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Google Chrome Begins a Faster Two-Week Release Cycle
Chrome 153 starts a faster browser-release rhythm as Google uses AI to find and fix vulnerabilities at greater speed.
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Google Kept Its Ad Stack. Marketers Still Need a Contingency Plan
Google avoided an ad-tech breakup, but marketers still face concentration risk. A tested contingency plan creates options as court remedies take shape.
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Analysis
Google’s Preferred Sources Button Puts Loyalty Into Search
An embeddable Preferred Sources control gives publishers a new way to ask audiences for durable visibility inside Google’s changing discovery products.
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Google’s Pokémon Sleep Fitbit Air Ships Sept. 15
The $129 wearable offers themed hardware and software, while the standard Fitbit Air remains priced at $99.
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Google Raises Pixel 11 Prices as AI Moves Deeper On-Device
Google’s Pixel 11 lineup raises U.S. starting prices by $100 while using new camera, translation and notification tools to put Gemini deeper into everyday phone use.
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French Publishers Want Regulators to Stop Google’s AI From Taking Their Traffic
French news groups are pressing the competition authority to examine how Google’s AI search features use journalism and affect referrals.
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A Rival App Store Is Now Available Inside Google Play
Aptoide’s return gives U.S. Android users a new distribution path, though Google still controls important parts of the installation flow.
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Updated Aug. 5, 2026
Google Reshuffles DeepMind Leadership as Jeff Dean and Senior AI Researchers Exit
Demis Hassabis will become chair of Google DeepMind and Alphabet’s chief scientist, while Koray Kavukcuoglu assumes day-to-day leadership and four veteran researchers launch Discovery Loop.