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YouTube won't share streaming data with Billboard in 2026 — what it means for you
By Brady Snyder published
Ending soon YouTube will stop sharing music streams with Billboard starting midway through January 2026, it's going to have major ripples through the industry.

Android Auto may finally let you cast media from your phone
By Sanuj Bhatia published
It might finally happen Android Auto may soon let users cast media directly from their phone to the car’s display.

Android 2025 scorecard: Major changes and challenges leading to an exciting future for the OS
By Harish Jonnalagadda published
Be different With plenty of new features and a brand-new rollout strategy, Google changed quite a lot of things around Android in 2025.

The internet grabbed 300TB of Spotify songs and the implications are massive
By Brady Snyder published
Preservation or piracy? Anna's Archive, billed as the largest truly-open library in human history, now includes roughly 300TB of Spotify tracks and metadata.

NotebookLM is now powered by Gemini 3 for better reasoning and multimodal understanding
By Brady Snyder published
Smarter studying Google has officially made the switch from Gemini 2.5 Flash to Gemini 3 for NotebookLM, bringing the company's "most intelligent model" to the platform.

More Android phones could feel the Magic Cue as this leak spots early signs
By Nickolas Diaz published
Feel the Magic An Android leak claimed that Google is working on a version of Magic Cue for more devices.

Google Photos is making it easier to find pictures of the people you care about
By Sanuj Bhatia published
People, right up front A new Google Photos update adds easy shortcuts for face groups across Search and Ask Photos, allowing you to quickly find photos of important people.

Google's Gemini for Home rollout expands to Canada, with another language on the way
By Brady Snyder published
Rolling out After being exclusive to U.S. homes, the Gemini for Home early access program is now expanding to Canada — with French language support coming next year.
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