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Epic is suing Google and Samsung for making it too hard to download Fortnite
Epic Games is suing Google and Samsung over the latter's Auto Blocker feature making installing Epic Games Store difficult.
Jeremy Gan09.30.2024
Engadget review recap: iPhones, AirPods, Pixel Buds and an early look at the PlayStation 5 Pro
Revisiting our iPhone 16, AirPods 4, Apple Watch Series 10, PlayStation 5 Pro reviews and more from hardware launch season.
Cherlynn Low09.28.2024
Google launches Gemini's contextual smart replies in Gmail
Google has started rolling out Gemini-generated smart replies for Gmail, which are more detailed and have more context than its old version of smart replies.
Mariella Moon09.27.2024
NotebookLM can now summarize YouTube videos
The virtual research assistant is AI-powered.
Sarah Fielding09.27.2024
Google Maps will flag businesses with potentially fake reviews
Google also removes the fradulent reviews.
Sarah Fielding09.26.2024
Google and Roblox teamed up on a weird game to teach kids about internet safety
Google and Roblox teamed up for a weird game to teach kids internet safety. It’s called Be Internet Awesome World and ignores the many complaints about child safety levied at Roblox.
Lawrence Bonk09.26.2024
Google files EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft
Google filed a complaint with the European Commission against Microsoft on Wednesday. It accused Microsoft of making it difficult for cloud customers to move their work from Azure to other providers.
Will Shanklin09.26.2024
8810088100Pixel Buds Pro 2 review: Tiny earbuds with big sound and a direct line to Gemini
Google has once again supplanted the best Pixel Buds in its lineup. These earbuds aren’t perfect, but the improved fit and sound quality alone are worth the upgrade.
Billy Steele09.26.2024
Google Earth will show historical imagery dating back to World War II
Google Earth images are also getting the AI treatment.
Sarah Fielding09.25.2024
Google is bringing Watch OS 5 to the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2
Google announced today that the Pixel Watch and Pixel Watch 2 will be getting the new Watch OS 5.
Anna Washenko09.25.2024
The Google Photos video editor is getting AI, because of course it is
Google Photos' newest features including better video editing, new speed controls and a new AI-powered color enhancer.
Danny Gallagher09.25.2024
Warner Bros. Discovery teams up with Google to generate captions using AI
Warner Bros. Discovery is using Google Cloud AI tech to generate captions for its programming.
Kris Holt09.25.2024
Google passkeys can now sync across devices on multiple platforms
Chrome passkeys now sync securely across devices. Previously, users could only save passkeys to the Google Password Manager on Android.
Lawrence Bonk09.20.2024
Report: Google offered to sell AdX to end EU antitrust suit
In an effort to quell monopoly concerns in the EU, Google reportedly offered to sell its AdX advertising marketplace, sources have told Reuters.
Anna Washenko09.19.2024
Google wins appeal against $1.7 billion EU fine for 'abusive' advertising practices
European Union's General Court sided with Google in its appeal against a $1.7 billion EU antitrust fine over its ad practices.
Mariella Moon09.18.2024Here’s how Google will start helping you figure out which images are AI generated
Google has detailed how it plans to start helping users figure out if an image was created or modified using generative AI tools.
Kris Holt09.17.2024
Chrome's latest safety update will be more proactive about protecting you
Safety Check has a few new updates.
Sarah Fielding09.13.2024Google's AI notebook can generate a podcast about your notes
Google's latest update for its AI-powered research tool NotebookLM can turn the materials you want to pore over into a podcast-like audio discussion.
Mariella Moon09.12.2024
Google searches now link to the Internet Archive
Google searches now allow users to use the Wayback Machine with a few clicks in the latest collaboration between Google and the Internet Archive.
Jeremy Gan09.12.2024
Utah judge blocks law preventing youth from accessing social media freely
Utah judge prevents the passing of a law limiting youth social media usage.
Jeremy Gan09.12.2024