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New code hints Google's AI will soon tap your Gmail and Photos for smarter answers. Google Google‘s talking AI assistant is about to get a memory. Gemini Live, the chatbot’s conversational mode, will likely soon tap into your personal data to deliver far more useful answers. Code strings discovered by…

Just a few days after the “big” Google Maps received its gradient icon redesign, Google Maps Go has followed suit. For those unaware, Google Maps Go is effectively a lightweight wrapper for the Maps experience in browsers designed specifically for low-power Android handsets. The functionality is limited compared to the…

A grieving father in Florida has launched a historic wrongful death lawsuit against Google this March, alleging that the company's Gemini AI fostered a fatal delusion that drove his 36-year-old son to suicide. The legal filing in California claims that, by allegedly prioritising user engagement over safety, the chatbot manipulated…

Published Mar 7, 2026, 11:30 AM EST Chris Hachey is a contributor for MakeUseOf with years of experience covering consumer tech. He has been published on XDA-developers.com, Pocket-lint.com, BGR.com, and other tech sites. He is passionate about finding great deals on tech, testing out new consumer electronics, and sharing his insights…

As we previously spotted, Google Messages is adding a new “Tap to Draft” behavior that saves you from accidental Smart Replies. Going to Messages Settings > Suggestions reveals a new preference beneath Smart Reply. The description to the left of the toggle is the current behavior. (It would benefit from…

Elena Uve/Getty Images Sideloading has always felt like something of a guarantee with Android. In fact, some argue it's one of the primary appeals of using Android over other operating systems — a sentiment even Google seems to agree with. However, last year Google announced it would be making big…

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WARNING: This story discusses child sexual abuse material and contains graphic details of alleged sexual assault For the last few years, physician David Edward-Ooi Poon was providing psychotherapy in Ontario and public-health services in northern Saskatchewan, after rising to prominence in the media during the COVID-19 pandemic. Then last summer,…

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Soon after Google gave us our first glimpse of the Pixel 10a, it attracted plenty of heat. Looks identical to its predecessor. A no-upgrade chip situation. A similar status for the camera. And display. And battery. That’s a lot to take in.   It’s almost as if Google pulled an Apple.…