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Google is turning its Play Games app for PC

Google is bringing a lot more Android games to PCs

Ahead of the Game Developers Conference next week, Google is announcing that all mobile Android games will be available by default on Google Play Games on PC unless a developer opts out. The change could significantly boost the number of games on the platform, as previously, developers had to opt in.

Android Authority · 6h

Google is turning its Play Games app for PC into a Steam competitor

Google Play Games lets you play Android titles on PC, but the search giant is now turning it into a Steam rival by offering PC games too.

Ars Technica · 10h

Google is bringing every Android game to Windows in big gaming update

As for games on Android, Google now hopes to build on the success of high-end cross-platform hits like Genshin Impact and Diablo Immortal. These games are crawling with in-app purchases, but they're very pretty and have made a lot of money on Android.

Google signals support for app store age verification law

The Verge on MSN · 20h

Meta is trying to ‘offload’ kids safety onto app stores with new bills, Google says

Meta has spent more than a year advocating for new laws requiring app stores to give parents control over kids’ app downloads, and just saw an early victory in the states. But Google charges that it’s really just a misguided effort to “offload” Meta’s own responsibility to keep kids safe.

PCMag on MSN · 5h

Google Slams Meta for Backing Utah's App Store Age-Verification Bill

Google says Meta is offloading its responsibility to keep kids safe by backing a Utah bill that puts the onus on app stores to verify users' ages. It's urging the governor to veto it.

The Hill on MSN · 1h

Google signals support for app store age verification law with changes

Google is pushing back against other major technology companies’ efforts to put the responsibility of age verification on the app stores, arguing the onus is on both the stores and developers to boost children’s safety.

robotics, AI and Google

Reuters · 1d

Google introduces new AI models for rapidly growing robotics industry

Alphabet's Google launched two new AI models tailored for robotics applications on Wednesday based on its Gemini 2.0 model, as it looks to cater to the rapidly growing robotics industry.

MIT Technology Review · 1d

Gemini Robotics uses Google’s top language model to make robots more useful

Google DeepMind has released a new model, Gemini Robotics, that combines its best large language model with robotics. Plugging in the LLM seems to give robots the ability to be more dexterous, work from natural-language commands,

The Financial Times · 1d

Google DeepMind unveils new AI models in race to make robots useful

Google DeepMind has unveiled artificial intelligence models for robotics that it hailed as a milestone in the long quest to make the general-purpose machines more useful and practical in the everyday world.

Google Has Dropped Paywall for These Gemini Features

TechCrunch · 6h

Google wants Gemini to get to know you better

Google is adding new personalization features to Gemini, including an option to have the chatbot search across your Google ecosystem activity.

ZDNet · 6h

Google Gemini just made two of its best features available for free

Google went from being a dark horse in the AI space to a frontrunner with its Gemini offerings. To keep up that momentum, Google is announcing a slew of Gemini updates that will enhance the AI assistant's overall experience -- including for free users.

Lifehacker · 6h

Google Has Dropped the Paywall for These Gemini Features

Google is rolling out a slew of updates for its Gemini AI services. This time, the improvements are focused on free users, who can now access features like Gems and Deep Research, which were previously behind a paywall.

Apple, Google and mobile browser

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

UK Antitrust Body Raises Concerns About Apple and Google's Mobile Browers

Britain's antitrust regulator said its inquiry group had found the mobile browser market, dominated by Apple and Google, was not working well for consumers and businesses, supporting its decision to launch an investigation into the sector in January.

TechRepublic · 4h

UK Watchdog Slams Apple & Google for Stifling Mobile Browser Innovation

If Apple and Google don’t make it easier for users to discover third-party browsers, the companies will not have as much of a competitive need to improve Safari and Chrome.

Business Insider · 12h

U.K. CMA says Apple, Google ‘holding back’ mobile browsers

The independent inquiry group leading the Competition and Markets Authority’s mobile browsers and cloud gaming market investigation has

Your Chromecast with Google TV is finally graduating from Android 12 to 14

Google is starting to roll out the Android 14 update for Chromecast with Google TV. The new OS update weighs in at 809MB and ...

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News Corp sued by Brave Software, a Google search engine rival

News Corp has been sued by Google search engine rival Brave Software, which seeks to forestall a lawsuit by Rupert Murdoch's ...

PCMag on MSN6h

Google Changes Chrome Extension Policy After YouTuber Calls Honey a 'Scam'

Google updates its policy after YouTuber MegaLag details a scheme under which the PayPal-owned Honey swapped creators' ...

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Google Maps Gets Major Update: What You Need to Know

Google's new collaboration with location intelligence company Esri will upgrade mapping software with greater detail and ...

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Turkey's independent news websites face closure risk after Google changes

Several independent media outlets in Turkey face a potential risk of closure after algorithm changes made by Google led to a ...

Inside Google’s Investment in the A.I. Start-Up Anthropic

The internet giant owns 14% of the high-profile artificial intelligence company, according to legal filings obtained by The ...

Google Maps bug is deleting timelines, and there might not be a fix

Google Maps users are complaining that their Timelines are disappearing without notice, and Google isn't sure if it can ...

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Google exec's 'most important lesson' from navigating the Great Recession is smart advice today

Google's chief investment officer, Ruth Porat, said her experiences during the Great Recession provided her with a playbook ...

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Google Has Dropped Paywall for These Gemini Features

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