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/ The first version of Google Drive for Windows on Arm launches in beta By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google has released a

/ The latest update to Chrome makes it possible to see what you’re highlighting again. By Wes Davis, a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Share this story Image: The Verge The latest version of Chrome (Version 131.0.6778.86)

/ The Alphabet Workers Union wants the government to consider worker impact in crafting antitrust remedies. By Lauren Feiner, a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Share this story

/ Android 15 just arrived on Pixel devices last month, but an accelerated release schedule for Android 16 will line up better with new phone launches in 2025. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Share this

/ The AI chatbot can now personalize its responses based on your interests and preferences. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Google Gemini can now “remember” certain

/ Android and iOS users in the US can now take a picture in the Google app to get useful product information and find similar items in the same store. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews.

/ As part of Google’s continued migration away from the Nest app, Google now lets you manage Nest Cam IQ indoor and outdoor cameras through Google Home. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Share this story

/ Chrome OS migrating to Android? A report from Android Authority says it might happen. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge

/ Google is adding a Gemini AI image generator to the sidebar of Google Docs. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Google Workspace is

/ Pictures you’ve downloaded from other apps won’t automatically show up on your partner’s phone. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Google has placed some new limitations on a Google

/ There’s only two months before Donald Trump gets a say in the agency’s direction. By Lauren Feiner, a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Share this story Illustration

/ Google has dropped political ads in response to regulations adopted by France, Canada, and Brazil, and now it says the EU is next. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Share this story Illustration: The Verge

/ It’s the easiest way yet for iOS users to use Google’s AI — and it comes with Gemini Live. By David Pierce, editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at Protocol, The Wall Street Journal, and Wired. Share this story In the AI chatbot world, ubiquity is

/ The new Maps update also makes it easier to track bus and rail delays and tells you the least busy times to visit local locations. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Share this story Google

/ The new Play Protect feature is available to Pixel phones now and rolling out to additional OEMs soon. By Allison Johnson, a reviewer with 10 years of experience writing about consumer tech. She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview. Share this story Google versus the bad

Google/ Tech / The test will show publishers how much traffic they’d miss out on without Google. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story Illustration: The Verge As Google continues to

/ Google Lens’ simultaneous image and text search is one of several Chrome features available on Android that’s now coming to iOS. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share this

/ Zerocam is a barebones camera app that does away with extra photo processing and captures images in RAW to avoid altering things too much. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this

/ Microsoft has a history of tricks to get you to use Edge, and the latest one targets Chrome users once again. By Tom Warren, a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Share this story Image: The Verge Earlier this year

/ iFixit now sells the inner screen part of Google’s $1,799 foldable for $1,199. By Jess Weatherbed, a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews. Share this story Here’s everything you get in iFixit’s $1,207 inner screen replacement kit for the

/ Google’s Learn About AI tool has more educational, textbook-style responses to guide you through new topics. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share this story Google’s Learn About website.Image:

/ Level up your clips, right from your phone. Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge Google Photos continues to get new and improved features on a regular basis, and one of the most recent Android updates has focused on video editing. Even if you don’t have the latest Pixel 9 phone (which is required

/ Google already hiked prices for some YouTube Music Key and Google Play Music holdovers in the US, and now people in other countries are getting the same message. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT

/ Google says Vids AI features are included with full access for Workspace users until at least 2026. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share this story Google Vids’ “Help

/ The rollout for the new templates started this week, for work and personal Google accounts. By Andrew Liszewski, a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2011, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Share this story Google Slides is getting more professionally designed

Google/ Tech / Updates replaces the Sharing section — look for the new bell icon. By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. Share this story Illustration: The Verge Google Photos is making it easier to follow activity

/ Now when Android users send a message reaction to an iOS friend, it actually looks as it should. By Umar Shakir, a news writer fond of the electric vehicle lifestyle and things that plug in via USB-C. He spent over 15 years in IT support before joining The Verge. Share this story Illustration by

/ Code spotted by 9to5Mac indicates that the Phone app’s call-screening feature could use AI to generate more appropriate responses. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story Photo by Chris Welch

/ Are Samsung and Apple going to release slim versions of their flagship phones? By Sheena Vasani, a writer covering commerce, e-readers, and tech news. She previously wrote about everything from web development to AI at Inside. Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Samsung might be working on a “Galaxy S25

/ CEOs are coming forward with messages for Trump, even when they’ve butted heads with him in the past. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story Image: Laura Normand / The