Google has launched the Preferred Sources top stories feature fully in the US and India, after testing it in Search Labs for a bit over six weeks. As I said then, this is a nice feature for publishers and hopefully will lead to more traffic from Google Search for some. For example, you can add this site as a preferred …
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Pixel phones are getting a new card carousel overlay when you launch Google Wallet with a double-tap of the power button. Android 16 introduced the ability to customize the “Double press power button” gesture. Instead of launching the camera, you can set it to open Google Wallet. At the moment, this just opens the full Wallet app. At least one …
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Google is officially launching its Pixel 10 line of phones next week. With the imminent release of new phones, we’re already starting to see some massive price drops on last year’s models. If you’re in the market for a new Google smartphone, right now is one of the best times of the year to find a discount. The budget Google …
Read More »The one thing keeping AI from full AGI? Consistency. On an episode of the “Google for Developers” podcast published Tuesday, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said that advanced models like Google’s Gemini still stumble over problems most schoolkids could solve. “It shouldn’t be that easy for the average person to just find a trivial flaw in the system,” he said. …
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When I was younger, driving anywhere included figuring out the ultimate challenge: who you would trust with the map. This constant issue was soon replaced by the ever faithful, if limited, TomTom. However, with the rise of smartphones, we had a new way to find our way, the map apps. There have been several apps that help you find your …
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After simplifying to three items in the bottom bar earlier this year, Google Photos is rolling out a new “Create” tab. As announced last month, Google Photos wants to provide one location to access various “creation tools.” Appearing between Collections and Ask/Search, Create has a paintbrush icon. Right now, Google is using the top slot to highlight Photo to video. …
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What if coding felt less like a chore and more like a seamless conversation with an expert collaborator? With the release of Google Jules 2.0, that vision inches closer to reality. Built on the innovative Gemini 2.5 Pro engine, this asynchronous AI coding tool doesn’t just assist—it transforms. From automating tedious debugging tasks to managing pull requests with surgical precision, …
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Coming soon The Google Pixel 10 Pro XL is set to maintain and improve on the offerings of the Pixel 9 Pro XL, with true Qi2 support and a faster Tensor G5 chip. The rumors say the Pixel 10 Pro XL is heavier as a result, but might not cost more. Pros Tensor G5 chip built on TSMC’s 3nm process …
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Talk about customer service. On Wednesday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai posted on X about Google Calendar’s new feature to duplicate events — an addition that was specifically requested by Stripe co-founder John Collison last month, also via an X post. On July 5, Collison asked if Google Calendar users could get a Ctrl-click option that would allow them to easily …
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As Gemini is increasingly woven into the fabric of Google, the way the chatbot accesses and interacts with your data is in a constant state of flux. Today, Google is announcing several big changes to how its AI adapts to you, giving it the ability to remember more details about your chats for improved answers. If that’s a concern, Google …
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