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Google App for Windows Rolls Out With AI Mode, System-Wide Search and Lens Features
Google on Monday announced the global rollout of its upgraded Google app for desktop on Windows. It brings AI-powered Search features directly to users’ PCs. As per the Mountain View-based tech giant, the app integrates AI Mode in Search, which enables users to ask questions and receive contextual responses without opening a browser. The new Goog...
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Apple, Google Make Four Commitments to Improve Fairness and Transparency in App Stores
Apple and Google have agreed to make four changes to their respective app stores to make the marketplaces fairer and more transparent to third-party developers. The announcement was made by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Tuesday after it raised questions about the company’s duopoly in the mobile application sector.
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Apple, Google Agree App Store Changes Under New UK Regulations
Apple and Google have agreed to make their mobile app stores fairer and more transparent for thousands of developers, Britain's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday, hailing it as important first steps in its tougher regime.
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Gemini 3 Released as Google’s Most Intelligent AI Models Yet, Outperforms GPT-5.1 and Claude 4.5 Sonnet
Google finally released the Gemini 3 family of artificial intelligence (AI) models on Tuesday. The Mountain View-based tech giant called it the company’s most intelligent AI model yet, highlighting that it outperforms its predecessor as well as OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 in every single major benchmark. The new AI model brings improvements across various...
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Google Will Now Allow 'Experienced Users' to Sideload Apps on Android
Google announced that it is revising its sideloading policy. It will allow advanced users to bypass this restriction and accept the risks of installing unverified apps. This change comes after developers raised concerns about limiting user choice and developer freedom. Google confirmed that it is building a new advanced flow that allows experienced...
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Google Photos Is Reportedly Working on a Feature That Turns You Into a Meme
Google Photos is reportedly testing an AI-powered feature called Me Meme that can turn selfies into meme-style images. Discovered in an APK teardown of version 7.51.0, it lets users pick a template and photo to create personalised memes. Separately, Google is said to be improving Gemini’s voice input mode, allowing users to lock the microphone fo...
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Gemini Markup Tools Spotted in Development With Ability to Highlight Parts of Images
An APK teardown of the Google app reportedly suggests that Google is developing image markup tools for Gemini. This would allow users to draw on images before entering them to Gemini for more contextual queries. The feature was said to be spotted on the version 16.42.61.sa.arm64 of the Google app. It also said to support the image editing features ...
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Google's Gemini AI Assistant Could Soon Add a Mic Lock Option for Longer Voice Commands: Report
The APK teardown of version 16.42.61 of the Google app has reportedly revealed a new mic option. Google is testing the option to let users long-press the mic icon in Gemini’s input box. It is expected to be useful for users to put longer requests. After being long-pressed, the mic icon will appear as a stop button, which users can tap when they w...
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YouTube Expands AI-Powered Age Estimation Tool, Tightens Restrictions on Several Accounts
YouTube is expanding its AI-powered age estimation tool to identify underage users. First introduced in July, the system analyses user activity to determine if someone is a minor, applying restrictions if necessary. On Wednesday, multiple users reported being reclassified as minors, prompting verification requests through government ID, credit card...
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Google Search App for Windows Launched With Spotlight-Like Features
Google is testing a new Windows search app through Search Labs that launches with Alt + Space to quickly search local files, Google Drive, and the web. It installs like Chrome, requires sign-in, and integrates Lens for screen-based image searches and translations. AI Mode handles complex queries, while users can switch between results like images, ...
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Google Home Devices Confirmed to Get Gemini AI Integration Soon; Company Reveals Release Timeline
Gemini for Home, the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant for Google Home devices, is confirmed to be rolled out to users starting October 1. The initial rollout will bring the AI assistant in early access, with global rollout expected to arrive at a later time. Gemini’s integration will eliminate users’ need to use rigid commands and will al...
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Gemini App for Android Gets a ChatGPT-Like Privacy Feature and Personalised Responses
Google is adding a couple of new features to its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Gemini. On Wednesday, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced personalised responses and Temporary Chats for Gemini’s Android app. The first is a personalisation capability that allows the AI chatbot to fetch information from previous conversations to tail...
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YouTube’s AI Age Estimation Model to Begin Rolling Out Next Week, Will Add Restrictions to Minor Accounts
YouTube is now preparing to roll out its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) age estimation tool. Announced in July, this tool uses several user activity metrics to determine the real age of the user. The streaming giant says this feature will better protect minors who have provided fake dates of birth while making their accounts...
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AI Mode in Search Shortcut in Google’s Android App Reportedly Rolling Out Widely
AI Mode in Search first received a shortcut in the Google app for Android in April for those who registered for the Search Labs experiment. Now, as per a report, this shortcut is rolling out widely to more users globally. This shortcut icon appears primarily in two places: in the Google app’s widget as the third icon, and in the app’s search bo...
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Google's Circle to Search Now Lets You Check History of Songs You’ve Searched for in the Past
Earlier this year, Google added a new capability to its app on iOS which lets you check the history of the songs searched for in the past. The feature is now rolling out for Android devices too. It is said to be an extension of the Song Search feature which leverages Android’s Circle to Search — Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) visual lo...
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Google App for Windows Rolls Out With AI Mode, System-Wide Search and Lens Features
Google on Monday announced the global rollout of its upgraded Google app for desktop on Windows. It brings AI-powered Search features directly to users’ PCs. As per the Mountain View-based tech giant, the app integrates AI Mode in Search, which enables users to ask questions and receive contextual responses without opening a browser. The new Goog...
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Apple, Google Make Four Commitments to Improve Fairness and Transparency in App Stores
Apple and Google have agreed to make four changes to their respective app stores to make the marketplaces fairer and more transparent to third-party developers. The announcement was made by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Tuesday after it raised questions about the company’s duopoly in the mobile application sector.
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Apple, Google Agree App Store Changes Under New UK Regulations
Apple and Google have agreed to make their mobile app stores fairer and more transparent for thousands of developers, Britain's antitrust regulator said on Tuesday, hailing it as important first steps in its tougher regime.
-
Gemini 3 Released as Google’s Most Intelligent AI Models Yet, Outperforms GPT-5.1 and Claude 4.5 Sonnet
Google finally released the Gemini 3 family of artificial intelligence (AI) models on Tuesday. The Mountain View-based tech giant called it the company’s most intelligent AI model yet, highlighting that it outperforms its predecessor as well as OpenAI’s GPT-5.1 in every single major benchmark. The new AI model brings improvements across various...
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Google Will Now Allow 'Experienced Users' to Sideload Apps on Android
Google announced that it is revising its sideloading policy. It will allow advanced users to bypass this restriction and accept the risks of installing unverified apps. This change comes after developers raised concerns about limiting user choice and developer freedom. Google confirmed that it is building a new advanced flow that allows experienced...
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Google Photos Is Reportedly Working on a Feature That Turns You Into a Meme
Google Photos is reportedly testing an AI-powered feature called Me Meme that can turn selfies into meme-style images. Discovered in an APK teardown of version 7.51.0, it lets users pick a template and photo to create personalised memes. Separately, Google is said to be improving Gemini’s voice input mode, allowing users to lock the microphone fo...
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Gemini Markup Tools Spotted in Development With Ability to Highlight Parts of Images
An APK teardown of the Google app reportedly suggests that Google is developing image markup tools for Gemini. This would allow users to draw on images before entering them to Gemini for more contextual queries. The feature was said to be spotted on the version 16.42.61.sa.arm64 of the Google app. It also said to support the image editing features ...
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Google's Gemini AI Assistant Could Soon Add a Mic Lock Option for Longer Voice Commands: Report
The APK teardown of version 16.42.61 of the Google app has reportedly revealed a new mic option. Google is testing the option to let users long-press the mic icon in Gemini’s input box. It is expected to be useful for users to put longer requests. After being long-pressed, the mic icon will appear as a stop button, which users can tap when they w...
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YouTube Expands AI-Powered Age Estimation Tool, Tightens Restrictions on Several Accounts
YouTube is expanding its AI-powered age estimation tool to identify underage users. First introduced in July, the system analyses user activity to determine if someone is a minor, applying restrictions if necessary. On Wednesday, multiple users reported being reclassified as minors, prompting verification requests through government ID, credit card...
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Google Search App for Windows Launched With Spotlight-Like Features
Google is testing a new Windows search app through Search Labs that launches with Alt + Space to quickly search local files, Google Drive, and the web. It installs like Chrome, requires sign-in, and integrates Lens for screen-based image searches and translations. AI Mode handles complex queries, while users can switch between results like images, ...
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Google Home Devices Confirmed to Get Gemini AI Integration Soon; Company Reveals Release Timeline
Gemini for Home, the artificial intelligence (AI) assistant for Google Home devices, is confirmed to be rolled out to users starting October 1. The initial rollout will bring the AI assistant in early access, with global rollout expected to arrive at a later time. Gemini’s integration will eliminate users’ need to use rigid commands and will al...
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Gemini App for Android Gets a ChatGPT-Like Privacy Feature and Personalised Responses
Google is adding a couple of new features to its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Gemini. On Wednesday, the Mountain View-based tech giant announced personalised responses and Temporary Chats for Gemini’s Android app. The first is a personalisation capability that allows the AI chatbot to fetch information from previous conversations to tail...
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YouTube’s AI Age Estimation Model to Begin Rolling Out Next Week, Will Add Restrictions to Minor Accounts
YouTube is now preparing to roll out its artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) age estimation tool. Announced in July, this tool uses several user activity metrics to determine the real age of the user. The streaming giant says this feature will better protect minors who have provided fake dates of birth while making their accounts...
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AI Mode in Search Shortcut in Google’s Android App Reportedly Rolling Out Widely
AI Mode in Search first received a shortcut in the Google app for Android in April for those who registered for the Search Labs experiment. Now, as per a report, this shortcut is rolling out widely to more users globally. This shortcut icon appears primarily in two places: in the Google app’s widget as the third icon, and in the app’s search bo...
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Google's Circle to Search Now Lets You Check History of Songs You’ve Searched for in the Past
Earlier this year, Google added a new capability to its app on iOS which lets you check the history of the songs searched for in the past. The feature is now rolling out for Android devices too. It is said to be an extension of the Song Search feature which leverages Android’s Circle to Search — Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) visual lo...
