Google is reportedly buying Play Store app code from devs, and you can guess why
… The move is reportedly part of a confidential pilot program designed to improve the company’s AI-powered coding tools. …
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Gemini is copying the worst thing about Claude, and I hate it
… Even Google Search is becoming increasingly generative and agentic. At the same time, users can’t disable features such as AI Overviews which do not count towards your account limits . AI Mode does count towards limits, and Google has pushed the tool through multiple shortcuts and UI flows. …
Buying an Android phone is no longer enough — Google wants you to subscribe too
… Googlebooks are on the way, and the new tools set to arrive with Gemini Intelligence will run locally on-device, eschewing the subscription costs associated with the new features unveiled at I/O 2026. …