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(Image credit: Xreal / Future) This week, Google wowed us with its new AI features – including the scarily good Veo 3 video generator – and a showcase of its Android XR efforts as it details the features coming to smart glasses and XR headsets in the coming years. To…

Google’s new ‘G’ logo appeared on stage during the I/O 2025 keynote, and is now live in more apps and the web. The new logo made its debut with the Google app on Android and iOS last week. It’s now being used for the google.com favicon, though it’s a little…

As Google moves the last remaining Nest devices into the Home app, it's also looking at ways to make this smart home hub easier to use. Naturally, Google is doing that by ramping up Gemini integration. The company has announced new automation capabilities with generative AI, as well as better…

Alongside the Amazon and Best Buy Memorial Day sales, we have some additional deals to scope out ahead of the holiday weekend starting off with the first post-launch cash discount on the new Google Pixel 9a at $75 off , as well as ongoing discounts on the unlocked Pixel 9…

In addition to Gemini Live announcements at I/O 2025, Google looks to be widely rolling out camera and screen sharing for free Android users. This free availability was first announced over a month ago in a gradual rollout. Over the past few days, users have encountered the “Share your camera…

Google announces its 12-week ‘AI First’ accelerator to support Seed to Series A startups in MENA and Turkiye with AI tools and mentorship...Read More

Image: Hisense Google issued 100 announcements during its Google I/O developers conference this week, none of which involved the smart home. That apparent lack of enthusiasm for a topic close to our heart didn’t dissuade TV and smart-appliance manufacturer Hisense from announcing plans to integrate new Google Home APIs into…

I use my Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses daily, not always for their AI capabilities, but because they have my prescription lenses. However, occasionally, I pull up AI capabilities, such as asking questions about the world around me and other queries. At Google I/O, I had the opportunity to try out…

This Media Briefing covers the latest in media trends for Digiday+ members and is distributed over email every Thursday at 10 a.m. ET. More from the series → This week’s Media Briefing looks at what AI Mode, the latest generative AI search experience Google has rolled out, means for publishers’…

By Digiday Editors  •  May 22, 2025  • Ivy Liu Participants in the Google antitrust trial are entering the final furlong, with Google on Monday (May 19) countering the Justice Department’s remedy proposals after Justice Leonie Brinkema ruled its ad tech stack a monopoly last month. Of course, Google’s advocates…