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Google buys part of HTC's XR business

Google buys part of HTC’s XR business for $250M

Google has agreed to acquire part of HTC's extended-reality (XR) business for $250 million, expanding its push into virtual and augmented reality hardware The deal involves transferring some of the HTC VIVE engineering staff to Google and granting non-exclusive IP rights.

Engadget on MSN · 11h

Google buys part of HTC's Vive VR team for $250 million

Google is paying HTC $250 million in cash for a deal that will give the bigger company's plans for Android XR a boost. Under the terms of their agreement, some members of the HTC Vive engineering team will be joining Google,

Reuters on MSN · 20h

Taiwan's HTC to sell part of XR unit to Google for $250 million

Taiwan's HTC said on Thursday it will sell part of its unit for extended reality (XR) headsets and glasses to Google for $250 million and transfer some of its employees to the U.S. company. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of this year,

Google’s Gemini is already winning next-gen assistant wars

Hosted on MSN · 1h

Google Adds Gemini AI Assistant, Lock-Screen Updates to Samsung Galaxy S25

Android features unveiled at Samsung's Unpacked event narrow some of the gap between Samsung’s flavor of Android and Google’s.

The Verge · 22h

Google’s Gemini is already winning the next-gen assistant wars

One of the most important changes in Samsung’s new phones is a simple one: when you long-press the side button on your phone, instead of activating Samsung’s own Bixby assistant by default, you’ll get Google Gemini .

Android Police · 8h

Google Gemini's new compact assistant UI is widely rolling out

Google has introduced a new, smaller UI for Gemini's overlay on Android, allowing users to see more of the screen while retaining functionality. The updated UI includes contextual chips that change depending on the app in use,

UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems

Hosted on MSN · 3h

Apple and Google Hit by UK Probe Into Mobile Dominance

Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. were hit with UK antitrust investigations over concerns their dominance in mobile services is distorting the market and putting up barriers to entry for competitors.

UPI News on MSN · 12h

British CMA opens investigations into Apple, Google mobile ecosystems

Britain's Competition and Markets Authority announced investigations into Apple and Google on Thursday to examine if their mobile ecosystems are breaking the country's competition rules.

U.S. News & World Report · 11h

UK Watchdog Targets Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems With New Digital Market Powers

Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS are facing fresh scrutiny from Britain’s competition watchdog, which unveiled investigations targeting the two tech giants’ mobile phone ecosystems under new powers to

Google search results omits Biden’s presidency

USA Today · 11h

Google glitch omits Biden from list of U.S. Presidents

President Joe Biden's name was omitted from a Google search result of "U.S. Presidents in order." The glitch was fixed quickly.

Newsweek on MSN · 12h

Why Is Google Not Showing Joe Biden in Its US Presidents List?

The issue with the search engine results was noticed by users on social media sites X and Bluesky early on Thursday morning.

The Independent on MSN · 10h

Google search results omits Biden’s presidency after request for ‘US presidents in order’

Google search results omits Biden’s presidency after request for ‘US presidents in order’ - Was this another attempt by big tech to cosy up to Trump?

Google Ships 1st Beta of Android 16

Tom's Guide on MSN · 5h

Android 16 beta just arrived — here are all the new features

Development on Android 16 is progressing quickly, and ahead of the projected late spring/early summer arrival Google has just released the very first beta version. Unlike Apple, which splits up public and developer betas,

PCMag on MSN · 5h

Google Ships First Beta of Android 16: Here's What You Get

Android 15 may remain a coming attraction for many Android users, but Google is now past screenwriting and into production on Android 16 with the launch of that mobile OS's first beta. This release, unlike the developer previews of Android 16 that shipped in November and December,

9to5google · 4h

How to install the Android 16 Beta on Google Pixel

The Android 16 Beta is here for Google Pixel devices. Here's how to install the Android 16 Beta and which Pixel devices are supported.

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New Google Chrome Security Warning For 3 Billion Users—Act Now

Google has issued a high-severity security warning for billions of Chrome browser users across Windows, Mac, Linux and ...

Google rushed to sell AI tools to Israel’s military after Hamas attack

The company fulfilled requests from Israel’s military for more access to AI tools as it sought to compete with Amazon, ...

When Google Altered Its Ad Rules, Charities Paid the Price

After the search giant welcomed more ads from small rivals like Ask.com, Google ad costs for some nonprofits ballooned.

Google’s Gmail Upgrade—Why You Need A New Email Account

Republished on January 22 with a new warning about the Generative AI tools now coming as standard from Google, Microsoft and ...

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Gulf of America? Not if You Use Apple, Google

Donald Trump's attempts to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America has not yet been acknowledged by map services.

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Google Gemini now works across multiple apps in a single prompt

With today’s update, Gemini is able to carry out more complex multimodal tasks. You might ask it to find a dog-friendly ...

Google's investment chief sees a 'tremendous amount of opportunity' to work with Trump 2.0

Google CIO Ruth Porat said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the tech giant is ready to get to work with the ...

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Google buys part of HTC's XR business

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Google search results omits Biden’s presidency

Google Ships 1st Beta of Android 16

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