Google failed to persuade a federal judge to dismiss a privacy class action claiming it collected personal data from people's cellphones after they switched off a button to stop the tracking, paving the way for a possible August trial.

Eric Schmidt, the former chief executive officer of Google, has made a significant investment in 3D-printed rocket maker Relativity Space Inc., according to people with knowledge of the matter.

This week, Google announced it has added full local control of Matter devices to its Google Home Hubs by integrating Home Runtime. Now, Google Nest hubs and speakers, Chromecasts, Google TV devices on Android 14, and some LG TVs can connect to and control Matter devices locally.

Google has got 2025 off to a surprise start with an emergency security update for all Chrome browser users—update now.

The latest issue started when Google pushed out an update to its advertising ecosystem. The changes, it said, have been prompted by “the broader range of surfaces on which ads are served (such as connected TVs and gaming consoles),” and mean they will be “less prescriptive with partners in how they target and measure ads.”

Google is quietly rolling out a new way to share files with Quick Share. Users can now use QR codes to start a file transfer.

Get all the news that matters to you in one convenient summary with Google's new Daily Listen Search Labs experiment.

You will finally be able to speak to your Google TV like you would speak to a person. And future models will support ambient sensors.

Google Gemini could replace Google Assistant on Wear OS devices, according to lines of code found in the latest beta.

Google plans to incorporate its Gemini AI model into the Google TV experience later in 2025 to make interacting with your TV more intuitive and helpful.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox

Google TV is getting Gemini support and an upcoming ambient mode for certain models that can show information on screen when you enter a room.