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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
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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
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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
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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
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Waymo is recalling 3,791 robotaxis in the United States after federal regulators identified a software flaw that could send the vehicles into flooded roads at higher speeds, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday. The recall covers vehicles running both the fifth- and sixth-generation Waymo Driver, the
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The new platform pairs GPT-5.5 variants with Codex Security and a roster of enterprise security partners, all aimed at defenders. OpenAI has unveiled Daybreak, a cybersecurity initiative aimed at finding software vulnerabilities, generating patches, and validating fixes inside enterprise codebases. The launch positions OpenAI directly against Anthropic’s Mythos,
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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. A hot potato: Meta is expanding how it monitors employee computer use as part of its push to improve artificial intelligence systems, a move that is drawing internal resistance. In an update shared with
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* Vodafone launches 5G home broadband * The move opens up 'full fibre-like speeds' to 3.7 million more homes, and over 26 million homes in total * Renters can benefit from a one-month rolling contract option If you’re living in short-term accommodation or somewhere without access to full fibre,
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Google’s pre-I/O Android Show for 2026 has now concluded, and it was packed full of announcements surrounding new features and upgrades to existing Android tools. Many of these upgrades are related to AI, as you might expect, but we also saw Google announce new emojis, improvements to Android
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* Google unveils Googlebook * It puts Gemini at the center with an "intelligence system" * Magic Pointer reinvents the classic pointer with — yes — AI It's been almost a year since Sameer Samat, Google's Head of Android Experience, let slip that the tech giant was finally ready
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* Gemini Intelligence adds AI-powered automation directly into Android and Chrome * New features include smarter Autofill, voice cleanup, and custom AI widgets * Google wants Android to handle more tedious digital tasks for you Google has just unveiled Gemini Intelligence for Android at the Android Show. It’s a new AI system
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Google is rolling out a new opt-in feature in Android that aims to help security researchers investigate spyware attacks. The feature is called “Intrusion Logging” and is part of Android’s Advanced Protection Mode, which Google launched last year, an opt-in special security mode that enables certain features with the
