In 2021 Google got approval for its “Downtown West” campus coming to San Jose, with the 80-acre campus set to be one of the company’s largest projects. But now, less than two years later, Google has paused the San Jose project after completing the first demolition phase.

We’ve heard a lot about the Pixel Fold over the past week, from its release date down to a full spec breakdown and more. Now, we’re getting a quick look at the Pixel Fold doing its signature move, folding in half.

The true goal of a robot vacuum and mop is to take the human out of cleaning completely. Roborock’s S8, S8 +, and S8 Pro Ultra do exactly that with top-of-the-line performance.

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Since the introduction of Android Auto’s Coolwalk update, it’s been a waiting game to see when Waze would see an update that brings it to the carded dashboard. Now, it seems that update has finally come with some general UI tweaks.

Google Design is exhibiting at Milan Design Week 2023 with “Shaped by Water.” That installation also happens to include a table of Google products, including the unreleased Pixel Tablet in a new coral color.

Presentations are a big part of video calling, and Google Meet is now letting users co-present Google Slides with support for multiple people.

While Google’s Pixel Fold will be the next big release in the foldable world, it’s not the only one on the horizon. Motorola is also set to unveil a new Razr foldable (or two) in June, and this week the company has officially teased its 2023 release for the first time.

The Pixel 7 Pro is arguably the best Made by Google device to date, but where does that leave the Pixel 7? Here are our long-term thoughts six months after launch.

Google’s Bard AI arrived late to the game after OpenAI’s ChatGPT took the world by storm and had its tech quickly integrated into Microsoft Bing and other products. Now, a new report cites Google employees who feel that the company’s rush to deliver on AI has led to ignoring ethics concerns, all while Bard itself is considered “worse than useless.”

Google’s YouTube TV is rolling out several updates, including improvements to picture quality and a “major” update for Apple TV users.

Smartwatches for Android spent years stuck on inadequate chips, but things are finally turning around following the arrival of Wear OS 3. Now, with its upcoming Galaxy Watch 6, Samsung is apparently set to debut a new Exynos W980 chipset.

There have been quite a few leaks for the Pixel Fold over the past week. Thanks to Jon Prosser of Front Page Tech, we now have all of the detailed specs for the Pixel Fold.

Following math and logic enhancements last month, Google has updated Bard to generate code, as well as debug and explain it. The company says this can “help you by offering new ways to write code, create test cases, or update APIs.”

After various teasers, Humane today finally revealed its product. Ex-Apple designer Imran Chaudhri demoed the combadge-like (in Star Trek parlance) device at the TED 2023 conference.

With the Google Pixel 7a moving ever closer to launch, the leak cycle for the mid-range phone has been ramping up. The latest leak seems to indicate that the Pixel 7a will be Google’s first affordable phone with Face Unlock.

YouTube’s Library tab has remained mostly the same over the years, but it’s now dropping the long list of playlists for a carousel that shortens the page on mobile. 

There are only a handful of changes in Android 13 QPR3, but a surprising one in Beta 3 today tweaks the design of 3-button navigation.

While Android 14 is now in public preview, the Android 13 QPR3 preview continues with Beta 3 today.