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Google to release first smart glasses since Google Glass flop

Google is opening its first flagship store outside of the US

Google is opening its first flagship store outside of the US The Google Store Omotesando should open this summer in Japan. Google has announced it will open a flagship store in Tokyo, Japan. The Google Store Omotesando will be the company's first retail store outside the US, for the most part.

First Google, now Meta? Big Tech may increasingly sell stock to bankroll $820 billion AI boom.

Stock investors may not love it — but bond investors already heavily engaged in funding the AI buildout are pleased.

Meta lashes Australia bid to make tech giants pay for news

Meta lashes Australia bid to make tech giants pay for news In new draft laws, social media companies, including Meta, Google and TikTok will first be given a chance to strike content deals with local news publishers, and if they refuse, will face a compulsory levy that amounts to 2.25 per cent of their Australian revenue. Tech giant Meta on Thursday (Jun 4) attacked Australia's "grossly unfair" bid to make social media companies pay for news, saying it is vehemently opposed to the draft...

Google announces deepfake call detection for Android, new AirDrop device support

We're expecting Android 17 to begin rolling out later this month, but first, Google has a batch of updates for the wider Android device ecosystem. As usual, some of the new features are limited to specific devices, and others require using Google's apps. But if you don't mind the latter, you can get automated protection from the growing threat of deepfake phone scams.

Iran's top cleric defends strikes on Israel in rare public speech

Iran’s supreme leader tells a crowd in Tehran that the October 7th massacre was a 'legitimate act'. Also: EU hits China with EV sales tariffs, world's first ovarian cancer vaccine and Google Search's AI makeover.

Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity come to Google NotebookLM

Google's NotebookLM was one of the company's first forays into generative AI technology, and in un-Googley fashion, it hasn't been shut down yet. In fact, NotebookLM is getting one of its biggest updates, ever, today, moving to the latest Gemini 3.5 model, support for more file types, and streamlined web source integration. Google also says NotebookLM will be able to do more with all those queries thanks to embedded support for Antigravity.

Ask HN: How to escalate a rejected Google extension?

I submit an extension (an adblocker) to Google Chrome's web store. Google keeps rejecting it for dubious reasons. The first rejection was claim it was "spam".

Google must let publishers opt out of AI Search features, rules UK

Online publishers are getting more control over whether their websites appear in Google's AI Search features, thanks to a UK regulatory ruling. The new conduct rule imposed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) requires Google to let website owners keep their content out of features like AI Overviews, and prevent it from being used for the "fine-tuning" of Google's AI models. "In a world first, publishers will now have effective tools to prevent their content being used to power AI...

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Chances are that when you google “mattress store near me,” one of the first results you will see is Mattress Firm. This brick and mortar titan carries both established mattress brands like Serta and Sealy, as well as many online brands, like Purple, letting you go see for yourself if it’ll be the mattress for you. And if you were looking for an excuse to hop in the car and head over, we have a Mattress Firm coupon available right now, as well as tons of Mattress Firm promo codes to save big...