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Google’s Pixel Tablet is $190 off for a limited time

Brandon RussellJul 31, 2025

Reddit wants to be a search engine now

Jay PetersJul 31, 2025

The Epic Games Store is bringing Fortnite back to Google Play

Richard LawlerJul 31, 2025

Epic just won its Google lawsuit again, and Android may never be the same

Sean HollisterJul 31, 2025

Emma RothJul 31, 2025

Google’s Pixel Watch 4 might stay the same price, too.

After a leak from Android Headlines showed no major pricing changes for the Pixel 10 lineup, the outlet has shared another rumor that suggests the 41mm Pixel Watch 4 will start at the same $349 price tag for the Wi-Fi version, increasing to $399 for the LTE variant.

Meanwhile, Android Headlines says the larger 45mm Pixel Watch 4 could cost $399 for the Wi-Fi version and $449 with LTE.

Exclusive: Google Pixel Watch 4 Price & Pre-Order Promos

[androidheadlines.com]

Jay PetersJul 31, 2025

A new leak shows off Google’s next budget-friendly Pixel Buds.

Android Headlines published renders of the unannounced Pixel Buds 2A in a light purple color that Google will apparently call “Iris.” I like it. A pair of gray buds showed up in a recent Evan Blass leak, but Android Headlines reports that those are actually a new color for the Pixel Buds Pro 2.

Google is expected to announce a bunch of Pixel hardware at its August 20th event.

Update: Added detail about potential new gray earbuds.

Prices leak for every Pixel 10 phone

Emma RothJul 31, 2025

Google is using AI age checks to lock down user accounts

Emma RothJul 30, 2025

The latest MacBook Air with M4 is down to its lowest price ever

Brandt RanjJul 30, 2025

Justine CalmaJul 30, 2025

Google calls its new AI model a “virtual satellite.”

Called AlphaEarth Foundations, the model stitches together data from actual satellite images, radar, climate simulations, and more to map Earth’s land and coastal waters.

”The Satellite Embedding dataset is revolutionizing our work by helping countries map uncharted ecosystems - this is crucial for pinpointing where to focus their conservation efforts,” Nick Murray, director of the James Cook University Global Ecology Lab and Global Science Lead of Global Ecosystems Atlas, said in a Google DeepMind blog post.

AlphaEarth Foundations helps map our planet in unprecedented detail

[deepmind.google]

Google’s Pixel 10 sure looks like it’ll support magnetic Qi2 charging

Dominic PrestonJul 30, 2025

Google says the UK never ordered encryption access.

Until now it’s stayed quiet on whether it received the same order to open a backdoor to user data as Apple, but a spokesperson confirmed to TechCrunch that it never did. If it had, Google wouldn’t be allowed to say so.

Apple has pulled iCloud encryption from the UK and appealed its order in the courts. Last week it was reported that the UK is ready to give up the fight following US political pressure.

Google says UK government has not demanded an encryption backdoor for its users' data | TechCrunch

[techcrunch.com]

Jess WeatherbedJul 30, 2025

Google falls in line with the EU’s AI plan.

The search giant has followed OpenAI in signing the EU’s voluntary AI code of practice, after Meta snubbed the agreement over “legal uncertainties.” Google also has its complaints despite signing, saying in a statement:

“We remain concerned that the AI Act and Code risk slowing Europe’s development and deployment of AI. In particular, departures from EU copyright law, steps that slow approvals, or requirements that expose trade secrets could chill European model development and deployment.”

We will sign the EU AI Code of Practice.

[blog.google]