The Latest Breaking News from Google

Kantar Names Nicole Gileadi Chief Strategy Officer and North America Managing Director

Exec had been with Google

Broadcasting & Cable · May 29, 2024

Double cicada bloom 2024: Google Doodle celebrates once-in-221-year event with band of bugs

The "cicada-geddon" is the result of the co-emergence of Brood XIII and Brood XIX, with billions of bugs crawling out of the ground across parts of Eastern U.S.

LiveScience · May 29, 2024

Hardly any of us are using AI tools like ChatGPT, study says – here’s why

A new international study has revealed that AI tools like ChatGPT have a long way to go before they become truly mainstream.

TechRadar · May 29, 2024

How Waymo outlasted the competition and made robo-taxis a real business

From Apple to Uber, the road to self-driving cars is paved with expensive failures and flame-outs.

Fortune · May 29, 2024

Google is shutting this useful tool that let you contact businesses directly

Google is shutting down some of the chat and call functionalities on Business Profiles by the end of July 2024.

TechRadar · May 29, 2024

How to turn off Google AI Overviews: Here are the tricks to avoid seeing bad AI advice

Google has rolled out AI Overviews for search results, but some overviews aren't worth the space on your browser screen. Google doesn't let you disable the feature, but here are a few tricks to avoid seeing bad AI advice on your search pages.

Laptop · May 29, 2024

I tried Nomad's new Apple Find My Tracking Card, and it finally adds this one feature I've been asking for

The Nomad Tracking Card offers all the same Apple Find My features I've come to expect on other wallet trackers, but it's different for its convenient MagSafe charging.

Tom’s Guide · May 29, 2024

Camden review – Dua Lipa’s TV show is less informative than a five-minute Google

Strap in for three hours of annoyingly vague celeb analyses of the London musical hotspot’s cultural significance – featuring no punks and almost no history. It’s downright cringeworthy

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2024

Unfortunately, AI is the best thing that could have happened to smartphones

Whether you like it or not, AI is coming to phones and it's going to be a bigger deal than everything else. There's no escape.

TechRadar · May 29, 2024

Acer's new Chromebook Plus model may be the low-cost laptop gamers have been waiting for

The Chromebook Plus 516 GE can handle high-end gaming while the new Spin 714 specializes in tough work tasks.

TechRadar · May 28, 2024