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Google and Unity announced a new platform set to launch in 2026 that enables users to develop video games from simple prompts. The initiative aims to expand Unity's user base and bolster its game development segment, which accounts for roughly a third of its revenue.
Hackers gained control over DNS records for Google domains and ccTLDs in Ghana, American Samoa, and Sierra Leone by infiltrating third-party registries. They obtained valid HTTPS certificates for these domains, enabling impersonation and malicious content delivery. Google responded by revoking the certificates and working with authorities to prevent further misuse, affirming that its own systems remained unaffected.
Finnish authorities have demanded Google suspend all preparatory activities for two planned data centers after contractors clear-cut approximately 530 hectares of protected forests without proper permits. The Supervisory Agency (LVV) identified violations including unapproved logging and environmental disruption in Muhos and Kajaani. Google acknowledged the issue and committed to reviewing the findings.
Amazon's Prime Day sale includes discounts on wearables such as the Apple Watch Series 12 (about $50 off), the Google Fitbit Charge 6 (down to $90) and Fitbit Inspire 3 (down to $70), plus a $65 discount on the latest Google Pixel Watch. WIRED says it is updating its roundup of deals from brands including Garmin, Amazfit and Samsung as the sale continues.
Android Authority found new strings in Google Photos version 7.96.0 suggesting a feature to filter photos within a specific album by people and pets, rather than only across the whole library as is currently possible. The strings reference a filter button described as 'Filter photos by face,' along with options for 'People & pets,' unnamed 'Person' tags, and a 'Clear filter' control, hinting the feature may support selecting multiple faces at once.
Google Labs unveiled Playground, a tool that lets users build browser-based games using text prompts instead of code. Users can pick a genre, choose 2D or 3D and single- or multiplayer modes, upload images for AI-generated assets, and publish finished games privately, via link, or to a public gallery with leaderboards. The platform is live for users 18+ in the U.S., with free token-limited access and higher limits for Google One AI subscribers.
Leaker pdfu shared assets detailing three LG smart home devices co-developed for Apple's ecosystem: a deadbolt lock with a rotating keypad and auto-unlock, a circular-display thermostat, and a standalone temperature sensor. The lock reportedly includes a lit touchpad, adjustable lock sounds, and an audio alarm for unlatched doors, while the thermostat shows humidity readouts and a 'Far Sight Display' mode.
WIRED has published a running roundup of Prime Day fitness tech discounts, including the Google Pixel Watch 5, Apple Watch SE 3, CMF Watch 3 Pro, Peloton Bike+, HigherDose Red Light Therapy Hat and Apple AirPods Max 2. The list is updated daily as prices change and expired deals are removed, with the Pixel Watch 5 currently $65 off in both 41mm and 45mm sizes.
Android Authority released its weekly Wallpaper Wednesday roundup for October 7, featuring six reader-submitted images and three from its own team. The free, watermark-free wallpapers are available in both JPG and PNG formats, optimized for phones, tablets and PCs, with full-resolution downloads offered via a linked Google Drive folder.
Google has made its SynthID Detector portal, hosted at synthid.com, publicly available after limiting it to select testers for over a year. The tool lets anyone upload a photo, video, or audio file to check for AI-generated watermarks, and can identify SynthID signatures from Google, OpenAI, NVIDIA, and Kakao, with Apple support planned. Users can sign in with a Google, Apple, or OpenAI account to use the service.
Google has opened a public website, SynthID.com, that lets anyone check images, video, or audio for invisible SynthID watermarks. The tool now recognizes watermarks from partner platforms including OpenAI, Nvidia, and Kakao, with Apple support coming soon, rather than only detecting Google's own Gemini-generated content as before. Google says Gemini alone has embedded SynthID in over 180 billion images and videos and 240,000 years of audio.
Google has made SynthID Detector, previously limited to journalists and media professionals, publicly available at synthid.com. The free tool detects AI watermarks in images, video and audio from Google, OpenAI, NVIDIA and Kakao, requiring users to log in with a Google, OpenAI or Apple account. Support for detecting Apple Intelligence-created images is expected soon.