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Google has announced a major new initiative aimed at accelerating innovation across Canada by equipping people with latest AI tools and skills.

Google and University of Waterloo are partnering to fuse AI research and hands-on education with a new chair and student prototyping labs.

Google is rolling out a redesigned Google Home app starting today, October 1, built to support its new AI assistant Gemini. The update focuses on speed, reliability, and unifying Nest features that were previously spread across multiple apps. The new app loads faster and crashes less often, with Google reporting up to 70% quicker startup...

Google is introducing Gemini for Home, an upgrade that replaces the legacy Google Assistant on smart speakers and displays while extending AI features across the Google Home app, Nest cameras, and doorbells. The shift means interactions with Google’s smart home devices will feel more like natural conversations. Gemini supports 10 new natural-sounding voices and can...

We’ve reached October 1 and that means the unofficial “tech-tober” is here. Yesterday we heard about new updates to Amazon’s home devices and security lineup. Today, it’s now Google’s turn to update its smart home lineup. Google has announced refreshed versions of its Nest cameras and doorbell. The new hardware focuses on sharper video, better...

For years, I trusted Google Nest for my home security setup. I had the Nest Cam Outdoor (first gen), and more recently, the Nest Doorbell (Wired, 2nd gen). The experience was fine, but not without frustrations. Then Google raised the price of Nest Aware again—jumping from $200 to $260 a year. That’s the second price...

Google is expanding its Discover feed inside the Google app to include more types of content and new personalization tools. In the coming weeks, Discover will start showing posts from social platforms like X, Instagram, and YouTube Shorts, alongside news articles and videos from publishers. Google says more platforms will be added over time. Below...

Alphabet Inc the parent company of Google has for the first time crossed the $3 trillion market capitalization mark following a court ruling and surging interest in its artificial intelligence offerings.

EU has fined Google €2.95 billion for antitrust violations in ad technology and has ordered changes to end unfair self-preferencing practices.

Google has announced Gemini for Google Home is now set to launch on the first of October. Previously, Google detailed how its Gemini AI for Home would entail at its Made by Google event in August. At the time, Google said Gemini would be coming in October for Home. Now, the October 1 date is...

Alphabet shares surged 8.7% today after a U.S. judge handed Google a much lighter punishment than many expected in its major antitrust case. The Department of Justice (DOJ) had pushed for tough remedies, including forcing Google to sell off its Chrome browser or even parts of Android. But U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta rejected those...

Canada’s Privacy Commissioner says people have a limited right to ask search engines like Google to remove certain results linked to their names, especially if the information poses a serious risk of harm. The finding comes after a complaint against Google from an individual whose criminal charge was dropped years ago. Despite the charge being...