How I turned Google's own apps into the perfect weekend planner

My weekend planning usually starts long before the weekend does. When I stumble upon a new café, hiking trail, or movie ...

I turned Google Docs into a distraction-free writing space — here's how

It hides the browser tabs, bookmarks bar, and address field, leaving just the document and white space. Press Esc to exit ...
TechCrunch

Google’s Gemini can now help you schedule Google Calendar meetings

Google is launching a new tool that uses AI to make it easier for Gmail users with Google Calendar to schedule their meetings. On Tuesday, the company launched a Gemini-powered “Help me schedule” ...
Reuters

Google offers to tweak search results as EU antitrust fine looms

BRUSSELS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Alphabet's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab Google has offered to make further changes to its search results in its latest attempt to avoid a European Union antitrust fine, ...
TechCrunch

The real reason Google DeepMind is working with a fusion energy startup

Energy startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) said Thursday it’s working with Google’s DeepMind division to fine tune — and even improve — the operation of its forthcoming Sparc reactor using AI.
The Verge

Google will let you hide sponsored results in search — after you’ve seen them

Ads in your search results might be a little less annoying now. Ads in your search results might be a little less annoying now. is a senior reviewer with over a decade of experience writing about ...
Android Authority

It's time for Google to turn its Pixel into the iPhone

Yeah, I said it. I don’t expect it to be a popular opinion, but I said it. If Google really wants all of its wildest Pixel dreams to come true, it has to look across the aisle. It needs to examine ...
9to5google

Google Fi adding RCS to Messages for web, more premium Wi-Fi, and HD calling

Google Fi is getting a series of notable updates in the coming weeks that improve messaging, browsing, and calling, with Google AI playing a role. Google Fi is upgrading its Messages for web ...
CNET

Which Is Best for AI Video, OpenAI's Sora or Google's Veo 3? What Our Testing Revealed

In our strange new AI reality, I put the top AI video generators to the test to find the ultimate winner. Katelyn is a writer with CNET covering artificial intelligence, including chatbots, image and ...
New York Post

Tourist blames Google’s terrible navigation after toppling into canal — here’s why you shouldn’t use its map in Venice

Polish tourist Wiktoria Guzenda fell into a canal in Venice, Italy after the ubiquitous navigation app allegedly led her astray, per an Instagram video going viral. DenPhoto - stock.adobe.com It took ...
Post and Courier

Google shifts SC into the AI fast lane with a 2-year, $9B investment plan

The road from South Carolina to the one-time “information superhighway” is being resurfaced into an AI autobahn. And the big-ticket, high-stakes upgrade is picking up speed. Google moved into the fast ...