The Latest Breaking News from Google

The Chromecast Brand and the Dongle Form Factor Get Left Behind With New ‘Google TV Streamer’

Google is getting set to debut its first big streaming device upgrade since 2020's Chromecast with Google TV

Broadcasting & Cable · Jul 30, 2024

This dangerous Android spyware has returned via malicious Play Store apps — delete them right now

Hackers used malware droppers to spread the Mandrake Android spyware via the Google Play Store for years.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 30, 2024

Forget Bill Ackman's IPO, Check Out the Billionaire's Favorite Stocks Instead

The hedge fund manager's Pershing Square USA IPO was delayed, with no reason given, and the size of the offering has been dramatically reduced. However, fans of the billionaire can check out his top hedge fund holdings instead of waiting on the debut of the drama-plagued closed-end fund.

Barchart · Jul 30, 2024

I founded a test prep platform for software engineers. AI can’t replace them, whatever the hype

Software engineers have nothing to fear career-wise from code-generating AI tools, says LeetCode founder Winston Tang.

Fortune · Jul 30, 2024

Apple Intelligence trained on Google's custom chips, rather than on hardware from Nvidia

Apple revealed that it trained its AI models for iOS 18's Apple Intelligence features using Google's custom chips rather than hardware from Nvidia.

iMore · Jul 30, 2024

This top Android phone feature is coming to Google Chrome

And there's already a Chrome hack that lets you sample it now.

T3 · Jul 30, 2024

Google's partnership with AI startup Anthropic faces scrutiny from UK competition watchdog

Britain’s competition watchdog said Tuesday it’s looking into Google’s partnership with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, adding fresh regulatory scrutiny to investment money flooding into the AI industry

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024

There won't be a Google Pixel Watch 3 XL according to this leak

Google might have a branding plan for its next smartwatch.

T3 · Jul 30, 2024

Circle to Search is coming to Chrome on desktop via Google Lens

Your Chrome searches are about to get a visual upgrade with Lens.

Android Central · Jul 30, 2024

Apple skips Nvidia's GPUs for its AI models, uses thousands of Google TPUs instead

Apple has revealed that it didn’t use Nvidia’s hardware accelerators to develop its recently revealed Apple Intelligence features. According to an official Apple research paper (PDF), it instead relied on Google TPUs to crunch the training data behind the Apple Intelligence Foundation Language Models.

Tom’s Hardware · Jul 30, 2024