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Google is making some changes to how it saves your interactions with Search. In an email sent to users, Google says it will save the images, files, audio, and video you use to search under a new “Search Services History” setting. …
… In other words, Google wants other companies to put Google Home’s AI in their products — and charge you a Google Home Premium subscription. With manufacturers now able to build Gemini-powered speakers and cameras, it seems entirely possible that Google may never make another Nest device again. …
… Link: Apple criticises EU measures to help AI rivals access Google services | https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/apple-criticises-eu-measures-help-ai-rivals-access-google-services-2026-05-13/ | Reuters
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… This includes Apple, which declined to release Siri AI in Europe, explicitly blaming the DMA and arguing its interoperability requirements compromise user safety. “With today’s measures, we want to support innovation and diversity in the European Union, enabling fair competition in the markets of A… …
If you’ve uploaded a song to YouTube, Google almost certainly considers your video fair game for training its Lyria music AI, it just won’t admit it right now. A group of independent musicians is suing Google, claiming that it illegally used songs they uploaded to YouTube to train its Lyria 3 model. …
… We have reached out to Google to clarify the launch timeline and regional/device support. For now, you can check if contextual suggestions are available on your own Android phone by heading to Settings > Google Services > All services > Other.
Google’s AI-powered Search era apparently also extends to its ads. Now, when you look for a product in Search, Google’s Gemini AI model will surface relevant items and generate a “custom explainer” about why you should purchase a specific one. …
… In a blog post, Google’s Ravi Akella, director of product management for the Home Platform, said this will enable “service providers and hardware manufacturers to build monetizable, proactive services that care for users and their homes.” These features include those currently offered on its Google… …
… Some advocates are raising alarm over the prospect of turning weather forecasts into a paid product instead of a free service available to anyone and everyone. “For a long time, weather has been viewed as a public good, and I think, you know, most of us agree with that … Hopefully we can contribute… …
