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Google’s new geothermal energy project is up and running
Google partnered with clean energy startup Fervo on a new geothermal project in Nevada that will send electricity to the grid that serves two of…
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A secret Google deal let Spotify completely bypass Android’s app store fees
Image: The Verge Music streaming service Spotify struck a seemingly unique and highly generous deal with Google for Android-based payments, according to new testimony in…
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Spotify’s podcast and audiobook discovery will get a boost from Google Cloud’s AI
Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge It’s a cliché at this point to say that podcasts (and, to a less publicized extent, audiobooks) have…
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A Google witness let slip just how much it pays Apple for Safari search
Illustration: The Verge Google gives Apple a 36 percent cut of all search ad revenue that comes from Safari, according to University of Chicago professor…
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Ad-free Instagram and Facebook is here — and it’s expensive
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Meta is starting to prompt users to sign up for the paid “no ads” version of Facebook and…
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Google won’t say if companies beyond Spotify got secret special app store deals
Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge After Google confirmed yesterday that it gave Spotify a sweetheart deal on Android app store fees, we were…
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Sundar Pichai will take the stand in Epic v. Google
Photo by Drew Angerer / Getty Images Google CEO Sundar Pichai is set to testify on Tuesday in Epic’s lawsuit against Google. Epic plans to…
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Google is is bringing generative AI to advertisers
Very clickable good dogs. | Image: Google Google is rolling out new generative AI tools for creating ads, from writing the headlines and descriptions that…
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Android 14 will make it easier for apps to support passkeys soon
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Android apps are about to get better built-in passkey support. Google announced in a developer blog post last…
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Google is tweaking Chrome’s search bar to make it easier to navigate the web
Google’s search box: not just for Google searches anymore. | Image: Google Google is making a few changes to the way its search and address…
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