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Google’s Circle to Search Now Helps You Win Mobile Games

Google has a flurry of announcements today and that includes updates to its Circle to Search tool, now available on over 300 million Android devices. The feature lets users tap, highlight, or circle anything on their screen to instantly search for more information—without needing to switch apps. It’s just too easy when using this feature....

Google’s Gemini AI Assistant Now Rolling Out to Wear OS Smartwatches

Google has started rolling out its Gemini AI assistant to smartwatches running Wear OS, including devices from Pixel, Samsung, OPPO, OnePlus and Xiaomi. The update brings voice-powered support directly to users’ wrists, offering many of the same features already available on Gemini for smartphones. Once installed, users can activate Gemini by saying the classic “Hey...

Disney+ Canada Teases 2025 Lineup with New Originals and More

Disney+ Canada has dropped a preview of what’s coming to the platform through the rest of 2025, including new seasons of returning series and a few high-profile debuts. A new teaser gives a glimpse of what subscribers can expect, including more episodes of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the long-awaited King of the Hill revival,...

Competition Bureau Gets Court Order to Investigate Amazon Canada

Amazon is facing scrutiny from the Competition Bureau over the way it controls pricing on Amazon.ca. The announcement comes on the start of Prime Day, ironically. The watchdog announced today it has secured a court order to compel Amazon to hand over documents as part of an ongoing investigation into whether its practices may be...

Apple’s Top AI Engineer Jumps Ship to Meta in Poaching Blow: Report

Apple’s artificial intelligence efforts just took another hit. According to a report from Bloomberg, Ruoming Pang—the executive leading Apple’s foundation models team—is leaving the company to join Meta. He’s the latest in a string of high-profile hires by Mark Zuckerberg’s new AI “superintelligence” group, which is poaching the best people through large compensation offers. Sources...