Google Resolves Global Service Outage Impacting Multiple Platforms

Alphabet’s Google said on Thursday it had resolved a brief global service disruption on its platforms that affected multiple services such as music streamer Spotify and instant messaging provider Discord.”The issue with Google Chat, Google Meet, Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Google Cloud Search, Google Tasks, Google Voice has been resolved for all affected users,” … Read more

Killed by Google: Support for Android Instant Apps to Reportedly Be Dropped Later This Year

Google is reportedly shutting down Android’s Instant Apps feature later this year. As per the report, the Mountain View-based tech giant is ending support for the feature due to its low usage and adoption among users. These app-like interfaces will reportedly no longer work after December 2025, and the company will also end support for … Read more

Google Working to Fix Gemini Bug That Made It Call Itself a Failure

Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Gemini was recently spotted making self-loathing comments. These comments, where it called itself a failure and a disgrace, were typically made after the chatbot failed to complete a complex task despite making multiple attempts to do so. This strange behaviour caught the eye of several netizens who posted about this … Read more

Google AI Pro Plan Goes Free for a Year for Students in the US, Japan and More Countries

Google on Wednesday announced an offer for university students in the US and other countries. It will provide a complimentary subscription to its AI Pro plan to eligible students, for a one-year period. The subscription will grant them access to Google’s advanced artificial intelligence (AI) features and tools across apps such as Gemini, Docs, Sheets, … Read more

Google Defends AI Search Features, Claims They Provide ‘More Quality Clicks’ as Traffic Declines

Google defended its search engine’s artificial intelligence (AI) features amid growing concerns about their role in the global decline of website traffic. On Wednesday, the Mountain View-based tech giant said that third-party reports suggesting a drop in search traffic are “inaccurate” and based on “flawed methodologies.” It defended features such as AI Overviews and the … Read more