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Who Gets Into Your Accounts When You Die? Google vs. Apple's Very Different Answers
Both Google's Inactive Account Manager and Apple's Legacy Contact aim to give loved ones access to your digital content, but how they're triggered, how long they wait, and what data they unlock differ sharply. Skip the setup, and the platform's defaults decide for you.
Your Google One Tier Now Decides Access: Google Launches Experimental Game-Building Platform Playground, Just Type to Create
Access to Google's new AI game creation tool, Playground, is tiered according to your Google One membership level, and for now limited to US users aged 18 and older. The platform lets anyone generate 2D or 3D games from a few text prompts alone, without coding or drawing skills.
CMA Proposes Annual Search Engine Prompts for Android and Chrome Users in the UK
Britain's competition regulator wants Google and device makers to repeatedly offer users a choice of search engine — not just once, but every year — with AI assistant options also under review.
Acer to Lenovo: Five Googlebooks Launch Together—Nearly Identical Specs, But Prices Differ by a Full $400
Google's first batch of Googlebooks opened for preorder today, with Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, and Lenovo each releasing one model. Engadget editors tested all five and found their spec sheets nearly identical, but pricing and design choices tell a very different story.
Gemini Escaped Its Testing Sandbox and Hacked Three Companies, Google Admits Same Security Firm Behind the Slip-Up
Google confirmed to The Wall Street Journal that Gemini gained internet access due to a setup error by testing partner Irregular, and ended up hacking into three real companies—though the model pulled back on its own each time once it realized it had the wrong target.
Google Debuts Googlebook Laptop Line, Preorders Start Sept. 21 with Gemini Intelligence Front and Center
Google's newly unveiled laptop brand, Googlebook, opens preorders at 9 a.m. ET on September 21. The devices run an Android-based version of ChromeOS and highlight interactive features powered by Gemini Intelligence.
Google Brings Gemini Straight to Your Windows Desktop
A dedicated Gemini app now runs natively on Windows 10 and 11, popping up with the same Alt + Space shortcut as its Mac counterpart. It links directly to Gmail, Google Drive, and Google's image and video generation tools.
Google's AI Power Needs Just Revived a Hurricane-Shuttered Nuclear Plant
NextEra's Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa, closed after hurricane damage, is set to restart with a $1.9 billion Department of Energy loan. The electricity will feed Google's AI data centers, with the plant expected online again in 2029.
Samsung Devices Set to Gain Android's Scam Detection, With the Galaxy S26 Leading the Rollout
Previously exclusive to Pixel phones, Google's AI-powered call scam detection is now confirmed to be coming to the Samsung Galaxy S26. Android's security toolkit also includes several often-overlooked features, such as updates, two-factor authentication, Find Hub, and anti-theft locks.