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/ In an internal memo, Google CEO Sundar Pichai tells employees that the company’s products should “be a trusted source of information to people of every background and belief.” By Alex Heath, a deputy editor and author of the Command Line newsletter. He has over a decade of experience covering the tech industry. Share this

/ A video shared by Elon Musk baselessly suggests Google is discouraging Trump voters from going to the polls. 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 There’s no evidence Google is

GM’s Baris Cetinok is committed to building a custom experience to rival that of Apple and Google. Share this story Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: GM Today, I’m talking with Baris Cetinok, who has one of the longest titles of any person we’ve had here on Decoder. He is, officially, General Motors’ senior

/ Make every phone user-repairable. 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 Turns out, taking things apart is still just as much fun as when you were a kid.Photo: Allison

/ You’ll be able to use natural language to control your smart home devices in Gemini. 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 is adding a Google

/ ChromeOS 130 adds Google’s new AI-powered recorder app on Chromebook Plus machines. 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 The Quick Insert button is on the Galaxy

/ Expect to see the next major set of Android changes ship in the spring instead of the fall. By Richard Lawler, a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Share this story Illustration by Alex Castro / The

/ Just tap the reporting button and say what you see. 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: Waze Waze is testing a handy-sounding update that will let you report

/ The app will also start letting you search for locations with descriptive prompts as well as display AI-summarized reviews. 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: Google Google Maps

/ Starting next month, Google Maps will start to highlight which lane is the right one for upcoming turns, and other elements like crosswalks and signs. 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

/ Trump claims tech CEOs have called him to lavish him with compliments. By Gaby Del Valle, a policy reporter. Her past work has focused on immigration politics, border surveillance technologies, and the rise of the New Right. Share this story Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images If former President Donald Trump is

/ Google’s standalone weather app, which was already included on Pixel 9 phones, is now available for Pixel 6 and newer devices. 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

/ After months of teasing and AR / VR hardware partnership announcements, Google could be getting ready for a reveal. 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 /

/ AI is hugely important to Google’s products, and it sounds like the company relies on it internally, too. 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 is building a bunch

/ Labor law protects workers’ rights to discuss employment conditions, but Google could also have compelling interests in protecting its litigation strategy, an expert says. 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

/ Google is rolling out Chrome updates that could help with the browser’s memory management. 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: The Verge Google is rolling out some new Chrome

/ Google is also adding a shortcut to help you quickly refine drafts on mobile and the web. 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 by Alex Castro / The

/ The war of words between Microsoft and Google is heating up over cloud competition. 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: Cath Virginia / The Verge Microsoft is taking its gloves off today.

/ Google’s AI Overviews will appear in Canada, Australia, South Africa, and many other locations. 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’s AI Overviews are expanding across

/ Keep any app locked away from prying eyes. Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge While there aren’t a lot of new features in Android 15, it does offer some useful additions for your phone — and one of the most interesting is called “Private Space.” Think of it as a separate app vault

/ Project Jarvis would take over a web browser to carry out tasks on users’ behalf. 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 Google could preview its own take

/ Google is working on a “Rich Ongoing Notifications” API that could give Android phones a version of iOS’ Live Activities. 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 Google may be working

/ Now you’ll be able to see when generative AI has been used — or when multiple images are combined into one. By Chris Welch, a reviewer specializing in personal audio and home theater. Since 2011, he has published nearly 6,000 articles, from breaking news and reviews to useful how-tos. Share this story Google’s Magic

/ Google Calendar on the web is also getting a refreshed user interface with new typefaces and more modern-looking controls. 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 Calendar on

/ A lawsuit claims that Character.AI’s founders launched a dangerous product that it advertised as safe for use by kids without warning them or their parents of possible risks. 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

/ Developers can now use Google’s SynthID text watermarking tool to detect whether text outputs have come from their own models. 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: The Verge Google’s SynthID text watermarking technology,

/ The smartphone-sized e-reader will also ship with Android 13. 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 If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a

/ The app’s spam filter is getting better at detecting package-delivery and job-seeking scams. 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 Messages is trying to banish spammy

/ The issue of deleted chat messages came up in multiple federal antitrust trials against Google. 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

/ Starting November 21st, Google will no longer display the bar that lets you search within a website. 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 For years, Google