Updates on the latest technologies from Google including services, initiatives, and impact on the digital world.
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Google teams up with Meta to fix Instagram’s long-running Android camera problem
Google partners with Meta to bring Ultra HDR, Night Sight and stabilisation to Instagram on flagship Android 17 phones.
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Google unveils the Googlebook: a premium AI laptop built on Android, launching this fall
Google's new Android-powered Googlebook laptop launches this fall from Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP and Lenovo. Here's everything confirmed so far.
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Google Launches the Fitbit Air: A Screenless KES 12,900 Tracker That Skips Kenya at Launch
Google's new screenless Fitbit Air launches at $99.99 with 7-day battery and AFib detection, but skips Kenya at launch.
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Apple’s Gemini-Powered Siri Is Still On Track for 2026, Google Confirms
Google Cloud's Thomas Kurian confirmed at Cloud Next 2026 that a Gemini-powered, personalised Siri remains on track for 2026.
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Google’s New Deep Research Agents Can Now Search Both the Web and Your Private Files
Google's Deep Research and Deep Research Max agents now blend web search with private company data through the Gemini API
- Startups
Coamana, Duck, ReportsAI, VunaPay: Kenya Lands 4 Spots in Google’s Class 10 Accelerator
Four Kenyan AI startups join Google for Startups Accelerator Africa Class 10 from a record 2,600 global applications.
- How To/ Explained
Meta is Set to Overtake Google in Digital Advertising for the First Time Ever in 2026. Here’s How That Happened.
eMarketer projects Meta will earn $243B in 2026 ad revenue, finally overtaking Google after 26 years of dominance.
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YouTube Now Lets You Turn Off Shorts From Your Feed Entirely
YouTube now lets all users set Shorts feed limits to zero minutes, but the setting is dismissible, not absolute.
- Interesting Reads
KeNHA didn’t “partner” with Waze: Debunking the latest government PR spin
The Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) took to social media this week to proudly announce a groundbreaking partnership with the…
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Philips ditches Google TV for Titan OS across its entire 2026 TV lineup
In a major shakeup for the smart TV landscape, major TV brand Philips is officially exiting Google TV. During its…
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Android will allow sideloading apps, but you’re forced to wait 24 hours to install them
We saw the writing on the wall. Last year, we warned you about Google’s push to verify Android app developers,…
- Interesting Reads
Galaxy S26’s AI ambition comes with a multi-cloud privacy cost
Samsung has long been the king of the “more is more” philosophy when it comes to software features. But with…
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Google is closing Android, but ~50 organizations are fighting back
For over a decade, the defining difference between Android and iOS has been openness. While Apple maintained a walled garden,…
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Gmail is deprecating Gmailify & POP fetching: Here’s how your workflow will change
Google is preparing to slim down Gmail’s feature set, and if you’re one of the many users who use Gmail…
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Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series bags a couple of exclusive Google-first AI features
When Samsung unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S26 series, most of the spotlight went to its new Privacy Display and deeper…
