Is your Pixel phone eligible for Android 17? Here’s the full list

Android 17 Beta 1 was postponed, but support details are out. Here’s which Pixel devices qualify and what Google’s updated rollout strategy means next.
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Google pulls Android 17 Beta 1 at the last second, says it’s still “coming soon”

Android 17 Beta 1 didn’t arrive as scheduled. Google pulled the update hours before launch, promising it’s coming soon, but offering few clues why.
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Google just released the first build of Android 17, and it’s ready for Pixel phones

Android 17 focuses on adaptability of apps across different form factors, enhances performance, and it’s now available to download on Pixel 6 series and later models.
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Why the economics of orbital AI are so brutal

A 1 Gw orbital data center would cost roughly $42.4B—almost three times its ground-bound equivalent.

Google releases the first beta of Android 17, adopts a continuous developer release plan

Google is changing how developers get access to new APIs and features of the latest version.

‘Shut up and focus on the mission’: Tech workers are frustrated by their companies’ silence about ICE
‘Shut up and focus on the mission’: Tech workers are frustrated by their companies’ silence about ICE

Keep your head down. Compartmentalize. Don’t make trouble. That’s what many tech workers are taking their CEOs’ strategic silence to mean, amid an immigration crackdown across the US by the Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security. Widespread violence by federal agents has sparked protests in Minneapolis and across the country. One month after an ICE […]

Google brings its AI-powered Fitbit coach to iPhones before Apple

Fitbit’s AI Health Coach analyzes your sleep, workouts, and recovery data to deliver personalized fitness plans, wellness insights, and real-time guidance inside a redesigned Fitbit app experience.
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Samsung’s next Unpacked is confirmed for later this month
Samsung’s next Unpacked is confirmed for later this month

Samsung’s annual Galaxy S-series reveal is later than usual this year, but we finally have a confirmed date to circle on the calendar: February 25th. And if you were hoping for major hardware upgrades from the company’s flagship phones, you probably shouldn’t hold your breath: an extensive leak published by WinFuture has seemingly confirmed that […]

Google now helps you wipe your sensitive personal data and photos from Search

Google is rolling out new Search tools that help users remove phone numbers, email addresses and explicit images, making it easier to control what personal information appears about them online.
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Fitbit’s AI health coach is now available on your iPhone
Fitbit’s AI health coach is now available on your iPhone

Google announced on Tuesday that the public preview of Fitbit’s AI personal health coach is rolling out to iOS users in the U.S. as well as both iOS and Android users in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. The update tests a major overhaul of Fitbit’s app, introducing a conversational interface with a […]