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America and the UK have announced a $42 billion (£31 billion) trade pact, funded by Microsoft, Google, and others, that predicts bit barns will spring up over Britain's green and pleasant Land. But there's a lot more than money involved. The Brits are billing the Tech Prosperity Deal as a…

Google has emerged from landmark anti-trust proceedings “surprisingly unscathed,” said Richard Waters in the Financial Times . A “damning” ruling last year declared that Google behaved like a monopoly after it “was found to have squeezed out rivals” by paying Apple billions to make Google the default search engine on…

The families of three minors are suing Character Technologies, Inc., the developer of Character.AI, alleging that their children died by or attempted suicide and were otherwise harmed after interacting with the company’s chatbots. The families, represented by the Social Media Victims Law Center, are also suing Google. Two of the…

Nwz/Shutterstock If you're an avid user of Google's Gemini Live feature or AI chatbot, you may have noticed something annoying: Now and then, without much rhyme or reason, Google automatically deletes your Gemini chat history. For those who only use the service occasionally, there's not as much content left to lose. We've…

Cuando Judith Miller se hizo un análisis de sangre rutinario en julio, recibió una alerta en su teléfono ese mismo día indicando que sus resultados ya estaban disponibles en línea. Así que, cuando su doctor le escribió al día siguiente para decirle que en general todo estaba bien, Miller le…

Synopsis A new trend is taking over social media. People are using Google Gemini's Nano Banana to create retro Bollywood-style edits. Users upload selfies and transform them into portraits reminiscent of 80s and 90s film posters. The tool allows for customization with specific prompts. It enables users to create looks…

A Google logo is seen at a company research facility in Mountain View, California, on May 13. Carlos Barria/Reuters Reuters  —  The owner of Rolling Stone, Billboard and Variety sued Google on Friday, alleging the technology giant’s AI summaries use its journalism without consent and reduce traffic to its websites.…

Since its debut in 2015, Google’s Fi cellular service has become one of the best affordable phone plans. Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T may be the best-known cellular providers in the US, but in many cases, Fi offers better data plans and a simpler setup and billing system. The catch at…

In case you haven’t noticed, there’s a new design trend spreading throughout the entire smartphone industry. No, it’s not titanium — not anymore, at least — and premium flagships are still mostly arriving on store shelves in their usual drab colors. No, it’s the camera bar, a fresh method of…

Over a week after Android 16 QPR1 went stable, Google is now beginning to roll out the “No Data Wipe” OTA update to Beta 3.1 testers. This over-the-air update lets you leave the Android Beta Program without a wipe that removes all your data.  Go to the Settings app >…