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Following Android’s backup policy change this week, Google is rolling out new settings to control whether SMS, MMS, and RCS messages are backed up. Additionally, Android is beginning to introduce local Documents backup. When you go to Settings > Accounts and backup > Google Backup > Other device data (on…

Whether someone has a burst pipe in Sydney, a broken air conditioner in Brisbane, or an electrical fault in Melbourne, the first instinct today is rarely to reach for a phone book or ask a neighbour for recommendations. Instead, they reach for their smartphone and search online. Within seconds, search…

Microsoft’s emissions jumped 25 percent in its 2025 fiscal year, reflecting the company’s scramble to build new data centers and secure electricity to run its expanding artificial intelligence and cloud services portfolio. Google and Amazon likewise reported double-digit emissions increases in their 2025 environmental sustainability updates released in late June…

Finding the most efficient algorithm — whether designing a microchip, routing a logistics network or accelerating medical research — can be challenging, with many possible solutions for engineers to explore on their own. To help organizations tackle these complex challenges, AlphaEvolve, our Gemini-powered AI code-optimization agent, is now generally available…

Key Takeaways Yousuf Imran, 41, earned $986,000 this year working as an account executive at Google. He still left the company because he was drawn to the “life-changing money” that AI startups offered. Imran left Google in April to launch his own AI sales tools startup. For Yousuf Imran, the…

A Linux vulnerability that allows untrusted virtual machines to gain root access to host machines is one of two high-severity flaws to surface this week in the open source operating system. The vulnerability resides in KVM, which is, in essence, a virtual machine app included in the kernel of many…

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Emily Long Emily Long Freelance Writer Experience Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of Atlantic Media Company, in Washington, D.C. She has nearly a decade of…

Google is rolling out the first update to Android 17 with the July 2026 security patch for the Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 6a, 7, 7 Pro, 7a, Tablet, Fold, 8, 8 Pro, 8a, 9, 9 Pro, 9 Pro XL, 9 Pro Fold, 9a, Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10…

Google will announced the Pixel 11 on August 12 It looks like Google’s Pixel flagship brand isn’t the affordable brand we once knew and loved. According to a report from  Dealabs , we’re seeing a more expensive lineup this year, but it starts at 256GB this year, up from 128GB.…