Google is expanding its Gemma 4 family with Gemma 4 12B, a new open model designed to bring powerful multimodal AI directly to laptops and everyday devices. The model sits between Google’s smaller edge-friendly E4B model and its larger 26B Mixture of Experts model, offering stronger reasoning and agentic abilities while keeping memory requirements low. Google says Gemma 4 models have now passed 150 million downloads, showing strong interest from developers building everything

Google’s latest push to transform Search into an AI-powered experience is creating a surprising side effect: more users are turning to DuckDuckGo in search of a simpler, more traditional way to browse the web. Following Google’s announcements at its 2026 I/O developer conference, the privacy-focused search engine reported a major spike in app installs and traffic, fueled largely by users frustrated with the growing presence of AI-generated answers in Google Search. At I/O 202

Google is taking another major step in generative AI with the launch of Gemini Omni, a new family of AI models designed to “create anything from any input.” The first model in the lineup, Gemini Omni Flash, focuses on video creation. It can take a mix of text, images, audio, and video, then turn those inputs into a polished video that feels connected and consistent. Instead of simply combining different media together, Omni is built to reason across all of them, using Gemini’

President Donald Trump abruptly postponed a major artificial intelligence executive order on Thursday after intense pressure from Silicon Valley leaders who warned the proposal could slow innovation and weaken America’s competitive advantage against China. The move came just hours before a planned White House signing ceremony that would have included executives from some of the world’s largest AI companies, highlighting the growing influence of the tech industry over U.S. AI

A California jury has ruled in favor of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a closely watched legal battle brought by Elon Musk, ending one of the most dramatic courtroom clashes in the history of the artificial intelligence industry. The federal jury in Oakland found that Altman, OpenAI, company president Greg Brockman, and Microsoft were not liable for Musk’s claims that they had betrayed OpenAI’s original nonprofit mission for personal and commercial gain. After less than two hours o

Google is expanding its generative AI search experience with new updates designed to make AI Mode and AI Overviews more useful, more transparent, and more connected to the wider web. As AI becomes a bigger part of how people search online, Google is trying to make its AI tools feel less like a replacement for websites and more like a starting point for deeper exploration. The company’s latest updates focus on better links, trusted sources, firsthand perspectives, and easier w

Google is making a major move back into the wearable market with the launch of the Fitbit Air, a new screenless fitness tracker designed to be lighter, simpler, and more affordable than many smartwatches. Priced at $100 and available for pre-order now, the Fitbit Air will officially go on sale May 26. Unlike traditional fitness watches, it has no screen, no buttons, and no ability to show notifications or tell time. Instead, Google is focusing on comfort, health tracking, and

Google’s Gemma 4 models are already being positioned as some of the most capable open AI models Google has released, and now they are receiving a major speed upgrade. Just weeks after launching Gemma 4, Google introduced Multi-Token Prediction, or MTP, drafters designed to make the models run much faster without lowering the quality of their responses. According to Google, these new drafters can deliver up to a 3x speed boost, making Gemma 4 more practical for developers, per

Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI assistant, is reportedly considering one of the largest private funding rounds in technology history. The AI startup has received several preemptive offers to raise around $40 billion to $50 billion at a valuation between $850 billion and $900 billion. If completed, the deal would more than double Anthropic’s previous valuation of $380 billion from February and could place it at or above OpenAI’s recent private market valuation. Inv

Google is making a bigger play for developers and creators with a new update to Google AI Studio. The company has announced that Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers now get higher usage limits in AI Studio, along with access to Nano Banana Pro and Gemini Pro models. The goal is to make it easier for people to move from an idea to a working application in minutes, while keeping costs more predictable. For users who have already exhausted the free tier, the update creates a sim

Google has quietly entered the fast-growing AI dictation market with a new iPhone app called Google AI Edge Eloquent, and its biggest advantage is that it works offline. The free iOS app uses local speech recognition models from Google’s Gemma family, letting users speak into their phones and receive polished text without needing a constant internet connection. That makes the launch especially notable in a market crowded with startup products, because Google is bringing a maj

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used to address some of the world’s most pressing challenges, including the growing threat of natural disasters. Google has recently introduced a new AI driven methodology called Groundsource, designed to help communities better predict and prepare for disasters such as flash floods. Developed by Google Research and powered by the company’s Gemini AI models, Groundsource transforms millions of public reports and documents into str

Google has removed some of its AI Overviews for specific health related searches after an investigation by the Guardian found that the feature was providing misleading and potentially dangerous medical information. AI Overviews are generative AI summaries that appear at the top of Google Search results and are designed to give users quick snapshots of information. While Google has repeatedly described these summaries as helpful and reliable, the investigation raised serious

The technology industry is approaching a historic legal moment as Google and Character.AI move toward finalizing what may be the first major settlements tied directly to alleged harm caused by artificial intelligence chatbots. The companies have agreed in principle to resolve multiple lawsuits brought by families whose teenage children died by suicide or suffered serious psychological harm after interacting with Character.AI ’s chatbot companions. While the settlement deta

Google has officially launched Gemini 3 Flash, a faster and more cost efficient version of its Gemini 3 large language model, and is making it the default AI model across the Gemini app and Google Search’s AI Mode worldwide. Built on the same foundation as Gemini 3 Pro, Gemini 3 Flash is designed to deliver strong reasoning and multimodal performance while prioritizing speed, lower latency, and affordability. The release comes six months after Gemini 2.5 Flash and reflects

Google is expanding its AI powered virtual try on feature, making it easier for shoppers to see how clothes might look on them without needing a full body photo. Announced this week, the update allows users to upload just a selfie to generate a full length digital version of themselves for virtual clothing try ons. Previously, users had to upload a full body image, which could be inconvenient or limiting. With this new approach, Google uses Nano Banana, its Gemini 2.5 Flash

Google is expanding its experimentation with AI in news delivery, rolling out a pilot program that brings AI-powered article overviews to select publications’ Google News pages. Participating outlets include major international publishers such as Der Spiegel, El País, Folha, Infobae, Kompas, The Guardian, The Times of India, The Washington Examiner, and The Washington Post, all of whom have agreed to test how AI might surface more context for readers before they click throu

Onton, the AI-powered shopping platform previously known as Deft, is accelerating its mission to simplify online decision-making with a new $7.5 million seed investment. The funding round, led by Footwork with participation from Liquid 2, Parable Ventures, and 43, brings the company’s total raised capital to roughly $10 million and comes at a time when consumers are increasingly overwhelmed by the complexity of online shopping. With major tech companies like OpenAI, Google,

Google’s rapid ascent in the AI race is reshaping the dynamics of the tech and semiconductor markets, with its newly released Gemini 3 model emerging as a major catalyst. The model debuted to enthusiastic reviews, including high praise from Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who declared he is “not going back” to ChatGPT after trying it out (Investors Business Daily). Google parent Alphabet’s stock has surged accordingly, rising nearly 5 percent on Monday after an 8 percent ral

Google’s latest move in the race to dominate artificial intelligence marks one of the most ambitious infrastructure investments in U.S. tech history. The company has announced a sweeping $40 billion commitment to build three new data centers across Texas, a state rapidly emerging as the epicenter of AI infrastructure thanks to its vast land availability, relatively low energy costs, and business-friendly climate (Pequeno IV). With this development, Texas is poised to host mor