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  • Google is pushing the boundaries with its latest Android announcements, including Gemini-powered features like enhanced dictation in Gboard, AI-native laptops dubbed Googlebooks, and customizable 'vibe-coded' widgets, all aimed at a more integrated and personalized user experience.
  • The AI landscape continues to intensify with new developments in AI legal services, as Anthropic enters the fray, while safety concerns are highlighted by a US bank disclosing a security lapse after sharing customer data with an AI app.
  • Musk's personal involvement with OpenAI has come under scrutiny, with testimony suggesting he considered handing the company over to his children, adding another layer to the ongoing legal and ethical discussions surrounding the AI giant.
  • Tech companies are exploring ambitious infrastructure projects, including Google and SpaceX in talks for orbital data centers and Rivian rolling out an AI-powered voice assistant, showcasing a drive towards innovation in both space and automotive technology.
  • Security remains a paramount concern, with Google rolling out new Android security features to combat spyware and the revelation of serious vulnerabilities in dnsmasq, underscoring the constant battle against cyber threats in the industry.

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  • Sam Altman says Elon Musk’s mind games were damaging OpenAI 3 hours ago by Emma Roth
    AI, Elon Musk, News, OpenAI, Policy, Tech

    OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says Elon Musk did "huge damage" to the culture of the AI startup. During testimony as part of Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI , Altman said Musk required OpenAI president Greg Brockman and former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever to rank researchers by their accomplishments and "take a chainsaw through a bunch." Altman conceded that this was the management style the Tesla CEO was known for , but that it was incompatible with his startup. "I don't think Mr. Musk understood how to run a good research lab," Altman testified when his lawyer, William Savitt, asked about the

  • Android Auto is now one (screen) size fits all 4 hours ago by Andrew J. Hawkins
    Android, Cars, Electric Cars, Google, Tech, Transportation

    This week at I/O, Google rolled out a series of major updates for Android Auto that include better sizing for unconventionally shaped screens, video streaming through YouTube, widget support, and of course, more AI-powered Gemini features . The company also announced some updates for cars that run on Google's built-in native software, including the ability to ask Gemini questions that are specific to the car you're driving. First off, it's screen size. It used to be that in-car screens all came in the same basic shape. But now the standard rectangle has evolved into a variety of curved, panoramic, swooping,

  • Google announces its Chromebook successor: the Googlebook 4 hours ago by Antonio G. Di Benedetto
    Chrome, Chromebook, Gadgets, Google, Laptops, News, Tech

    Google is announcing a new line of laptops coming in the fall called Googlebooks . Details are sparse for now, as the tease is just a small part of various Android announcements during Google's Android Show . But we do know this is a major new initiative in the laptop space for Google, seemingly designed to succeed Chromebooks with something more capable: a platform running a long-rumored new operating system based on a fusion of Android and ChromeOS. That operating system, through various leaks , has been referred to as Aluminium OS . Google isn't announcing the OS's real name

  • The 9 biggest new features in Android 17 4 hours ago by Dominic Preston
    AI, Android, Apps, Google, Tech

    AI-generated widgets are among the features coming to Android this year. | Screenshot: Google Would it shock you to hear that Android 17 is filled with new AI-enabled features, like improved dictation and vibe-coded widgets? Fortunately, that's not all. The platform is getting non-AI updates too, from an emoji overhaul to a new screentime tool that helps you avoid distracting apps. Google has just revealed the biggest changes coming in its next OS update as part of its dedicated Android Show, ahead of next week's big I/O developer conference . The Android software updates came alongside a tease of upcoming

  • Gemini’s latest updates are all about controlling your phone 4 hours ago by Allison Johnson
    AI, Android, Google, Google I/O 2026, Mobile, Tech

    Gemini Intelligence comes with a Liquid Glass-ish visual treatment. | Image: Google It is, once again, Gemini season. Google is announcing a host of new Gemini features during its pre-I/O Android showcase, many of which aim to help use your phone for you. You'll find Gemini in more places, like Chrome on Android, in your autofill suggestions, and all up in your apps - if you want. Google also has a new name for us to remember, because it just can't help itself : Gemini Intelligence. It "brings the very best of Gemini to our most advanced Android devices," according


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