Google warns of rough edges as Gemini for Home arrives
It’s finally time to bid adieu to Google Assistant in the smart home world, as Gemini for Home has begun its slow rollout on Google smart speakers and displays. But if you’re among the lucky…
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Apple alerts exploit developer that his iPhone was targeted with government spyware
Earlier this year, a developer was shocked by a message that appeared on his personal phone: “Apple detected a targeted mercenary spyware attack against your iPhone.” “I was panicking,” Jay Gibson, who asked that we…
Microsoft supercharges Copilot with Google integration, smarter vision
Copilot Vision’s eyesight is improving, as the integrated Windows AI technology will soon be able to see entire documents, plus link to apps like Google Drive via a new connectors function. Separately, Microsoft is adding…
Those annoying ads in Google Search will be easier to hide soon
Google Search is a prime example of a service that was once the best in the world but has since been bled by a thousand cuts into something that’s more frustrating than useful. It seems…
Windows’ Copilot AI can now read your Gmail and Google Calendar
Microsoft really wants you to use Copilot, its branded AI platform. In fact, Microsoft wants you to use Copilot so much that it’s fine if you want to use it on Google services, like Gmail,…
No, Google isn’t done with smart displays, or at least not yet
Has Google forgotten about smart displays? The company unleashed a torrent of smart home news last week, including details about Gemini for Home, new Nest cams, and a new smart speaker, but no updated Nest Hub…
Google rolls out end-to-end Gmail encryption for non-Gmail recipients
Yesterday, Google announced that Google Workspace users who have access to Gmail client-side encryption will now be able to use full end-to-end encryption in the Gmail client even if the recipient uses a non-Gmail email…
Get rid of AI results in Google Search with this Chrome extension
Google seems to be all-in on its “AI” search results, to the detriment of the web at large and no small amount of users. It seems to be the end result of years of diminishing…
Google threw a curve ball with its new Nest Cam lineup
Anyone following the recent chatter about Google’s latest Nest cameras won’t be surprised by the company’s unveiling today of its revamped, first-party offerings: one outdoor Nest camera, one indoor cam, and a video doorbell, just as predicted. What was surprising…
The Google Home Speaker is real, but we’ll have to wait for it
Weeks after sneaking it into a product demo and teasing it on social media, Google has finally taken the wraps off its first new smart speaker in five years, but we’ll have to wait a little longer…