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February 19, 2026
Google announces Gemini 3.1 Pro, says it's better at complex problem-solving
Google says 3.1 Pro is ready for "your hardest challenges."
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February 18, 2026
Record scratch—Google's Lyria 3 AI music model is coming to Gemini today
With a simple prompt, you can generate 30 seconds of something like music.
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February 18, 2026
Google's Pixel 10a arrives on March 5 for $499 with specs and design of yesteryear
Google's new budget phone is here, but don't expect a big upgrade.
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February 16, 2026
Get ready for new Macs and iPads: Apple announces "Special Experience" on March 4
Apple has not confirmed whether you'll be able to watch live, but Ars will bring you the news.
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February 13, 2026
The first Android 17 beta is now available on Pixel devices
Don't expect big changes yet.
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February 12, 2026
We let Chrome's Auto Browse agent surf the web for us—here's what happened
Auto Browse is capable of some impressive things, but it can also crash and burn spectacularly.
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February 11, 2026
Google recovers "deleted" Nest video in high-profile abduction case
Users only get three hours of free Nest video storage, but Google can retrieve videos much later.
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February 10, 2026
Upgraded Google safety tools can now find and remove more of your personal info
The Results About You tool is getting an upgrade.
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February 9, 2026
Google experiments with locking YouTube Music lyrics behind paywall
After a lengthy test, YouTube Music is making lyrics a premium feature.
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February 6, 2026
Waymo leverages Genie 3 to create a world model for self-driving cars
With Genie 3, Waymo wants to explore rare and even impossible driving conditions.
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February 5, 2026
Google hints at big AirDrop expansion for Android "very soon"
AirDrop came to the Pixel 10 last year, and more Android phones will join the party in 2026.
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February 3, 2026
Google court filings suggest ChromeOS has an expiration date
ChromeOS may be canned once the current support guarantee has run its course.
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January 29, 2026
Google Project Genie lets you create interactive worlds from a photo or prompt
Project Genie lets you generate new worlds 60 seconds at a time, but only if you pay for AI Ultra.
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January 28, 2026
Google begins rolling out Chrome's "Auto Browse" AI agent today
The Auto Browse agent is available to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers, but there are some limits.
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January 27, 2026
AI Overviews gets upgraded to Gemini 3 with a dash of AI Mode
AI Overviews may get it right more often with the move to Gemini 3.
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January 22, 2026
Google begins offering free SAT practice tests powered by Gemini
Google says more kinds of standardized tests will be added in the future.
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January 22, 2026
Google adds your Gmail and Photos to AI Mode to enable "Personal Intelligence"
Personal Intelligence is optional and rolling out first to AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers.
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January 20, 2026
Google temporarily disabled YouTube's advanced captions without warning
Google says SRV3 was causing playback errors, so it has "temporarily" disabled them.
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January 19, 2026
Asus confirms its smartphone business is on indefinite hiatus
Asus chairman Jonney Shih sees AI applications as the company's main focus going forward.
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January 15, 2026
Many Bluetooth devices with Google Fast Pair vulnerable to “WhisperPair” hack
Even Google's own earbuds are vulnerable to the Fast Pair hack.
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January 14, 2026
Gemini can now scan your photos, email, and more to provide better answers
The feature will start with paid users only, and it's off by default.
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January 13, 2026
Google’s updated Veo model can make vertical videos from reference images with 4K upscaling
Google has also added the updated Veo tools to YouTube creator tools.
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January 12, 2026
Apps like Grok are explicitly banned under Google’s rules—why is it still in the Play Store?
Google describes apps exactly like Grok and says they are banned from Google Play.
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January 9, 2026
Google: Don’t make “bite-sized” content for LLMs if you care about search rank
Google says creating for people rather than robots is the best long-term strategy.
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January 8, 2026
Google announces AI Overviews in Gmail search, experimental AI-organized inbox
Last year's premium Gmail AI features are also rolling out to free users.
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January 7, 2026
Motorola reveals the Razr Fold, a book-style foldable launching this summer
Motorola is light on details but heavy on hype for its first book-style foldable.
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January 5, 2026
Google TV’s big Gemini update adds image and video generation, voice control for settings
Google TV will let you generate and watch AI content on the big screen.
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December 29, 2025
I switched to eSIM in 2025, and I am full of regret
Swapping SIM cards used to be easy, and then came eSIM.
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December 19, 2025
Google lobs lawsuit at search result scraping firm SerpApi
Google says the lawsuit is its last resort.
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December 18, 2025
YouTube bans two popular channels that created fake AI movie trailers
Google loves AI content, except when it doesn't.
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