Founders seize on Indian court ruling to revive criticism of Google’s ad business
The ruling drew support from founders, while lawyers said it could force platforms to revisit how they handle trademarked keywords.
Gemini for Google Home can now use your cameras to trigger automations
Google Home is rolling out a new Gemini-powered automation feature that can trigger smart home routines based on what your security cameras can see. This is one of several updates announced yesterday for Gemini for Home, including enhanced voice command support and general stability improvements, following its early access launch in October. “We are introducing […]
Google engineer charged with insider trading after making $1.2M on Polymarket
According to the complaint, a Google engineer risked over $2.7 million on wagers related to Google’s 2025 Year in Search campaign.
A Google employee allegedly used inside information to win $1.2 million on Polymarket
Federal prosecutors charged a Google employee with fraud after he allegedly made $1.2 million on Polymarket bets related to Search-related trends in 2025, as reported earlier by ABC News. In their now-unsealed complaint, prosecutors allege that Michele Spagnuolo “knew the outcome of these wagers before the trading public did because he had accessed Google’s confidential, […]
Motorola says affiliate hijacking of Amazon app was ‘unintended’
Motorola says that recently discovered behavior, which saw some of its phones sending users to an affiliate tracking website before opening the Amazon app, was “unintended” and has been “promptly corrected.” The company didn’t explain how the error was introduced in the first place. “Recently, Motorola acted quickly to resolve an issue that was identified, […]
Here’s how Google is responding to Fitbit users who don’t like the new Health app
After a flood of complaints about the Google Health app that just replaced Fitbit, Google has responded with a list of changes that will roll out starting this week. Google is addressing some of the biggest complaints users had, like the Today dashboard that can only show users’ chosen health metrics in the top half […]
ElevenLabs’s new music generation model can switch genres mid-track
ElevenLabs’ new model will let users regenerate a section of a song without affecting rest of the track
DuckDuckGo installs are up 30% as users reject being ‘force-fed’ Google’s AI Search
Google overhauled Search at I/O 2026, replacing blue links with AI agents. The backlash has been swift. DuckDuckGo app installs spiked 30% as users seek a way out.
Google Health is here, but a lot of people want their Fitbit app back instead
The Fitbit app is no more. Along with the launch of the new Fitbit Air (which you can expect a full review of once we’ve spent more time with it), Google has officially replaced it with Google Health, as previously announced, and many of the responses we’ve seen so far are full of confusion, frustration, […]