Early look shows Apple’s Liquid Glass-style blur effects coming to Android 17

Early Android 17 visuals suggest Google is experimenting with blur and transparency inspired by Apple’s Liquid Glass design, hinting at a softer, more layered interface that could reshape how system menus and overlays look.
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Gemini in Google Calendar now helps you find the best meeting time for all attendees

Google Calendar gets new Gemini-powered Suggested times feature to help users find the most optimal meeting time for all participants.
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Google will settle its Assistant spying lawsuit for $68 million
Google will settle its Assistant spying lawsuit for $68 million

Google could owe you some money, now that it’s moving to settle a class action lawsuit over how it handled recordings captured when its devices were activated by something other than Google Assistant’s actual trigger word, “Ok Google.” German outlet VRT NWS’s 2019 report exposed the issue, and court filings from last Friday say the […]

Internal chats show how social media companies discussed teen engagement
Internal chats show how social media companies discussed teen engagement

Recently released documents show the big business opportunity that social media companies saw in recruiting teens to their platforms and how they discussed risks that heavy digital engagement could pose. The documents were released last week as part of a major set of trials brought by school districts, state attorneys general, and others against Meta, […]

2026 is the year of social media’s legal reckoning
2026 is the year of social media’s legal reckoning

Over the next year, top social media executives are expected to take the witness stand to defend their companies from an avalanche of claims about their failure to protect kids. The first of many trials is set to begin this month in California, when Meta, TikTok, and YouTube face claims that tech addiction harmed a […]

Here’s what happened to your Gmail inbox over the weekend

Gmail users reported an unusual issue over the weekend that flooded their primary inbox with promotional emails and suspected spam warnings.
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If you use Google AI for symptoms, know it cites YouTube a lot

A study of 50,807 German health searches found Google’s AI Overviews cite YouTube more than any other site. The AI also pulls links beyond top results, so quick symptom answers can lean on lower-bar sources.
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Apple will reportedly unveil its Gemini-powered Siri assistant in February

We’re about to get our first real look at the results of the recently announced AI partnership between Apple and Google.

Google says it’s fixed Gmail issues with spam and misclassification

If your Gmail account doesn’t seem to be working properly today, you’re not alone.

Gmail’s spam filter and automatic sorting are broken
Gmail’s spam filter and automatic sorting are broken

Some Gmail users may have noticed that promotional emails that normally go to their own siloed tab have started flooding their inbox. Reports hit the Google forums and Reddit that messages are bypassing the Updates and Promotional filters and went straight to Gmail inboxes. Some also reported seeing a banner at the top of some […]