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Gmail gets smarter as Google drops Gemini side panel

Most AI tools now built directly into emails

New in-line AI features take over email writing and summaries.

US visa update: H-1B employees warned against travel

Tech giants advise H-1B staff to stay in the US amid visa delays

Tech workers on H-1B visas face travel risk, Google and Apple warn

iPhone, Mac users alert: Is Chrome spying on you?

Protect your privacy: Fingerprinting is back, Apple warns Chrome is risky

Should you ditch Chrome? Apple flags privacy threat on iPhone and Mac

What did the UAE Google most in 2025 — can you guess?

From cricket fever to Dubai Chocolate and ChatGPT, see what the UAE searched most in 2025

UAE’s top Google searches of 2025 revealed — cricket, AI, and more!

AI won’t replace magic of teachers: Google’s Ben Gomes

Chief Technologist on AI in classrooms, preparing students for tomorrow’s jobs

Ben Gomes, Google’s Chief Technologist for Learning and Sustainability, at the World Schools Summit in Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi summit: Google, CIFF, Microsoft pledge Dh230m

Major investments to boost youth skills, AI literacy in UAE, region

Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) unveiled a $45.5 million investment aimed at keeping children in school and improving their learning outcomes across the region. (For representation purposes only: Students in a classroom at a school in Abu Dhabi)

Don’t let Gemini Nano AI trend share your photos online

AI saree trend gone too far? Here’s how to remove your photos from Gemini Nano Banana AI

The Gemini Nano Banana AI saree trend is fun and creative, but your privacy comes first

Google layoffs: Fired by bots? Ex-employees blame AI

Over 200 Google AI contractors reportedly laid off from Gemini and AI Overviews projects

Google lays off over 200 AI contractors: Report

Why is Google repeatedly getting fined billions by EU?

EU fines on Google top €11.2 billion — regulators say dominance abused across markets

Why EU keeps slapping Google with multi-billion fines, from search to ads

Google AI Mode now available in UAE and MENA

New AI-powered search uses Gemini 2.5 to understand complex questions

AI Mode will appear as a tab on the Google Search results page and in the Google app for Android and iOS as it rolls out to everyone.

Rely on AI, not colleagues: Sundar Pichai to employees

‘Work smarter, not bigger’: Google bets on AI as it cuts back on hiring new employees

Inside Google’s AI-first workplace shift: Less hiring, more AI—will teamwork survive?

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