Google reportedly worked directly with Israel’s military on AI tools
In the weeks after Hamas’s October 7th attack on Israel, employees at Google’s cloud division worked directly with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) — even as the company told both the public and its own employees that Google only worked with civilian government ministries, the documents reportedly show.

Google, Indonesia

Court says Google doesn't have to pay preposterous Russian fine (that it never could have anyway)
Indonesia fines Google $12.4 million for unfair business practices
Google hit with $12.6M fine in Indonesia for monopolistic practices in payment system
Indonesia’s antitrust agency KPPU fined Google 202.5 billion Rupiahs, equivalent to $12.6 million, on Wednesday for antitrust violation related to its payment system services for the Google Play Store.
Google’s Gemini is already winning the next-gen assistant wars
One of the most important changes in Samsung’s new phones is a simple one: when you long-press the side button on your phone, instead of activating Samsung’s own Bixby assistant by default, you’ll get Google Gemini .
Google makes Circle to Search more helpful
At Samsung Unpacked 2025 on Wednesday, Google announced that it's updating Circle to Search to make it easier for users to find information and get things

Google, Anthropic

Google Steps Up AI Race With Fresh $1 Billion Investment in OpenAI Rival Anthropic
Google increases investment in Anthropic by another $1 billion
Anthropic reportedly secures an additional $1B from Google
Anthropic has reportedly raised around $1 billion from Google as the AI company looks to deliver a number of major product updates this year. First reported by the Financial Times, Google’s fresh investment brings the tech giant’s total stake in Anthropic to around $3 billion.
Google’s Gmail Upgrade—Why You Need A New Email Account
Republished on January 22 with a new warning about the Generative AI tools now coming as standard from Google, Microsoft and others, and critical mitigation, as well as new security advice for those running Microsoft’s email platforms, including confirmation on end-of-support dates this year.
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Galaxy S25 Phones First to Feature Google's Project Astra AI Tech
Project Astra uses a person's phone camera or camera-equipped glasses to see the world around it and analyze what it sees.
3 exciting AI features coming to Google Pixel and other Android phones
Google today has announced that several features introduced at Samsung Unpacked will also be heading to other Android phones soon. Some of these are specific to the Pixel 9 lineup, but most are coming to all recent Android phones. Here's a look at what's on the way.
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Google Adds AI Shortcuts, Lock-Screen Updates, More to Galaxy S25 Series
Android features unveiled at Samsung's Unpacked event narrow some of the gap between Samsung’s flavor of Android and Google’s.
Samsung confirms it's working with Google to develop AR glasses
The two tech giants are entering the race to create a pair of augmented reality glasses, competing with Apple and Meta.
Google is making Circle to Search more helpful
Google is updating Circle to Search to make it easier for users to find information and get things done. The feature allows people to search from anywhere on their phone by using gestures like circling,
Google Gemini now works across multiple apps in a single prompt
With today’s update, Gemini is able to carry out more complex multimodal tasks. You might ask it to find a dog-friendly Italian restaurant and send it to your friend, or pull up your NFL team’s upcoming games and add them to your calendar, all in a single prompt.