This is all very exciting. A new light-based hardware addition would be an awesome differentiator for Pixel phones. However, some of our findings leave me scratching my head a little bit. Gemini? AI? Why? What would you prefer Google uses Pixel Glow light notifications for? 82 votes Specific contact calls. 11% Unread messages from specific … Read More “Google may ruin the Pixel 11’s coolest new feature with AI” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR A new report claims Google views Anthropic’s latest Claude Code models as besting comparable Gemini models. Google is forming a new “strike team” of researchers and engineers amid a new push toward internal AI coding tool use. The company only uses AI for about half of its code, according … Read More “Google uses AI for half its code, and it’s pushing for much more” »
Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Nova Launcher v8.6.8 beta includes a built-in AI assistant that provides contextual insights based on your calendar, contacts, and app usage. There’s also an included AI chatbot. Code indicates a recurring “Nova Plus” subscription tier is coming, offering higher AI limits and faster responses, separate from the legacy “Nova … Read More “Nova Launcher could soon add a proactive AI assistant, and more” »
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile says its T-Force support team is still staffed by human employees. The issue was raised after a Redditor reported being asked about their experience with a “virtual agent” in a survey. No explanation has been provided for why the user might have been asked this survey question. AI … Read More “T-Mobile insists T-Force support team is still human, not AI” »
Bryan Wolfe / Android Authority A few months ago, I reviewed my AI subscriptions and simply asked: “Am I actually using this?” The answer, in three out of four cases, was not really. I was paying for Adobe Firefly, ChatGPT Plus, and Perplexity Pro. Each served a different purpose on paper, but in reality, I … Read More “Why I just canceled ChatGPT Plus and two other AI subscriptions” »
