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Google’s proposed $10 million purchase of deidentified Spirit Airlines data has become a test of whether privacy safeguards designed for consumers can adequately protect workers’ confidential records.
Google has expanded its Pixel hardware portfolio with the Pixel 11 phone family, Pixel Watch 5 and its first item tracker, Pixel Tag, placing AI features and ecosystem integration at the centre of the update.
Google’s settings can restrict Gemini features in Gmail and Google Docs, but the available controls are bundled with broader Workspace smart features rather than offering a universal per-feature switch.
Google DeepMind’s decision to disperse the AlphaFold team reflects a shift from a landmark single-purpose project towards broader AI science, product development and drug discovery work.
Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 2 expands Gemini from digital reasoning into robot control, but its uneven task results show how far physical AI still has to travel.
Google is piloting twice-weekly Chrome security releases after AI-assisted discovery and remediation sharply increased the number of vulnerabilities reaching its patch pipeline.
Google has introduced Beyond Zero, an AI-era security framework that aims to make contextual authorisation decisions for every sensitive human and agent action.