Posted by Donovan McMurray, Developer Relations Engineer We recently shared how Instagram enabled users to take stunning low light photos using Night Mode. That feature is perfect for still images, where there’s time to combine Read more…
Posted by Thomas Ezan, Senior Developer Relations Engineer Today, we’re expanding the Gemini 3 model family with the release of Gemini 3 Flash, frontier intelligence built for speed at a fraction of the cost. You Read more…
Browser extensions with more than 8 million installs are harvesting users’ complete and extended AI conversations and selling them for marketing purposes, according to data collected from the Google and Microsoft pages hosting them. Security Read more…
Like most tools, generative AI models can be misused. And when the misuse gets bad enough that a major dictionary notices, you know it’s become a cultural phenomenon. On Sunday, Merriam-Webster announced that “slop” is Read more…
Microsoft is killing off an obsolete and vulnerable encryption cipher that Windows has supported by default for 26 years following more than a decade of devastating hacks that exploited it and recently faced blistering criticism Read more…
Posted by Sam Bright – VP & GM, Google Play + Developer Ecosystem Hi everyone, Thank you for making 2025 another amazing year for Google Play. Together, we’ve built Play into something much more than Read more…
Posted by Santiago Aboy Solanes – Software Engineer, Vladimír Marko – Software Engineer The Android Runtime (ART) team has reduced compile time by 18% without compromising the compiled code or any peak memory regressions. This Read more…
Roomba maker iRobot has filed for bankruptcy and will be taken over by its Chinese supplier after the company that popularized the robot vacuum cleaner fell under the weight of competition from cheaper rivals. The Read more…
With the popularity of AI coding tools rising among software developers, their adoption has begun to touch every aspect of the process, including the improvement of AI coding tools themselves. In interviews with Ars Technica Read more…
Posted by Matthew Forsythe , Director, Product Management, App & Ecosystem Trust and Ron Aquino Sr. Director, Trust and Safety, Chrome, Android and Play Earlier this year, we reiterated our commitment to keeping Android and Read more…