Google names London office 'Platform 37' in a nod to railway neighbour, AI 'Go' match

Google has named its new London headquarters "Platform 37" in a nod to its neighbour, King's Cross ​railway station, and ...

Google Unveils Gemini Embedding 2, Its First AI Model to Map Text, Images and Video Together

In a blog post, the tech giant detailed the new AI model. It is the successor to the text-only embedding model that was released last year, and it captures semantic intent across more than 100 ...

Google GWS CLI Brings Full Workspace Access to AI Agents

Google Workspace CLI adds cross-app command control with pre-built skills; setup needs Google Cloud APIs and an OAuth client in one project.
CNBC

Google launches Personal Intelligence feature in Gemini app, challenging Apple Intelligence

Google said its new Personal Intelligence tool is in beta in its Gemini app, and will be coming to AI Mode later this year. The feature connects Google apps to provide more personalized answers to ...
Ars Technica

Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?

Elon Musk’s xAI recently weakened content guard rails for image generation in the Grok AI bot. This led to a new spate of non-consensual sexual imagery on X, much of it aimed at silencing women on the ...
NBC News

Senators urged Apple and Google to remove Musk’s X and Grok from app stores over sexual deepfakes

Three Democratic senators urged Apple and Google to remove Elon Musk’s apps X and Grok from their app stores Thursday evening after xAI’s Grok artificial intelligence tool had been used to flood X ...
Forbes

Google Warns Android Users—These Apps Are Tracking Your Location

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Google’s next Android update looks set to come with a critical new ...
SlashGear

5 Essential Google TV Streamer Apps You Need To Download ASAP

First launched in 2013, Chromecast was the go-to streaming device for those looking to convert their dumb TVs into smart ones. However, in 2024, Google finally bid adieu to its Chromecast streamer and ...
Bleeping Computer

Google to flag Android apps with excessive battery use on the Play Store

Google will start taking action on Android apps in the official Google Play store that have high background activity and cause excessive battery draining. Apps that exceed a "bad behavior threshold" ...
AOL

Google Photos and Maps logos are reportedly changing. See the new icons.

A new look for Google apps. - Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Your daily life as a Google user will soon look slightly different. The logos for both Google Maps and Google Photos are ...
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Google apps on iOS get Account menu redesign

Following Android, most Google apps on iOS now have the redesigned Google Account menu and switcher. Previously, tapping the profile picture in the top-right corner of every Google application would ...