Google’s AI Overviews are blabbering about fictional monsters as if they’re real

Google’s AI Overviews are reportedly treating fan-fiction horror entries from the SCP Foundation as real, citing fake forensic records and pointing users to “official” documents.

Google Calendar finally has more color options for events
Google Calendar finally has more color options for events

Running out of color options for events in Google Calendar shouldn’t be an issue going forward. The previous limit of 11 predefined colors has now been expanded to give users access to up to 200 custom colors for individual events across the native Calendar web and mobile apps, and the Calendar API. This started rolling […]

Google Photos’ AI image editor expands to more regions, but only for Android users

Google has expanded Edit with Ask Photos, its AI-powered conversational editing tool, to five new markets. The feature is rolling out for Android users in Germany, the UK, France, Spain, and Italy, but iOS support has not been confirmed for the new reg…

Google is giving Pixel Screenshots a cloud AI boost while keeping your data private

Google’s Pixel Screenshots app is gaining cloud-based AI processing with its latest update, giving the feature more power to search and analyze your screenshots while keeping data in a hardware-secured environment.

A US state wants to ban smart glasses while driving, and it could open Pandora’s box

Smart glasses are rapidly evolving from niche gadgets into mainstream consumer technology. Devices from companies such as Meta, Google, Apple, and Snap are increasingly capable of displaying notifications, providing navigation, recording video, and eve…

Google’s updated migration tool takes the pain out of iPhone to Android switching

Google’s upgraded Android Switch tool adds support for app data migration, iMessage transfers, passkeys, eSIMs, and more as it rolls out to Android 17 devices.

Anthropic and Google DeepMind called for a US-led AI coalition at the G7, and Canada said yes
Anthropic and Google DeepMind called for a US-led AI coalition at the G7, and Canada said yes

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis used a closed-door lunch at the G7 summit on Wednesday to call for a US-led coalition that would shape international rules and standards for artificial intelligence, according to two peopl…

Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker

Google is betting generative AI can breathe new life into the smart speaker. The company’s new $99.99 Google Home Speaker replaces the rigid commands of the Google Assistant era with more conversational Gemini interactions.

Google’s first speaker in six years is really a $10-a-month Gemini subscription
Google’s first speaker in six years is really a $10-a-month Gemini subscription

Google has finally made a new smart speaker, its first in roughly six years. The more interesting thing it has made is a reason to pay it every month. The Google Home Speaker costs $99.99, opens for preorder today and ships on June 25. It is the first …

Google’s new $99 Home Speaker offers 360-degree audio and next-gen Gemini perks

Gemini replaces Google Assistant; you get 360-degree audio and four color options, and the Nest Audio is officially discontinued.