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Google will soon let you ask its Gemini AI assistant for help progressing in mobile games. On Tuesday, Google announced that a Gemini Live integration will appear within a new overlay on games downloaded from the Play Store, allowing you to ask for some hints without opening a new window. The feature will roll out in select games over the …

Besides Sidekick, Google Play is introducing a slew of updates today across gaming and personalization on Android. Apps The Apps tab is getting several new features. An Entertainment space (top tab) in Korea will let you sample “movies, TV shows and short-form dramas” that are optimized for mobile. In the US, you can directly watch clips from short-form dramas, trending …

Users appear to be getting familiar renewal discount offers for Nest Aware, bringing the yearly $100 cost to just $50. Following a recent price increase, Nest Aware has jumped to $100/year, or $10/month. The Nest Aware Plus option, which comes with more recording space, has increased as well, doubling the base tier’s cost. Both offer intelligent alerts for Familiar Faces, …

The era of Google’s Play’s unrivaled dominance may be coming to an end in the wake of the company’s antitrust loss, but Google’s app store isn’t going anywhere. In fact, the Play Store experience is getting a massive update with more personalization, content, and yes, AI. This is Google, after all. The revamped Google Play Games is a key part …

After launching on Pixel 10 devices, the Google Photos feature that allows users to edit images by describing the changes they want to make is now coming to other Android phones. Google announced that the Gemini-powered conversational editing capabilities are rolling out to eligible Android users in the US starting today, and can be accessed by tapping “Help me edit” …

After introducing on the Pixel 10 series, Google Photos is bringing the conversational “Help me edit” experience to all Android users in the US. You’ll find the “Help me edit” field at the bottom of the redesigned editor. “Tools” just next to it is how you access that existing carousel/redesigned editor. You’re prompted to “Describe the edits you want,” with Google …

The last year has brought some of the biggest changes to Google’s search results pages that I have ever seen in my near-decade of experience working in digital media. And not all of those changes are welcome. Thankfully, there’s now a way to customize what you see in search — and to prioritize seeing The Verge. You can do this …

Google said Tuesday it’s making a number of changes to how the Play Store looks and functions in an effort to better personalize the store to its users and increase engagement. Among the new features is a redesigned Apps tab, a new Play Games experience, a new tab focused on your interests, and other features that leverage Gemini AI. The …

Google has spent a decade sharpening its “weapons” in an industry that helps sustain large swaths of the open internet, the Justice Department argued before a federal judge Monday. After years of operating an illegal monopoly in two ad tech markets and unlawfully tying its products together, nothing short of a break up will suffice to overcome Google’s “massive head …

Google seeks to avoid ad tech breakup as antitrust trial begins  Reuters U.S. Asks Judge to Break Up Google’s Advertising Technology Monopoly  The New York Times DOJ’s remedies go significantly beyond the Court’s ruling and would harm publishers and advertisers.  The Keyword Why Magnite (MGNI) Stock Is Down Today  Yahoo Finance US prosecutors ask judge to order spin-off of Google ad businesses  Financial Times Source …