Wear OS 7 Takes a Backseat to AI Health Updates at Google I/O 2026
… Across the industry, hardware is increasingly presented as a delivery mechanism for AI services rather than the main product itself. …
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YouTube Is Testing an AI Search Tool That Delivers Video and Text
… As Google continues adding AI features to its products, the rollout of more tools within YouTube is expected to continue.
Apple Reveals Dates of Tim Cook's Final WWDC as CEO
… Rivals Samsung and Google have spent the past two years aggressively integrating generative AI into smartphones, search, productivity tools, and mobile operating systems, giving them a significant head start in shaping consumer expectations for AI-powered devices.
Rivian's New AI Assistant Knows What You Mean, Not Just What You Say
… Unified Intelligence, the platform underneath Rivian Assistant sits on top of what the automaker calls Unified Intelligence, described as "a multimodal AI foundation" that runs across the company's products and operations. …
Google Search Is Becoming Something Fundamentally Different. Here's What That Looks Like
… AI updates coming to Search Robby Stein, Google's vice president of product for Search, framed this year's I/O updates as a major step in combining Google Search with advanced AI, tracing progress from AI Overviews to AI Mode and, now, a unified AI search experience. …
Google Doubles Down on AI Creativity With Updates Coming to Flow and Flow Music
… Elias Roman, senior director of product management at Google Labs, discussed the intersection of AI and creativity, and the company's mission to implement AI tools for powerful storytelling and creative expression. …
How to Watch Google I/O 2026 and What to Expect
… Let's also not exclude updates to existing or new products that Google could announce. …
Googlebooks Could Be the Ultimate Laptop for Android Fans
… "It should be of a build quality that you come to expect from higher-end products, but also premium in terms of durability so that it lasts you and that it's an investment that you make and that you know is going to be making you happy for quite a while." Are Chromebooks dead now? …
18 Hidden iOS 26 Features You'll Wish You Knew About Sooner
… Even without those buttons, iOS will surface contextual actions, for example, "Add to Calendar" if your screenshot includes an event or shopping results if it spots a product. …
Phone Batteries Keep Getting Better. So Why Are We Always Charging?
… Group14 has a plant in South Korea where it manufactures silicon and carbon for its SCC55 product. …