Google's AI Mode Update Tries to Kill Tab Hopping in Chrome
… When the user clicks on a link for one of the products, Ninja’s website pops up in the same tab, and AI Mode transforms into a sidebar on the left side of the screen. …
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Google DeepMind Workers Vote to Unionize Over Military AI Deals
… The DeepMind employee tells WIRED that if the staff succeeds in unionizing in the UK, they will likely demand that Google pull out of its long-standing contract with the Israeli military and seek greater transparency over how its AI products will be used, with some sort of assurance relating to lay… …
Bose Brings Back Its ‘Lifestyle’ Branding With New Speakers for the Home
… When asked if the new products are a way to capture those Sonos customers contemplating jumping ship, Gregory Haungs, Bose's senior product manager, says the company has been planning this for a long time. “We've been working on this for about three years,” Haungs tells WIRED. “This has been a plan… …
Google I/O 2026 Live Blog: All the Gemini and Smart Glasses Updates as They Happen
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Everything Announced at Google I/O 2026
… As you search for products, Google will show you listings that it hosts for products for sale at various retailers. …
I Asked ChatGPT 500 Questions. Here Are the Ads I Saw Most Often
… One of the open positions on OpenAI’s site is for a “product marketing lead, advertising,” and part of the role's responsibilities is to “identify product risk areas e.g., performance, safety, policy, trust and drive cross-functional plans to mitigate them.” Ads come with risks, and how they’re exe… …
Google Search Goes Agentic—and Doesn’t Need You Anymore
… Always-On Answers One of the key agentic experiences rolling out is a new form of dynamic data gathering through “information agents” that can be more proactive than previous search experiences and automate alerts through your conversational requests. “Ask Google to just keep you updated on anythin… …
These New Smart Glasses From Ex-OnePlus Engineers Have a Hidden Cost
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Smart Plugs Don’t Always Make Sense. Here’s When You Should Actually Use Them
… The new app is super simple to use and lets you control all your products. …
The Top New Features in Google’s Android 17—and Gemini Intelligence—Coming This Summer
… This livestreamed presentation helps Google spread out the cavalcade of updates from the often jam-packed I/O keynote. The Android Show focused on new features in Android 17, the next version of Android coming later this summer, as well as several updates to the Gemini assistant experience. …