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The biggest surprise from Google I/O 2026? Poll reveals majority of Android fans are most excited for Android XR and Gemini Spark— but we’re still waiting to hear more about Googlebooks and the Google Smart speaker

TechRadar readers voted on what they were excited to see at Google I/O
Two thirds had their wishes fulfilled, but a couple were missed
There were no updates about the next Google Home speaker or Googlebook

Before CEO Sundar Pichai had even took to the stage at Google I/O 2026, excitement levels were already climbing for what might be announced, launched or demoed at the developer's conference.

According to the results of a poll about which of the five most rumored Google products and services TechRadar readers were excited to see at the keynote, 73% saw what they wanted, with the Android XR Smart Glasses being launched, a personal AI agent unveiled and various Gemini Intelligence demos.

But despite rumors floating around about the upcoming GoogleHome speaker and already announced Googlebook being potentially demoed to showcase more of the AI use cases being rolled out, there was no...

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Firefox is working on a rounded redesign with easy-to-find controls for privacy and AI

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HackerOne takes an axe to its bug bounty rewards

Finding vulns just doesn't pay like it used to. At least one bug hunter who found an open source security flaw and reported it months ago via HackerOne’s backlogged Internet Bug Bounty (IBB) program finally got paid for his work - but at a drastically reduced reward

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Npm registry sets stage for more secure package publishing

AI + ML All the world's a stage, and all the packages are merely players GitHub's npm package registry has rolled out a publishing approval step to prevent the distribution of compromised packages before they can poison the software supply chain. Modern software development relies on imported

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CIOs need a people strategy for AI to scale

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — CIOs are well-versed in the interconnected dependencies of people, process and technology. These days, AI is compressing all three areas of the classic framework — challenging business operating models and pushing CIOs out of their technology orientation as they tackle a broader remit. “At the end of the day,

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Firefox is working on a rounded redesign with easy-to-find controls for privacy and AI

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CIOs need a people strategy for AI to scale