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Google unveiled a new batch of Android updates, including more Gemini-powered tools and improved scam detection features at Samsung’s on Wednesday. A new feature in the Gemini app will let users hand off , like ordering a rideshare or building a grocery cart. The feature, which will first arrive in beta, runs in the background while users perform other tasks. …

To coincide with the release of Samsung’s new Galaxy S26 family of phones, Google is pushing out a small but meaningful update to Circle to Search. As a reminder, Circle to Search allows you to carry out a Google Search from almost anywhere on your phone. Just tap and hold your device’s home button, and then circle the passage or …

Tech giants’ efforts to ramp up AI adoption in India may be about to hit a turning point, as companies end free promotions with hopes to convert the world’s fourth-largest economy into a windfall of paid subscribers. India became the world’s largest market for generative AI app downloads in 2025, according to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, widening its lead …

Google announced Tuesday that it will build a data center in Minnesota that’s backed by 1.9 gigawatts of clean power, including a massive 300-megawatt battery made by startup Form Energy. The new data center, Google’s first in Minnesota, will be located in Pine Island, about an hour southeast of Minneapolis. The tech company is working with Xcel Energy to build …

Google sent out an AI-generated news alert that included the N-word, . The push notification featured a link to a story by The Hollywood Reporter regarding an incident at the recent BAFTA Film Awards. The word appeared in the notification under the link. This was first spotted by , who accompanied a screengrab with a caption reading “what an interesting …

Google on Tuesday announced it’s adding a new way to create automated workflows to its vibe-coding app Opal. The company said that a new agent being introduced in Opal will allow users to create mini-apps that can let them plan and execute tasks using text prompts. The feature uses the Gemini 3 Flash model and automatically chooses tools to execute …

Google another data center in Texas and this one will use “advanced air-cooling technology” to limit . Google is claiming that water use will be limited to “critical campus operations” like kitchens. These specifics follow the previously announced two-year the company has pledged in the Lone Star State. The company is also touting some 7,800 megawatts of net energy generation …

YouTube is expanding its more affordable, $7.99 per month Premium Lite subscription service with new features, including the ability to download videos for offline access and watch videos in the background, even if the screen is off or you’re using other apps. These options were previously only available to customers on its full plan, which costs $13.99 per month. The …

The generative AI music tool ProducerAI will become part of Google Labs, the company announced on Tuesday. Backed by The Chainsmokers, the ProducerAI platform allows users to write natural language requests — something like “make a lofi beat”– to generate music. It uses Google DeepMind’s Lyria 3 music-generation model, which can turn text and even image inputs into audio outputs. …

As a product VP at Google Cloud, Michael Gerstenhaber works mostly on Vertex, the company’s unified platform for deploying enterprise AI. It gives him a high-level view of how companies are actually using AI models, and what still needs to be done to unleash the potential of agentic AI. When I spoke with Michael, I was particularly struck by one …