Meta Contractors Posed as Teens to Prompt Rival Chatbots About Suicide, Sex, and Drugs

Hundreds of contractors working on a project for Meta pretended to be kids—and then prompted rival chatbots like Gemini and ...

I started using Projects in Google Drive; it instantly boosted my productivity

With Projects, Drive starts behaving like a focused workspace where the right information stays connected to the right task.
PCMag

Google Details Reduced Play Store Fees That Trim Its Take to 10% in Many Cases

Policy changes forced by Epic Games’ lawsuit leave Google taking a smaller bite of mobile-app transactions than Apple.
winbuzzer.com

OpenAI Says GPT-5.5-Cyber Leads Claude Mythos, Expands Daybreak-Initiative

OpenAI is now turning its Daybreak initiative into a defensive cybersecurity program that combines Codex updates, the GPT-5.5-Cyber release and partner access for approved organizations. As OpenAI ...

You may see new ways to pay for Android apps and subscriptions starting next week

Starting June 30, Android users in the US, UK, and EU may beging seeing new ways to pay for apps and subscriptions as Google expands billing options on the Play Store.
Android Police

Google's Play Store billing shake-up is finally happening next week

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Google Lowering Play Store Fees and Allowing Alternative Payments Worldwide

As a result of the lawsuit Epic Games filed against Google, Google is making major changes to its Play Store worldwide.
Windows Central

"Play your PC games — have backward compatibility": Xbox doubles down on Project Helix's core vision amid uncertainty

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WKOW

MMSD families gather to close out year with Learn and Play program

MADISON (WKOW) -- On Thursday, the Madison Metropolitan school district put together a play and learn program to help bring together families for its annual end of year celebration. Parents and kids ...
Los Angeles Times

How Google’s 32-million mosquito project could change California’s battle against dengue

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USA Today

Google wants to release millions of mosquitoes in Florida to stop disease

Google wants to release 32 million bacteria-treated mosquitoes into Florida. The plan is part of the company's Debug initiative, a decade-old program that intends to reduce diseases spread by ...
KXAN

Google announces $10M Texas water impact fund; makes data center water use pledges

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Google is making a $10 million investment into Texas in the form of a water impact fund. This pledge comes as Google has numerous data center projects underway in the Lone Star ...