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How do you train a facial recognition AI reportedly sophisticated enough to rival Apples Face ID technology? Simple: You offer strangers $5 if they lend you their faces. At least thats how Google employees went about collecting face scans, according to stor…

The two companies supposedly spent at least a year working on the speaker, which would have been powered by Google Assistant. And according to The Information, they also discussed how to make Huawei phones compatible with Android Auto. It's not entirely surp…

US trade restrictions against Huawei doomed the speaker project Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Huawei was planning to follow other tech giants in releasing a smart speaker, according to The Information, but then the US government threw the companys…

Of course, that can't all be attributed to the Pixel 3a and Google hasn't broken down what exactly pushed this growth. The pricier Pixel 3s have gone on sale a few times since their launch, which could have helped drive numbers up. But it's almost a no-braine…

Samsung is offering generous trade-in offers on the latest Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, and iPhone smartphones, plus deals on plenty of older handsets. That includes paying you the full price of a regular Google Pixel 3$600, as of publication time. The catc…

Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard has filed suit in California against Google over claims that the company briefly suspended her campaigns ability to buy ads during critical post-debate hours. With this lawsuit, it seems, Gabbard hopes to buy hers…

Heres how to turn it on Googles Sound Amplifier, its accessibilities feature that helps enhance volume for those who have difficulty hearing, is now available for devices with Android 6.0 Marshmallow and above. The feature was previously announced at Google …

Moving forward, developers of third-party add-ons in Chrome and Drive must take a more conservative approach with user permissions. Extensions should only request the least amount of user data they need to function. Additionally, any app that handles user-pro…

The company spun out Photos from Google+ at I/O 2015. It's the ninth Google product to hit the billion-user mark, following Search, Gmail, Chrome, Drive, Maps, YouTube, Play Store and Android, but it got there a lot faster than many of those. Gmail, for insta…

Google is just a couple of months away from releasing its first smart home device with an onboard camera. The company quietly updated one of its support pages today, detailing that the 10″ Nest Hub Max will be available September 9 for $229. After the page w…