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Oct 03 from https://arstechnica.com/

Google confirms Android dev verification will have free and paid tiers, no public list of devs

As we careen toward a future in which Google has final say over what apps you can run, the company has sought to assuage the community's fears with a blog post and a casual "backstage" video. Google has said again and again since announcing the change that sideloading isn't going anywhere, but it's definitely not going to be as easy. The new information confirms app installs will be more...

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Oct 01 from https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/

Your old Google smart home gadgets are about to get chattier. Here’s why.

Google’s first AI assistant has all but disappeared from new smartphones, but it still lives on in smart homes across the country — for a little longer, anyway. Starting this month, Google says it will begin phasing out its nearly decade-old Google Assistant on smart home gadgets like speakers and screens in favor of its Gemini AI chatbot. And with that shift comes crucial changes to how you...

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Sep 12 from https://themarkup.org/

Google kept its lobbying on this privacy bill super, super quiet – The Markup

Google organized business owners against California legislation to force its Chrome web browser to safeguard personal data. By Khari Johnson and Yue Stella Yu The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good. Sign up for Klaxon, a newsletter that delivers our stories and tools directly...

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