The Russian invasion of Ukraine has triggered several actions on the country from the US, the EU (European Union), and the G7. The sanctions caused a “payment system disruption” across the country, forcing Google to make changes to its Play billing system for users in Russia. On March 10, Google announced that Russian Android users would no longer be able to purchase apps and games via the Play Store. It paused the Play billing system in the country, effectively blocking users from making any in-app purchases, including subscription payments....

Senior Fellow & SVP at Google AI Jeff Dean posted a tweet that looks like a typical photoshopped image of a panda rolling dough. However, that image was completely generated using Google’s AI. This means that the panda in the image does not exist. Even photoshopped images need an existing subject. Looking at the image, it’s extremely impressive that it was created from AI. “A high contrast portrait of a very happy fuzzy panda dressed as a chef in a high end kitchen making dough....

Google is opening its first of its “neighborhood stores” in Williamsburg on June 16. It’ll be located at 134 N 6th Street in Williamsburg. It’ll offer a lot of the same hands-on experiences with its products and services as its flagship store in Chelsea does. What is a “Neighborhood store”? What is a “Neighborhood store”? This is the first neighborhood store for Google, so what exactly is it? Well, it’s basically the same as the flagship store, but in a more intimate setting....

Do note that the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro will almost certainly come with some exclusive wallpapers. So, get ready for those, as we’ll share those as well, as soon as possible. Google has launched 12 new wallpapers for Pixel owners Google has launched 12 new wallpapers for Pixel owners In any case, the 12 wallpapers we’ve mentioned come as part of the ‘Community Lens’ collection. You can long-press on your Pixel home screen, and then go to Wallpaper & style -> Change wallpaper -> Community Lens in order to access them....

Of course, we have seen a lot of the Pixel 7 Pro lately. There’s not much left to know both in terms of design and specs. But the latest leak gives us another look at that camera bridge on the back, as well as the rest of the phone. We can see the positioning of the cameras as well as the physical buttons, holes, and ports. The antenna lines are visible too....