Brady Snyder

Inside YouTube In an interview published by YouTube's creator liaison, the platform's chief product officer explained its goals for podcasts in YouTube Music.

Annual updates? Google just shared some of the I/O schedule, and it includes a Wear OS 5 preview session. That's excellent news for the future of Wear OS.

Big revisions Google is steadily improving Android 15 Beta 1, releasing another patch just a few days after Android 15 Beta 1.1 fixed a major issue.

Unexpected refresh? A new Nest Hub Max model was identified in an update to the Google Home app, and signs point to a refresh being on the horizon.

Huge update In a massive update, Meta added video call and multimodal AI support to its Ray-Ban smart glasses, and is offering a new frame option too.

Even dimmer Google appears to be working on an "even dimmer" brightness setting that might come with the Android 15 upgrade.

Nothing data breach The usernames, email addresses, and more of Nothing Community members were found online years after a Nothing data breach.

Mystery smartwatch? A new Google product was added to the Federal Communications Commission's database, but it's unlikely to be the Google Pixel Watch 3.

Big upgrades coming Prior reports indicated Google was developing a new streaming device powered by Android, and that product is now confirmed to be a 4K Chromecast with Google TV follow-up.

New colorways New shades of familiar colors will come to the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Galaxy Z Flip 6, and available storage configurations will be unchanged from this year's foldable lineup.

Precise searching More than a month after appearing on iOS, Google is finally making finding files easer on the Google Drive app for Android with search filters.

Storage health With phones potentially lasting longer due to software support, all eyes are on the hardware to keep up. That might get easier thanks to Android 15's upcoming storage health feature.

Live drawings Google is adding annotations to Google Meet, so now you can draw on shared screens, files, and apps. But it's only coming to select Google Workspace tiers.

Chip upgrade OnePlus is apparently working on a OnePlus Pad successor, and a new leak suggests it might pack a serious chip upgrade.

AI takeover Meta's widespread artificial intelligence push is finally here, as we've got a new LLM, integration with Meta's core apps, and a web client out now.

Deep cuts Google's persistent layoffs, which have been occurring on-and-off since January 2023, have hit at least three teams in the latest round of cuts.

Social media showdown TikTok Notes wants to draw you away from Instagram, and it's finally starting to become available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Off-grid updates Google is steadily preparing satellite connectivity support in Android, and the latest implementation of it will make Google Maps location updates more reliable off-grid.

AI editing Adobe's suite of generative AI features, called Firefly, has a new home in the Adobe Express app on Android.

Hidden features Google appears to be working on a fresh way to interact with Pixel Tablets called "Look and Sign," and it appears to be related to "Look and Talk" on the Nest Hub Max.

The big reveal Motorola's new Edge 50 series lineup includes the Edge 50 Pro, Edge 50 Fusion, and Edge 50 Ultra — but they're not available in North America just yet.

Crackdown continues Google's quest to take down ad blockers circumventing YouTube ads is now affecting third-party apps.

Changes coming? After a surprise victory in Epic v. Google last year, Epic Games' proposed injunction asks the presiding judge to change a few big things about how the Google Play Store operates.

Simpler settings Location sharing is a permission you'll want to keep track of, and this upcoming settings menu will consolidate and simplify things.

Massive hack Roku suffered another credential stuffing account, but this time, a whopping 576,000 user accounts were hacked.