Tag

#google

29 stories

Google's new AI chips keep your data locked, even while they work on it

Google added two chips to its eighth-generation TPU family: TPU 8tx, which keeps data encrypted while AI runs on it, and TPU 8i Max, built for huge context windows.

November 9, 2026

A Pixel Watch showing the time next to a phone with the Google Health app open on a Health Guardian summary with blood pressure trends marked High

Google's AI spots signs of high blood pressure from a smartwatch

Google Research built an AI that finds signs of high blood pressure using only the pulse and motion sensors in a regular smartwatch. No cuff is needed to set it up.

November 7, 2026

A teacher in a plaid shirt leans over a student in a blue shirt who is working on a Chromebook laptop in a classroom, with other students at laptops nearby.

Google will switch off AI and Search for school accounts until schools opt in

Google says Gemini and Search will be off for K-12 student accounts until administrators turn them on, and a school that wants no AI loses Search too.

November 3, 2026

A black set-top box sitting on a shelf in front of a television, with a remote control at the edge of the frame

Technology

Google cuts off a botnet of 1.3 million Android TV boxes built in at the factory

Google and its partners took down XCPE, a backdoor that came preinstalled on 1.3 million Android TV boxes. Google says the maker, Videostrong, did it on purpose and has banned it.

November 2, 2026

Crowds of fans in the MineCon 2015 expo hall, with giant Minecraft trees, blocky booths and an Ender Dragon model hanging from the ceiling

Four Gemini 4 Argon agents beat Minecraft with no human help

Google DeepMind researchers gave four AI agents one goal, defeat the Ender Dragon, and no game tools. Twenty-seven hours and 605 deaths later, the dragon fell.

October 19, 2026

A hand holds an Android phone showing the Google Messages page in the Play Store with an Open button.

Google Messages gets an opt-in Gemini mode to catch slow-burn scams

Google is rolling out an Enhanced protection mode for Google Messages, scam alerts on more Android phones, and new blocks on call-forwarding and screen-sharing tricks.

October 15, 2026

TechnologyOctober 15, 2026
Google shows it can grow quantum computing's rarest ingredient on its Willow chip
Google Quantum AI says a technique called magic state cultivation cut errors about 40 times on its Willow processor, tackling a bottleneck researchers have worried about since 2004.
AIOctober 13, 2026
Google Play will now install the apps you vibe-code yourself
Anyone with a Google account can send an app built with AI in Google AI Studio to a private Play Store library. AI game picks and app comparisons came along too.
AIOctober 13, 2026
Google's Gemini 4 Argon reaches the Gemini app, Search and developers
Two weeks after a defenders-only debut, Google is rolling out Gemini 4 Argon to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers and to developers, with a robotics showcase on the side.
TechnologyOctober 12, 2026
Google's Fitbit Edge brings back the screen and a replaceable battery
Google announced the Fitbit Edge, a $179.99 tracker with a bright display, GPS and a battery you can swap. It reaches stores on October 27.
AIOctober 8, 2026
Google opens its SynthID Detector so anyone can check if media is AI-made
Anyone can now upload an image, video or audio clip to Google's SynthID Detector to see whether it carries a watermark from Google or its partners, including OpenAI, NVIDIA and Kakao.
TechnologyOctober 6, 2026
Hackers hijacked three country domains to get fake Google certificates
Attackers took over the .gh, .sl and .as registries, rewrote DNS records and got real certificate authorities to issue HTTPS certificates for Google and other big brands. Chrome has blocked the ones Google found.

Stories