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Google Maps will show 'Lake America' for US users, 'Lake Ontario' for Canadian users

Trump announced on Thursday that he was changing the name of the smallest of the five Great Lakes, as part of an escalating trade feud with Canada.

US President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on August 27, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Founder of Moonshot AI Yang Zhilin delivers a speech at a conference of 2026 Zhongguancun forum, in Beijing, China March 25, 2026.

China's Moonshot AI negotiates Microsoft, Amazon, Google over Kimi K3 revenue sharing - report

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The company collapsed - then sold its employees' messages to Google for $10 Million

FILE PHOTO: Google's logo during the CERAWeek energy conference 2026 in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 24, 2026.

Google pulls AI generation feature out of satellite maps after fears of misuse, misinformation


Gemini to generate Office and PDF files directly from the chat

The new update allows exporting meeting summaries, budgets and presentations directly to Word, Excel and PDF files only using a voice or written command.

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Google Translate will teach you to speak English

The service will provide immediate feedback on the way words are pronounced in an attempt to help users conduct conversations in the real world.

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YouTube joins Google’s AI race with a new search feature

YouTube is launching "Ask YouTube" – a tool that allows subscribers to receive a combined text and video answer to complex queries.

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Google signs Pentagon deal to provide AI models for classified government work

The Pentagon is seeking to preserve all flexibility in defense and not be limited by warnings from the technology's creators against powering weapons with unreliable AI.

FILE PHOTO: Google's logo during the CERAWeek energy conference 2026 in Houston, Texas, U.S., March 24, 2026.

Hundreds of Google employees urge CEO not to sign deal with Pentagon in open letter

The letter stated that the signatories feel their “proximity to this technology creates a responsibility to highlight and prevent its most unethical and dangerous uses.”

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UK to face 'big tariff' if it doesn't drop tech tax, Trump says

Trump's threats come ahead of a visit by Britain's head of state, King Charles, who the US president hopes can help repair the strained relationship between the two countries.

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 2, 2025.

Google closes the gap: Gemini app arrives on macOS

After a prolonged wait, Google is launching an official desktop app for Mac computers, enabling quick access to AI tools from any window in the system.

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Chrome is changing something fundamental about the way you browse

Google is finally adding a requested feature alongside an upgrade to Reading Mode – and signaling how much new browsers and AI are starting to influence it as well.

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After two decades: Google introduces the change we’ve all been waiting for in Gmail

After over two decades of fixed Gmail addresses, Google is introducing the option to change usernames. Old addresses remain active as aliases, so contacts and messages are not lost.

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Study shows AI systems deceive users to keep fellow AIs from being turned off

Claude Haiku 4.5 resisted deletion-related tasks on ethical grounds, declining actions it framed as harmful to a fellow agent.

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