Gen Z pushes back against smart glasses and cameras over privacy fears
Young adults are more concerned about their online presence than past generations
Google is "enhancing" Play Games profiles with more data collection (and some privacy controls)
Improved gaming experience, or just another way to gather more data for AI training?
Google Pixel 10 series reviewed: great hardware, smarter AI
The Pixel 10, 10 Pro, and 10 Pro XL all feature Pixelsnap magnets, powerful cameras, and a clean Android experience with 7 years of updates. Reviewers praise the premium hardware, excellent displays, and expanded AI. However, battery life is not the strongest and the Tensor SoC lags behind Qualcomm's top offerings.
Google Pixel 10's 100x zoom often beats Samsung – but are the photos real?
Are smartphones running into the "zoom and enhance" problem?
Google unveils Gemini's "nano banana" model, taking AI image generation to the next level
Will Nano Banana do for Google what Ghibli images did for GPT?
What just happened? Google has just unveiled a major upgrade to Gemini AI's image generation capabilities. Gemini 2.5 Flash, a.k.a. "nano banana" has already ranked as the world's top image editor on the LMArena leaderboard and it's earning rave reviews from users. Nano Banana is designed to solve one of AI's biggest frustrations: consistency. By enabling precise edits, multi-turn tweaking, and seamless style mixing, Google isn't just chasing technical polish – it's gunning for its own breakout cultural moment, the kind of mass adoption that Studio Ghibli – style generations once delivered for GPT.
Android sideloading faces new restrictions as Google blocks unverified developers
All sideloaded apps will need developer ID starting in 2026
YouTube confirms AI alterations to Shorts, raising concerns among creators
YouTube has been quietly altering videos with AI without notifying creators
Video editing comes to Google Drive, powered by browser-based Vids tool
Feature lets users edit videos directly in the cloud, available in select Workspace and AI Pro plans
Free Chrome VPN extension turns malicious, silently recording user activity
Researchers warn FreeVPN.One weaponized user trust for data collection
Google explains why phones' IP68 water resistance won't last forever
Regardless of the IP rating, don't dunk your phone in water
Google unveils the AI-focused Pixel 10 series, starting at $799
Powered by the Tensor G5 SoC, Android 16, and 7 years of updates
What just happened? Google has unveiled the Pixel 10 series, which includes the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XL. All phones are powered by Google's in-house Tensor G5 SoC, paired with the Titan M2 security chip. The two Pro models also come with a complimentary one-year Google AI Pro subscription.
Google Translate could soon challenge Duolingo with gamified language lessons
Translate may soon become a full language learning app thanks to AI
Hackers are embracing AI-powered malware as security teams counter with their own AI
The AI arms race: The explosive growth of chatbots, large language models, and other AI technologies is reshaping cybersecurity on both sides of the fence. While hackers are already exploiting AI to their advantage, defenders must rapidly adapt to keep pace and prevent escalating damage.
New scam uses Google AI search results to trick travelers with fake customer service numbers
"I'm pretty technologically advanced, and I fell for this"
IBM and Google say scalable quantum computers could arrive this decade
Recent breakthroughs bring quantum computing closer to reality
Google launches "Preferred Sources" to prioritize trusted sites in search results
Only available in the US and India for now
Perplexity AI apparently just offered Google $34.5 billion to buy Chrome
The 3-year-old startup is trying to purchase the world's most popular web browser?
Epic scores international win as Australia orders Apple, Google to open ecosystems
Epic is dismantling the mobile duopoly brick by brick
Microsoft, Meta, and startups are battling for AI talent with more than just money
Startups like Anthropic are outpacing Big Tech in keeping AI talent with promises of agility and autonomy
Google Maps faces roadblocks in South Korea as detailed navigation remains restricted
Government officials have again postponed a decision on Google's map export request
NASA and Google developed an AI medical assistant to keep astronauts healthy on deep-space missions
The system could have wider healthcare uses
Google TV division admits defeat, shifts focus to YouTube
Competitors' aggressive tactics are challenging Google TV's position
Top AI models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic to compete in public chess tournament
Kaggle launches Game Arena to test decision-making in language models
What happens to your files when you stop paying your cloud storage subscription?
How Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Dropbox treat your data when your subscription ends