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Google begins rolling out new AI Mode features: Search Live with video, Canvas for planning, and PDF upload, plus AI Mode in Google Lens in desktop Chrome (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/07/29/google-ai-mode-search-live-video-canvas/

Google AI Mode adding Search Live video, Canvas, PDF upload, and more
Google is updating AI Mode with four big features across Search Live (video with Google Lens), Canvas, and more.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Ty Segall:
🎵 Shining
#TySegall
https://tysegall.bandcamp.com/track/shining-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/52La9JZaxVxzYQ9RmGS9yv

baia, baia... Lo siento, pero los 100€ del reembolso no dan para uno nuevo.
Si estšn mal, las cambias gratis, o nos mandas un terminal nuevo.
https://9to5google.com/2025/07/28/google-pixel-6a-battery-replace-fire/

Source: WaPo will not replace departed PR chief Kathy Baird as it focuses on organic media coverage around its talent and products, rather than traditional PR (Axios)
https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-me

Axios Media Trends - WaPo won't replace comms chief

Swift, a coding language developed by Apple, is working to add Android support; Android apps are generally coded in Kotlin (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/06/26/swift-coding-language-android-support/

Swift, a coding language developed by Apple, is working to add Android support
While it's not available yet, Swift has announced plans to bring the Apple-founded coding language to Android.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Ty Segall:
🎵 Shining
#TySegall
https://tysegall.bandcamp.com/track/shining-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/52La9JZaxVxzYQ9RmGS9yv

Google has been banned from selling the Pixel 7 in Japan due to a patent dispute related to 4G connectivity; further bans against the Pixel 8 and 9 are possible (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/06/26/google-pixel-japan-sales-ban/
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Google banned from selling select Pixel phones in Japan, and it might not end there
Google has been banned from selling select Pixel phones in Japan over a patent dispute, and it might not end there.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Ty Segall:
🎵 Buildings
#TySegall
https://tysegall.bandcamp.com/track/buildings-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/76OFo5N9D8SHaHzGnISea5

Google's lead for Home and Nest Anish Kattukaran apologizes for Assistant reliability issues on home devices and announces "major improvements" later this year (Ben Schoon/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/07/23/google-home-assistant-teas…

Google acknowledges Assistant issues with Home, teases ‘major improvements’ coming
Google is teasing some "major improvements" for Assistant and Home while acknowledging recent shortcomings.

Google adds new features to Google Photos, including a Veo 2-powered photo-to-video tool and a Remix tool that applies styles like anime and sketches to photos (Abner Li/9to5Google)
https://9to5google.com/2025/07/23/google-photos-photo-to-video/

Google Photos adding free photo-to-video, Remix, and Create tab
The latest round of new features for Google Photos is meant to “bring your memories to life” using AI, with photo-to-video rolling out now.