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Google announced a major partnership with Apple today at WWDC, making its Gemini models available natively to Apple developers. The integration allows creators to pull cloud-hosted Gemini models into their applications and use them right inside Xcode to speed up coding tasks. Starting with the upcoming iOS 27, macOS 27, iPadOS 27, visionOS 27, and...

Google has refreshed its AI subscription offerings, bringing price reductions and increased storage capacity to its popular AI Plus tier. The update, which goes into effect today, June 8, 2026, simplifies the subscription structure for users across Canada and beyond. The Google AI Plus plan now costs $6.99 CAD per month and includes 400 GB...

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree pushed back hard against major tech companies today, defending the federal government's controversial new legislation amid growing industry opposition. Google, Apple, Meta, and several VPN providers operating in Canada have all publicly opposed the bill, warning that it could force companies to build vulnerabilities into their software. Anandasangaree rejected that...

Google showed up to Parliament Hill this week with a blunt message for the Liberal government. Bill C-22 isn't a modernization of Canadian law enforcement. It's a surveillance regime that goes further than anything in the democratic world, and nobody at Google was even consulted before it was written. Jeanette Patell, Google's director of government...

Google sent us the Fitbit Air for a long-term review, and it's the company's first real push into screenless activity trackers. The target is clear: Whoop. But Google's pitch is simple. The Fitbit Air costs just $129 CAD upfront, no mandatory subscription required. A Google Health Premium subscription is available if you want extra features,...

Google's official submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security just dropped, and the tech giant is not holding back on the federal government's Bill C-22. We've already heard from Apple and Meta, and now Google's full submission is available. In short, Google thinks the bill is a privacy...

Google and Blackstone are launching a new $5 billion joint venture to offer TPU custom AI chips as a service, providing an alternative to Nvidia hardware.

Google is giving Android Auto a significant refresh, as announced at today's The Android Show. The update brings a full visual overhaul, better entertainment options, and a more capable Gemini to both Android Auto and cars with Google built-in. A New Look for Android Auto The interface is getting a complete redesign built around Material...

Google is launching Googlebooks, a new laptop category built alongside Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo. The devices sit somewhere between Android and Chrome OS, with Gemini AI baked into the operating system rather than bolted on as an afterthought. Announced alongside Gemini Intelligence today at its The Android Show, Google says Googlebooks are built...

Google has just announced that The Android Show, I/O Edition, coming next week. This virtual event is set for May 12 at 10am PT/1pm ET and will showcase why "this is one of the biggest years for Android yet," according to a spokesperson to iPhone in Canada in an email. The Android Show will hit...

Ask Jeeves is hanging up the suit for good. What the hell is Ask Jeeves, you ask? Well, you clearly weren't around during the early days of the world wide web. IAC quietly pulled the plug on Ask.com on May 1, ending a 25-year run for one of the most recognizable faces of the dial-up...

Google is finally bringing its official apps and a new "Spotlight-style" search bar to Windows, making it easier to sync your Android smartphone and PC.