Google is redefining the cursor for computers, and it’s AI-charged future looks ridiculous

Google is giving the mouse pointer a Gemini-powered upgrade on Googlebook, allowing users to point, speak, and get help across the desktop without writing detailed prompts.

Patch Tuesday, May 2026 Edition

Artificial intelligence platforms may be just as susceptible to social engineering as human beings, but they are proving remarkably good at finding security vulnerabilities in human-made computer code. That reality is on full display this month with some of the more widely-used software makers — including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and Oracle — fixing near record volumes of security bugs, and/or quickening the tempo of their patch releases.

Google killed the Chromebook. Its replacement turns your cursor into an AI agent.
Google killed the Chromebook. Its replacement turns your cursor into an AI agent.

  Google killed the Chromebook. It took 15 years, but the company that invented the browser-as-operating-system has concluded that a browser is not enough. At the Android Show on Monday, Google unveiled Googlebook, a new category of premium laptops run…

Google found the first AI-generated zero-day exploit. It stopped the attack before it started.
Google found the first AI-generated zero-day exploit. It stopped the attack before it started.

  Google has identified the first zero-day exploit it believes was developed with artificial intelligence. The criminal threat actor that built it planned to use it in a mass exploitation event. Google’s Threat Intelligence Group discovered the vulnera…

Android’s new Pause Point feature puts a 10-second speed bump between you and mindless scrolling

Google is bringing a new Pause Point feature to Android in a bid to help users cut down on mindless scrolling.

Report: Google and SpaceX in talks to put data centers into orbit

Google and SpaceX are in talks to build data centers in orbit, pitching space as the future home for AI compute, even as costs today remain far higher than on the ground.

Everything Google announced at its Android Show, from Googlebooks to vibe-coded widgets

Google unveiled its new AI-first Googlebooks laptops, more agentic Gemini features, vibe-coded Android widgets, Gemini in Chrome, refreshed Android Auto, and more ahead of I/O.

Gemini’s latest updates are all about controlling your phone
Gemini’s latest updates are all about controlling your phone

It is, once again, Gemini season. Google is announcing a host of new Gemini features during its pre-I/O Android showcase, many of which aim to help use your phone for you. You’ll find Gemini in more places, like Chrome on Android, in your autofill suggestions, and all up in your apps – if you want. […]

The 9 biggest new features in Android 17
The 9 biggest new features in Android 17

Would it shock you to hear that Android 17 is filled with new AI-enabled features, like improved dictation and vibe-coded widgets? Fortunately, that’s not all. The platform is getting non-AI updates too, from an emoji overhaul to a new screentime tool that helps you avoid distracting apps. Google has just revealed the biggest changes coming […]

Google announces its Chromebook successor: the Googlebook
Google announces its Chromebook successor: the Googlebook

Google is announcing a new line of laptops coming in the fall called Googlebooks. Details are sparse for now, as the tease is just a small part of various Android announcements during Google’s Android Show. But we do know this is a major new initiative in the laptop space for Google, seemingly designed to succeed […]