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Google will require Android apps to meet new per-app memory limits introduced with Android 17 and will begin enforcing them in February 2027. Apps that exceed limits may be slowed, terminated, and could face reduced visibility and publishing capabilities on Google Play. The policy responds to industry-wide RAM constraints and aims to ensure compatibility across devices with 4GB–16GB+ RAM. » Más en theverge.com

Google's Gemini Notebook now supports 'Expert Intelligence', which lets users import texts from purchased Google Play Books and query or generate plans, infographics, AI podcasts and more based on book contents. The feature initially supports over 100,000 titles from publishers like Penguin Random House, Macmillan and O'Reilly, and includes author-customized 'Featured Notebooks'. Protections prevent non-owners from viewing full book text when a Notebook is shared; links direct them to Google Play Books to purchase. Google plans to bring the capability to AI Mode in Search and the Gemini app and expand support to scholarly and magazine articles. » Más en theverge.com

Google now offers a usage-based pay-as-you-go model for Gemini Enterprise alongside existing user subscriptions and consolidates access to Google Antigravity and AI usage in Android Studio into shared quotas. Flexible Savings Plans provide a 10% discount for one-year and 20% for three-year commitments with no minimum or maximum volume and can be incorporated into Google Cloud Enterprise Agreements. In addition, Google has introduced project-level spending limits, automated budget alerts and anomaly detection that identifies cost-driving SKUs and pauses API calls if thresholds are exceeded. » Más en de.investing.com