Google is testing Deep Research inside NotebookLM, letting users pull context-rich sources directly from the web and Google Drive. Test builds also reveal an upcoming "tutor" option in chat configuration to guide students through complex subjects. The feature is currently in early development with no public rollout date yet.
OpenAI is reportedly using scraped Google Search results via third-party service SerpApi to boost ChatGPT's real-time queries in news, sports, and markets. Despite directly competing with Google, OpenAI's internal web index still cannot match Google's accuracy on long-tail searches.
Google just published a detailed methodology for measuring the energy, water, and carbon footprints of its AI models. Over the past 12 months, the median energy use and carbon footprint per Gemini Apps text prompt dropped by 33x and 44x respectively. Despite a 27% rise in data center electricity consumption in 2024, energy emissions still fell 12%.
Google just gave its AI Mode in Search an agentic upgrade, letting it search across platforms like OpenTable and Resy to find open restaurant tables and link directly to checkout. The update also brings personalized recommendations and chat sharing, while expanding AI Mode in English to over 180 new countries. Agent features are currently limited to U.S. Google AI Ultra subscribers.
Google just unveiled Gemini for Home, bringing its flagship AI models directly to smart speakers and displays to replace Google Assistant. The new assistant handles complex, multi-step smart home commands, finds music via vague descriptions, and introduces real-time voice chats through Gemini Live. It rolls out in early access this October with both free and paid tiers.
Google just announced a massive upgrade to Gemini Live, letting the assistant visually highlight items right on your screen via live camera sharing. It now talks with richer emotional tone, adjusts pacing on command, and hooks directly into Google Calendar, Tasks, Keep, with Phone and Messages coming soon. Why it matters: Multimodal AI is finally moving beyond polite chatter into hands-on daily execution.
Google just introduced an AI-powered personal health coach for Fitbit, built on Gemini. It acts as a fitness trainer, sleep guide, and wellness advisor that adapts daily workout routines based on real-time body metrics and poor sleep. A preview rolls out to U.S. Fitbit Premium subscribers in October.
Google just unveiled the Pixel Watch 4, letting users summon Gemini simply by raising their wrists. The smartwatch also debuts an upcoming Gemini-powered personal health coach, standalone satellite messaging, and a 25% battery boost. It brings contextual on-device intelligence directly into daily wearable fitness.
Google just launched the Pixel Buds 2a, bringing premium features to its budget audio lineup for $129. Powered by the Tensor A1 chip, the earbuds add active noise cancellation and hands-free Gemini access, letting you query AI or summarize messages without touching your phone.
Google just revealed nine new AI features for the Pixel 10 lineup, powered by the DeepMind-designed Tensor G5 chip and Gemini Nano. Standouts include Magic Cue for proactive cross-app suggestions, real-time voice-cloned call translation, and smart call handling. The push leans heavily into private, on-device intelligence that acts before you even ask.
Google just brought conversational editing to Google Photos, powered by Gemini. Instead of fiddling with sliders or specific tools, you can type or speak what you want fixed—like removing cars or restoring old photos—and iterate with follow-up prompts. It rolls out first to Pixel 10 in the U.S., alongside C2PA credentials to flag AI edits.
Google Labs just doubled the monthly AI credits for Google AI Ultra subscribers from 12,500 to 25,000, giving creators twice the runway for its filmmaking tool Flow and image experiment Whisk. Flow has already generated over 100 million videos since May, while Whisk is expanding into 77 more countries. Why it matters: Google is sweetening its top-tier AI subscription with serious creative firepower to keep up with competing video generators.
Google just added an audio listening feature to Google Docs powered by Gemini, letting users hear their documents read aloud with natural-sounding voices and adjustable speeds. You can find "Listen to this tab" under Tools > Audio, though rollout is currently limited to Workspace business, enterprise, and Gemini add-on tiers.
Google just introduced Flight Deals, a conversational AI feature inside Google Flights. Instead of constantly toggling dates and filters, travelers can describe their dream trip in plain English, and the tool finds matching bargain flights across airlines. It rolls out in beta over the next week.
Sam Altman just addressed the backlash over GPT-5's recent launch, admitting OpenAI "totally screwed up" aspects of the rollout and bringing back 4o for paid subscribers. He revealed ChatGPT now reaches 700 million weekly users, while warning that investors are overexcited and the industry is currently in an AI bubble.
Google just released Gemma 3 270M, an ultra-compact 270-million-parameter open model built specifically for task-specific fine-tuning. Packed with out-of-the-box instruction following and structuring capabilities, it lets developers ditch bloated models in favor of cheap, fast specialized workers for jobs like text classification and data extraction.
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton just proposed a wild solution to the existential AI threat: instead of trying to force superintelligent systems into submission, we should give them "maternal instincts." He argues that a mother caring for her baby is the only working model of a smarter being controlled by a less intelligent one, though Fei-Fei Li pushed back, insisting humanity shouldn't surrender its agency.
Google just updated its Gemini app to remember details and preferences from your past chats for more personalized responses. The update also adds Temporary Chats for private queries, which stay out of your history, won't train future models, and vanish after 72 hours.
Google just opened up Video Overviews in NotebookLM to all users. The team revealed that people have already generated over 1.1 million video overviews, making the automated video summary feature a core part of the research tool.
Anthropic just expanded Claude Sonnet 4's context window to 1 million tokens, a 5x boost that lets developers ingest entire codebases with over 75,000 lines of code or complex agent tool-call histories in a single prompt. It is available in public beta on the Claude Developer Platform, Amazon Bedrock, and Google Cloud Vertex AI. Why it matters: massive context unlocks production-grade software engineering agents without losing coherence.
