These filmmakers know exactly how to get you hooked on bizarre one-minute dramas

"We need spectacular moments to snatch their attention in one stroke," Kang, the director, explains. Unlike streaming or TV, where viewers are "ready and willing to give up their time," micro-dramas ...

First SEO, now GEO: Shipyard invests in Austin firm to help clients get found by chatbots

Move over SEO, it's time for GEO. Here's how a Columbus ad agency aims to help clients get recommended by chatbots: ...

Daily Digest: Real estate lender probed, 'Sonoma Serengeti' makes layoffs

A Sonoma County wildlife preserve known as "the Sonoma Serengeti" plans to lay off more than 130 employees as it transitions ...

Google Alerts Users to Serious Chrome Bugs With Takeover Risk

Google released a Chrome security update patching three high-severity vulnerabilities, including memory flaws that could ...
InfoWorld

WebMCP API extends web apps to AI agents

W3C proposal backed by Google and Microsoft allows developers to expose client-side JavaScript tools to AI agents, enabling ...
Financial IT

Klarna Backs Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) To Enable Agentic Commerce Across Platforms

Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, is joining Google's Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard designed to help AI agents and commerce systems work together ...
FT

ComBank first Sri Lankan bank to enable Google Pay for Mastercard cardholders

Commercial Bank Managing Director/CEO Sanath Manatunge (left) and Mastercard Country Manager – Sri Lanka and Maldives Sandun Hapugoda Commercial Bank of Ceylon has reached a significant milestone in ...
The Bismarck Tribune

Google teams up with Walmart and other retailers to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbot

NEW YORK — Google says that it is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a virtual merchant ...

New Chrome Browser Security Alert — Restart Now, Google Says

If, like some 3 billion others worldwide, you use the Chrome web browser, you need to restart it now following this new Google security alert.
9to5google

Google Home update finally adds support for smart buttons in automations

Google Home is finally addressing one of its biggest shortcomings in automations, with support now rolling out for smart buttons that can control other devices in your home. Smart buttons have become ...
Yahoo Finance

Klarna Backs Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) to Enable Agentic Commerce Across Platforms

NEW YORK, February 02, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Klarna, the global digital bank and flexible payments provider, is joining Google's Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), an open standard designed to help ...
Forbes

World Models Like Google’s Project Genie Can Enable Autonomous Weapons

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. What looks like a game may be the next AI world model for training autonomous weapons Google ...