Google News & Updates
Last updated August 25, 2026
Google brings its AI “Try On” virtual fitting tool to the Philippines, letting shoppers preview clothes on their own body before buying
Google is testing a Chrome flag that sends searches straight to AI Mode, skipping the usual page of blue links to websites
Google launches Search profiles, a claimable page that lets publishers and creators shape how their work shows up in Search
Google pledges to replenish more water than its data centers consume by 2030 amid growing community backlash over AI water use
McDonald’s partners with Google on AI drive-thru ordering, hitting 90% accuracy after earlier industry fails
UK orders Google to improve AI search attribution and give publishers an opt-out from AI features
Google is quietly paying Android developers for access to their app code, reportedly to train its AI coding tools
Google expands Commerce Media Suite to let brands use retailer data for Demand Gen campaigns across YouTube, Discover, and Gmail
European Parliament to drop Google as its default search engine, switching to French alternative Qwant for digital sovereignty
Google rolls out Android feature to flag spoofed calls, using a silent confirmation signal to verify the caller is who they claim to be
EU plans cloud rules that could exclude Amazon, Microsoft, and Google from critical state tenders, per documents seen by Reuters
Google begins limited test of healthcare ads in AI Mode, opening a sensitive vertical to advertisers
Google to open first physical store outside the U.S. in Tokyo’s Omotesando district this summer
OpenAI expands ChatGPT advertising to small and local businesses, competing with Google & Meta in the space
Google leans on full-stack AI edge, says Cloud customers could save $1B+ a year by shifting 80% of workloads to Gemini 3.5 Flash
Apple to renew its on-device AI push, leaning on custom silicon and a distilled version of Google’s Gemini to avoid data center costs
Euro-Office, an open-source alternative to Microsoft Office and Google Docs backed by Ionos and Nextcloud, launches June 9
Google adds preferred source labels and new carousels to AI Mode and AI Overviews, expands highly cited label across search
Google’s Workspace icon redesign sparks meme wave as users pitch Doc Martens for Docs, bed sheets for Sheets, and leather jackets
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