Google Maps' vehicle customization could soon have a new home

Between Waze and Maps' custom vehicle icon functionality, though, there's currently only one major difference. On Waze, users ...

How a former Mozilla CMO uses AI to create a new cannabis cocktail brand

Jascha Kaykas-Wolff leverages AI to build a new brand, transforming traditional processes with tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and ElevenLabs.
Truthout

Trump and Key Project 2025 Architect Use Shutdown to Target Democrats

Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. President Donald Trump is using the government shutdown to carry out an unprecedented ...
9to5google

Google’s gradient ‘G’ icon, design is going company-wide

After introducing for Google Search in May, the gradient ‘G’ icon will now be used across the company. Initially, that G icon where the four colors bleed into each other was just for Search. The ...
Ars Technica

F-Droid says Google’s new sideloading restrictions will kill the project

Google plans to begin testing its recently announced verification scheme for Android developers in the coming weeks, but there's still precious little information on how the process will work. F-Droid ...
CoinDesk

Crypto Miner TeraWulf to Raise $3B in Google-Backed Debt Deal to Expand Data Centers

Crypto mining firm TeraWulf (WULF) is planning to raise $3 billion in debt to expand its data center operations in a deal supported by Google, as the AI infrastructure arms race intensifies. The ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Nature of Google’s investment in Cypress Solar project near Pine Bluff is unclear

When Google revealed it is the company behind a proposed data center project in West Memphis, the tech giant said it will also invest in Cypress Solar, a 600-megawatt solar power and 350-megawatt ...
Reuters

Meta in talks to use Google's Gemini to improve ad business, the Information reports

Sept 25 (Reuters) - Meta (META.O), opens new tab staffers have had discussions with Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google Cloud about the possibility of using its Gemini models to improve the ...
The Verge

Google DeepMind’s new AI models can search the web to help robots complete tasks

The new Gemini Robotics 1.5 models enable robots to carry out multistep tasks and even learn from each other. The new Gemini Robotics 1.5 models enable robots to carry out multistep tasks and even ...
Wired

Google’s Conversational Photo Editor Is the Rare AI Feature People Will Actually Use

All products featured on WIRED are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Learn more. As ...
PC Magazine

Google Teases Its Android PC Project Again. Qualcomm Says 'It's Incredible'

During Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit, Google's Rick Osterloh discusses next steps for a desktop version of Android. With over a decade of experience reporting on consumer technology, James covers ...