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Samsung’s Galaxy S25 arrives with a better Google Gemini

Samsung Unpacked S25: Galaxy S25 Phone Goes All-In On Google AI

At Samsung Unpacked S25, Samsung showed off an AI-curated “Now Brief” that transforms the lock screen into a daily report.

TechCrunch on MSN · 15h

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 arrives with a better Google Gemini

At Samsung’s Unpacked 2025 on Wednesday, the company unveiled the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra. Google marked the occasion with a slew of Android updates, including key updates to its AI assistant,

Android Police on MSN · 15h

Samsung's Galaxy S25 supports Google's multimodal Gemini Nano AI model

If you caught the Samsung Galaxy S25 launch today, you probably heard one word a lot: AI. It's the hottest trend in tech right now. Samsung talked up its new Galaxy AI features at Unpacked, and a bunch of them run directly on the device thanks to the improved chipset.

Google, Russia

Bloomberg on MSN · 16h

Google Wins UK Ruling Blocking Russian Fine Worth More Than World GDP

Alphabet Inc.’s Google won a UK court ruling to block Russian media firms from seizing the tech giant’s global assets to recover Russian court-imposed fines that have now accrued interest equal to many times more than the world’s economy combined.

Reuters on MSN · 15h

Google wins UK injunction over YouTube block on Russian broadcasters

Google on Wednesday won an injunction from London's High Court to prevent the enforcement of Russian judgments against the U.S. tech giant over the closure of various Google and YouTube accounts. Judge Andrew Henshaw granted Google a permanent anti-enforcement injunction,

Android Authority · 9h

Court says Google doesn't have to pay preposterous Russian fine (that it never could have anyway)

Russia slapped Google with a fine so high that it was literally impossible to pay. Now a UK court says Google doesn't have to, anyway.

Google, Anthropic and AI

Ars Technica · 1d

Google increases investment in Anthropic by another $1 billion

The new tranche of money from Google into Anthropic adds to a total investment of $8 billion from Amazon, the ecommerce group’s largest-ever venture investment, announced over the past 18 months. Amazon is also working to embed the Claude models into the next-generation version of its Alexa speaker.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Google to Invest Fresh $1 Billion in OpenAI Rival Anthropic, FT Reports

Google is making a fresh investment of more than $1 billion into AI startup Anthropic, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday. This comes after Reuters and other media reported earlier in January that Anthropic was nearing a $2 billion fundraise in a round,

The Financial Times · 1d

Google invests further $1bn in OpenAI rival Anthropic

Google is making a fresh investment of more than $1bn into OpenAI rival Anthropic, boosting its position in the start-up as Silicon Valley titans rush to develop cutting-edge artificial intelligence systems.

Taiwan's HTC to sell part of XR unit

Reuters on MSN · 5h

Taiwan's HTC to sell part of XR unit to Google for $250 million

Taiwan's HTC said on Thursday it will sell part of its unit for extended reality (XR) headsets and glasses to Google for $250 million and transfer some of its employees to the U.S. company. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of this year,

Android Authority · 2h

After buying out its mobile business, Google acquires parts of another HTC unit

Google has bought parts of another HTC division, coming years after the company acquired most of HTC's mobile unit.

TechCrunch on MSN · 5h

Google buys part of HTC’s XR business for $250 million

Google has agreed to acquire a part of HTC’s extended reality (XR) business for $250 million, expanding its push into virtual and augmented reality hardware following the recent launch of its Android XR platform.

Google Fined $12.4M by Indonesia

Reuters · 1d

Indonesia fines Google $12.4 million for unfair business practices

Indonesia's antitrust agency on Tuesday ordered Google to pay fines of around 202 billion rupiah ($12.4 million) for unfair business practices related to its payment system services for Google Play Store,

Business Insider · 19h

Google fined $12.4M by Indonesia for unfair business practices, Reuters reports

KPPU, Indonesia’s antitrust regulator, fined Google $12.4M for unfair business practices related to its payment system services for its Google

TechCrunch on MSN · 22h

Google hit with $12.6M fine in Indonesia for monopolistic practices in payment system

Indonesia’s antitrust agency KPPU fined Google 202.5 billion Rupiahs, equivalent to $12.6 million, on Wednesday for antitrust violation related to its payment system services for the Google Play Store.

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Google’s Gmail Upgrade—Why You Need A New Email Account

Republished on January 22 with a new warning about the Generative AI tools now coming as standard from Google, Microsoft and ...

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Google Fiber is coming to Las Vegas

Google Fiber’s next big expansion is underway in Las Vegas, Nevada. After first announcing the expansion last year, Google ...

Google rushed to sell AI tools to Israel’s military after Hamas attack

The company fulfilled requests from Israel’s military for more access to AI tools as it sought to compete with Amazon, ...

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Google Adds AI Shortcuts, Lock-Screen Updates, More to Galaxy S25 Series

Android features unveiled at Samsung's Unpacked event narrow some of the gap between Samsung’s flavor of Android and Google’s ...

When Google Altered Its Ad Rules, Charities Paid the Price

After the search giant welcomed more ads from small rivals like Ask.com, Google ad costs for some nonprofits ballooned.

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3 exciting AI features coming to Google Pixel and other Android phones

Google today has announced that several features introduced at Samsung Unpacked will also be heading to other Android phones ...

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Google expands AI Overviews in Circle to Search for the Galaxy S25 series and more

There are two major updates that will arrive on the Galaxy S25 series. According to a press release, the first part involves ...

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Gulf of America? Not if You Use Apple, Google

Donald Trump's attempts to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America has not yet been acknowledged by map services.

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Google Gemini now works across multiple apps in a single prompt

With today’s update, Gemini is able to carry out more complex multimodal tasks. You might ask it to find a dog-friendly ...

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