Google now sells refurbished Pixel 6, Pixel 6A, and Pixel 7 phones in a special section of the Google Store. The company says that these phones will be of like-new quality with phones, screens, and batteries that technicians “carefully inspect” and are
In a blog post today, Google said it will make AI Overviews in Google Search available to users living in more than 100 countries. Google says people like AI Overviews, so the company plans to reach 1 billion users each month. Additionally, Google is expanding language support — now, users in any country where AI Overviews can get them in any available language. For example users in Japan are no
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- A mother is suing Character.AI after her son died by suicide moments after talking to its chatbot.
- Google's parent company, Alphabet, is also named as a defendant in the case.
- Character AI's founders were re-hired by Google as part of a deal reportedly worth $2.7 billion.
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Stung from the hit it took from an Apple privacy feature three years ago, Meta is reportedly looking to decrease its dependence on Google and Microsoft. The Information said on Monday that Meta is developing a search engine for its chatbot. The company also recently partnered with Reuters to help its AI answer news-related questions.
Meta has reportedly been working on indexing the web for at

It's not often a talk show goes silent. After all, it's right there in the name — it's a talk show.
But actor Saoirse Ronan did just that on a recent episode of The Graham Norton Show, the British talk show that typically features a roundtable discussion among famous folks. Ronan was the lone woman on the panel, which also featured actors Denzel Washington, Paul Mescal, and Eddie Redmayne and the

The fediverse is growing.
Loops, an open-source TikTok clone, has started to accept sign ups, as first reported by TechCrunch.
The short form, looping video platform will provide an open-source alternative to TikTok in the same way that Mastodon provides an alternative option for X, formerly Twitter. Loops was created by Daniel Supernault, the founder of the open-source Instagram alternative Pixelfe

On Sunday afternoon in New York City's Washington Square Park, Timothée Chalamet "did the funniest thing possible" by showing up to his own lookalike competition.
Over 1,000 people gathered in the park after signs advertising a Chalamet
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- Ukraine shared audio it said was intercepted from Russians readying to receive North Korean troops.
- It comes as NATO confirms that North Korean troops are already fighting in Ukraine.
- On the call, Russians complained about not knowing how the North Koreans would be commanded and supplied.
North Korean forces are

So what's the best laptop of 2024?
I've tested well over 59 laptops during my career as a tech reviewer. I've seen awful laptops, middling laptops, and extraordinary machines that are worth every cent.
Not to toot my horn — OK, fine maybe a toot-toot or two won't hurt — I'm a beast when it comes to inspecting laptops.
I put laptops through the wringer with battery life testing (if it doesn't last at
Apple Intelligence has finally arrived, and like most AI on smartphones so far, it’s mostly underwhelming.
The debut features of Apple Intelligence are all very familiar: there are glowing gradients and sparkle icons that indicate the presence of AI; writing tools that make your emails sound more professional; and an AI eraser in Photos that blots

Google's AI Overviews are rolling out to over 100 more countries today, including Australia and New Zealand, bringing the algorithmically generated search summaries to millions more users five months after its US launch. It seems pretty safe to say the search giant considers the feature a success.
"We can actually do better than what's on your Search page," Hema Budaraju, Google's Senior Director