks you shouldn’t fall for. Which marketing tactic do you hate the mo

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Google is working on AI-powered custom icon themes for your Pixel phone

androidauthority.com Unknown 2026-01-22 15:00:03

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Google may be working on new AI-powered icon customization features for Pixel phones. This feature could solve the inconsistent look of the current “Themed icons” feature, which many apps still do not support. Code discovered in a recent update points to new “AI icon” and “Create” style options. Google Pixel devices offer many unique software features, but they lag behind when it comes to basic customization options, at least out of the box. For insta

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Google Search's AI Mode is rolling out in the UK

engadget.com Unknown 2026-01-22 14:00:11

Earlier this year, Google rolled out AI Mode to Search users in the US. Now, the notoriously inaccurate "tool" is coming to the UK. While Google's AI overviews have been available in the UK since last summer, AI Mode provides more conversational responses and fewer links to other pages. Google touts AI Mode as a more intuitive method for asking multi-part questions or follow-ups. It uses Google's Gemini 2.5 model to detail how-tos, compare products or plan a trip. Instead of searching for somet

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How to get rid of AI Overviews in Google Search: 4 easy ways

zdnet.com Elyse Betters Picaro 2026-01-22 14:42:00

Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Do me a favor and Google something. Anything. Drawing a blank? Try, "how to clear iPhone cache." I bet, instead of getting a lineup of trusty blue links for you to click and read through (including ZDNET's own definitive guide on the subject), you're greeted by an AI-generated paragraph at the top that answers your question before you even scroll. That's Google's AI Overviews, and while it does often give you handy summaries meant to save you time, it also steers y

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Show HN: 433 – How to make a font that says nothing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-18 00:05:33

433 is a font that masks visible text and replaces it with dots. I'm using it in the new version of Ensō along with Coffeeshop Mode. You can see it in action here: Beautiful. Why In short: because it's the simplest way to add Coffeeshop Mode to the app. (Also, because I was curious) (OK, mainly because I was curious, Dog mode) Longer version: The previous note on Ensō ended up on the front page of HN and gave us almost 400 TestFlight testers. This is way more than I had expected. In fact

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Show HN: 433 - How to Make a Font That Says Nothing

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-18 06:05:33

433 is a font that masks visible text and replaces it with dots. I'm using it in the new version of Ensō along with Coffeeshop Mode. You can see it in action here: Beautiful. Why In short: because it's the simplest way to add Coffeeshop Mode to the app. (Also, because I was curious) (OK, mainly because I was curious, Dog mode) Longer version: The previous note on Ensō ended up on the front page of HN and gave us almost 400 TestFlight testers. This is way more than I had expected. In fact

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Could aluminium become the packaging 'champion'?

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-22 17:04:41

Could aluminium become the packaging 'champion'? 57 minutes ago Share Save MaryLou Costa Technology Reporter Share Save Meadow Some packaging firms are betting on aluminium In front of me is a line-up of aluminium cans, but not a drink in sight. Instead, these cans have been designed to hold toiletries like shampoo, shower gel and hand wash, condiments like ketchup and household cleaning products. I'm at the London research and development centre for Meadow, a start-up that has developed a ne

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Google launches new AI search feature in UK

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-22 17:01:34

Google launches new AI search feature in UK 59 minutes ago Share Save Zoe Kleinman • @zsk Technology editor Share Save Getty Images Google is rolling out a new tool in the UK that will generate results using artificial intelligence (AI), in a significant shake-up to the world's most popular search engine. Instead of a list of search results showing links to other websites in blue type, people who choose "AI Mode" will be given an answer written in a conversational style, containing far fewer

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