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Gemini is Google's multimodal AI family, running inside Google Search, Gmail, Docs, Android, and the Gemini app. Our Gemini coverage follows Google DeepMind's model releases, Workspace integration, and the competitive battle with ChatGPT and Claude.
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Google ships Gemini 3.7 Flash at half the price of 3.6, three weeks later
The new workhorse model posts 43.6% on FrontierCode 1.1 and 65.3% on DeepSWE v1.1, with input tokens at $0.75 per million.
Google unveils Pixel 11, Pixel Tag, and Gemini features at Made by Google '26
The Pixel 11 starts at $899, a $100 hike; Google finally answers Apple's AirTag with a $29 Pixel Tag tied to Find Hub.
Google's Pixel Watch 5 leans on AI and health software, adds $50 to the price
The $399 watch keeps the hardware nearly static and bets on offline Gemini, insulin resistance trends, and breathing emergency detection.
Google is force-shipping a Gemini toolbar into Docs. Here's how to turn it off.
The opt-out lives inside a Gmail setting that also kills spellcheck, smart compose, and autocorrect. A Chrome extension does it cleaner.
Google Assistant shuts down on Android phones starting September 4
Gemini becomes the only option on Android phones, tablets, and paired devices as Google finally executes the long-delayed Assistant sunset.
Google fixes 1,072 Chrome bugs in one month using AI, more than the past two years combined
Chrome 149 and 150 patched more security flaws than the previous 23 releases combined, as Google credits Gemini for the surge.
Martha Stewart co-founds Hint, an AI assistant for homeowners, with $10M in funding
The iOS app builds a profile of the home from public data and manages maintenance schedules, with Stewart holding equity and shipping weekly product feedback.
Google's own data shows Gemini isn't automating white-collar work away
A study of 15 million Gemini interactions finds AI use is shallow, collaborative, and concentrated on low-expertise tasks.
Meta AI arrives in Threads DMs as Meta walls off users from ChatGPT
The chatbot is now available privately inside Threads direct messages, extending Meta AI's reach across Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Librarians launch 'Avoiding AI' workshops as users push back on forced adoption
Bangor and Philadelphia sessions draw 70-plus attendees each — six times normal turnout — as patrons ask how to disable Apple Intelligence and Gemini.
Google's Gemini hits 950M monthly users, closing on ChatGPT
Gemini tripled its user base in a year, and Sensor Tower says ChatGPT's assistant market share has dropped below 50% for the first time.
Google Cloud revenue jumps 82% to $24.8B, validating AI spend
Alphabet's cloud backlog hit $514B and profit tripled to $112.1B, giving Sundar Pichai cover for $190B in annual capex.
Google commits $40M in AI credits to DOE's Genesis Mission
Google DeepMind opens AlphaFold 3, AlphaEvolve, and Gemini for Government to all 17 US National Laboratories under the White House initiative.
Netflix, Spotify, YouTube converge on AI-powered entertainment app model
Format is no longer the differentiator — the fight is over which app owns every spare minute of a user's day, and AI is the wedge.
Google launches Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber to undercut Anthropic's Mythos
The new security model runs at a fraction of Mythos 5's cost and found 55 confirmed bugs in V8, beating Claude Opus 4.6's 36.
Google ships three new Gemini models but delays Pro update
Gemini 3.6 Flash cuts token usage by up to 17%, but the flagship Pro refresh is still stuck as OpenAI and Anthropic pull ahead.
Google ships Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite to cut agent costs
The Flash refresh trims output tokens 17%, hits 350 tokens/second on Flash-Lite, and adds a cyber-tuned variant for CodeMender.
Google's Frozen v2 chip targets 6-10x efficiency gain for Gemini
Alphabet is designing a 2028 server chip to run Gemini cheaper as it spends $190B on AI infrastructure this year.
Google switches Gemini quotas to compute-based limits across all tiers
Free, AI Plus, AI Pro, and AI Ultra now meter by prompt complexity, not request count — and Google won't publish the free tier's baseline.
Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, adds code execution
The research app keeps its standalone form but gains a secure cloud computer and syncs with the Gemini app and Search.
Google plugs Instacart, Canva, and YouTube into AI Mode search
AI Mode moves from answering questions to executing tasks, matching integration features already shipping in ChatGPT and Claude.
EU orders Google to open Android and Search to AI rivals under DMA
Google must give ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity comparable Android access as Gemini, with search data sharing due January 2027.
Publishers sue Google, allege Gemini was trained on pirated books
Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and Scott Turow accuse Google of scraping books from Google Books and Google Play to train Gemini without permission.
Waze adds Gemini voice commands for reports and destination search
Google is finally bringing its flagship AI assistant to Waze, though only two of four new features actually involve Gemini.
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