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Google and Google DeepMind ship Gemini and a growing AI stack across Search, Workspace, Android, and Pixel. We follow every Google AI release, DeepMind research update, and competitive move against OpenAI and Anthropic.
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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.
Meta launches Content Seal AI watermarking, three years after promising labels
The new invisible watermark only covers images from Meta's newest Muse model, leaving three years of AI output undetectable by its own tool.
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.
Adobe wires Google's Nano Banana into Project Indigo camera app
The version 1.1 update adds generative filters, object removal, and AI photo critique — running on Google's model, not Adobe's Firefly.
YouTube tightens monetization rules on AI slop and distressing videos
Three categories of 'inauthentic content' now bar creators from Partner Program payouts, with AI personas on health and finance singled out.
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-backed FireSat satellites launch as wildfire smoke chokes North America
Three microsatellites can spot fires as small as 5 by 5 meters, with a 50+ satellite constellation targeting 20-minute revisits by the early 2030s.
San Francisco orders Apple and Google to pull 13 AI 'nudify' apps
City Attorney David Chiu says the two stores likely made millions from face-swap apps used to create nonconsensual nude images.
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.
Microsoft's carbon emissions rose 25% in 2025 as AI data centers expanded
The company's 2026 sustainability report says emissions hit 34M metric tons and warns sustainability solutions can't keep pace with AI demand.
Google will disclose which ads were made with AI in My Ad Center
A new 'How this ad was made' label lands in My Ad Center across Search, YouTube, and Discover, but Google won't verify the claims itself.
Google's SynthID watermark debunks viral McConnell hospital deepfake
Snopes used Google's invisible watermark to confirm a widely-shared image of the ailing senator was AI-generated — a rare public win for detection tech.
Google Photos adds Video Remix, an AI video editor powered by Gemini Omni
The feature applies cinematic relighting, background swaps, and painterly styles to clips in a few taps, and starts rolling out today across 15 countries.
Google's July 4 Workspace ad puts Gemini in the hands of the Founding Fathers
The commercial imagines Jefferson, Franklin, and Adams drafting the Declaration of Independence inside Google Docs, Meet, and Nano Banana.
Google's July 4 ad imagines the Founders drafting the Declaration in Workspace
The 250th-anniversary spot leans on Docs, Meet, and Gemini — and picked up 'tone deaf' reviews on Bluesky within hours.
Google DeepMind partners with A24 on filmmaker-led AI research
Google is investing in the studio behind Everything Everywhere All at Once and building tools alongside its filmmakers.
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