YouTube Music starts putting lyrics behind a paywall
YouTube Music starts putting lyrics behind a paywall

Free YouTube Music accounts are now seeing their access to lyrics limited, according to multiple reports. Google started testing lyrics as an exclusive feature for Premium users in September, but it appears that it’s now receiving a wider rollout. It seems that free users will be limited to viewing lyrics for five songs per month, […]

Google and Microsoft-backed Terradot acquires carbon removal competitor

The acquisition could mark the beginning of consolidation in the carbon removal market since removal costs remain higher than buyers would like to pay.

Apple might soon allow Gemini and ChatGPT on CarPlay for voice control

According to Bloomberg, Apple is planning to allow third-party AI chatbots for CarPlay, opening the doors for ChatGPT and Gemini in the near future.
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What happens when Waymo runs into a tornado? Or an elephant?
What happens when Waymo runs into a tornado? Or an elephant?

An autonomous vehicle drives down a lonely stretch of highway. Suddenly, a massive tornado appears in the distance. What does the driverless vehicle do next? This is just one of the scenarios that Waymo can simulate in the “hyper realistic” virtual world that it has just created with help from Google’s DeepMind. Waymo’s World Model […]

Google is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices ‘very soon’
Google is expanding AirDrop support to more Android devices ‘very soon’

After introducing AirDrop support to Pixel 10 devices last year, Google is now set to expand it to phones made by other Android partners. Eric Kay, vice president of engineering for Android, confirmed in a press briefing attended by Android Authority that “a lot more” Android devices will be able to use Quick Share to […]

Gemini’s Circle to Search lost Share on some phones, you may need a workaround

Circle to Search may have lost its Share option on some Android phones. Reports point to a Google app beta build, with one workaround tied to resetting the app or switching back to stable.
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Amazon and Google are winning the AI capex race — but what’s the prize?

In 2026, Amazon plans to spend $200 billion in capex. Google is just behind at $175 billion to $185 billion. It’s a lot of money!

Republicans attack ‘woke’ Netflix — and ignore YouTube
Republicans attack ‘woke’ Netflix — and ignore YouTube

When Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos entered the Senate office building on Tuesday, he got thrown a curveball. What started as a standard antitrust hearing relating to the Warner Bros. merger quickly devolved into a performative Republican attack about the spread of “woke” ideology on the streaming service. At the same time, arguably a much more […]

Google’s subscriptions rise in Q4 as YouTube pulls $60B in yearly revenue

The company said it now has 325 million paying users across Google One and YouTube Premium, up from 300 million users three months earlier.

Alphabet won’t talk about the Google-Apple AI deal, even to investors

Alphabet CEO skipped an analyst’s question about Apple on the company’s earnings call.