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Google Pixel event: how to watch and what to expect
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Google Pixel event: how to watch and what to expect

Image: Google Google is gearing up to launch a new lineup of Pixel products during its upcoming Made by Google event. Even though Google has already said that it will reveal the Pixel 8 alongside the updated Pixel Watch 2, it may have some other surprises in store. If you’re interested in watching the event,...

Google adds a switch for publishers to opt out of becoming AI training data
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Google adds a switch for publishers to opt out of becoming AI training data

Illustration: The Verge Google just announced it’s giving website publishers a way to opt out of having their data used to train the company’s AI models while remaining accessible through Google Search. The new tool, called Google-Extended, allows sites to continue to get scraped and indexed by crawlers like the Googlebot while avoiding having their...

Google launches earthquake alerts on Android in India | TechCrunch
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Google launches earthquake alerts on Android in India | TechCrunch

Google has announced the launch of its earthquake alert system for Android devices in India. The system uses smartphone sensors such as accelerators, which can act as small seismometers and detect tremors. The company on Wednesday said the system, developed with consultation from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and the National Seismology Center (NSC),...

Apple and Google are changing the way we listen to podcasts
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Apple and Google are changing the way we listen to podcasts

Image: Apple This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. Hello Hot Podders, Amrita and Ariel here! Today we’re bringing you a co-bylined issue of the newsletter, mostly out of necessity. We’ve got a whole mess of news to dive into: Apple takes a big(ish)...

Google Podcasts is going to the graveyard
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Google Podcasts is going to the graveyard

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google Podcasts is going away. Starting next year, Google will focus on offering podcast access within YouTube Music instead. This change doesn’t come as a complete surprise. In April, Google launched the ability for users in the US to listen to podcasts in YouTube Music without a paid membership....

Google is killing Gmail’s basic HTML view in 2024 | TechCrunch
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Google is killing Gmail’s basic HTML view in 2024 | TechCrunch

Another day, another Google product goes to the graveyard. The company is sunsetting Gmail’s basic HTML view, which allows users to look at their emails in a barebones state, starting January 2024. The company updated its support page to reflect that Gmail will automatically switch to the Standard view after the deadline date. Users on Hacker...

Gmail’s basic HTML view will go to the Google graveyard in 2024
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Gmail’s basic HTML view will go to the Google graveyard in 2024

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google will send Gmail’s basic HTML view sailing into the great beyond starting in January 2024, after which time everyone who uses it will be switched to the service’s far more modern “Standard” view. The change appears to have been announced around September 19th in a Google support...