It’s all set to meowing and purring sound effects. To clean the screen, hit the “x” button for a squeaky animation. It’s more akin to doodling. Searching for “dogs” also delivers a similar experience. You won’t have to wait long to indulge your affection for canines. International Dog Day is coming up fast on Aug. 26. But today is not about dogs.

Google’s massive ad tech business hasbeen under scrutinyfrom regulators in the US and EU. The lawsuit would represent the Justice Department’s second monopoly case against Google. The lawsuit is still working its way through the legal system. Google has reportedly tried to address the department’s concerns to prevent the new lawsuit. The companyreportedlytold the Justice Department last year that it’s willing to split off its ad business. Google declined to comment, and the Justice Department didn’t respond to a request for comment....

Avocor, which makes interactive displays, shared the update in a release Wednesday. The Series One Board 65 is a 65-inch gadget designed for group video collaboration and brainstorming. you could tap to start a meeting or say, “Hey Google, start my meeting.” Attendees can write or sketch out ideas with a stylus or their fingers on an integrated digital whiteboarding screen. Board 65 includes a high-power stereo speaker, mic, camera and styluses....

Soon, you’ll be able to switch between devices during a meeting without hanging up and rejoining. Google hasn’t just borrowed ideas from Apple for its video-chat software though. Google even added a Brady Bunch-style mode sogroups could more easily see one another. How it works Switching calls in Google Meet appears straightforward. In its online instructions, Google said when you transfer the meeting, the original machine will be disconnected. But there’s a way to keep both devices in the meeting too....

The update will roll out over the next two weeks. It can be useful while taking notes, viewing meeting-related documents or presenting,Google said. Google Meet’sfree tier allows for60-minute calls with up to 100 participants. (All participants will need to be signed into a Google account to join.)

You could also try turning your speaker volume down, or muting yourself whenever you aren’t speaking. Keep an eye out for that red dot.

When enabled, this will allow for enhanced features like read receipts and media messaging to emergency services. Such adoption would be at no cost to emergency contact centers.

The companysaidThursday that the tool is coming to Windows, MacOS and Linux as well as Android devices. The updated tool is available now via beta on ChromeOS and is coming soon to iOS.

Google on Friday filed amotion to dismissamultistate antitrust lawsuitled by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. Facebook, now under parent company Meta, isn’t a defendant in the case. Paxton said Google’s motion on Friday asks people to overlook “egregious” monopoly abuses.

Facebook is not a party to the lawsuit. Google had sought dismissal of the lawsuit, arguing that the conduct the states described is legal. Google’s massive ad tech business hasbeen under scrutinyfrom regulators in the US and EU. Google said Castel’s decision highlighted the flaws in Paxton’s lawsuit. Paxton’s office didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

The service will be available again early next year, Google said.

If you’ve got curves, flaunt ‘em, we say. The curved screen is edged by light-up piping to notify you of a new message. The Nexus D is sadly only a fictional mockup from the imagination of oneDorian Lust. It’s conceived as having a quad-core 1.8GHz processor and 1.5GB of RAM with 32 or 64GB of storage. It also has back and front radar detection, whatever that is.

Lloyd’s cased was based upon Google tracking iPhone users throughApple’s Safari web app between 2011 and 2012. The news will come as disappointing to millions of consumers across the UK, said Rocio Concha, Which? director of policy and advocacy in statement.