Tech Culture AI Workers at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta say AI is making their jobs harder, not easier Current and former employees report 90-hour weeks during AI sprints By Skye Jacobs, August 11, 2026, 12:39 PM 20 comments
The Web Google Google is testing a new homepage that buries the search button for AI The redesign adds "Create images," "Ask about files," and "Brainstorm" as new default options By Alfonso Maruccia, August 11, 2026, 9:49 AM 10 comments
Google Mobile Google Play is finally hosting a rival app store, thanks to its antitrust loss Could Epic, Xbox, and Steam stores be on the horizon? By Daniel Sims, August 11, 2026, 6:56 AM
AI Google Google's AI somehow knew a game secret that existed only in a private Google Doc Google says it doesn't train AI on private docs, but this developer still can't explain what happened By Skye Jacobs, August 7, 2026, 8:08 AM 24 comments
Electronics Google The Google Pixel Tag is set to rival Apple's AirTag starting August 12 The Pixel 11 series and Pixel Watch 5 are also expected to debut at next week's event By Kishalaya Kundu, August 7, 2026, 7:06 AM
AI Google Google's AI told people Flock cameras were full of gold. They weren't. Gemini mistook internet memes for facts about Flock license plate cameras By Skye Jacobs, August 6, 2026, 11:46 AM 24 comments
Security Google Researchers found a way to steal passkeys straight out of Chrome's memory All three discovered methods require malware already running on the victim's PC By Daniel Sims, August 6, 2026, 8:09 AM 11 comments
Hardware Mobile The first Googlebook shows us what Google's Android-ChromeOS merger actually looks like Leaked Lenovo Googlebook 15 images reveal dedicated Gemini key, 14 function keys, dual USB-C ports By Alfonso Maruccia, August 4, 2026, 6:02 PM
Software The Web AI is finding so many Chrome security flaws that Google may start updating it twice a week Chrome 149 and 150 fixed over 1,000 bugs combined, more than the previous 23 versions By Skye Jacobs, July 31, 2026, 9:33 AM 26 comments
Google AI Google plans to produce up to 15 million AI chips by 2028, rivaling Nvidia's total accelerator volume Intel Foundry reportedly secures orders to help produce millions of Google chips By Skye Jacobs, July 31, 2026, 7:03 AM
Google Mobile Google's Pixel 11 teaser hints at a mysterious new light around the camera bar Leaks reveal the Pixel 11's storage, battery, and pricing ahead of its August 12 debut By Skye Jacobs, July 30, 2026, 11:06 AM
Security The Web Hundreds of shared Claude chats, including resumes and health details, showed up in Google search The same issue previously affected shared conversations from ChatGPT and Grok By Skye Jacobs, July 28, 2026, 2:10 PM
Security Google Google now lets you sign into your account using a selfie video A last resort when users can't access passwords or passkeys By Daniel Sims, July 24, 2026, 7:04 AM 7 comments
Google The Web The EU just fined Google $1 billion for favoring its own services in search and Play Store Google now has 60 days to comply, or face fines of up to 5% of its global revenue By Alfonso Maruccia, July 23, 2026, 12:08 PM 38 comments
Google AI Google records its first negative free cash flow since going public as its AI spending explodes Alphabet also disclosed a $99 billion paper gain from equity investments By Rob Thubron, July 23, 2026, 7:03 AM 14 comments
The Web Google Reddit and major publishers consider blocking Google as AI search continues destroying web traffic Search referrals are collapsing as AI Overviews answer questions without sending users to the original sources By Rob Thubron, July 22, 2026, 9:01 AM 21 comments
Google Apple San Francisco warns Apple and Google to stop profiting from AI nudify apps Apple and Google were given 28 days to explain how they will address the apps By Rob Thubron, July 18, 2026, 7:51 AM 32 comments
Apple Google iPhone owners hit 87% loyalty rate this year, Android-to-iPhone switching drops to 12% Apple and Google spent years trying to steal each other's users. New data shows it barely worked By Daniel Sims, July 18, 2026, 1:26 AM 26 comments
Google AI The EU is forcing Google to give rival AI assistants the same access as Gemini on Android The decision forces equal footing for external AI assistants and mandates anonymized search data pipelines By Skye Jacobs, July 17, 2026, 9:25 AM 16 comments
Industry Google Over 4,500 Google workers demand layoff protections as Alphabet's value hits $4.3 trillion "Make no mistake: this is a company that is enjoying massive, unprecedented success" By Rob Thubron, July 17, 2026, 8:12 AM 10 comments
The Web Software Firefox is switching to a faster release schedule, just like Chrome and Edge Mozilla will release two browser updates per month, calling it an "experiment" for now By Alfonso Maruccia, July 13, 2026, 1:24 PM 8 comments
Security Google The FBI and Google just took down a botnet that hijacked 2 million smart TVs NetNut turned Android TVs, streaming boxes, and apps into proxies for cybercrime By Skye Jacobs, July 7, 2026, 9:29 AM 13 comments
Google Security Google is testing a webcam CAPTCHA that scans your hand, but it's already been bypassed using a photo The feature, called "hand gesture verification," requires webcam access just to prove you're not a bot By Alfonso Maruccia, July 5, 2026, 8:37 AM 13 comments
The Web Microsoft Microsoft reverses stance and adds Google account sign-in to Edge browser The feature enables faster sign-ins and data syncing across devices for users of Google's ecosystem By Alfonso Maruccia, July 3, 2026, 8:44 PM
Google Industry Google just lost its final appeal over Android, $4.7 billion EU fine stands The EU's top court found Google forced phone makers to bundle Search and Chrome to access the Play Store By Skye Jacobs, July 2, 2026, 10:52 AM 40 comments