Android's New Developer Verification System Is Coming Sooner Than You Think

Google's new Android developer verification system is coming this September, as the company has shared more details about the ...

Android verification is coming: Google confirms timeline and supported app stores

In the new blog post, Google’s Matthew Forsythe confirms that the developer verification system is slated to come online on ...

Google Gemini co-lead Noam Shazeer to join IPO-bound OpenAI

Noam Shazeer, a vice president of engineering at Google and co-lead ​of its Gemini artificial intelligence models, said ‌on Wednesday that he will leave the company to join IPO-bound ChatGPT maker ...

Okta expands Google Cloud partnership to secure AI agents and the browser

Okta Inc. today expanded its partnership with Google LLC’s Google Cloud with a set of integrations that bring identity ...
Slator

Google Expands AI Live Speech Translation with Gemini 3.5 Live Translate

Google expands AI live speech translation with Gemini 3.5 Live Translate across Google Meet, Google Translate, and its API.
Fast Company

Anthropic’s IPO march began with a Claude Code breakthrough

Developers had been using Claude Code to build software for much of 2025, but the tool had shown more promise than truly game-changing results. Opus 4.5 gave Claude Code the intelligence to build an ...
Mashable

Fitbit users complain about forced migration to Google Health app

Fitbit users are upset that Google replace the fitness tracker's companion app with a new Google Health app. Credit: Koshiro K / Shutterstock Instead, Google is now dealing with backlash from some fo ...
The Verge

I can’t believe how fast Google vibe coded my first Android app

Google AI Studio does what it says on the tin: prompt to phone, in minutes flat. Google AI Studio does what it says on the tin: prompt to phone, in minutes flat. is a senior editor and founding member ...
The New York Times

Google Changes Its Search Box for the First Time in 25 Years

Using a new Gemini A.I. model, the tech giant is overhauling its search box dimensions to answer longer queries, adding a video-generation tool and simplifying online shopping. By Tripp Mickle Kate ...
Android Authority

Google Messages' easiest pairing method is about to disappear

Google Messages is moving closer to completely removing the convenient QR code pairing method for its desktop web app. In the v20260511 beta version of the Android app, the built-in QR code scanner ...
CNET

Google's Biggest Health Announcements: New Fitbit Air, Goodbye Fitbit App and Hello 'Coach'

Vanessa is a lead writer at CNET, reviewing and writing about the latest smartwatches and fitness trackers. She joined the brand first as an on-camera reporter for CNET's Spanish-language site, then ...
Wired

Google Is Rebranding the Fitbit App to ‘Google Health’

Google is sunsetting Google Fit by year’s end. While Fitbit remains very much alive, the rebranded Google Health app is your one-stop shop for all things health and fitness. More than a decade since ...