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August 6, 2026
Suno hopes to go legit with watermarks for AI-generated music
Suno plans watermarks and download limits to stop "large-scale abuse."
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August 5, 2026
Google's AI shakeup: DeepMind's Hassabis steps aside, senior scientists depart
Google's AI brain drain continues.
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August 5, 2026
Google plans to kill Assistant on your phone on September 4
Assistant will disappear, leaving only Gemini for voice control in the coming weeks.
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August 4, 2026
The Pixel 11's "glow" feature is actually called HiLight—here's what it does
The camera flash will evolve into a multicolor LED that illuminates when your phone is face down.
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July 31, 2026
Google plans to exempt sanctioned nations from Android developer verification
Someone in Cuba or Iran can keep installing APKs with no new restrictions, but devs will suffer.
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July 30, 2026
Chrome may get faster updates with no restart required
The last two versions of Chrome have included more patches than the previous 23 combined.
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July 30, 2026
Google reveals Gemini Robotics 2.0, promising improved dexterity and safety
Gemini Robotics 2 includes three models, but only one is publicly available right now.
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July 29, 2026
Google begins global rollout of age verification API in Google Play
Google's new API relies on parents to set age ranges in Family Link.
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July 29, 2026
Google's SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn't solve AI misinformation
Deciding what's real on the Internet won't be easy in the future.
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July 27, 2026
Activist charged with felony after giving border agent "duress code" that wiped his phone
The government says destroying his own data during an airport interrogation was illegal.
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July 23, 2026
Forgot your Google password? Now you can log in with a selfie.
Google's selfie videos can be used for account access, AI Avatars, and age verification.
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July 23, 2026
Google just had its first negative cash flow quarter due to massive AI spending
Google continues to report big quarterly revenue, but its AI spending has skyrocketed.
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July 22, 2026
Samsung unveils new Galaxy Z8 foldables and Galaxy Watches, available August 7
Samsung's new foldables are slimmer, faster, and more expensive.
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July 21, 2026
Google announces Gemini 3.6 Flash and cybersecurity AI, teases 3.5 Pro and Gemini 4
There are new 3.6 and 3.5 models today, but Google is already training Gemini 4.
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July 16, 2026
It's official: EU will force Google to share search data and open up AI on Android
Google says these changes could endanger user privacy and security.
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July 16, 2026
OnePlus ends phone releases in US and Europe, further reducing smartphone choice
OnePlus promises to continue supporting the phones it's already released.
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July 15, 2026
Third-party app stores coming to Google Play next week as Epic settlement withdrawn
With the settlement withdrawn, Google is now bound by the court's full antitrust remedies.
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July 14, 2026
Google revamps image search for its 25th anniversary with more images and more AI
The new Google image search will use your "unique interests" to create an always-updated gallery.
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July 13, 2026
Apple and Samsung benefit as memory shortage pushes smartphone shipments to historic lows
The biggest smartphone makers keep on trucking in the face of component shortages and economic uncertainty.
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July 8, 2026
Google updates Android Bench with new LLMs, but Gemini still lags behind
Android Bench is evolving, and developers can help guide that process.
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July 7, 2026
Google's Pixel 11 launch event is set for August 12, with possible price increases
Google's new phones could feature glowing LEDs and higher price tags.
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July 2, 2026
Google loses long-running appeal of record EU fine, will have to cough up $4.7 billion
The EU went after Google for the practice of bundling its search engine and browser with Android.
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June 30, 2026
Google kills Tenor GIF API, forcing changes at X, Discord, and more
Tenor still connects to Google apps, but other platforms must look elsewhere for GIFs.
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June 30, 2026
Google's new Nano Banana 2 Lite image model is its fastest and cheapest yet
They may not look as good, but Nano Banana 2 Lite images only take a few seconds to create.
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June 29, 2026
Google warns EU's plans to weaken its monopoly could expose user data
The EU wants Google to share search data with competitors and open up AI on Android, but Google alleges major privacy risks.
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June 25, 2026
Microsoft adds another year to Windows 10 extended update program
About a quarter of PCs are still running Microsoft's previous operating system.
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June 25, 2026
Google finally releases a Finance Android app, promises iOS version later in 2026
It took 20 years, but the Finance app arrives just in time to be packed full of AI.
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June 24, 2026
Google starts lowering Play Store fees, making good on Epic Games settlement
A few additional markets will get the lower fees this year ahead of a global rollout in 2027.
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June 22, 2026
Valve's Steam Machine ships June 29 for $1,049, but you probably won't be able to buy one yet
Valve says it's using a randomized purchase queue to make the experience "less frustrating and more fair."
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June 18, 2026
Android verification is coming: Google confirms timeline and supported app stores
A new system service will roll out this month ahead of big changes starting in September.
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