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Claude vs Gemini: Comparing Google Docs, Sheets and Slides
Claude now works inside Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides. See how it compares with Gemini for editing, spreadsheets, presentations, and Workspace context.
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Google October Update Fixes Pixel Bugs as Pixel 6 Nears End of Support
Google’s October 2026 update patches critical Pixel flaws, fixes VoIP and keyboard bugs, and may mark the end of regular support for Pixel 6.
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Google Launches Nano Banana 2.1 With Better Image Editing and Lower Costs
Google’s Nano Banana 2.1 cuts image-generation costs, improves editing consistency and gives developers only weeks to migrate from Nano Banana 2.
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Google DeepMind Launches EmbeddingGemma 2 for On-Device Multimodal Search
Google DeepMind’s EmbeddingGemma 2 brings text, image, video and audio search to consumer devices with lower memory and less reliance on cloud AI.
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Googlebook - Le débloquer oui, mais le rooter pas encore
J'sais pas si vous avez vu, mais Google vient de mettre en ligne une page d'aide qui explique comment déverrouiller le bootloader d'un Googlebook ! Je pensais pas écrire ça un jour. Les Googlebook, ce sont des portables mi-Android mi-ChromeOS qui sont commercialisé en France depuis hier, pour la modique somme de 1 099 euros.
Perso, je ne vois toujours pas l'intérêt d'acheter ce truc...
Je vois vraiment ça comme un PC bridé, ou un Android avec un gros clavier et je pense que c'est bien se compliquer la vie que d'acheter ce truc plutôt que de prendre un vrai PC ou un petit Macbook. Sauf, évidemment, si on est une personne qui n'a pas envie de s'emmerder la vie à apprendre quoique ce soit de nouveau, et qu'on veut juste aller sur le site de La Poste consulter le prix des timbres, ou faire un Mappy pour savoir comment se rendre au bureau de vote le plus proche.
Mais grâce à cette "possibilité" de déverrouillage, John Wu, le créateur de Magisk , a annoncé travailler sur une version de Magisk pour ces machines.
Pour déverrouiller le Googlebook, vous devez donc activer le déverrouillage OEM dans les options pour développeurs, vous passez ensuite en mode récupération avec Échap + F2 puis le bouton d'alimentation, et l'option "Unlock bootloader" se trouvera dans les options avancées. Google précise également que ça efface toutes les données, que ça désactive la sécurité de l'appareil, que les modifications ne sont pas supportées et que la garantie peut y passer.
Et côté root, Wu a posté dans la nuit du 4 au 5 octobre "Magisk on Googlebook", en promettant du code et des instructions dans les jours suivants.
Son profil indique d'ailleurs qu'il bosse sur Android chez Google, et il voit dans le Googlebook la plateforme idéale pour bidouiller ! En effet, sur un téléphone rooté, les applis bancaires et de paiement cassent, alors qu'ici vous pouvez y accédez depuis le navigateur, comme sur n'importe quel portable.
Le blocage, selon lui, vient du mode utilisateur du système. Googlebook OS fait tourner Android en Headless System User Mode, c'est-à-dire que l'utilisateur 0 reste en arrière-plan et que vous travaillez sur un compte secondaire, alors que Magisk part du principe qu'il n'y a qu'un utilisateur principal. Le support de ce mode a été fusionné dans la branche principale du dépôt dans la nuit du 5 au 6 octobre, par contre, aucun commit ne cite pour le moment le Googlebook.
Reste que rien n'est livré officiellement encore... La dernière version stable de Magisk, la 30.7, date de février et donc aucune version stable ne contient ce code. Sans oublier que pour flasher la machine, Wu explique que le fastboot par USB ne marche pas sans câbles spécialisés. Cependant, il dit avoir trouvé une solution, sans la détailler.
Donc voilà... aujourd'hui, le root d'un Googlebook n'a aucune méthode publique, et le déverrouiller maintenant en suivant la technique de Google, revient à couper la sécurité de la machine sans rien pouvoir en faire de plus côté root. Donc autant attendre les instructions de Wu pour Magisk qui devraient arriver dans les jours qui viennent.
Source : 9to5Google

Google halts open-source bug bounty program amid AI spam surge
Google Gemini could soon get full access to your Mac’s files, apps and the web
Google Launches AI Chips Into Orbit to Test Space Data Centers
Google’s Project Suncatcher launches AI chips into orbit to test radiation resistance, cooling, and whether space data centers could become practical.
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AI Agents, Security Crises, and Workforce Upheaval Define This Week in Tech
See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from Sept. 28–Oct. 2.
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Google’s Fix for One-Handed Typing Is a Rolling Belt of Letters
Typing with one hand usually means stretching a finger across a keyboard while the other hand holds a drink or works a mouse. Google’s Gboard team has a wonderfully impractical fix: put the keys on a conveyor belt and let them come to you. Its Rotating Keyboard stands upright on a desk, asking your finger to stay put while the letters keep moving.
Regular keyboards assume your hands will travel between stationary keys, a reasonable arrangement that has survived decades of typing. Google reverses that relationship by mounting rows of keycaps on loops that travel around rollers. The tall blue frame and angled stand make the moving assembly feel closer to a miniature factory machine than a computer peripheral, which is probably part of the joke.
Designer: Google Japan


Instead of looking down for a letter, you watch for the right key to arrive and press it as it passes. Google says each belt carries 29 keys and can input both uppercase and lowercase letters. That might let one hand stay near the same spot, though it also turns typing into a timing exercise, especially when the next letter takes its time coming around.
Imagine answering an email with a cup of tea in your free hand. On a conventional keyboard, you’d either put the cup down or hunt for letters one finger at a time. Here, the moving keys do the traveling while you wait at the front of the machine. Google also suggests using your free hand on a mouse, which sounds suspiciously like extra work.

There’s an oddly earnest design lesson underneath the silliness. Questions about ergonomics often begin with who a familiar object was made for, and Google has taken that thought to a ridiculous extreme. The upright arrangement might use less horizontal desk space than a full keyboard, but it trades that footprint for height, moving parts, and the need to watch every passing key.
Google plays along with its own premise, floating ideas for faster movement, longer belts with more characters, shorter versions for phones, and different colors. None of those variations is a promised product. Even the keyboard itself isn’t headed for stores; the team has released open-source plans for a similar device instead. That keeps the joke open to anyone curious enough to build one.

The date is part of the gag, too. Google chose October 1 as a nod to the familiar 101-key keyboard, rather than waiting for April Fools’ Day. It’s the team’s 15th keyboard proposal, continuing a habit of treating ordinary typing as a problem that needs an absurdly elaborate solution. A conveyor belt is hardly the first thing most people would try.
You’re unlikely to write a novel by chasing letters around this contraption, and that isn’t really the point. Google has built a physical answer to a question no keyboard maker was asking: what if the keys did all the moving? It’s a ridiculous way to type an email, but an effective way to notice how much we expect our fingers to do.

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Google Launches Gemini 4 Argon, Gives Cyber Defenders First Access
Google launched Gemini 4 Argon with trusted cyber defenders first in line as it tests vulnerability hunting, patching, and new AI safeguards.
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Google Tests Publisher Payments as AI Search Cuts Into Website Traffic
Google is testing payments to publishers whose content contributes to AI search answers, but early payouts vary widely across participating websites.
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Dell XPS Googlebook vs Surface Laptop 8: Save $400 or Stick With Windows?
Dell’s $999 XPS Googlebook undercuts Microsoft’s Surface Laptop 8 by about $400, but Windows compatibility may justify the premium.
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Googlebook Cheat Sheet: Price, Models, Gemini Features, and Everything to Know
Googlebook combines Android, Gemini AI, and premium laptop hardware. See prices, models, specs, features, compatibility, and release dates.
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Googlebook vs MacBook Neo: Which Laptop Is Better for Everyday Work?
Compare Googlebook and MacBook Neo on price, apps, battery, hardware, AI, and phone integration to see which laptop better fits everyday work.
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Google, OpenAI, Anthropic Reportedly Plan AI Safety Standards Body
Google, OpenAI and Anthropic reportedly plan an AI safety standards body. See what the proposed testing and audits could mean for enterprise IT buyers.
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Google May Remove the Android Feature That Tells You to Look Up
Google appears to be preparing to retire Android’s Heads Up feature, a Digital Wellbeing tool that warns users when they walk while using their phones.
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AI Expansion, Robot Factories, and Escalating Security Threats Define This Week in Tech
See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from Sept. 14–18.
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Google Opens Google Home to Claude and Other AI Agents — Here’s What They Can Control
Google Home now lets Claude and other compatible AI agents inspect devices, review activity, and perform approved actions through Home MCP.
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