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Google COSMO Leak Highlights Shifting AI Privacy Boundaries
Google’s accidental release of the COSMO AI assistant raises urgent questions about on-device data access, algorithmic transparency, and user privacy rights.
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Google Enhances Gemini Security, Launches TPU 8 Chips
Google addressed a critical RCE flaw in Gemini CLI and unveiled TPU 8t and TPU 8i chips to support the next generation of autonomous AI systems.
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Google Shifts AI Hardware Strategy Amid Legal and User Hurdles
Google expands its AI ecosystem to macOS and custom silicon, even as it faces a $135 million class-action settlement over Android data privacy practices.
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Google AI Accuracy Under Scrutiny Amid Industry Security Shift
New analysis reveals high error rates in Google’s AI Overviews, even as the tech industry launches a major collaborative effort to harness frontier models for cybersecurity.
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Pixel 9 Owners Uncover Hidden Diagnostics Amid Pixel 10 Deals
As retail prices for the newer Pixel 10 series plummet, Pixel 9 users are discovering powerful, undocumented diagnostic tools hidden within their device dialers.
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Google Gemini Adds Interactive 3D Simulations
Google has introduced interactive 3D simulations and ‘Notebooks’ to Gemini, marking a significant expansion of its AI’s utility for scientific visualization and research organization.
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YouTube Premium Price Hike: What Your New Bill Looks Like
Google has announced a major U.S. price hike for all YouTube Premium and Music tiers, with family plans seeing the largest increase.
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Intel Stock Hits 5-Year High Amid Google Partnership Surge
Intel’s stock rallied significantly after news of a deeper partnership with Google Cloud, signaling growing confidence in its foundry business.
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Broadcom Secures Multi-Year AI Partnerships Amid Stock Rebound
New multi-year deals with Google and Anthropic have helped Broadcom recover from recent stock volatility, highlighting its AI market strength.
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Gemma 4 Launch Triggers Massive Multi-Industry AI Adoption
Google’s release of Gemma 4 has triggered immediate integration across blockchain, hardware, and enterprise sectors, signaling a shift toward open-weight AI dominance.
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Google Releases Gemma 4 Under Apache 2.0 License
Google has launched Gemma 4, a new family of open-source AI models available under the Apache 2.0 license, designed to run locally on devices ranging from smartphones to workstations.
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YouTube Rolls Out Android Auto Support with Premium Paywall
YouTube has quietly introduced Android Auto integration, allowing users to control audio playback from their car dashboard, provided they hold an active Premium subscription.
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Google Discloses DarkSword iOS Exploit Chain Targeting iPhones
Google’s Threat Intelligence Group has revealed the DarkSword exploit chain, a sophisticated attack targeting outdated iOS versions and compromising iPhones through malicious web content. Apple has since released updates to address the vulnerabilities.
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Google Debuts Gemini Embedding 2 for Unified Multimodal AI
Google has launched Gemini Embedding 2, a natively multimodal AI model capable of mapping text, images, video, and audio into a single unified space.
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Sergey Brin Buys Miami Estate Amid California Political Spending
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has purchased a lavish Miami estate for $51 million, shortly after reports emerged of his significant political spending in California, a state he recently departed.
