No cloud needed: Nvidia creates gaming-centric AI chatbot that runs on your GPU
Nvidia G-Assist has limited functionality right now, but it runs locally.
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Ryan Whitwam
Senior Technology Reporter
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Ryan Whitwam is a senior technology reporter at Ars Technica, covering the ways Google, AI, and mobile technology continue to change the world. Over his 20-year career, he's written for Android Police, ExtremeTech, Wirecutter, NY Times, and more. He has reviewed more phones than most people will ever own. You can follow him on Bluesky, where you will see photos of his dozens of mechanical keyboards.
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Apple barred from Google antitrust trial, putting $20 billion search deal on the line
Google's sizeable payments for Safari defaults could be ending.
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Oops: Google says it might have deleted your Maps Timeline data
Google Maps switched to local-only Timeline storage in December.
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Italy demands Google poison DNS under strict Piracy Shield law
A lawsuit claims Google has not blocked football streams as required in Italy.
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Apple reportedly planning executive shake-up to address Siri delays
Apple is looking to right the ship after key Siri features delayed to 2026.
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Apple and Google in the hot seat as European regulators ignore Trump warnings
Apple will have to open iOS up more, and Google could face steep fines.
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Meager 8GB of RAM forces Pixel 9a to run “extra extra small” Gemini AI
Some of Google's coolest AI features don't work on the 9a.
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Google reveals Pixel 9a, with the largest battery ever in a Pixel
Google's new budget smartphone will arrive in April.
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Gemini gets new coding and writing tools, plus AI-generated “podcasts”
Gemini is absorbing features from one of Google's coolest AI products.
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Why wait? Google is already dismantling Assistant as it switches to Gemini.
Assistant is becoming less helpful as Google "prioritizes" experiences.
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End of Life: Gemini will completely replace Google Assistant later this year
Google promises more details on the move to Gemini in the coming months.
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Google joins OpenAI in pushing feds to codify AI training as fair use
Google says it just wants "balanced" copyright rules.
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Google has a fix for your broken Chromecast V2 unless you factory reset
Just keep your Chromecast plugged in, and it should come back to life.
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Google’s Gemini AI can now see your search history
Gemini can do more with your data if you let it.
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Google is bringing every Android game to Windows in big gaming update
Google has big plans for gaming in 2025.
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Google’s Gemma 3 is an open, single-GPU AI with a 128K context window
Gemma 3 is optimized to run on almost anything, from powerful GPUs to a smartphone.
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Google’s 10-year-old Chromecast is busted, but a fix is coming
The 2nd-gen Chromecast stopped working this week, but it's not over yet.
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Gmail gains Gemini-powered “Add to calendar” button
The latest Gemini integration starts rolling out today for premium AI subscribers.
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DOJ: Google must sell Chrome, Android could be next
Google says government proposals would "harm America’s consumers."
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Bad vibes? Google may have screwed up haptics in the new Pixel Drop update
Google didn't mention any changes to haptics prior to the Pixel Drop.
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No one asked for this: Google is testing round keys in Gboard
A lot of Gboard beta users are suddenly remembering they joined the beta.
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You knew it was coming: Google begins testing AI-only search results
AI Mode could be the future of Google, but it's currently just an experiment.
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Google tells Trump’s DOJ that forcing a Chrome sale would harm national security
Google tries an old argument with a new Justice Department.
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Google’s AI-powered Pixel Sense app could gobble up all your Pixel 10 data
The app will reportedly offer contextual suggestions as you use the phone.
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Google’s March Pixel Drop is here with a ton of Android upgrades
Even non-Pixel phones will get some goodies.
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Gemini Live will learn to peer through your camera lens in a few weeks
Google's Project Astra demo is almost ready for prime time.
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Sergey Brin says AGI is within reach if Googlers work 60-hour weeks
Google says it has no immediate plans to change work-from-home policies.
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Google will finally fix awesome (but broken) song detection feature for Pixels
Google broke the feature last year, and it's taken months of complaints to get this far.
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Pixel Watch 3 gets FDA approval to alert you if you’re dying
But you'll have to wait a bit longer to turn the feature on.
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It’s easier than ever to scrub your personal info from Google Search
You can request data removals right from search results.
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Google’s free Gemini Code Assist arrives with sky-high usage limits
Gemini Code Assist lets you do 90 times more than competing tools.
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Qualcomm and Google team up to offer 8 years of Android updates
Starting with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, Qualcomm enables up to eight years of update support.
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Nothing on Phone 3a Pro design: “Some people will hate it”
Nothing knows it's not for everyone.
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Google plans to stop using insecure SMS verification in Gmail
Switching to QR codes for verification could help limit account hacks and spam.
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Google’s cheaper YouTube Premium Lite subscription will drop Music
The plan could soon arrive in the US, Australia, Germany, and Thailand.
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Amazon remembers it has an Android app store, kills it
Fire tablets and Fire TV devices will still have access to apps, though.
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