Android apps can now track your habits and whereabouts to offer task suggestions

Your Android phone has been quietly watching your Saturday routine, your gym schedule, and your casting habits, and it’s already decided what to suggest next.

Google could be prepping a powerful new Gemini AI model to outsmart ChatGPT

Google’s next Gemini model could narrow the AI gap, but the real test is whether it can win developer habits, handle agentic work, and make ChatGPT feel less automatic.

Meta and Google fund the kids groups they cite back at regulators
Meta and Google fund the kids groups they cite back at regulators

An eight-month investigation arc, a $6m bellwether verdict, and a National PTA that has now resigned its Meta sponsorship. The line between independent expert and corporate spokesperson is, on the evidence, a budget item. Meta and Google have spent yea…

Android’s latest AI feature predicts what you’ll do next
Android’s latest AI feature predicts what you’ll do next

Google is rolling out a new AI-powered “contextual suggestions” feature to Android users that recommends actions based on your daily habits, Android Authority reports. The feature is designed to predict your next action based on your location and habits – such as allowing music streaming apps to suggest your usual playlist when you arrive at […]

I’m not sold on Googlebook’s future, but it sure has two big wins I can’t ignore

Googlebook sounds like an ambitious new laptop category built around Gemini Intelligence, but its most convincing ideas may be the Magic Pointer and native Android app access.

Ransomware hackers claim breach at Foxconn, a major electronics manufacturer for Apple, Google, and Nvidia

A ransomware group has claimed responsibility for hacking the electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn, and is attempting to extort the company.

Why does the Googlebook exist?
Why does the Googlebook exist?

Google announced its new Googlebook laptop platform yesterday, and so far I’ve been left asking, “Why?” Why is Google blowing up its Chromebook and ChromeOS platform for this? I’ve been excited by the prospect of Android and ChromeOS unifying under the long-rumored Aluminium OS. The theory was that Aluminium might unite Android and ChromeOS under […]

Chromebooks just got a second act as Googlebooks

Google says some Chromebooks will transition into the new Googlebook experience, but it hasn’t named eligible models yet. Current ChromeOS support continues, making the next upgrade decision less urgent but more complicated.

Googlebook laptops will come in multiple chip options beyond just Intel, and that’s a relief

Google confirmed Googlebook laptops will support chips from Intel, Qualcomm, and MediaTek. That means real hardware variety from day one, and a lot more flexibility for buyers across different needs and budgets.

The Android Show 2026: Gemini Intelligence, Googlebook, Android 17 updates, and everything else

Google stepped into The Android Show with a laptop nobody saw coming, an AI layer that does your errands, and a security overhaul that’s long overdue.