In major privacy win, Supreme Court rules geofence warrants are protected by privacy rights

The Supreme Court’s decision to limit geofence warrants is a win for privacy advocates, who called their use unconstitutional but sought an outright ban.

Google Cloud will sell specialist AI models built for science
Google Cloud will sell specialist AI models built for science

Google is adding SandboxAQ’s ‘large quantitative models’ to its cloud marketplace, pairing Gemini with AI trained on scientific equations and laboratory data. The large language models that power most of the AI industry are very good at words and surpr…

Google earthquake alerts warned 11.4M before Venezuela’s quakes
Google earthquake alerts warned 11.4M before Venezuela’s quakes

Venezuela has no national earthquake warning system. Yet moments before two huge quakes hit on Wednesday, millions of phones lit up. Google earthquake alerts reached 11.4 million people, the company says, buying some of them up to two minutes to act. T…

Google is rationing Gemini access to Meta because it cannot provide enough compute
Google is rationing Gemini access to Meta because it cannot provide enough compute

Google has placed limits on Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models because it cannot provide as much computing capacity as the social media company wanted, the Financial Times reported on Sunday. The restrictions have affected several Google clients, with …

Finding Android apps on the Google Play Store just got a lot easier thanks to Gemini

Google has launched the Google Play connected app for Gemini, allowing users to discover apps, make select purchases, and buy Play gift cards using AI.

Android 17’s new foldable gaming mode could make flippy phones more fun
Android 17’s new foldable gaming mode could make flippy phones more fun

Android 17 is getting a dedicated gaming mode for foldables that will put a virtual gamepad with touch controls on half of your screen to theoretically make it easier to play games. With foldable gaming mode, which is set to launch in the coming months, the virtual controller emulates physical button presses at a system […]

Google Finance exits beta with a dedicated Android app, portfolio tracking, and AI-powered scheduled briefings
Google Finance exits beta with a dedicated Android app, portfolio tracking, and AI-powered scheduled briefings

Google Finance is exiting beta with a wave of new features, including a dedicated Android app, portfolio tracking, an AI-powered research tool, and scheduled market briefings. The updates mark the broadest expansion of the platform since Google began r…

Google Finance gets a dedicated app for Android

Users will be able to access their watchlists, real-time market data, live financial news, and Google’s AI-powered “Key Moments” feature, which explains why stocks moved.

You may see new ways to pay for Android apps and subscriptions starting next week

Starting June 30, Android users in the US, UK, and EU may beging seeing new ways to pay for apps and subscriptions as Google expands billing options on the Play Store.