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Google announces major Gemini AI upgrades & new dev tools
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google announces enhanced AI developer tools, including Gemini 2.5 updates, new Gemma models, and innovative features to streamline app development.
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Google unveils Beam for AI-driven 3D video communication
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google launches Beam, an AI-powered 3D video platform enhancing remote calls with realistic visuals and near real-time translation, no special glasses needed.
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Google brings Gemini AI to Android XR glasses & headsets
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google is integrating its Gemini AI into smart glasses and headsets via Android XR, enabling hands-free, context-aware digital assistance for users.
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Google unveils SynthID Detector to verify AI-generated content
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google launches SynthID Detector, a portal to verify if images, audio, video, or text contain AI-generated SynthID watermarks for content authenticity.
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Google boosts education with Gemini 2.5 & LearnLM updates
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google integrates LearnLM model into Gemini 2.5, enhancing learning with AI-powered explanations and multimodal content for global users.
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Google unveils AI-driven shopping with virtual try-on feature
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google launches AI Mode shopping in the US, featuring smart guidance, virtual try-on for billions of clothes, and a streamlined checkout with Google Pay.
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Google unveils Gemini 2.5 updates for enhanced AI on Vertex
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google upgrades Gemini 2.5 AI on Vertex AI, boosting reasoning, security, and efficiency for enterprises with features like Deep Think and thought summaries.
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Google unveils Flow AI tool to empower filmmakers & storytellers
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google launches Flow, an AI tool designed to help filmmakers craft cinematic scenes using generative AI models Veo, Imagen, and Gemini.
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Google unveils Gemini AI upgrade for universal assistant vision
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google unveiled Gemini AI upgrade, aiming to create a universal assistant with advanced planning, simulation and task management capabilities.
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Google reveals sweeping AI upgrades for Gemini & launches new Beam
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google unveils major AI advancements across its Gemini platform, boosting Search, Workspace and video with new features and faster models.
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Google enhances agent toolkit & unveils updates for secure AI
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google launches version 1.0.0 of its Python Agent Development Kit and unveils new tools to simplify intelligent agent creation and management.
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Google launches Jules globally, an AI coding agent for GitHub
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google Labs has launched Jules, an AI coding agent in public beta, offering asynchronous, secure code management with GitHub integration globally.
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Google unveils Gemini AI features for smarter emails & meetings
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google unveils Gemini-powered AI features across Workspace, enhancing email, meetings, video creation, and writing for better productivity by year's end.
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Google unveils new Gemini AI app features, launches paid plans
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google has launched new features for its Gemini AI app, including free Gemini Live and advanced tools via paid plans priced at USD $19.99 and $249.99 monthly.
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Google unveils expanded AI search features with Gemini upgrade
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google expands its AI search in the US with Gemini upgrade, adding advanced features like AI Mode, Deep Search, and live visual interactions.
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Google unveils Gemini 2.5 upgrades for reasoning & security
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google updates Gemini 2.5 with improved reasoning, security, and developer tools, enhancing AI learning, coding, and multimedia capabilities.
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Google launches AI-powered advertising upgrades for marketers
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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Google launches AI-powered tools to transform ad creation, bidding and campaign management, making digital advertising more effective and efficient globally.
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Android 16 introduces new design, Gemini features and security
Wed, 14th May 2025
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Google unveils Android 16 with a major redesign, enhanced Gemini assistant, and new security features, rolling out from next month on Pixel and Samsung devices.
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Google slashes Gemini AI model costs, boosts speed & efficiency
Thu, 26th Sep 2024
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Google unveils Gemini-1.5-Pro-002 and Gemini-1.5-Flash-002 models with enhanced speed, cost-efficiency, and performance, driving benefits for developers.
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What your privacy means to Google - and what it's doing about it
Thu, 9th May 2019
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Google has declared that it’s all about making privacy work for everyone – despite its long-held reputation as an information harvester.