A US state wants to ban smart glasses while driving, and it could open Pandora’s box

Smart glasses are rapidly evolving from niche gadgets into mainstream consumer technology. Devices from companies such as Meta, Google, Apple, and Snap are increasingly capable of displaying notifications, providing navigation, recording video, and eve…

Google’s updated migration tool takes the pain out of iPhone to Android switching

Google’s upgraded Android Switch tool adds support for app data migration, iMessage transfers, passkeys, eSIMs, and more as it rolls out to Android 17 devices.

Anthropic and Google DeepMind called for a US-led AI coalition at the G7, and Canada said yes
Anthropic and Google DeepMind called for a US-led AI coalition at the G7, and Canada said yes

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Google DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis used a closed-door lunch at the G7 summit on Wednesday to call for a US-led coalition that would shape international rules and standards for artificial intelligence, according to two peopl…

Google bets on Gemini to reinvent the smart home speaker

Google is betting generative AI can breathe new life into the smart speaker. The company’s new $99.99 Google Home Speaker replaces the rigid commands of the Google Assistant era with more conversational Gemini interactions.

Google’s first speaker in six years is really a $10-a-month Gemini subscription
Google’s first speaker in six years is really a $10-a-month Gemini subscription

Google has finally made a new smart speaker, its first in roughly six years. The more interesting thing it has made is a reason to pay it every month. The Google Home Speaker costs $99.99, opens for preorder today and ships on June 25. It is the first …

Google’s new $99 Home Speaker offers 360-degree audio and next-gen Gemini perks

Gemini replaces Google Assistant; you get 360-degree audio and four color options, and the Nest Audio is officially discontinued.

Stop making boring slides because Google Vids just made AI avatars free for everyone

Google rolled out free AI avatars in Vids along with extended Veo video clips, multilingual voiceovers, and an upcoming emotion steering feature for personalized delivery.

Google’s first smart speaker in six years arrives next week
Google’s first smart speaker in six years arrives next week

Google’s first new smart speaker in six years starts shipping on June 29th, narrowly missing its promised spring launch window. Preorders for the Google Home Speaker open today, June 17th. Nothing has changed hardware-wise in the nine months since the $99 speaker was announced. It has the same slightly squished round design, with touch-capacitive buttons […]

Google Messages could soon add C2PA image detection so you can spot AI-generated photos in chats

Google is building a C2PA image detection tool into Messages that will show users detailed labels about how a shared photo was created.

Google’s June 2026 Pixel Drop arrives with floating app bubbles, screen reactions and many new AI tools

Google has started rolling out Android 17 and its June Pixel Drop update, which adds Bubbles, Screen Reactions, AI music creation, smarter calling features, and new Pixel Watch safety tools.