When OpenAI launched ChatGPT almost two years ago, many Big Tech companies began to panic, lacking similar products to rival the futuristic service. One of them was Google, but the industry giant quickly shifted its focus to generative AI to keep pace. Google’s AI chatbot,Bard, was born out of this shift in priorities, as was its new multimodal backend,Gemini. Google Assistant — the default virtual assistant on most Android phones — has been undergoing a series of changes to accommodate Bard....

Buying a Pixel 6? Google now offers bundles with a Fitbit Charge 5, but not in the US For the first time, we’ve seen Google start offering bundles with its Pixel products where you can purchase both a Fitbit wearable and the latest-gen phone at the same time. The deal has just been introduced on thecompany’s online store, but it’s currently not available in the US. The bundles are exclusive to the UK and Germany right now (spotted by9to5Google), and they offer either aPixel 6orPixel 6 Prowith aFitbit Charge 5fitness tracker....

Thebest mid-rangeandflagship phonesno longer ship with a bundled charger. It was a trend that Apple started with the iPhone 12 in 2020 and was quickly adopted by Android manufacturers. So, if you are getting a new Android phone or tablet thisPrime Day, you must also buy a new charger. The good news is that Amazon has heavily discounted some of our favorite wall chargers, power strips, and power banks, making it a good time to pick one up....

Our Daily Themed Crossword June 22, 2025 answers guide should help you finish today’s crossword if you’ve found yourself stuck on a crossword clue. TheDaily Themed Crosswordis available as a mobile app on both iOS and Android devices. It has become a popular crossword app due to its regular crossword offerings and difficulty level (not too easy, not too difficult, generally). They release a new crossword each day, every day of the year, and each crossword has a theme and allows for hints in case an answer involves a more obscure word....

Summary One of the best-known areas in all ofFallout 4is Sanctuary Hills, the Sole Survivor’s pre-war home and the new home of Preston’s group of survivors. Despite the neighborhood seemingly being abandoned since the bombs falling, recent discoveries apparently point to a hidden and perhaps tragic history. However, piecing together all the clues of Bethesda’s trademark environmental storytelling and random encounters, it is possible to provide some answers almost a decade later....

Google aims for this nifty feature to help solopreneurs and small businesses gather and keep tabs on digital signatures directly within their documents, according to the company’sannouncement. In the world of document storage and management, having electronic signatures is pretty much a must these days. So, it comes as no surprise that Google is spreading the eSignature love to more Workspace customers, though it’s unknown why it took this long for this capability to arrive on Google’sbeloved productivity services....

Warning! Spoilers ahead for Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage episode 10, “A House Divided.” Mary has gotten so vile that evenYoung Sheldon’s most hypocritical character is shocked by her actions. AfterGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriage’s Thanksgiving episode, which was unexpectedly emotional, the Cooper matriarch makes her return to the spinoff sequel to visit Baby Ceecee. However, what is supposed to be a fun visit ends up being an intense few days for Georgie and Mandy, as they find themselves caught between their feuding mothers....

Summary Not everything aboutFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s world of Gaia adds up, but as illogical as the setting can be, there’s nothing new about its inability to make complete sense. Although there’s obviously going to be some creative license taken with any fantasy world, it’s entirely possible to create a setting where everything checks out with basic internal logic and coherent rules of reality.FF7 Rebirthis exceptionally believable in some regards, it just makes a few concessions in others in order to achieve some particular goals....

Google Assistant could remind you to turn off your alarm for July 4 Google has always wanted to position itsGoogle Assistantas more than just a powerful voice interaction tool, instead making it a more proactive tool much like Google Now of old was. But afterdiscontinuing Google Assistant Snapshot, much of this functionality was lost. It looks like the company is exploring another route instead, moving some of these smarts right into your notification shade....

In an ideal world, everyone would have an expert nearby to let them know when a call is a scam. Fortunately, Google’s new feature for Pixel phones can help identify scam callers by listening to what they’re saying and flagging them if they detect any malicious intent. Google Pixel’s Scam Detector Rolls Out to the Phone by Google Public Beta As announced on theGoogle Security blog, the company has revealed the new Scam Detection feature in the Phone by Google app....

Let’s face it: as ubiquitous as JPEGs are, they don’t always offer the best image quality. They can be compressed much further than lossless formats like PNG, and the nature of the file format can introduce ugly compression artifacts that often get worse with every subsequent copy. While problems with copying aren’t something that Google can fix, the company is tackling just how well JPEG can compress images with its newopen-sourceJpegli, a new coding library for JPEG that promises a 35% compression rate improvement over competing methods....

Googlebrought back Wallet from the deadin 2022, replacing the legacy Google Pay app. True to its name, the Wallet app acts as your virtual wallet, hosting all credit/debit cards for tap-to-pay, loyalty cards, tickets, and passes. But in typical Google fashion, the companydid not transition from Google Pay to Walletin all countries. In India, it kept the GPay app around for UPI and NFC payments, with the Wallet app nowhere to be seen....

RCS orRich Communication Servicesis among the most secure forms oftext messagingavailable today, with modern encryption built in by default. While RCS is the norm for mostAndroid phones, Apple hashistorically resistedthis more secure form of messaging. Google has tried to force the iPhone maker into adopting RCS throughquirky campaigns, explaining why the company needs to finally make the switch. In its latest attempt toward convincing Apple to make the push, Google has published a detailed infographic filled with relevant stats, elaborating on the security risks involved with the older text messaging standard (SMS), among other key issues....