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The future of Google is a search box that does everything
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The future of Google is a search box that does everything

Last year, after watching Google's I/O keynote, I wrote that it felt like Google's future was Google googling. After watching this year's I/O keynote on Tuesday...

Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data
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Google’s AI future demands trust — and your personal data

Google has big promises for its AI-powered future - and a lot of it depends on your trust. At I/O 2026, Google described a bunch of new tools that it claims wil...

Nintendo’s $500 Switch 2 bundle includes a game, and it’s available now
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Nintendo’s $500 Switch 2 bundle includes a game, and it’s available now

Nintendo recently teased the “Choose Your Game” Switch 2 console and digital game bundle, coming in early June. However, multiple retailers (including Nintendo...

Here are our favorite Memorial Day tech deals so far
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Here are our favorite Memorial Day tech deals so far

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and the holiday’s sales include plenty of deals on gadgets that can help you make the most of the season. If...

Democrats preview how they’d go after the Ticketmaster settlement if they regain power
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Democrats preview how they’d go after the Ticketmaster settlement if they regain power

A handful of Democrats called an unofficial hearing on Capitol Hill Monday to slam the Department of Justice's "trivial" and "pathetic" settlement with Live Nat...

Ugreen’s new soccer ball-shaped tracker has up to 7 years of battery life
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Ugreen’s new soccer ball-shaped tracker has up to 7 years of battery life

Ugreen has announced a new Apple Find My-compatible tracker with a novel design that limits where you can hide it, but greatly benefits battery life. Inspired b...

Kickstarter just killed its new mature content rules
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Kickstarter just killed its new mature content rules

Last week, we noted Kickstarter's new content guidelines which had some pretty weird new additions, including a prohibition on "sexual wellness products that ar...

Gemini will use Volvo’s external cameras to interpret parking signs
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Gemini will use Volvo’s external cameras to interpret parking signs

Gemini is gaining the power of sight and mobility. Today at the I/O conference, Google and Volvo announced that the AI-powered assistant will be able to access...

The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026
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The 13 biggest announcements at Google I/O 2026

Google's I/O 2026 keynote today was once again full of AI-related announcements including a new family of Gemini 3.5 AI models, new features for Search and Gmai...

Google wants to compete with Anthropic’s Mythos
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Google wants to compete with Anthropic’s Mythos

Google is making a big push into cybersecurity. At I/O, the company announced that it was inviting select groups of experts to test the API for CodeMender, an "...

Gemini Omni is a new family of AI models meant to ‘create anything’
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Gemini Omni is a new family of AI models meant to ‘create anything’

Google is announcing a major new family of generative AI models that it calls Gemini Omni. The first Omni Model, Omni Flash, can generate AI videos using an ass...

OpenAI says it’s getting serious about AI detection and labeling
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OpenAI says it’s getting serious about AI detection and labeling

OpenAI is announcing updates today that aim to make it easier for people to identify when online content has been generated using its AI models. Alongside stren...

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