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Google buys part of HTC's XR business

Google buys part of HTC’s XR business for $250 million

Google has agreed to acquire a part of HTC's extended reality (XR) business for $250 million, expanding its push into virtual and augmented reality The deal involves transferring some of the HTC VIVE engineering staff to Google and granting non-exclusive IP rights.

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Taiwan's HTC to sell part of XR unit to Google for $250 million

Taiwan's HTC said on Thursday it will sell part of its extended reality (XR) unit to Google for $250 million, with some members of the Taiwanese company joining the U.S. one. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of this year,

9to5google · 2h

Google acquiring part of HTC Vive engineering team to boost Android XR

To “accelerate” Android XR development, Google announced that it “signed an agreement to welcome some of the HTC VIVE engineering

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 arrives with a better Google Gemini

TechRepublic · 1h

Samsung Unpacked S25: Galaxy S25 Phone Goes All-In On Google AI

At Samsung Unpacked S25, Samsung showed off an AI-curated “Now Brief” that transforms the lock screen into a daily report.

TechCrunch on MSN · 10h

Samsung’s Galaxy S25 arrives with a better Google Gemini

At Samsung’s Unpacked 2025 on Wednesday, the company unveiled the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra. Google marked the occasion with a slew of Android updates, including key updates to its AI assistant,

Android Police · 10h

Samsung's Galaxy S25 supports Google's multimodal Gemini Nano AI model

If you caught the Samsung Galaxy S25 launch today, you probably heard one word a lot: AI. It's the hottest trend in tech right now. Samsung talked up its new Galaxy AI features at Unpacked, and a bunch of them run directly on the device thanks to the improved chipset.

Google increases investment in Anthropic

Inc · 10h

Google Steps Up AI Race With Fresh $1 Billion Investment in OpenAI Rival Anthropic

The AI contender to the apparent market leader finished a $2 million funding round and now has a $60 billion valuation.

Ars Technica · 19h

Google increases investment in Anthropic by another $1 billion

The new tranche of money from Google into Anthropic adds to a total investment of $8 billion from Amazon, the ecommerce group’s largest-ever venture investment, announced over the past 18 months. Amazon is also working to embed the Claude models into the next-generation version of its Alexa speaker.

Engadget on MSN · 14h

Google is investing another billion dollars in Anthropic

Google has decided to invest another billion into Anthropic, four sources told the Financial Times, bringing its total sunk cost to more than three billion dollars. Both companies have declined to comment.

Apple, Trump and Google

Reuters on MSN · 1d

TikTok app unavailable on Apple, Google stores in US despite Trump delaying ban

TikTok remained unavailable on Apple and Google app stores in the U.S. on Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump signed an executive order delaying the enforcement of a ban on the popular Chinese-owned short-video app by 75 days.

Business Insider · 1d

Trump's order says he won't enforce the TikTok ban. Will that be enough for Apple and Google?

TikTok faces an uphill battle getting back in app stores, even with Trump's executive order that says he won't enforce the TikTok ban for 75 days.

Digital Music News on MSN · 1d

Trump Officially Grants TikTok a 75-Day Stay on Ban—Apple, Google Still Blocking New Installs

President Trump has signed an executive order that gives TikTok a 75-Day stay on the ban signed into law by President Biden. Apple and Google are still blocking the app from their respective app stores,

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I don’t need a court case to tell me Google is a monopoly

E-commerce businesses globally must compete on one main street where prime real estate goes to those willing to pay the price ...

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Samsung and Google are developing AR glasses together

Samsung and Google are partnering up to build AR glasses, Samsung’s TM Roh told Bloomberg. But there aren’t many other ...

Court says Google doesn't have to pay preposterous Russian fine (that it never could have anyway)

Russia slapped Google with a fine so high that it was literally impossible to pay. Now a UK court says Google doesn't have to ...

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Careful — this Google ad could swipe your bank data without you knowing

This malicious Google ad for the Homebrew website was almost impossible to spot because it displayed the correct URL before ...

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Google Gemini now works across multiple apps in a single prompt

With today’s update, Gemini is able to carry out more complex multimodal tasks. You might ask it to find a dog-friendly ...

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Google’s Gmail Upgrade—Why You Need A New Email Account

Republished on January 22 with a new warning about the Generative AI tools now coming as standard from Google, Microsoft and ...

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3 exciting AI features coming to Google Pixel and other Android phones

Google today has announced that several features introduced at Samsung Unpacked will also be heading to other Android phones ...

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Google reportedly worked directly with Israel’s military on AI tools

Google worked with the Israeli military in the immediate aftermath of its ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, racing to beat ...

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Google buys part of HTC's XR business

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Google increases investment in Anthropic

Apple, Trump and Google

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