Google announced its latest update to its Gemini service called Personal Intelligence. With Personal Intelligence turned on, users can connect Gemini with existing Google apps such as Gmail, Google Photos, YouTube, and Search to receive personalized answers based on data that already exists across these services.
Continue reading “Google Gemini Personal Intelligence starts rolling out”
Google has outlined its approach to agentic commerce, a shopping model where AI systems assist users from discovery through purchase. The strategy was presented by Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, who described the shift as a platform-level transition for retail driven by conversational AI. Continue reading “Google expands agentic commerce with UCP, AI agents, and native checkout”
Google is gradually preparing for the release of Android 17, which is expected to include a native App Lock feature. This feature is designed to improve privacy by preventing sensitive app content from being displayed to others. According to Android Authority, the Android Canary 2601 build provides insight into how App Lock will handle notifications from locked apps. Continue reading “Android 17 App Lock could hide notification content: Report”
Google is updating Gmail with AI-powered features as part of the Gemini era, designed to help users manage emails more efficiently. Continue reading “Gmail gets Gemini-powered AI Overviews and AI Inbox”
Google on Thursday announced an update to Androidify that allows users to create custom Android bot avatars and set them as Wear OS watch faces. The update enables seamless transfer of a personalized avatar from an Android device to a Wear OS watch within seconds. Continue reading “Androidify adds open-source tools for custom Wear OS watch faces”
Google has begun rolling out the Android 16 update, introducing new features focused on device organization, personalization, communication, safety and accessibility. The rollout also reflects a shift in Google’s release strategy, moving away from a single annual operating system upgrade to more frequent feature releases, ensuring new capabilities reach users as soon as they are ready. Continue reading “Android 16 December update brings new parental controls, expanded dark theme, expressive captions and more”
Google has introduced Gemini AI to Android Auto for users who have switched from Google Assistant to Gemini on their phones. According to Guemmy Kim, Senior Director of Product & User Experience for Android for Cars, Gemini enables natural, back-and-forth interactions and handles more complex requests without requiring drivers to recall specific voice commands. Continue reading “Android Auto gets Gemini AI for Maps insights, messaging edits, Gmail access and more”
Google has introduced Nano Banana Pro, a new image generation and editing model built on Gemini 3 Pro, designed to leverage advanced reasoning and real-world knowledge. Naina Raisinghani, Product Manager at Google DeepMind, stated that the model improves the visualization of information compared to previous solutions. Continue reading “Google rolls out Nano Banana Pro powered by Gemini 3 for advanced AI image generation”
Google has announced a new update for NotebookLM, introducing tools to enhance research capabilities. The update adds Deep Research agents to streamline complex research tasks and expands support for multiple file types commonly used in academic and professional work. Continue reading “Google NotebookLM gets Deep Research and expanded file support”
Google DeepMind introduced SIMA 2, the latest iteration of its generalist AI research, building on last year’s SIMA (Scalable Instructable Multiworld Agent). The original SIMA could follow instructions across multiple virtual environments, performing over 600 language-based tasks such as “turn left,” “climb the ladder,” and “open the map.” Continue reading “Google DeepMind unveils SIMA 2 with reasoning and goal-oriented AI capabilities”
Apple is finalizing a multi-year agreement with Google to integrate its most advanced AI model, Gemini, into Siri’s next major upgrade. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is expected to pay around $1 billion per year for access to the 1.2 trillion parameter Gemini model, marking a significant leap from the 150 billion parameter system currently powering Apple Intelligence’s cloud-based features. Continue reading “Apple to invest $1 billion yearly in Google Gemini AI for Siri revamp: Report”
Google has announced a series of updates across its products, integrating a new AI image generation model, “Nano Banana,” to enhance user interaction with information and visuals. The updates primarily focus on NotebookLM, Google Search, and Discover, aiming to make complex information more accessible and to introduce advanced creative tools. Continue reading “Google enhances NotebookLM, Search and Google Lens with Nano Banana integration”
Google has announced the largest update to Chrome since its 2008 launch, introducing AI-powered features designed to make browsing smarter, more productive, and secure. The updates highlight the integration of Gemini directly into Chrome, enhancements to the omnibox with AI Mode, and expanded AI-driven safety protections. Continue reading “Google Chrome gets Gemini AI assistant, AI Mode in omnibox, agentic tasks and more”
YouTube has announced the expansion of its multi-language audio feature, making it available to millions of creators worldwide. Continue reading “YouTube expands multi-language audio, pilots localized thumbnails”
Google has introduced Google AI Plus, a new subscription plan designed to improve creativity and productivity with advanced AI tools. Indonesia is the first country worldwide to access this plan, said Vikas Kansal, Group Product Manager, Google One. Continue reading “Google launches AI Plus subscription with Gemini 2.5 Pro, Veo 3 Fast, and 200GB storage starting from Indonesia”
