Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the future of search, AI agents, and selling Chrome
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on the future of search, AI agents, and selling Chrome Today, I’m talking with Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai. We recorded this conversation in person after the Google I/O developer conference last week in what’s becoming a bit of a Decoder tradition. This is the third year that we’ve done […]
Glitch is basically shutting down
Glitch is basically shutting down Glitch, the coding platform where developers can share and remix projects, will soon no longer offer its core feature: hosting apps on the web. In an update on Thursday, Glitch CEO Anil Dash said it will stop hosting projects and close user profiles on July 8th, 2025 — but stopped […]
Now you can watch the Internet Archive preserve documents in real time
Now you can watch the Internet Archive preserve documents in real time If you’ve ever wondered how the Internet Archive uploads all the physical documents on its site, now you can get a behind-the-scenes look at the process. The Internet Archive launched a new YouTube livestream that shows the digitization of microfiche in real time […]
Google will let restaurants highlight specials on their search profiles
Google will let restaurants highlight specials on their search profiles Google is preparing to add a new section to restaurant and bar search profiles. The new section will let owners include timely deals or events in search results in a way that they can control, either manually or by linking to a social media profile, […]
Opera has new ways for Android users to manage tabs
Opera has new ways for Android users to manage tabs Opera has added new tab features to its Android web browser that give users more control when organizing web links. Opera says version 89 of its browser introduces “the best tab management system for Android devices,” providing new tab layout options, grouping features, and capabilities […]
Nike is facing a lawsuit from people who bought its NFTs
Nike is facing a lawsuit from people who bought its NFTs Nike’s Cryptokicks iRL, a physical sneaker released under the RTFKT brand. A group of people sued Nike this week over its decision to wind down its virtual show project RTFKT last year. The buyers of the digital assets accuse Nike of causing “the rug […]
Gmail gets a slider on Android tablets, AI on the side
Gmail gets a slider on Android tablets, AI on the side Google is rolling out Gmail updates for mobile users across Android and iOS, with some design updates and new access to AI features. Android tablet and foldable owners will have a more flexible Gmail app interface that lets them drag the divider to adjust […]
Google is scrapping its planned changes for third-party cookies in Chrome
Google is scrapping its planned changes for third-party cookies in Chrome Google’s plan to phase out third-party cookies in Chrome is officially over. In an update on Tuesday, Google Privacy Sandbox VP Anthony Chavez says the company has decided “to maintain our current approach to offering users third-party cookie choice in Chrome.” For years, critics […]
The humble screenshot might be the key to great AI assistants
The humble screenshot might be the key to great AI assistants If you want to make the most out of a world increasingly filled with AI tools, hereâs a habit to develop: start taking screenshots. Lots of screenshots. Of anything and everything. Because for all the talk of voice modes, omnipresent cameras, and the multimodal […]
Wikipedia is giving AI developers its data to fend off bot scrapers
Wikipedia is giving AI developers its data to fend off bot scrapers Wikipedia is attempting to dissuade artificial intelligence developers from scraping the platform by releasing a dataset that’s specifically optimized for training AI models. The Wikimedia Foundation announced on Wednesday that it had partnered with Kaggle — a Google-owned data science community platform that […]