Inside Google's AI plan to end Android developer toil - and speed up innovation

I spoke with Sam Bright, VP and GM of Google Play and Developer Ecosystem, about Gemini's expansion in Android Studio. The real story is the way AI cuts toil across the lifecycle.
InfoQ

Firestore Adds Pipeline Operations with over 100 New Query Features

Google has overhauled Firestore’s query engine, introducing "Pipeline operations" that enable complex server-side aggregations and array unnesting. The update shifts Firestore Enterprise toward an ...
9to5Google

Android book-style foldables expected to dominate in 2026, report says

New research predicts that the Android and iOS foldable markets will be dominated by book-style devices rather than smaller ...
IEEE

PermGuard: A Scalable Framework for Android Malware Detection Using Permission-to-Exploitation Mapping

Abstract: Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, is increasingly targeted by malware due to its open-source nature, high customizability, and integration with Google services.
ZME Science

Scientists Use AI to Create First-ever Functional Synthetic Life, Because What Could Go Wrong?

While the world was busy arguing over AI-generated art and essays, a team at the Arc Institute and Stanford University was training AI on a much more complex language: the code of life itself. In a ...
Tom's Guide

iPhones and Android phones have a hidden internet sharing feature that’s more secure than a Wi-Fi hotspot — here’s how to use it

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