Google revives talks to acquire Wiz at higher valuation

Google’s parent company Alphabet is again in advanced talks to acquire cloud cybersecurity startup Wiz, a…

A Google-backed weapon to battle wildfires made it into orbit

The first satellite of the Google-backed FireSat constellation successfully made it to orbit over the weekend,…

OpenAI to start testing ChatGPT connectors for Google Drive and Slack

OpenAI will soon begin testing a way for business customers to connect apps like Slack and…

Google and Muon Space launch a new satellite to battle wildfires

The first satellite of the Google-backed FireSat constellation successfully made it to orbit over the weekend,…

Google beefs up its UK AI business with Agentspace data residency and more

Google is doubling down on building out its AI business in the U.K., and on Monday…

Google adds its HD voice model Chirp 3 to its Vertex AI platform

A lot of the focus in generative AI up to now has been on text-based interfaces…

People are using Google’s new AI model to remove watermarks from images

Users on social media have discovered a controversial use case for Google’s new Gemini AI model:…

Google is replacing Google Assistant with Gemini

Google will replace Google Assistant on Android phones with Gemini later this year, the company announced…

iPhone and Android users will soon be able to send encrypted RCS messages to each other

Text messages sent between iPhones and Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE), after…

Android is adding Auracast support, which allows hearing aids to connect to public audio broadcasts

Google announced on Thursday that Android phones will soon support Auracast, a new Bluetooth technology that…

Google calls for weakened copyright and export rules in AI policy proposal

Google, following on the heels of OpenAI, published a policy proposal in response to the Trump…

Google wants Gemini to get to know you better

In the AI chatbot wars, Google thinks the key to retaining users is serving up content…

Google introduces new developer tools and titles for games on mobile and PC

Google announced new features around PC and mobile gaming today ahead of the Game Developers Conference…

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Google DeepMind unveils new AI models for controlling robots

Google DeepMind, Google’s AI research lab, on Wednesday announced new AI models called Gemini Robotics designed…

UK competition probe of mobile browsers finds Apple-Google duopoly is ‘anti-innovation’

A U.K. competition authority investigation of Apple and Google’s mobile browsers has concluded that the mobile…

Lithium-ion batteries are remaking Google’s data centers

Sometimes the smallest of news items can point to bigger trends lurking beneath the surface. Case…

North Korean government hackers snuck spyware on Android app store

A group of hackers with links to the North Korean regime uploaded Android spyware onto the…

Google has given Anthropic more funding than previously known, show new filings

Anthropic, a San Francisco startup often cast as an independent player in the AI race, has…

Gmail gains an ‘Add to calendar’ button, powered by Gemini

A nifty new Gmail capability powered by Google’s Gemini AI has arrived for Google Workspace customers.…

New DOJ proposal still calls for Google to divest Chrome, but allows for AI investments

The US Department of Justice is still calling for Google to sell its web browser Chrome,…

Google scrubs mentions of ‘diversity’ and ‘equity’ from responsible AI team webpage

Google has quietly updated the webpage for its Responsible AI and Human Centered Technology (RAI-HCT) team,…