Android’s Find Hub adds iPhone-like luggage tracking links
Android's Find Hub adds iPhone-like luggage tracking links A Chipolo Pop tracker. | Photo by Dominic Preston / The Verge Google is rolling out an Android update that includes the ability to share the location of your missing luggage with an airline. It’s similar to the luggage-tracking feature Apple brought to the iPhone, allowing you […]
Google accelerates Chrome release cycle
Google accelerates Chrome release cycle Google is moving its Chrome browser to a two-week release cycle, instead of the current four, or the six-week cycle that existed for the decade before that. The change starts in September. “Building on our history of adapting our release process to match the demands of a modern web, Chrome […]
Big Google Home update lets Gemini describe live camera feeds
Big Google Home update lets Gemini describe live camera feeds ‘Live Search’ can describe what your cameras see, not just what they’ve seen. | Image: Google Google Home chief Anish Kattukaran announced several updates to the smart home platform that fix a long list of annoyances and idiosyncrasies. There’s also one noteworthy new addition: the […]
Apple might use Google servers to store data for its upgraded AI Siri
Apple might use Google servers to store data for its upgraded AI Siri Apple has asked Google to look into “setting up servers” for a new version of Siri that’s Gemini-powered and meets Apple’s privacy requirements, The Information reports. Apple had already announced in January that Google’s Gemini AI models would help power the upgraded […]
We don’t have to have unsupervised killer robots
We don't have to have unsupervised killer robots It’s the day of the Pentagon’s looming ultimatum for Anthropic: allow the US military unchecked access to its technology, including for mass surveillance and fully autonomous lethal weapons, or potentially be designated a “supply chain risk” and potentially lose hundreds of billions of dollars in contracts. Amid […]
Google’s Nano Banana 2 brings advanced AI image tools to free users
Google's Nano Banana 2 brings advanced AI image tools to free users The image generational capabilities of Nano Banana 2 seem comparable to the Pro model. | Image: Google / The Verge Google is bringing a more powerful version of its Nano Banana AI image model to free users. Nano Banana 2 (also known as […]
Google might reshuffle search results to try to dodge fines in the EU
Google might reshuffle search results to try to dodge fines in the EU Google is planning to test changes to how it displays search results for certain topics, nearly a year after it was charged with violating antitrust rules in the European Union, Reuters reports. The shift will show top-ranked rival services for hotels, flights, […]
The smart lock standard that could replace your keys is finally here
The smart lock standard that could replace your keys is finally here A Galaxy smartphone using tap-to-unlock on a keypad for a Nuki smart lock. A new smart lock standard, Aliro, is bringing this functionality to all smartphones. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Aliro has officially arrived. The smart lock standard, […]
Google takes control of ‘Android of robotics’ project in quest for physical AI
Google takes control of 'Android of robotics' project in quest for physical AI Google is folding Alphabet’s AI robotics “moonshot,” Intrinsic, into the company after five years as an independent unit. The move marks a strategic shift as Google doubles down on physical AI and pulls experimental projects closer to its core business. Intrinsic “graduated“ […]
Trump claims he’ll make data centers pay for their own power supply
Trump claims he'll make data centers pay for their own power supply President Donald Trump tried to quell Americans’ concerns about rising electricity costs during his State of the Union speech by claiming that he’s negotiated a “rate payer protection pledge” with major tech companies, which would see them build out or pay for new […]