Google is testing new gaming functionality in its AI-powered search tool for Android phones, as found by Android Authority. It can screenshot a game you’re playing and run the image through a Google search to find tips and guides, which might be more useful if it was paired with more than the unhelpfully vague “Get help with this game” text query.
The Xiaomi spin-off brand just announced its latest affordable smartphones, the X7 and X7 Pro, which both pack flagship IP68 ratings despite starting at just £249 (around $306). The Pro model also marks the global debut of MediaTek’s flagship-adjacent Dimensity 8400-Ultra chip, which debuted in China last week in the Redmi Turbo 4 — which is almost exactly the same phone by another name.
The UAW has asked federal labor regulators for a union election at a new Kentucky factory co-owned by Ford and South Korean battery company SK On.
This could be the first big test for organized labor under Trump. The UAW filed federal labor charges against the former president and Elon Musk over perceived attempts to threaten workers during an interview in August — before Trump was re-elected and Musk became his right-hand man.
Android Authority has found code that enables the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) end-to-end encryption protocol for one-on-one chats in Google’s chat app. Google announced support for the standard way back in 2023, which should improve on its existing RCS encryption — especially for group chats — through interoperability between apps and operating systems. That’ll matter more when more companies (take the hint, Apple) get on board.
Samsung’s estimated Q4 earnings are way down on both Q3 and analyst estimates. Part of the problem? It can’t develop new AI memory chips for Nvidia fast enough, but Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has faith:
“They have to engineer a new design ... But they can do it. They are working very fast. They’re very committed to do it.”
