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Google announces deal with direct-air capture startup to remove carbon emissions
Google announced that it has entered a partnership with Holocene to support its direct-air capture technology for collecting and removing carbon dioxide emissions from the atmosphere.
Anna Washenko09.11.2024
Google loses its seven-year fight against $2.7 billion EU antitrust fine
Google has lost a seven-year battle with the European Commission as the EU's highest court upheld a $2.7 billion antitrust fine against the search giant.
Steve Dent09.10.2024
UK watchdog claims Google’s ad tech practices are harming competition
Google is facing more scrutiny over its ad tech practices, this time from a UK competition watchdog.
Kris Holt09.06.2024
Google’s Gemini-powered photo search arrives in early access
The improved search for more descriptive Google Photos queries begins rolling out today. In addition, Ask Photos, the Gemini-powered chatbot that lets you get even more specific in your photo searches, is launching in early access for select users in the US.
Will Shanklin09.06.2024
8810088100Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold review: A grown-up, glowed-up foldable
Engadget's review of the Pixel 9 Pro Fold. We loved its cameras, desisng and battery life, but wish it were cheaper.
Android's Earthquake Alert System expands to the entire US
It tells you how to react if there's an earthquake.
Sarah Fielding09.04.2024
9110091100Engadget review recap: The Pixel 9 phones are surprisingly great, in spite of their price
A recap and some insight on how the Engadget team reviewed the Pixel 9 series and the Dell XPS 13 Copilot+ PC.
Cherlynn Low08.31.2024
Yelp files antitrust lawsuit against Google
Yelp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, capping off years of animosity between the two companies.
Anna Washenko08.29.2024
Gemini will soon generate AI images of people again with the upgraded Imagen 3
Google’s generative AI tools are getting another boost. Starting this week, the company is rolling out the next-gen version of its Imagen image generator, which reintroduces the ability to generate AI people, and custom chatbots called Gems.
Will Shanklin08.29.2024
Google's Gemini AI can now take notes on your Meet video calls
Google Meet is getting a new AI tool called "take notes for me," which will generate summaries of key points during a video call.
Anna Washenko08.28.2024
Google Essentials will house all Google services in a single Windows app
Google's new Essentials app will offer quick access to some of its most popular services like Driver, Calendar and Photos.
Danny Gallagher08.23.2024
DeepMind workers urge Google to drop military contracts
Google DeepMind workers wrote a letter to urge the company to drop military contracts. Over 200 employees signed the letter.
Lawrence Bonk08.23.2024
9110091100Google Pixel 9 review: The go-to Android smartphone
Thanks to a slick new design, improved software, upgraded cameras and a vibrant display, the Pixel 9 is the true Android phone to beat.
Sam Rutherford08.22.2024
Google strikes a deal with California lawmakers to fund local news
Google has reached a deal with California lawmakers to fund local news in the state after previously protesting a proposed law that would have required it to pay media outlets
Karissa Bell08.22.2024
Waymo’s sixth-generation autonomous fleet has fewer sensors ‘without compromising safety’
Alphabet’s Waymo unveiled its sixth-generation Driver system on Monday with a more efficient sensor setup. Despite dropping the camera and LiDAR sensor counts, its new setup allegedly lowers costs while maintaining safety redundancies.
Will Shanklin08.20.2024
Engadget review recap: Dyson's non-weird headphones and Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon
A recap of recent Engadget reviews, including our impressions of the Dyson OnTrac, Pixel 9 Pro Fold and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon.
Cherlynn Low08.17.2024
Google acknowledges it 'missed the mark' with onerous demands for Pixel 9 influencers
Google says the wording that was in a form sent out to Team Pixel members for device access "missed the mark" and has been removed.
Cherlynn Low08.17.2024
Engadget Podcast: Pixel 9 Pro Fold hands-on thoughts
In this episode, Devindra chats with Senior Writer Sam Rutherford about his hands-on impressions of the new Pixel 9 Pro Fold.
Devindra Hardawar08.16.2024
Online publishers face a dilemma: Allow AI scraping from Google or lose search visibility
Online publications increasingly face a lose-lose dilemma: allow Google to use their published content to produce inline AI-generated search “answers” or lose visibility in the company’s search engine.
Will Shanklin08.16.2024
Researchers claim most Google Pixel phones shipped with exploitable bloatware since 2017
Mobile phone security firm iVerify has discovered a vulnerability in Google Pixel smartphones. An exploitable piece of third-party software with deep system shipped with "a very large percentage of Pixel devices [...] since September 2017."
Anna Washenko08.16.2024