Google Reveals Android Update Choice—Millions Of Users Affected

The verification rollout, for which you can read sideloading restrictions, starts this year but really kicks into full effect ...

Audio devices that use Google's Fast Pair Bluetooth tech are vulnerable to hacks that could track location or listen to the mic, according to researchers

The tech in question is Google's Fast Pair system, which allows compatible devices to connect super quickly (i.e. one tap and ...

Google Business Profile Reinstatement Services Launched in U.S. by Unsuspend Me and Search Scope

Australian leading SEO agency partners with U.S.-based Unsuspend Me to restore suspended Google Business Profiles — even ...
The New York Times

Judge Blocks Texas Age-Verification Law for App Stores

A preliminary injunction in federal court cited the First Amendment, handing a win to tech companies like Apple and Google. By Ryan Mac Ryan Mac reports on technology. A federal judge on Tuesday ...
9to5Mac

Apple age verification with a privacy focus would solve two problems

While Apple is currently lobbying against being given a legal responsibility for age verification when it comes to downloading apps, I think the company’s customers would very much benefit from it ...
Engadget

Google's Gemini 3 Flash model outperforms GPT-5.2 in some benchmarks

Gemini 3 Flash is now rolling out to the Gemini app and AI Mode in Search. (Google) Almost exactly a month after the debut of Gemini 3 Pro in November, Google has begun rolling out the more efficient ...
TechCrunch

OpenAI fires back at Google with GPT-5.2 after ‘code red’ memo

OpenAI launched its latest frontier model, GPT-5.2, on Thursday amid increasing competition from Google, pitching it as its most advanced model yet and one designed for developers and everyday ...
Wane

$2 billion data center now operational in Fort Wayne, Google outlines its plans for the community

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — The developers of Google’s $2 billion Fort Wayne Data Center announced Thursday morning that the facility is now operational, and the global giant spelled out a plan for AI ...
MacRumors

Google's First AI Smart Glasses Coming in 2026

Google is developing two pairs of smart glasses with artificial intelligence that will launch in 2026, the company said today. The first set of glasses have AI integration and are designed for ...
Out Magazine

Grindr supports age verification bill introduced by two Republicans

Moises Mendez II is an associate editor at Out Magazine based in Brooklyn, New York. He covers internet culture and entertainment, including television, movies, music, and more. Before joining Out, he ...
Bloomberg L.P.

DeepSeek Debuts New AI Models to Rival Google and OpenAI

China’s DeepSeek unveiled two new versions of an experimental artificial-intelligence model it released weeks ago, adding fresh capabilities the startup said would help with combining reasoning and ...
MacTech

Missouri’s new age verification law means Apple and Google must now offer a digital ID system

Folks in Missouri now need to prove they are 18 or older to access content deemed “harmful for minors” online. Missouri’s age verification law officially took effect on Sunday, November 30, 2025, and ...