Developed by Dhananjay Bhosale, the open-source HiLight Studio utility bypasses Google's five-color stock restriction on the Pixel 11 Pro LED array at the cost of breaking native system prompts.

Google's hardware ecosystem expansion brings a thinner camera bar, the HiLight notification system, and advanced health tracking sensors to its flagship devices.

Google's first official Bluetooth item tracker features Ultra Wideband precision locating and a slim capsule shape, though it lacks a built-in keyring attachment.

Google has launched a new account recovery feature that verifies user identity through biometric selfie videos. The system uses head-movement tracking to distinguish live users from images.

The European Union issued binding mandates requiring Google to open its Android system and search data to third-party artificial intelligence developers. The directive aims to allow rival AI agents to gain system-level functionality currently reserved for native assistants like Gemini.

Alphabet shares fell following reports that Google delayed its flagship Gemini 3.5 Pro model due to coding performance shortcomings. The delay highlights internal development challenges and increased competition from rivals including Anthropic and OpenAI.

Google has updated its privacy policies to automatically collect images, files, and audio for AI training. Users can manage or disable this via their account.

Google’s new Nano Banana 2 image model bridges the gap between high-speed iteration and studio-grade quality across its ecosystem. The release includes a cost-effective Lite version and enterprise-ready features like SynthID watermarking.

Google is evolving Gemini Spark from a conversational chatbot into a multi-platform agent by adding third-party integrations and a remote macOS control system.