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Google is reportedly rebuilding ChromeOS on Android as Chrome browser faces antitrust scrutiny
- Google is reportedly rebuilding ChromeOS on Android as Chrome browser faces antitrust scrutiny.
- The initiative aims to make ChromeOS tablets more competitive with the iPad and streamline Google's engineering efforts.
- The reported effort comes as Google's consumer software business faces scrutiny and antitrust measures.
- Google plans to position the Pixel Laptop, powered by Android-powered ChromeOS, as an alternative to MacBook Pro and Surface Laptop.
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Google and Nvidia Team Up on Quantum Computer Development
- Google Quantum AI is using the Nvidia CUDA-Q platform and the Nvidia Eos supercomputer to develop its next-generation quantum computing devices.
- The firms are collaborating to overcome the noise limitation of quantum computing hardware, which restricts the number of quantum operations that can be performed.
- Google Quantum AI utilizes the CUDA-Q platform to simulate the physics of quantum processors, improving its understanding of noise in quantum hardware designs.
- The use of Nvidia's accelerated computing enables Google to run affordable and faster simulations, advancing the development of practical quantum computing applications.
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U.S. DoJ Wants Google to Sell Chrome Browser
- The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking for Google to sell its Chrome browser as part of an ongoing antitrust lawsuit.
- Google's search monopoly and anticompetitive practices have led to the regulatory request.
- Regulators also want Google to separate Android from other products like Google Search and the Google Play Store.
- The DoJ will recommend that Google license data and syndicate results from Google Search without restrictions.
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Google Chat’s best feature this year is finally ready for everyone
- Google is extending access to voice messages in Google Chat to free personal accounts.
- Users can generate text transcripts from voice messages.
- Voice messages in Chat were initially limited to paid Workspace users.
- Google has been delivering upgrades to the voice message feature, including automatic transcripts.
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Verily has a December deadline to cut important ties with Google, leaked documents show
- Verily, Alphabet's subsidiary in the life sciences industry, has set a deadline of December 16 to sever multiple ties to Google as part of a move towards becoming an independent company.
- Flywheel is the initiative Verily is focusing on which will help it to cut its ties with Google infrastructure and systems.
- The endeavour to separate from Google is crucially important for Verily to operate as an independent company in the long term.
- While it may still be part of the Alphabet holding company after the deadline, the move aims to prepare Verily to operate as a standalone firm.
- Verily was formerly known as Google Life Sciences and began as a moonshot project under Google.
- Verily's efforts to separate from Google are being driven by Flywheel, its project reported on earlier this year.
- Employees at Verily will no longer have access to Google’s benefits after the deadline and will receive new benefits dictated fully by Verily.
- Verily has raised more than $3.5bn according to Pitchbook data.
- The company has been criticised for failing to stand on its own two feet due to its constant product pivots and mishmash of unrelated projects.
- Verily was announced a $1 billion investment round in 2022, which was led by Alphabet.
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The First Developer Preview of Android 16
- Android 16 Developer Preview 1 is available now to test with your apps.
- Next major release of Android is planned launch in Q2 of 2025.
- More frequent API releases as part of efforts to drive faster innovation in apps and devices.
- Another release in Q4 of 2025 which will also include new developer APIs.
- Quarterly Android releases will provide incremental updates to ensure continuous quality.
- Photo picker is integrated with Google System Updates and Google Play services, supported back to Android 4.4.
- Health Connect contains APIs supporting health records.
- SDK Runtime allows SDKs to run in a dedicated runtime environment separate from the app they are serving.
- Platform stability is targeted at Late Q1 of 2025.
- Beta releases will be available for consumers to try out Android 16.
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Report: Google Working on High-End Pixel Laptop
- Google is reportedly working on a high-end Pixel-branded laptop to compete with MacBook Pro, Dell XPS, and Microsoft Surface Laptop.
- The internal codename for the laptop is Snowy and Google has greenlit the project.
- No specific details are known yet, including whether it will be powered by Chrome OS.
- It is uncertain if there will be a teaser of the device at next year's Google I/O event.
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Samsung is developing Gemini AI-powered XR glasses, and we might’ve already seen them
- Samsung is developing Gemini AI-powered XR glasses, which are expected to be unveiled next year.
- The XR glasses are not a direct rival to Apple's Vision Pro, but aim to be more useful to most people.
- The first Samsung XR device will be a pair of glasses with Gemini AI at the core.
- These glasses may have already been seen during Google's Project Astra demo at I/O 2024.
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This leaked Pixel Laptop will likely run Android, not Chrome OS
- Google is reportedly working on a new Pixel Laptop.
- Codenamed “Snowy,” the laptop could offer some reasonably high-end hardware.
- While there’s been speculation the Pixel Laptop would run Chrome OS, Android could be a much more likely platform.
- Google has supposedly green-lit plans for a high-end, premium laptop featuring Pixel branding, according to Android Headlines.
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Source: Google is turning Chrome OS into Android to compete with the iPad
- Google plans to migrate Chrome OS fully over to Android.
- The merger is aimed at better competing with the iPad and optimizing development resources.
- Google has struggled to compete with the iPad in the high-end tablet market.
- The project aims to create a platform that surpasses the iPad in performance and usage.
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Anime MMO Gran Saga makes its global release on PC and mobile to mixed reviews
- The MMO game Gran Saga, developed by Npixel, has made its global release on PC and mobile.
- The game initially faced issues with login, payment, and platform-specific requirements during its early access release.
- Mobile reviews for Gran Saga have been more positive, while Steam users have criticized the game's autoplay features, admin access requirement, gacha monetization, and the presence of bots.
- Overall, the game has received mixed reviews since its full launch on all platforms.
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Welcome to Spotlight Week: Passkeys
- Spotlight Week: Passkeys is a week-long event dedicated to deep diving into passkeys.
- The week will feature resources, guidance, and case studies on implementing passkeys effectively.
- Key topics include passkey basics, developer guides, new Credential Manager features, passkey Q&A session, and learning pathways.
- The event aims to help developers enhance app security and user experience.
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We may now know when Apple Intelligence will get Google Gemini integration
- Apple Intelligence will integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT into Siri, enhancing Writing Tools and Siri's language capabilities.
- Deeper integration is expected in iOS 18.4, allowing Siri to control iPhones.
- The integration with OpenAI's ChatGPT will offer users expertise in certain requests like photo or document questions.
- Google Gemini integration in Apple Intelligence is expected next year, following Apple's exclusivity with OpenAI.
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New Cassandra to Spanner adapter simplifies Yahoo's migration journey
- It is now easier to switch from Cassandra to Spanner with the introduction of Cassandra to Spanner Proxy Adapter, an open-source tool for plug-and-play migrations of Cassandra workloads to Spanner, without any changes to the application logic.
- Spanner provides strong consistency, high availability, virtually unlimited scalability, and a familiar relational data model with support for SQL and ACID transactions for data integrity.
- The new adapter simplifies migrating a Cassandra-backed application to point to Spanner with no migration needed for application code.
- Migration from Cassandra to Spanner can be a transformative step for businesses seeking to modernize their data infrastructure, unlock new capabilities, and accelerate innovation.
- Some of the latest Spanner capabilities include enhanced multi-model capabilities, improved performance for analytical queries with Spanner Data Boost, and unique enterprise features such as geo-partitioning and dual-region configurations.
- The proxy adapter vastly simplifies migrating a Cassandra-backed application to point to Spanner.
- The new proxy adapter presents itself as a Cassandra client to the application.
- The proxy adapter supports OpenTelemetry to collect and export traces to Cloud Trace.
- Advantages of Spanner over Cassandra includes: easier operations, multi-model capabilities, better performance, stronger consistency, and scalability, and familiar relational data model.
- Download the new Cassandra to Spanner proxy adapter, and try it out on a Spanner Free Trial instance at no cost today.
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Google Play’s Best Apps and Games of 2024 Lists are Live
- Google has announced its Best Apps and Games of 2024 list.
- Best app of the year is Partiful.
- Best game of the year is AFK Journey.
- Other notable titles include Mila, UpStudy, Infinite Painter, Clash of Clans, and Yes, Your Grace.
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