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Google just announced a new AI mode for shopping with two big new features. The AI Mode will give users the option to try clothes on virtually, and if it’s a fit, the AI model will buy them for you.

Following the last update nearly 10 years ago, Google is updating its iconic ‘G’ icon.

Alphabet today announced Q1 2025 earnings with $90.23 billion in revenue. These numbers range from January to March.

The Google Discover feed is a constantly evolving beast that offers news, updates, and now social media posts right there on your homescreen.

After imposing 145% tariffs on goods from China and temporarily suspending others, the White House says certain techs like phones, computers, and processors will be exempt from the additional import tax.

After offering voluntary exits in January, Google is said to have laid off “hundreds of employees” in the division responsible for Android, Chrome, Pixel, and more.

Google’s presence at MWC 2025 in Barcelona has not gone unnoticed. The company made a few announcements on future projects and while there, Google has collected two MWC awards from GLOMO, including one for the Pixel 9 Pro.

Following the division behind Pixel, Android, and Chrome in January, Google today announced a new “voluntary exit” program for its People Operations, or HR, team.

Alphabet today announced Q4 2024 earnings with $96.47 billion in revenue. These numbers range from October to December, with the company also reporting fiscal year 2024 results.

Last year, the teams responsible for Pixel hardware and Android software were merged into one division, and Google today announced a “voluntary exit program” for employees working in the Platforms & Devices group.

Remember Pebble? The smartwatch that started it all has been discontinued for the better part of a decade, but Google has just opened up the source code for Pebble OS to help keep those devices alive, and build new ones too.

To “accelerate” Android XR development, Google announced this evening that it “signed an agreement to welcome some of the HTC VIVE engineering team to Google.”

A sneaky new behavior that Microsoft has implemented in Bing attempts to hide the fact that people are using Bing whenever they try to get to Google.

While you could say this about every single year, 2024 was a big year for Google, but 2025 promises to be even bigger – here’s just what we expect to launch, plus a few extras we hope to see.

Smart home devices are getting a lot smarter, thanks to improvements in standards like what Matter has introduced to the industry. To facilitate that, Google and MediaTek are partnering up to introduce a new Filogic chip dedicated to smart home products.

Samsung has announced that Eclipsa Audio will be featured on Samsung’s 2025 TVs. This new audio standard has been a project of the company and Google for some time, with the audio format now taking ground instead of other, more popular standards.

We’re fast approaching the end of 2024, and while we could tell you what we think is the best Google product, software, or service release of the year, we’d rather get your opinions and let you have your say.

Google’s Live captions are becoming richer with new AI-driven “Expressive Captions” that convey more than basic language, including sounds and actions. Google is also bringing Gemini 1.5 to Image Q&A in the Lookout app.