Google Software

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  Ex-Google Engineer Faces New US Charges Over Theft of AI Secrets for Chinese Companies

  US prosecutors have accused former Google software engineer Linwei Ding of leaking AI trade secrets to Chinese firms. The defendant, also known as Leon Ding, was indicted last March on four counts of theft of trade secrets. He is currently free on bond.

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  Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 Reportedly Gets Its First Software Update With New 'Bud Return' Feature

  Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 was launched in India in August 2024 alongside the Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel 9 series of smartphones. A recent report claims that after several months of the launch of the earphones, the Mountain View-based tech giant has started rolling out the first software upgrade for them. Google has not yet officially announced the up...

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  OnePlus 13 Gets First Software Update With Gemini Nano, Camera Improvements and More

  Owners of the recently launched OnePlus 13 will start seeing the new phone’s first post-launch update that comes packed with many bugfixes, improvements for its camera and audio quality, and also adds a new feature to its Live Alerts bubble. The update also brings AI features to Google Messages, hinting at the availability of Gemini Nano on the p...

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  Google Releases New Pixel 4a Update, Affected Owners Can Claim Eligible for Free Battery Replacement

  Google announced the Pixel 4a back in 2020, which reached its software end cycle with the Android 13 update. Now, Google confirmed that it is releasing an update to Pixel 4a units this week. The software update will address the battery performance stability of the old Pixel smartphone. In certain Pixel 4a phones the software update will reduce avai...

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  Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra May Support Car Crash Detection via Virtual Sensor: Report

  Samsung Galaxy S25 series is expected to be unveiled at the rumoured Galaxy Unpacked 2025 event on January 22. Ahead of its impending debut, a report suggests that the purported Galaxy S25 Ultra may come with car crash detection capability, similar to Apple's iPhone and Google's Pixel smartphones. This is said to work via a virtual composite senso...

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  HMD Pulse Pro Becomes First Nokia Smartphone to Receive Android 15 Update: Report

  HMD Pulse Pro officially becomes the first Nokia smartphone to receive the Android 15 software update, according to a report. The handset was launched in April and is powered by an octa-core Unisoc T606 processor, running on Android 14. However, the latest software update for the HMD Pulse Pro reportedly brings Android 15 features such as a perform...

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  "Growth, Learning And...": Bengaluru Techie Shares Pros And Cons Of Working At Google

  A Bengaluru-based software engineer recently took to X to share his experience of working at Google for three years.

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  Google Pixel 9 Pro Review: A Pocketable Champion

  The Pixel 9 Pro ticks most checkboxes for a compact flagship smartphone. It packs a solid build and an excellent display. The performance is decent for everyday tasks until you are more inclined towards gaming. On the camera front, the 9 Pro outshines some expensive rivals. There are tons of AI features, and it also comes with Google's 7 years of s...

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  Brave Search Gets AI-Powered Chat Feature With Support for Follow-Up Queries

  Brave, the San Francisco-based software company, rolled out a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature for Brave Search on Thursday. Earlier this year, the company introduced ‘Answer with AI’ to its search engine, a feature that shows AI-generated summaries for searched queries. Now, it has added an extension to this feature dubbed AI chat mode...

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  Google Pixel 11 With Tensor G6 Chip to Offer Improved Thermal Performance to Reduce Returns: Report

  Google Pixel 11 series could offer greatly improved thermal and battery efficiency, according to a report. The company's Pixel phones come with Tensor chips, which provide advanced AI capabilities and seamless integration with Google's unique software features. However, these processors have been noted for their thermal and efficiency challenges, p...

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  Google Software Engineering Internship For PhD Students: Check Eligibility, Duration, And More

  This is a paid internship lasting 12-14 weeks, providing opportunities for personal growth, professional skill-building, talks from company leaders.

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  Honor 200 Series in India Gets Circle to Search With Latest Software Update

  Honor 200 series is getting a new update which is finally introducing the Circle to Search feature in India. The RM3 is an over-the-air (OTA) update for the Honor 200 5G and Honor 200 Pro 5G smartphones. Alongside the new artificial intelligence (AI) feature, it also adds the October 2024 Google security patch as well as performance enhancements.

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  Google To Develop AI That Takes Over Computers, The Information Reports

  Anthropic and Google are trying to take the agent concept a step further with software that interacts directly with a person's computer or browser, the report said.

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  Google Granted Request to Pause Order on Play Store Overhaul

  Google's request to temporarily pause an order directing it to overhaul the Play Store to give consumers more choice over how they download software, was granted by a federal judge in California. The company had argued that the October 7 injunction would harm the company and introduce "serious safety, security and privacy risks into the Android eco...

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  Google Techie Says She Was Rejected For Being "Too Good" For Job, Internet Reacts

  A software engineer working at Google has taken the internet by storm after sharing an unusual rejection reply from a job application.