Google blocked 2.3 million Android app submissions to the Play Store in 2024 due to violations of its policies that made them potentially risky for users.

Chinese AI lab DeepSeek's Android app has taken the No. 1 spot on the Google Play Store, days after the chatbot app clinched the top spot on the App Store.

Chinese start-up DeepSeek created a cost-efficient and powerful artificial intelligence model that appears to rival U.S. programs.

Here’s what you need to know about DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that rattled markets as its app dethroned OpenAI's as the most-downloaded free app in the U.S. on Apple.

Sam Bright, the lead at Google Play, said the "ultimate goal" is to have Android games and apps work seamlessly across mobile, XR, and TV.

The Viwoods AI Note and AI Mini have a secret weapon compared to the competition: Google Play. A couple of months ago, the Google Play Store was just added to the AIPaper in the v3.1.7 release, and the Mini received it,

Samsung is championing a “Hybrid AI” strategy on the Galaxy S25 series combining its own AI technologies with those of Google and other partners.

Notably, image generation in Gemini now supports the latest version of the Imagen 3 AI model. Gemini 1.5 Flash (for free users) and 1.5 Pro (for Advanced users) will also remain available for the next few weeks. Google has added this extension to allow users enough time to finish existing conversations and move to the new AI model.

Google’s search dominance may be waning, says James Bentham, head of SEO at Havas Media Network. But as search complexifies, opportunities for SEO abound.

Google has tightened security on the Play Store by blocking 2.3 million Android apps in 2024 that violated its policies