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Google is a technology giant whose products touch nearly every part of digital life, from Search and Android to Pixel devices, Chrome, and Gemini AI. This tag collects news on Google’s hardware launches, software updates, AI advances, and antitrust and policy battles. Stay current on one of the most influential companies in tech.
A blank grey icon called Android Pulse appeared in Play Store updates last weekend, and it turned out to have been running on phones since March. Here is what Google’s hidden system service actually does, what the data safety listing declares, and why the reaction was harsher than the app deserved.
Cherokee Nation banned hyperscale data centers on tribally owned and trust land after a task force found 64% of citizens opposed them. The same survey found 73% of those citizens use generative AI, and the report says so out loud.
Google put a notification light back on the Pixel 11 Pro after eight years, then limited it to favorite contacts and Gemini. Here is what HiLight does, why the restrictions exist, and whether it should matter to you.
Android 17 went stable on June 16, and two months later most people still cannot download it. Here is exactly who has it, when Samsung, Motorola, OnePlus and Xiaomi owners get their turn, and why the wait is so long.
An internal Google DeepMind memo tells applicants there is a “non-trivial probability” their CV will be screened out incorrectly, and points them to a separate form that a human will actually read. Google says the system works fine.
Google’s first Bluetooth tracker costs $29, ships November 11, and packs both ultra wideband and Bluetooth Channel Sounding. The hardware is fine. The Find Hub network behind it is the part that still needs work, starting with a default setting almost nobody changes.
An anonymous Wikipedia edit falsely declared Sam Altman dead. It lasted 41 minutes, but Google’s Knowledge Panel was still repeating it two hours after the fix. Here is how a hoax got laundered into a search result.
Google announced the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold at Made by Google 2026, and every one of them costs $100 more than last year. Here is what the extra money actually buys, where the gap between standard and Pro got wider, and which model makes sense for most people.
Leaks ahead of tonight’s Made by Google keynote point to a $100 increase across the Pixel 11 lineup, a pricier Pixel Watch 5, and Google’s first AirTag rival. The memory shortage explains most of it.
Google announces the Pixel 11 Pro Fold on August 12. The leaks point to a slimmer 10.1mm body, a narrower cover screen, Google’s first 2nm Tensor chip, and a $1,899 price driven by the global memory crunch. Here’s what holds up, what the leaks disagree on, and whether it’s worth the wait.