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Global cloud spending might be booming, but AWS is trailing Microsoft and Google
Global cloud infrastructure spending is booming, according to new research from Canalys, reaching $90.9 billion in the first quarter of 2025. The spending surge marks a 21% year-on-year increase, the consultancy found, with widespread AI adoption programs playing a key role in recent growth. “Large-scale investment in both cloud and AI infrastructure remains a defining theme of the market in…
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Google links massive cloud outage to API management issue
Google says an API management issue is behind Thursday’s massive Google Cloud outage, which disrupted or brought down its services and many other online platforms. Google says the cloud outage started around 10:49 ET and ended at 3:49 ET, after causing issues for millions of users worldwide for over three hours. Besides Google Cloud, the incident also impacted Gmail, Google Calendar,…
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Google Cloud and Cloudflare hit by widespread service outages
Update June 12, 17:41 EDT: In new updates, Cloudflare said that all services have been restored and are now fully operational, while Google stated it expects “recovery to complete in less than an hour.” Update June 12, 15:29 EDT: Cloudflare says its services were impacted by Google Cloud’s outage. “This is a Google Cloud outage. A limited number of services at Cloudflare…
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Custom ROM Support Just Got a Lot Worse on Google Pixel Phones
Summary Google intentionally omitted Pixel device trees from Android 16, making custom ROM development much harder. Developers now face challenges like reverse engineering and potential hardware components breaking on custom ROMs. Google’s shift towards using “Cuttlefish” as a primary reference target may negatively impact long-term device support. Custom ROMs are not something I think about a lot anymore when I…
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Google and HP are making virtual meetings ultra-immersive – here’s why I’m not impressed
It is a strange kind of legacy that we don’t talk about the pandemic anymore, but continue to develop the technologies that got us through it. It’s five years later and we are still trying to make video calls more immersive, lifelike, and engaging. Why? We have, of course, held on tightly to remote work for its benefits; better work-life…
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Google will reduce Pixel 6A battery capacity due to overheating issues
“A subset of Pixel 6A phones will require a mandatory software update to reduce the risk of potential battery overheating,” Google’s Alex Moriconi says in a statement to The Verge. “The update will enable battery management features that will reduce capacity and charging performance after the battery reaches 400 charge cycles. We’ll contact impacted customers next month, with all the…
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The Google Pixel 6a Is Also Getting a Battery Reduction
Summary Google confirms battery overheating issue with Pixel 6a, will release software update. Update will reduce battery capacity and charging speed after 400 cycles, mirroring Pixel 4a. Reports of Pixel 6a units catching fire; Google to contact impacted customers next month. The Google Pixel 4a was recently in the news, but not for good reasons—an update had apparently completely nerfed…
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HP unveils its 65-inch Google Beam display — here’s how much the 3D video conference setup costs
At last month’s Google I/O, Google announced that its Google Beam software, which brings 3D imagery to video meetings, was finally ready for prime time. All that was needed was the hardware to bring Google’s 3D video technology out of demos and into actual meeting spaces. HP provided that hardware today (June 11), announcing the HP Dimension with Google Beam,…
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OpenAI just signed a surprise deal with Google — here’s why it matters
In a surprising twist in the AI arms race, OpenAI has signed a major deal with Google Cloud to access its infrastructure — even as ChatGPT competes directly with Google’s own Gemini AI assistant. First reported exclusively by Reuters, the move signals a shift in strategy as OpenAI looks to scale its models faster and more reliably in the face…
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Google just soft-launched nine cool Home app features
Google has launched a bevy of noteworthy additions to its Home app, most of which are available now in public preview (which you can enroll in here). The biggest news, according to The Verge’s smart home expert Jen Tuohy, is that picture-in-picture support has arrived for Nest Cams on whichever Google TV product you might have. This is self-explanatory, but…
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