Meta and Google are facing lawsuits over allegations that their platforms are contributing to declining mental health among teenagers. Plaintiffs claim that years of design choices, recommendation algorithms, and engagement-driven content have harmed young users, leading to anxiety, depression, and social pressures. Lawyers argue that both tech giants failed to protect teens despite knowing the risks.

Meta, Google Sued Over Declining Teen Mental Health

Google says it has disrupted a Chinese-linked cyber espionage group known as Gallium, accused of targeting telecom and government organisations across at least 42 countries. The hackers allegedly used a Linux backdoor and even Google Sheets to steal sensitive data. Who is Gallium? Where did they strike? And what does this mean for global cybersecurity? We decode the operation and China’s response.


Google Reportedly Busts China-linked Gallium Hacking Network Which Targeted 42 Countries 

Google has announced a major digital infrastructure initiative as part of its five-year, $15 billion America-India Connect plan to bolster global connectivity and support artificial intelligence data flows. The project includes building new subsea cable routes linking India with the United States and other regions, establishing a new international subsea gateway in Visakhapatnam, and expanding fibre-optic networks to improve reliability and bandwidth for cloud and AI services. The initiative is designed to deep-six the digital divide and strengthen network resilience between key global hubs.


Google Plans New Subsea Cable To Link India With US Networks In $15B AI Connectivity Push | WION

Jad Tarifi, a former Google AI leader, warns that long degrees in law and medicine may lose value as AI advances faster than education systems. He says students risk graduating with outdated skills and urges a shift towards adaptable, human-centric abilities. 

Higher education at risk? Ex-Google AI leader warns law and medical degrees may lose value as AI moves fast

Google has upgraded Gemini 3 Deep Think, its advanced reasoning mode for science, maths and engineering. The tool shows top-tier benchmark scores and is now available only to Google AI Ultra subscribers via the Gemini app.

Gemini 3 Deep Think gets major upgrade, now limited to Google AI Ultra users

A report reveals Google provided US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with data on student journalists amid a visa investigation, triggered by an agency legal request under valid subpoenas. The handover involved location, search, and communication records of international students at universities, raising privacy alarms despite compliance with law.

Google Hands Student Data to ICE in Immigration Probe

A landmark trial in California has begun against Meta and YouTube, with plaintiffs accusing the companies of deliberately designing their platforms to ‘addict’ children and harm their mental health. All you need to know.

‘Addiction by design’? Meta, YouTube accused of 'engineering addiction' in children during US trial

Over 1,000 Google employees sign petition to cut ties with ICE and border agencies

Google launched free AI-powered mock tests via Gemini for competitive exams like JEE Main, sourcing questions from PhysicsWallah and Careers360 to deliver full-length practice with instant feedback.


Google's Gemini Drops Free JEE Mock Tests Nationwide

Alphabet's opens new tab Google will be given guidance by European Union antitrust regulators on how to help online search rivals and artificial intelligence developers access its services and its Gemini AI models, the European Commission said on Tuesday.

EU Regulators to Guide On Sharing Search & AI Access

Google is integrating its Gemini AI into Gmail, offering features like AI-powered summaries for long threads, conversational search to find info, "Help me write" for drafting/polishing emails, and a new "AI Inbox" view that prioritizes tasks and topics, aiming to make email management more proactive and efficient for all users, with some advanced tools potentially requiring subscriptions.

Gemini AI Powers New Gmail Features Raising Privacy Concerns

Google is integrating its Gemini AI into Gmail, offering features like AI-powered summaries for long threads, conversational search to find info, "Help me write" for drafting/polishing emails, and a new "AI Inbox" view that prioritizes tasks and topics, aiming to make email management more proactive and efficient for all users, with some advanced tools potentially requiring subscriptions.


How AI makes Gmail 'smart' | Gemini transforms Gmail user experience 

Google launches Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), a shared AI shopping system enabling faster checkouts across Search, Gemini, and retailer platforms through agent-led discovery and transactions.



Google Unveils UCP: AI-Powered Shopping Revolution

In a Reflection of How the Parent Company of Google Has Become One of the Most Significant Winners of Artificial Intelligence,
Alphabet Has Surpassed Apple to Become the Second Most Valuable Firm by Market Value.

Alphabet Becomes World's Second-Largest Firm

Google is preparing a change that could finally address a long-standing issue for Gmail users - having to live with an old email address forever. The company is rolling out a feature that will allow people to change their existing Gmail username while keeping the same Google account.

Google Rethink Permanent Gmail IDs, Support Page Hints at Gmail Change

Google Search has been sending 25 percentage points less traffic to news publishers over the past two years. In 2023, Google Web Search made up over 51% of traffic from Google surfaces to news publishers; that number is now down to 27%.


Google search traffic to news publishers drops from 51% to 27%

Google is retiring its free Dark Web monitoring tool. In a support page, Google announced that it is discontinuing the “Dark Web report” tool. Since the past two years, the tool has been available for free to all Gmail users. Google's ‘Dark Web tool' feature worked by scanning users' email addresses to determine whether they had appeared in data breaches, which often circulate on Dark Web marketplaces.


Google to shut down 'dark web report' feature 

Google is rolling out a beta feature that lets users hear real-time translations through headphones using Google Translate. Powered by Gemini AI, the update improves context-based translations.

Google rolls out live translation through headphones: Here’s everything you need to know

One of the most searched terms on Google in 2025 in India wasn't a word, but a bunch of numbers put together. 5201314 is used on social media to express love and translates to a romantic term in the Mandarin language. 

5201314 was one of the most Googled terms in India in 2025. Here is what it means

Google is testing a new way to blend AI Overviews with AI Mode so users can move from search to conversation without switching tabs. The update aims to simplify search 

Gemini and AI search overviews merge in Google’s latest search experiment

Google is ramping up its push into AI hardware, positioning its custom AI chips as a direct challenge to Nvidia’s dominant GPUs.

Google Aims to Take on Nvidia in AI Hardware; Anthropic to Use Up to 1 Mn Google AI Chips

In a month when most major tech stocks have been hammered by the cooling hype around artificial intelligence. Google’s parent Alphabet has done the opposite. Surging ahead while its rivals stumble. The company is now the world’s third-most valuable, closing in on the $4 trillion mark. So why is Alphabet soaring while Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia and oracle are sliding? 


Alphabet surges as rivals see sharp declines

Oracle shares fell 1.5% as the company reported a slump, raising concerns among investors about growth and market performance.


Oracle Shares Dip 1.5% Amid Company Slump

Google has announced that Pixel 10 the first Android phones able to share files directly with iPhones using Apple’s AirDrop protocol. The new Quick Share upgrade finally bridges the long-closed gap between Android and iOS, but there’s more behind this rare cross-platform move.

Google cracks AirDrop barrier: Pixel 10 now shares files with Apple iPhones

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