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by Michael Brown
If you are like me and live in the Android ecosystem, today is basically a national holiday. The June Pixel Feature Drop is officially here, and this time, it is hitting alongside the massive relea...
Google Fitbit Air is now HSA/FSA eligible in the U.S.: The Google Fitbit Air 1 is now officially certified as Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) eligible for qualifyin...
Meta announced Threads has hit a new milestone a month before it's 3rd birthday: Today we’re announcing that Threads has reached 500 million monthly active users, a milestone that reflects people’s...
With support from Google, Researchers at the University of California San Diego are building a useful second-life for consumer smartphones:The carbon footprint of computing is a key sustainability ...
There is a long-running argument in the tech community that the only way Google will ever truly make the Pixel beat the iPhone is by enforcing strict, company-wide dogfooding. If every single Googl...
The European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is forcing a massive shift in mobile AI, and Google is right in the crosshairs. The core issue? Interoperability.Under Article 6(7) of the DMA, Google...
The new Google Home Speaker could be coming this week! Late last year, during Google's Made by Google event, Google teased the next update to the Google Home with a new Google Home Speaker. Many, i...
Fox's press release on the acquisition: The transaction combines FOX's leading sports, news and entertainment content and the Tubi service, with Roku's leading connected TV platform, The Roku Chann...
Nick Fox, Google's SVP of Knowledge & Information on what AI means to Google Search: AI is the best thing that's ever happened to search. And, you know, a lot of people are questioning that. A lot ...
Sundar Pichai gave an amazing commencement address at the Stanford University class of 2026. I strongly suggest you read it, but I wanted to share a few moments in his speech, from his own personal...
The 1999 NBA Finals was legendary. I was younger, but the nostalgia of seeing these two squads go head-to-head back then still hits hard. Fast forward to 2026, and the basketball world is witnessin...
I’ve been writing a lot lately about the battle between Siri AI and Gemini on my Pixel. There’s no denying that Apple has a legendary marketing machine, and the recent hype around Apple Intelligenc...
From Google's Keyword blog: We’re filing a lawsuit to dismantle their infrastructure, coordinating with the FBI who will be taking law enforcement actions, and will continue to work with AT&T, T-Mo...
I haven't used Siri since I last owned an iPhone XS, original HomePod, AirPods, and Apple Watch in 2019. Yep, I was fully engulfed in the Apple ecosystem, which is where Siri traditionally thrives....
What are "Screen Reactions"? Patrick Shehane, Engineering Director at Google explains: We’re making it easier to create reaction videos without the hassle of switching apps or setting up a green sc...
I've been spending more time in Google Discover instead of my timeline on Threads and other social media platforms these days because it's more tailored to my interest and what I search across Goog...
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