Wear OS smartwatches can now deliver earthquake alerts even without a phone

Google has added standalone earthquake alerts to Wear OS, allowing smartwatches to warn users over Wi-Fi or data even when not paired to a phone.
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Google’s underrated NotebookLM tool is about to solve your diary mess

A new custom banner image feature in NotebookLM may soon give diaries and research notebooks clearer structure, helping users quickly spot the right notebook instead of scrolling through walls of text.
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Google adds a way to create automated workflows to Opal

Google is adding a new feature to Opal to create automated workflows

YouTube beefs up its $7.99/month Lite subscription with offline downloads and background play

Now the only reason to get the full Premium subscription is ad-free music and music videos.

Music generator ProducerAI joins Google Labs

Wyclef Jean used Google’s AI music tools on his new song “Back in Abu Dhabi.”

Google Messages may finally get live location sharing at last

Google Messages may soon let users share their live location for set or custom durations, with clear on-screen indicators showing when sharing is active.
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This Chainsmokers-approved AI music producer is joining Google
This Chainsmokers-approved AI music producer is joining Google

ProducerAI, an AI-powered music-making platform, is joining Google. As part of the deal, Google will fold ProducerAI under the Labs umbrella and power the tool with a preview version of its new Lyria 3 music-making AI model. ProducerAI is a music-making platform that allows users to work with an AI agent to generate sounds, workshop […]

Samsung is on slop watch at Unpacked
Samsung is on slop watch at Unpacked

Another Unpacked is nearly upon us. On February 25th, Samsung is expected to announce the Galaxy S26 series of flagship phones – potentially including the S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra – with another round of AI-based features. That will come as a surprise to nobody. But as more AI creeps in on Samsung’s AI […]

Google’s new plan to check if your AI is actually ethical

Google DeepMind researchers propose a new way to test whether AI chatbots actually understand morality or just mimic it, moving beyond current surface-level evaluations.
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Google’s Cloud AI lead on the three frontiers of model capability

AI models are pushing against three frontiers at once: raw intelligence, response time, and a third quality you might call “extensibility.”