Android’s July 2026 Google System Update: What Users Should Know

Google’s July Play services update improves Google One purchases, adds Wear OS work profile support, and expands Android developer tools.

Google's July 2026 update is here for your Pixel phone

Learn what to expect in Google's July 2026 Pixel updates for Pixel 6 and later devices, including the Pixel Tablet.

Google brings Ask Gemini and AI Overviews to the Drive mobile app

Searching for specific information buried deep inside a cloud storage drive is frustrating enough on a desktop. Trying to do ...

Google Gemini Spark Comes to Mac With Local File Automation

Google today launched Gemini Spark for its macOS desktop app, allowing the AI agent to automate tasks involving local files ...

Gemini Spark, Google’s agentic assistant, is now available on Mac

Google's 24/7 agentic assistant, Gemini Spark, comes to Mac alongside other improvements, like real-time tracking and support ...
Time

Google Shifts to AI Search, Heralding Major Change in How People Use the Internet

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New York Post

Google searches for ‘help with mortgage’ surge to the highest level on record

Americans aren’t missing mortgage payments en masse — but they are increasingly worried they will. Google searches for phrases like “help with mortgage” have surged to their highest levels on record, ...
Wired

I Used Google’s New Gemini-Powered ‘Help Me Create’ Tool in Docs. It’s Great at Corporate-Speak

Google has injected Docs, Drive, Sheets, and Slides with its Gemini assistant, adding new features that can pull information from your emails and the web to help you draft content. I gave it a whirl.
CBS News

Gmail now uses AI to help you write messages and keep track of your inbox

Google on Thursday unveiled new artificial intelligence features in Gmail, an effort by the technology giant to refresh its 22-year-old messaging app amid growing use of AI. The advancements include ...
BGR

Is Google Discontinuing Support For The Pixel 6?

With its latest devices, Google offers a market-leading seven years of software and security updates, extending the life of the phones longer than users would likely want to hold onto them anyway.
The Washington Post

Teachers got mad about a cheat button in Chrome. Now Google’s pausing it.

A student taking an online quiz sees a button appear in their Chrome browser: “homework help.” Soon, Google’s artificial intelligence has read the question on-screen and suggests “choice B” as the ...
Investopedia

Yes, Google Searches For Mortgage Help Neared Great Recession Levels. No, It's Not a Crisis (Yet)

Andrew Kessel was a breaking news writer for Investopedia until October 2025. He previously covered markets for Proactive Investors, with a focus on small-cap stocks in fintech, healthcare, mining, ...