There is no log-in system, and you're immediately brought to an instant messaging box, where you can see what nearby users are saying (if anyone is actually around you and using the app) and set your display name, which can be changed at any time. [...] Dorsey has not directly addressed the fake Bitchat apps on the Google Play store, but he did repost another user's X post that said that Bitchat is not yet on Google Play, and to "beware of fakes." Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Cisco has donated its AGNTCY initiative to the Linux Foundation, aiming to create an open-standard "Internet of Agents" to allow AI agents from different vendors to collaborate seamlessly. The project is backed by tech giants like Google Cloud, Dell, Oracle and Red Hat

We fell for it.

These search engines that do not put AI front and center - or, better yet, don't use it at all.

Google Home has been having a rough go of it lately, but hopefully this starts sorting things out

Google Home's problems continue as more users report issues and a potential lawsuit is in the works

Google Home errors are piling up, and now a law firm is taking notice.

Google has admitted its earthquake early warning system failed to accurately alert people during Turkey's deadly quake of 2023

You'll be able to quickly see reviews of a store before you buy something.

NotebookLM, the Google research tool that gained notoriety for its AI-generated podcasts , is introducing a feature called Video Overviews

New AI regulations suggested by the White House mirror changes to environmental permitting suggested by Meta and a lobbying group representing firms like Google and Amazon Web Services.

Google is updating AI Mode on desktop this week with the ability to process images, so you can ask it detailed questions about the pictures like you already can on mobile

Google has upgraded its AI Mode with the ability to upload PDFs, a new Canvas feature, and Search Live for desktop

And Google Lens' enhanced video search capabilities

Google is upgrading AI Mode in Search with new tools like Canvas, PDF support, and Search Live

Cash App has debuted a new group payment feature that allows folks who don't even use the app to contribute to a kitty. Pools enables Cash App users to invite folks to chip in for a large purchase (such as a group vacation) via Apple Pay and Google Pay

Users are complaining that Google Nest isn't working the way it should be.

Having an allow-list in Gemini CLI caused a few issues, but Google patched it up

Magic Cue is a new AI feature that proactively provides info and actions relevant to what youre doing on screen

Google Cloud is working with HCA Healthcare on an AI app to help nurses save time on daily patient handoffs.

Better late than never, Google Photos is finally delivering on its new editor experience.

Google could be working on a new AI-assisted feature called "Help Me Edit" that could make editing easier in Google Photos

It appears the Google Home disaster is getting worse rather than better, and Google could end up paying for it

Ohio became one of the first states to mandate companies pay more connection costs after receiving power requests exceeding 50 times existing data center usage. Tech giants Microsoft, Google, and Amazon plan to spend $80 billion, $85 billion, and $100 billion respectively this year on AI infrastructure, while utilities worry that grid upgrade costs will increase rates for residential customers

PayPals Venmo continues to gain ground, reporting more than 20% year-over-year revenue growth in the second quarter.

Want to play PC games on your Pixel? The GameHub app should offer better performance on your Google phone.

We also encountered some issues with Meta AI's translations when it came to slang or regional variations of certain words. While it wasn't perfect, I could see it being useful while traveling since it's much smoother than using Google Translate

Say goodbye to mismatched app icons? Pixels may be getting new AI icon style options

An upcoming Help me edit tool could make image tweaks way too easy.

Earlier this year, Google rolled out AI Mode to Search users in the US

Mash the familiar UI of Google Maps with the entertaining, informative route guidance of Waze.

Google's AI Overviews are wrecking its old ad model, but Google's revenue is increasing with ads based on it Opinion Alphabet, Google's parent company, is making money hand over fist

Notifications are overwhelming even security experts, Google Cloud finds

Google Pixel 6a's latest update was supposed to stop the phones from catching fire but this may not have solved the issue

Advocacy group tells UK competition watchdog proposal favors Google Exclusive Movement for an Open Web (MOW), an advocacy group that supports web publishers, has filed a complaint with the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) challenging the World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) call to eliminate third-party cookies.

You might know some of these, but most people will probably find something they've missed.

You'll soon be able to use text prompts for making AI-based edits to your photos.

How we test budgeting apps Before I dove in and started testing out budgeting apps, I had to do some research. To find a list of apps to try out, I consulted trusty ol Google (and even trustier Reddit); read reviews of popular apps on the App Store; and also asked friends and colleagues what budget tracking apps (or other budgeting methods) they might be using for money management

Android Enterprise customers can now take full advantage of Googles security and AI smarts by upgrading their organization to a managed Google domain.This improvement s

New report shows Pixel ahead of TCL, with Motorola still well in front

The new tool marks a significant change for the search giant but raises questions for advertisers.

Ask more complex, nuanced questions on Google Search with AI Mode, now available in the UK.

Material 3 Expressive redesign spotted on Pixel Watch 3, with more Google apps likely to follow.

Foldables are becoming more plentiful. Heres how to get your hands on the latest releases from Samsung, Google, Motorola, and OnePlus.

The appeals court has absolved the other two entities accused in the case.

C'mon Google, let's make things interesting.

This is a critical point, as I will walk the line personally to accelerate the pace of progress," Musk said on X, and suggested that the deal with Samsung could likely be even larger than the announced $16.5 billion. Samsung earlier said that details of the deal, including the name of the counterparty, will not be disclosed until the end of 2033, citing a request from the second party "to protect trade secrets," according to a Google translation of the filing in Korean on Monday

For those of us who have, those annoying messages will soon be filtered away in a separate folder. Visual Intelligence: Similar to a reverse Google image search, this new feature will allow you to search for anything that's on your iPhone screen

Google's new Linux Terminal could make Android a true rival to Windows and macOS

Google just announced a neat little feature for its Chrome web browser

The case really exposed a crack in Google's policies...and this guy's backside.

You should take the figures with a pinch of high-tariff salt.

What started earlier this year as scattered reports of battery swelling and overheating has now turned ... The post Google’s Battery Fix Fails: Pixel 6a Catches Fire Again appeared first on Gizchina.com .

Google can't stop giving its AI tools the same face Search Live confirms it.

Google confirmed that only 469 high alert warnings were sent to people in Turkey during the 2023 earthquake that killed tens of thousands.

Google's Battery Performance Program update was supposed to stop this.

Were introducing store reviews to Google Chrome in the U.S

As a person who writes for a living, I'm intimately aware of how good AI can be when crafting text on a subject, and I'm not a fan. It's not perfection, and makes Google summaries frustratingly mostly-wrong compounded by searchers just bouncing off summaries that remain mostly uncredited

On July 23, the Trump Administration released its long-awaited AI Action Plan . Short of copyright exemptions for model training , the administration appears ready to give OpenAI , Anthropic , Google and other major players nearly everything they asked of the White House during public consultation

Following Google, Samsung has embraced a trunk-based development model for One UI

The same EU law that challenged Apple and Google is now digging into fake reviews and dangerous products on Temu.

Xiaomi's second-gen Google TV streamer is an impressive upgrade

Both the Plus and HD versions of the Roku Streaming Stick offer more than 500 free channels through Roku Live TV, which is why we called the Plus the best streaming device for free and live content. Both versions work with virtual assistants including Siri, Alexa and Hey Google, and both are WiFi only

A new Android feature might make annoying security checks a thing of the past.

This week Google's Open Source Security Team announced "a new project to strengthen trust in open source package ecosystems" by reproducing upstream artifacts

This is very concerning news if you opted for the Pixel 6a's mandatory update over a battery replacement.

Though with a slower rollout that we would appreciate!

The system issued 500,000 lower-level "Be Aware" notifications when it could have issued 10 million "Take Action" alerts.

Videos in Google Drive are about to look a lot like YouTube going forward

These poll results suggest Google better follow through and bring a tele camera to the base Pixel 10.

An AI Mode shortcut is rolling out for most Android users.

"OK Google, turn on the lights" not working for your? Google knows and is working on an update.

The tech giant said only 469 serious warnings were sent out ahead of the 7.8 magnitude quake.

The biggest tech companies are warring over who's responsible for children's safety online, with billions of dollars in fines on the line as states rapidly pass conflicting laws requiring companies to verify users' ages

Nvidia had announced DGX H100 NVL256 "Ranger" Platform [with 256 GPUs], SemiAnalysis writes, but "decided to not bring it to production due to it being prohibitively expensive, power hungry, and unreliable due to all the optical transceivers required and the two tiers of network. The CloudMatrix Pod requires an incredible 6,912 400G LPO transceivers for networking, the vast majority of which are for the scaleup network." Also at this event, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba released a new flagship open-source reasoning model Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 which has "already topped key industry benchmarks, outperforming powerful proprietary systems from rivals like Google and OpenAI," according to industry reports

Search interest for the term "Proton VPN" also saw a seven-day spike in the UK around 2 a.m. BST Friday, according to a Google Trends chart

In 2014, [AOL CEO Steve] Case himself acknowledged on Reddit that "the hacking of AOL was a real challenge for us," but that "some of the hackers have gone on to do more productive things." When he first met Mark Zuckerberg, he said, the Facebook founder confessed to Case that "he learned how to program by hacking [AOL]." "I can't imagine somebody doing that on Facebook today," Da Chronic says in a new interview with Fast Company. "They'll kick you off if you create a Google extension that helps you in the slightest bit on Facebook, or an extension that keeps your privacy or does a little cool thing here and there

Google, OnePlus, and others have a a lot of features that would be right at home on One UI.

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