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Google's Fitbit fined $12.2 million

Google's Fitbit fined $12.2 million after customers burned by watches

Fitbit failed to report overheating incidents involving its Ionic watches in which customers suffered serious burns, safety regulator said.

MarketWatch · 18h

Google's Fitbit to Pay $12M Fine Tied to Burn-Hazard Reports

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday that Fitbit knew a defect in its Ionic smartwatches created an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death, as it had received numerous reports of the devices overheating while being worn and leaving some consumers with second- and third-degree burns.

TechCrunch on MSN · 13h

Fitbit fined $12M over Ionic smartwatch burns

Fitbit has settled with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a longstanding defeat that caused some wearers to sustain burns. The deal finds the Google-owned fitness company paying a $12.

Google buys part of HTC's XR business

TechCrunch · 15h

Google buys part of HTC’s XR business for $250M

Google has agreed to acquire part of HTC's extended-reality (XR) business for $250 million, expanding its push into virtual and augmented reality hardware The deal involves transferring some of the HTC VIVE engineering staff to Google and granting non-exclusive IP rights.

Engadget on MSN · 20h

Google buys part of HTC's Vive VR team for $250 million

Google is paying HTC $250 million in cash for a deal that will give the bigger company's plans for Android XR a boost. Under the terms of their agreement, some members of the HTC Vive engineering team will be joining Google,

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Taiwan's HTC to sell part of XR unit to Google for $250 million

Taiwan's HTC said on Thursday it will sell part of its unit for extended reality (XR) headsets and glasses to Google for $250 million and transfer some of its employees to the U.S. company. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of this year,

Google Ships 1st Beta of Android 16

The Verge on MSN · 10h

Android 16’s first public beta adds Google’s more limited take on live lockscreen notifications

Android 16’s first public beta will start rolling out later today, bringing with it dynamic lockscreen notifications for ride-sharing and food delivery, following yesterday’s reveal of a similar feature in Samsung’s Galaxy S25 phones.

PCMag on MSN · 14h

Google Ships First Beta of Android 16: Here's What You Get

Android 15 may remain a coming attraction for many Android users, but Google is now past screenwriting and into production on Android 16 with the launch of that mobile OS's first beta. This release, unlike the developer previews of Android 16 that shipped in November and December,

9to5google · 13h

How to install the Android 16 Beta on Google Pixel

The Android 16 Beta is here for Google Pixel devices. Here's how to install the Android 16 Beta and which Pixel devices are supported.

UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems

The Associated Press on MSN · 20h

UK watchdog targets Apple, Google mobile ecosystems with new digital market powers

Google’s Android and Apple’s iOS are facing fresh scrutiny from Britain’s competition watchdog, which unveiled investigations targeting the two tech giants’ mobile phone ecosystems under new powers to crack down on digital market abuses.

Hosted on MSN · 18h

Apple and Google's massive mobile empires face dual UK antitrust probes

Britain's competition regulator launched an investigation into Apple and Google's mobile ecosystems to assess whether they're in breach of strict new tech laws.

CNET on MSN · 11h

Apple and Google Face Mobile Ecosystem Competition Probe in the UK

The investigation will look for "potential exploitative conduct" by the tech companies, which dominate the mobile market.

Google, Joe Biden

USA Today · 20h

Google glitch omits Biden from list of U.S. Presidents

President Joe Biden's name was omitted from a Google search result of "U.S. Presidents in order." The glitch was fixed quickly.

Newsweek on MSN · 21h

Why Is Google Not Showing Joe Biden in Its US Presidents List?

The issue with the search engine results was noticed by users on social media sites X and Bluesky early on Thursday morning.

Forbes · 19h

Biden Temporarily Vanished From Google’s Presidential Search History

This latest incident joins a wave of reported issues across social platforms as tech giants and users navigate the new political landscape

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Google expands Performance Max asset/search term reporting capabilities

Google's PMax updates offer enhanced search reporting, asset group reporting as well as more exclusion and advanced targeting ...

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New Google Chrome Security Warning For 3 Billion Users—Act Now

Google has issued a high-severity security warning for billions of Chrome browser users across Windows, Mac, Linux and ...

When Google Altered Its Ad Rules, Charities Paid the Price

After the search giant welcomed more ads from small rivals like Ask.com, Google ad costs for some nonprofits ballooned.

Google’s Gemini is already winning the next-gen assistant wars

One of the most important changes in Samsung’s new phones is a simple one: when you long-press the side button on your phone, ...

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Google's investment chief sees a 'tremendous amount of opportunity' to work with Trump 2.0

Google CIO Ruth Porat said at the World Economic Forum in Davos that the tech giant is ready to get to work with the ...

Google is making Circle to Search more helpful

Google is updating Circle to Search to make it easier for users to find information and get things done. The feature allows ...

Google’s Gmail Upgrade—Why You Need A New Email Account

Republished on January 22 with a new warning about the Generative AI tools now coming as standard from Google, Microsoft and ...

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Google Invests $1B More in Anthropic to Boost AI Race

Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) has made an additional $1 billion investment in Anthropic, an AI startup rivaling OpenAI, according to ...

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