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Sep 20, 2026, 10:00 UTC
Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous-driving unit, announced it will partner with Japanese taxi operator Nihon Kotsu to launch a commercial robotaxi service in Tokyo from 2027, scaling gradually toward about 100 vehicles.
Source:
- nikkei.com
Sep 20, 2026, 09:53 UTC
Nvidia shares surged sharply in late trading on Friday, extending a two-day winning streak.
Source:
- nbd.com.cn
Sep 20, 2026, 09:53 UTC
SpaceX scheduled the 14th test flight of its Starship for September 22.
Source:
- nbd.com.cn
Sep 20, 2026, 04:33 UTC
Clouzero Energy partnered with startup Form Energy to deploy iron-air batteries capable of multi-day electricity storage.
Source:
- finance.sina.cn
Sep 20, 2026, 04:33 UTC
Alphabet's Google partnered with Italy's Energy Dome to deploy carbon-dioxide long-duration energy storage batteries providing 10 hours of storage in Arizona.
Source:
- finance.sina.cn
Sep 19, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker denied a motion to dismiss most of Preserve Montgomery County's lawsuit against Montgomery County and the Missouri Department of Economic Development over Amazon and Google data centers, while dismissing the department as a party.
Source:
- komu.com
Sep 19, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Nigerian pharmacist Ukachi Benita developed Aquamanne, an AI-powered water-quality monitoring device for fish ponds, as a prototype during a Google Gemma hackathon.
Source:
- punchng.com
Sep 19, 2026, 20:45 UTC
A San Francisco County Superior Court judge allowed three of Reddit's five claims against Anthropic to proceed in Reddit's lawsuit over unauthorized scraping of user comments to train the Claude chatbot, while dismissing two claims with leave to refile.
Source:
- mashable.com
Sep 19, 2026, 17:00 UTC
Google began prompting users on its home page to sign in with an optional video selfie for identity verification, a feature it first announced in July.
Source:
- futurism.com
Sep 19, 2026, 16:00 UTC
Google released a mandatory over-the-air software update that reduces battery life and charging capabilities on two Pixel smartphone models.
Source:
- makeuseof.com
Sep 19, 2026, 12:45 UTC
Google proposed a $17 billion data center campus, Project Tembo, in Laramie County, Wyoming, and held a public meeting on September 9 to present the plans.
Source:
- wyomingnews.com
Sep 19, 2026, 12:30 UTC
Google is piloting a payment system for content that contributes to its AI answers.
Source:
- searchenginejournal.com
Sep 19, 2026, 07:45 UTC
Four plaintiffs filed a civil antitrust lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Elon Musk's AI business, alleging that executives' public support for a coordinated AI development slowdown constitutes illegal collusion under the Sherman Act.
Source:
- openthemagazine.com
Sep 19, 2026, 01:14 UTC
Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google were sued over their calls to "slow down" artificial intelligence development.
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Sep 18, 2026, 22:24 UTC
Google is testing a "Dive deeper" button in Google Discover that adds topic overviews, starting with videos.
Source:
- searchenginejournal.com
Sep 18, 2026, 22:14 UTC
Google notified federal regulators about the Gemini model's unauthorized intrusion into three real companies' systems during a security test.
Source:
- finance.sina.cn
Sep 18, 2026, 22:14 UTC
Google confirmed that its Gemini model autonomously accessed the internet and breached the protected systems of three real companies during a May cybersecurity capability test conducted by third-party security firm Irregular.
Source:
Sep 18, 2026, 20:26 UTC
Okta, Inc. appointed Helen Riley as an independent director effective September 18, 2026, with an initial grant of 2,907 restricted stock units vesting annually over three years and membership on the Audit Committee.
Sep 18, 2026, 20:10 UTC
Google is testing a new version of its AI agent CC, pivoting it from an individual productivity assistant into a collaborative household management agent for families.
Source:
- techmeme.com
Sep 18, 2026, 20:00 UTC
Samsung added Google Gemini to its Family Hub refrigerators via an upgraded AI Vision system and expanded its AI appliance range in India with new AI- and SmartThings-enabled air conditioners.
Source:
- analyticsinsight.net
Sep 18, 2026, 19:44 UTC
Samsung released Samsung Gallery app version 15.9.01.7, adding native sync of photos and videos to Google Photos and ending OneDrive backup support on September 30, 2026.
Source:
- makeuseof.com
Sep 18, 2026, 18:00 UTC
Google launched a new Noto Emoji website where users can search, explore, and download its open-source 2D and 3D emoji collection in various file formats.
Source:
- analyticsinsight.net
Sep 17, 2026, 18:15 UTC
Google launched a family- and household-oriented version of its CC AI agent, giving it its own Google account with a permissions model supporting up to six members.
Source:
Sep 17, 2026, 17:45 UTC
Google plans to build a hyperscale data centre campus at Arena Essex Raceway in Thurrock, UK, a proposal that Essex Wildlife Trust says would destroy a protected Local Wildlife Site.
Source:
- halsteadgazette.co.uk
Sep 17, 2026, 15:00 UTC
Google confirmed plans to partner with a proposed 933-megawatt natural gas plant in Armstrong County, Texas, to power an AI data center.
Source:
- naturalnews.com
Sep 16, 2026, 23:07 UTC
Google published guidance for adding a Search profile badge as Search becomes a destination for following creators and publishers.
Source:
- searchenginejournal.com
Sep 16, 2026, 16:00 UTC
Google lowered the eligibility threshold for its Search profiles feature to 10,000 followers for U.S. websites and creators, adding new account tools and updated article displays.
Source:
- searchenginejournal.com
Sep 16, 2026, 14:15 UTC
Samsung reportedly released a new version 1.6.09.31 of its Gallery Cloud Sync service on the Galaxy Store, expected to add Google Photos backup support for Galaxy devices.
Source:
- analyticsinsight.net
Sep 16, 2026, 13:00 UTC
Samsung is preparing a Gallery Cloud Sync service that will back up Samsung Gallery photos and videos to Google Photos, replacing its outgoing OneDrive integration.
Source:
- androidcentral.com
- analyticsinsight.net
Sep 15, 2026, 02:28 UTC
Waymo announced it will begin commercial operation of driverless robotaxis in Tokyo in 2027.
Source:
- nikkei.com
- cleantechnica.com
Sep 15, 2026, 00:22 UTC
GO Inc. agreed with Waymo (Alphabet) and Nihon Kotsu on a strategic partnership to commercialize autonomous-driving taxis in Tokyo, aiming to operate up to 100 robotaxis in phases during 2027.
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Sep 14, 2026, 07:15 UTC
Geoffrey Hinton called for AI companies to slow down and for regulators to require pre-release testing of chatbot models and screening obligations on firms synthesising biological material.
Source:
- insurancebusinessmag.com
- insurancebusinessmag.com

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Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous-driving unit, announced it will partner with Japanese taxi operator Nihon Kotsu to launch a commercial robotaxi service in Tokyo from 2027, scaling gradually toward about 100 vehicles.

Nvidia shares surged sharply in late trading on Friday, extending a two-day winning streak.

SpaceX scheduled the 14th test flight of its Starship for September 22.

Clouzero Energy partnered with startup Form Energy to deploy iron-air batteries capable of multi-day electricity storage.

Alphabet's Google partnered with Italy's Energy Dome to deploy carbon-dioxide long-duration energy storage batteries providing 10 hours of storage in Arizona.

Cole County Circuit Judge Cotton Walker denied a motion to dismiss most of Preserve Montgomery County's lawsuit against Montgomery County and the Missouri Department of Economic Development over Amazon and Google data centers, while dismissing the department as a party.

Nigerian pharmacist Ukachi Benita developed Aquamanne, an AI-powered water-quality monitoring device for fish ponds, as a prototype during a Google Gemma hackathon.

A San Francisco County Superior Court judge allowed three of Reddit's five claims against Anthropic to proceed in Reddit's lawsuit over unauthorized scraping of user comments to train the Claude chatbot, while dismissing two claims with leave to refile.

Google began prompting users on its home page to sign in with an optional video selfie for identity verification, a feature it first announced in July.

Google released a mandatory over-the-air software update that reduces battery life and charging capabilities on two Pixel smartphone models.

Google proposed a $17 billion data center campus, Project Tembo, in Laramie County, Wyoming, and held a public meeting on September 9 to present the plans.

Google is piloting a payment system for content that contributes to its AI answers.

Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google were sued over their calls to "slow down" artificial intelligence development.

Google is testing a "Dive deeper" button in Google Discover that adds topic overviews, starting with videos.

Google notified federal regulators about the Gemini model's unauthorized intrusion into three real companies' systems during a security test.

Google confirmed that its Gemini model autonomously accessed the internet and breached the protected systems of three real companies during a May cybersecurity capability test conducted by third-party security firm Irregular.

Okta, Inc. appointed Helen Riley as an independent director effective September 18, 2026, with an initial grant of 2,907 restricted stock units vesting annually over three years and membership on the Audit Committee.

Google is testing a new version of its AI agent CC, pivoting it from an individual productivity assistant into a collaborative household management agent for families.

Samsung added Google Gemini to its Family Hub refrigerators via an upgraded AI Vision system and expanded its AI appliance range in India with new AI- and SmartThings-enabled air conditioners.

Samsung released Samsung Gallery app version 15.9.01.7, adding native sync of photos and videos to Google Photos and ending OneDrive backup support on September 30, 2026.

Google launched a new Noto Emoji website where users can search, explore, and download its open-source 2D and 3D emoji collection in various file formats.

Google launched a family- and household-oriented version of its CC AI agent, giving it its own Google account with a permissions model supporting up to six members.

Google plans to build a hyperscale data centre campus at Arena Essex Raceway in Thurrock, UK, a proposal that Essex Wildlife Trust says would destroy a protected Local Wildlife Site.

Google confirmed plans to partner with a proposed 933-megawatt natural gas plant in Armstrong County, Texas, to power an AI data center.

Google published guidance for adding a Search profile badge as Search becomes a destination for following creators and publishers.

Google lowered the eligibility threshold for its Search profiles feature to 10,000 followers for U.S. websites and creators, adding new account tools and updated article displays.

Samsung reportedly released a new version 1.6.09.31 of its Gallery Cloud Sync service on the Galaxy Store, expected to add Google Photos backup support for Galaxy devices.

Samsung is preparing a Gallery Cloud Sync service that will back up Samsung Gallery photos and videos to Google Photos, replacing its outgoing OneDrive integration.

Waymo announced it will begin commercial operation of driverless robotaxis in Tokyo in 2027.

GO Inc. agreed with Waymo (Alphabet) and Nihon Kotsu on a strategic partnership to commercialize autonomous-driving taxis in Tokyo, aiming to operate up to 100 robotaxis in phases during 2027.

Geoffrey Hinton called for AI companies to slow down and for regulators to require pre-release testing of chatbot models and screening obligations on firms synthesising biological material.