While it’s been a while since we’ve gotten new updates regarding Google’s implementation of safety and communication features for parents and kids, the company recently announced that it’s making some upcoming changes to a number of software features designed to help families keep in touch and stay safe. READ: 5 reasons parents should use Google Family Link First up is …
Read More »Google’s I/O developer conference set for May 20-21
Google has announced the dates for its annual developer conference. Google I/O 2025 will take place on May 20-21 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California. The venue is just a short drive from Google’s headquarters. Google I/O 2025: Everything You Need to Know Google I/O is a major event for developers and technology lovers. It features public announcements …
Read More »Google’s makes it easier to manage kids’ phones and online lives
Google has given its Family Link toolkit for parents a comprehensive update, making it easier for parents to manage phones and wearables belonging to their children. The redesign has introduced a Screen Time tab, while features seen on wearables for kids, such as School Time and contact approval, are coming to Android. Family Time’s new look makes it easier to …
Read More »Get Google’s Impressive Device at 27% Off
The Pixel Tablet has been on the market for over a year now, but it remains Google’s latest Android tablet. It’s also a popular choice for casual users and smart home setups. Fortunately, it’s on sale today at Amazon, with discounts of up to 27 percent—bringing the tablet-only price down to as low as $291 from its regular $399. This …
Read More »Google’s Circle to Search update enhances long-press activation & vibration feedback
Circle to Search is one of the best new features released for Android devices in recent years. This feature is receiving a noteworthy software update that should make it easier for users to be aware of the tool. As 9to5Google notes, a new software update rolling out adds a more prominent vibration pattern when Circle to Search is activated. It …
Read More »I matched Google’s new Gemini 2.0 Flash against the old 1.5 model to find out if it really is that much better
Google wants you to know that Gemini 2.0 Flash should be your favorite AI chatbot. The model boasts greater speed, bigger brains, and more common sense than its predecessor, Gemini 1.5 Flash. After putting Gemini Flash 2.0 through its paces against ChatGPT, I decided to see how Google’s new favorite model compares to its older sibling. As with the earlier …
Read More »If you’re on Google’s One AI Premium plan, you now get NotebookLM Plus for free
As reported by The Verge, Google is bringing the premium features from NotebookLM Plus to its One AI Premium monthly subscription plan. This includes more customization options and higher usage limits, along with extra security. If you don’t know much about NotebookLM, it’s been around since 2023, and the Plus plan launched in December last year. It’s described as an …
Read More »Sam Altman acknowledges Google’s dominance in global web traffic rankings: ‘Man, still a long way to go!’
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has acknowledged the significant gap between ChatGPT and Google after a recent report ranked the AI-powered chatbot as the sixth most visited website in the world for January 2025. Taking to X, Altman shared a post from web analytics firm Similarweb, stating, “Man, still a long way to go to run down Google.” The rankings, published …
Read More »The Red Rocket: DeepSeek overtakes Google’s Gemini as the third most popular AI platform globally but will it last?
DeepSeek skyrocketed to fame, dethroning ChatGPT, and causing stock jitters It quickly grew from 88,000 to 49M visits, but is slowing now, Similarweb data shows Despite 614% growth, curiosity in DeepSeek is fading and ChatGPT remains king Chinese AI upstart DeepSeek, which was trained for a fraction of the price of Western competitors, seemingly appeared out of nowhere when it …
Read More »Google’s AI Super Bowl Ad Fiasco Somehow Gets Worse
Google simply cannot escape the drama related to its Super Bowl Sunday ad campaign that is supposed to promote its Gemini AI model. What was originally thought to be a bit of hallucinated information from Gemini—which would be bad all on its own—turns out to have not even come from Gemini at all. Sure, AI chatbots tend to be plagiarism …
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