Now that the Disney blackout has dragged on for an “extended period of time,” Google will begin handing out the promised credits today. Customers should get an email explaining how to apply the one-time credit to their next bill. But, $20 probably won’t satisfy disgruntled customers who just want to watch SportsCenter.
Judge Donato is now ordering an evidentiary hearing in Epic v. Google, Law360’s Bonnie Eslinger reports from the courtroom. She writes Donato is “not sure the proposed deal will correct Google’s illegal conduct,” and was skeptical that Epic and Google “are suddenly BFFs.”
Google’s new TPU promises four times stronger performance than its predecessor, Trillium, while being more energy-efficient and cost-effective for powering AI inference on a larger scale, such as running AI agents.
Anthropic has already announced plans to use 1 million of the new chips to power Claude. Google says Ironwood will be available “in the coming weeks.”
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Google says it wants to use AI to turn Maps into an “all-knowing copilot,” but someone else in the AI space got to that name first.
pretendworld:
an all-knowing WHAT?
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A new Theme Packs app has appeared on the Google Play Store that says it’ll instantly update the wallpaper, icons, sounds, GIFs, and more on Pixel devices in a single tap. The first seasonal pack is themed around Wicked: For Good, but as Droidlife notes, it’s not ready yet: the app doesn’t do anything if you install it.
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Google is adding an AI Mode button under the search bar on Chrome’s new page screen on iOS and Android. It’s out in the US today, Google says.
Users can now have conversations about their route or surrounding landmarks with Gemini while using Google Maps.
