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Recent coverage centers on Google’s AI push and its downstream effects on search, security, and web behavior, including claims of exploit code affecting Chromium users. At the same time, multiple headlines focus on regulatory and privacy/legal pressures (EU competition and Canada lawful-access).

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Google trims Gemini token use and quiets Gboard friction as Pixel chatter swirls

Google introduced Gemini 3.5 Flash (Low), a lighter variant meant to cut token usage on simple Antigravity tasks. The move comes after user complaints that tight usage limits were draining quotas too quickly, and Google says the Low model uses roughly 45% fewer tokens than the original Flash version. Google also reset Gemini quotas across paid and free plans to support software engineering work. androidauthority.com

The quota changes underline how much scrutiny Google’s AI rollout is drawing from power users. Google had already raised Antigravity limits by 9x across two increases, but that still was not enough to satisfy people using Gemini for coding and other simple tasks. The new model is another attempt to make the product usable without burning through limits so fast. androidauthority.com

Outside AI, Google may be preparing a small but welcome Android change: Android 17 could let Gboard users disable the globe icon entirely. The keyboard would still support language and keyboard switching through a long-press on the space bar, while Google is also working on a new keyboard switcher UI for Android 17. androidauthority.com

Google I/O also fed a fresh round of Pixel speculation, but the apparent “Pixel Glow” shot in the Gemini Omni segment does not look like a real tease. The scene was part of an AI-generated sequence, which makes the lit camera-bar image more likely a playful wink than an accidental reveal. 9to5google.com

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Legal risk (Canada) Lawful-access bill could create major cybersecurity risks

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ContextVault – Local-First AI Conversation Recorder for ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini

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Ask HN: Is it just me or has Gemini enshittified in the last three weeks?

As someone who's been using the Gemini Pro plan for the past 9 months, I noticed a massive jump in the amount of rate-limiting I'm getting from Gemini since around the beginning of May.It seems to coincide with the updat…

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Show HN: Gemini Omni – A curated list of native multimodal guides and showcases

Show HN: Gemini Omni – A curated list of native multimodal guides and showcases

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Tell HN: Google slightly changed its wordmark logo

Google is doing some A/B testing where in their main site,[0] it will show a slightly modified version of the 2015 logo, as shown in the following Wikipedia article.[1]You can try this for yourself by opening a private/i…

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Show HN: Mneme – Open-protocol AI memory that lives on your device

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Will the Google Home smart speaker ever get a release date?

In October 2025, Google finally announced that its smart speaker ecosystem was getting a new member. The Google Home Speaker was given a vague release date of spring 2026, and it would be equipped with Gemini, the AI model from Google, to provide more advanced smart home functionality. Well, if you haven't checked out your calendar in the last few months, it's currently spring 2026. In fact, we're more than halfway through spring 2026, with only one more month to go before it's officially summer 2026. Unfortunately, there has been no news, no release date, and no announcement of the Google Hom

Where is the new Google Home?
What is Gemini Gems?

Let’s clear up exactly what a Gem actually is, because the marketing name doesn’t really do it justice. You can think of a standard AI like a brilliant, temporary assistant. Every time you open a new chat window, you are starting from scratch. You have spent the first five minutes re-explaining who you are, what your brand voice sounds like, what formatting style you prefer, and which cliches to avoid. It’s an exhausting daily routine for your productivity. A Gem is Google’s solution to that problem. Essentially, a Gem allows you to take a specific set of detailed instructions, a distinct pers

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Is the Pixel 10 Pro Fold the best foldable option?

I’ll be honest, there are many better foldables out there that make the Pixel 10 Pro Fold look basic or rudimentary. Even when that is parked to the side, there is a lot to love, mostly from the software side of things. The hardware feels like it could do with some tuning, and to Google’s credit, they have tried a little bit to make some gains over last year without throwing away the bits that made the Pixel 9 Pro Fold a good option almost 18 months ago. Foldables are niche products, and this is one of the most niche options out there because it doesn’t drastically move the needle for Google’s

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