Google announced on Tuesday that it’s bringing a slew of new Gemini-powered AI capabilities to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. The new features let users do things like quickly generate fully formatted first drafts, slides, and sheets based on information from their Gmail, Chat, and Drive. The tools are designed to make the apps more personal and capable of helping …
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OpenAI and Google employees rush to Anthropic’s defense in DOD lawsuit | TechCrunch
More than 30 OpenAI and Google DeepMind employees filed a statement Monday supporting Anthropic’s lawsuit against the U.S. Defense Department after the federal agency labeled the AI firm a supply chain risk, according to court filings. “The government’s designation of Anthropic as a supply-chain risk was an improper and arbitrary use of power that has serious ramifications for our industry,” …
Read More »Google just gave Sundar Pichai a $692M pay package | TechCrunch
Sundar Pichai’s new pay package could be worth $692 million. Per a filing first spied by the FT, Alphabet has structured a three-year deal for its Google CEO that could make him one of the highest-paid executives on the planet — but most of it is tied to performance, including new stock incentives linked to Waymo and Wing, its drone …
Read More »Engadget review recap: Galaxy S26 Ultra, Galaxy Buds 4, Dell XPS 14 and more
It’s a busy time for the reviews team and Engadget, and with Apple announcing new devices this week, we aren’t letting up any time soon. New products from Samsung, Dell, Google and ASUS headline the roundup this time, and we’ve got a few unique items to discuss as well. Read on to catch up on anything you might’ve missed, including …
Read More »UK government delays AI copyright rules amid artist outcry
The UK government is working on a controversial data bill that would allow AI companies like Google and OpenAI to train their models on copyrighted materials without consent. However, following a two month consultation, it looks like passage of the law will be delayed. “Copyright is going to be kicked down the road,” a person with knowledge of the matter …
Read More »Google begins calling out battery-killing Android apps
Google is living up to its word and posting warning labels for battery-killing apps. 9to5Google spotted Google’s rollout announcement, which the company previously said would arrive on March 1. The label says, “This app may use more battery than expected due to high background activity.” If you don’t yet see the warnings, they may not have reached you yet. Google …
Read More »Google pledges roughly three hours of its annual profit to fight climate change
Google “at least” $50 million through 2030 on “projects designed to eliminate superpollutants.” The company will be joined by a handful of other companies including Amazon and Salesforce in the newly formed . In total, these companies have committed $100 million to the project, hoping to “accelerate the reduction” of superpollutants like methane, black carbon and refrigerant gases. Google says …
Read More »Google reportedly muzzles Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney until 2032
Epic Games’ courtroom battle with Google is over, but it’s reportedly going to affect how its CEO can speak about the tech giant for years for years to come. According to The Verge, part of the settlement terms Epic had signed has a clause stating that Epic and Sweeney will have to speak positively about Google’s competitiveness and app store …
Read More »Big tech companies agree to not ruin your electric bill with AI data centers
Today the White House announced that several major players in tech and AI have agreed to steps that will keep electricity costs from rising due to data centers. Under this Ratepayer Protection Pledge, companies are agreeing to practices that are intended to protect residents from seeing higher electricity costs as more and more businesses create power-hungry data centers. Amazon, Google, …
Read More »Google ends its 30 percent app store fee and welcomes third-party app stores
Google is officially doing away with its 30 percent cut of Play Store transactions, and rolling out changes to how third-party app stores and alternate billing systems will be handled by Android. Some of these tweaks were proposed as part of the settlement the company reached with Epic in November 2025, but rather than wait for final judicial approval, Google …
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