On Monday, a federal judge ruled that Google had violated antitrust laws to achieve its dominance in the search engine market, where it currently holds over 90% of the market share. “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” Judge Amit P. Mehta of U.S District Court for the … continue reading
Google has announced three new products that are part of the Gemma 2 family, a series of open AI models that were introduced in June. The new offerings include Gemma 2 2B, ShieldGemma, and Gemma Scope. Gemma 2 2B is a 2 billion parameter option, joining the existing 27 billion and 9 billion parameter sizes. … continue reading
In an effort to reduce the number of vulnerabilities in Android apps, Google is introducing the Android Application Security Knowledge Base (AAKB). The AAKB includes a database of common code issues, complete with examples on how to remediate them and explanations on how to implement specific code patterns. Google already does scan Android apps for … continue reading
The Android development team is officially launching Collections, which is a new surface that groups together content from multiple installed apps in themed widgets in the Play Store. It was first announced as a developer preview at Google I/O in May, with Mekka Okereke, general manager for Apps on Google Play, saying “this new surface … continue reading
For quite some time Google has been talking about phasing out third-party cookies from Chrome. Now, it appears the company is taking a different direction and will not be moving forward with removing third-party cookies from the browser. In a blog post written by Anthony Chavez, VP of Privacy Sandbox for Google, he said that … continue reading
Google has announced that developers now have access to a 2 million context window for Gemini Pro 1.5. For comparison, GPT-4o has a 128k context window. This context window length was first announced at Google I/O and accessible only through a waitlist, but now everyone has access. Longer context windows can lead to higher costs, … continue reading
The Android development team has released Android 15 Beta 3 and also announced that Android 15 has now reached Platform Stability. This means that developer APIs and app-facing behaviors for the release are final and developers can now review them and integrate changes into their apps. “Android 15 continues our work to build a platform … continue reading
Google is trying to make it easier for developers to work with Google’s developer services with the launch of the Google Developer Program. It will provide developers access to an AI chat interface in several of its websites where there are developer-facing components, such as Google for Developers, Firebase, and Google Cloud. This will enable … continue reading
Google has announced the Home APIs to enable developers to create experiences for Google Home devices. The Home APIs provide access to over 600 million devices, Matter devices and infrastructure, and a Google intelligence-powered automation engine. “The home offers a unique opportunity for developers to create seamless and deeper relationships with users, but developing for … continue reading
At its annual developer conference Google I/O, Google announced several updates across Google Play that help developers optimize their apps and increase engagement with users. New features to improve app quality, trust The company is opening up the SDK Console to all SDKs that come from a verifiable Maven repository source. Previously it was only … continue reading
A number of companies have announced major changes to their executive leadership this month. Here are a couple of the moves across the industry this past month. Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar announces plans to step down Farquhar, along with Mike Cannon-Brookes, have been running Atlassian as co-CEOs since forming the company together 23 years ago. … continue reading
The Android development team has just released the first beta for Android 15, which allows developers and early adopters to start using it on their supported Pixel devices. As of this beta, apps can now be displayed edge-to-edge by default, meaning that content will be visible behind system bars like the notification bar at the … continue reading
