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Gemini Notebook's Expert Intelligence Unlocks 100,000+ Books
Google's Expert Intelligence feature lets Gemini Notebook pull from 100,000+ purchased Play Books titles, with per-user entitlement blocking shared access.
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash: 40s Extension, First/Last Frame, and 4K Upscaling
Google ships gemini-omni-1.1-flash with 10s context reads, first/last frame interpolation, 360p draft mode at ⅓ cost, and upscaled 4K output.
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe: 2.6% WER, 85+ Languages, Two API Surfaces
Google's Gemini 3.5 Transcribe posts 2.6% non-streaming WER across 85+ languages, with a dual-endpoint design that forces hard architectural choices.
Google's Feb 2027 Android Memory Rules Target On-Device AI Apps
Google mandates new dynamic memory and bitmap thresholds for Android apps by February 2027, driven by AI-related chip shortages hitting low-end devices hardest.
Gemini 3.5 Transcribe Removes Filler Words, Covers 85+ Languages
Google's Gemini 3.5 Transcribe strips 'um' and 'uh', supports 85+ languages, and is in public preview via the Gemini API.
Google HEIR Compiles PyTorch Models for Fully Homomorphic Encryption
Google's open-source HEIR toolchain compiles pre-trained PyTorch models for FHE inference, with ~10³ overhead and no published LLM benchmarks yet.
Google Gemini Adds Toggle to Hide Visible AI Watermarks
Google lets users disable the sparkle watermark on Gemini and Flow content. SynthID and C2PA provenance signals remain embedded regardless.
Google Lets Users Remove Visible AI Watermark While SynthID Persists
Google decouples its visible AI watermark from SynthID and C2PA signals, and open-sources Credentio for local provenance validation.
Google Gemini App Hits 1 Billion Monthly Active Users
Gemini reaches 1 billion monthly active users, with 63% of users on voice and 150 million images generated daily.
Google AI Plus Drops to $4.99 and Doubles Storage to 400 GB
Google AI Plus is getting cheaper and more useful, with a new $4.99 monthly price and 400 GB of bundled storage.
Google Is Moving Many Gemini CLI Users to Antigravity CLI
Google is steering free, Pro, and Ultra users from Gemini CLI toward Antigravity CLI, a closed-source agent platform that is already drawing pushback over limits and missing features.
Google's AI Search Overhaul Leaves Publishers Planning for 'Google Zero'
As Google transforms its search engine into an AI answer machine, publishers across the web are confronting a future where Google no longer sends them traffic at all — the so-called 'Google Zero' scenario.
Google Launches Antigravity 2.0: Unified Desktop Application, SDK, and Multi-Agent CLI Debuted at I/O 2026
Google introduced Antigravity 2.0 at I/O 2026, delivering an advanced desktop environment for concurrent multi-agent orchestration, custom workflows, a dedicated CLI, and revised high-volume subscription tiers.
Google Warns of AI-Generated Zero-Day Exploits Used by Hackers
Google’s threat researchers have identified instances of cybercriminals using AI to develop sophisticated zero-day exploits, marking a new phase in the AI-driven security arms race.
Google Makes Agentic AI Governance a Core Enterprise Feature
Google's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform puts identity, auditability, and control at the center of agent deployment, signaling a major shift in enterprise AI strategy.
Google Commits Up to $40 Billion in Massive Anthropic Investment
In one of the largest AI infrastructure deals to date, Google is investing up to $40 billion in Anthropic to secure long-term compute capacity and model development.