Google just overhauled its popular Machine Learning Crash Course, bringing dedicated modules for large language models, generative AI, and AutoML. The updated free self-study track includes interactive visualizations, hands-on coding exercises, and over 130 practice questions with completion badges.
Trump’s pick to lead the EPA, Lee Zeldin, just announced plans to roll back environmental regulations to unleash energy dominance and turn America into the world's AI capital. With data center power demand surging to train and run AI models, the agency looks set to prioritize computing infrastructure over emissions limits, sparking fierce pushback from climate groups.
Google just launched Learn About, an experimental AI learning companion powered by its LearnLM model. Instead of standard chatbot summaries, it delivers textbook-style answers with interactive visuals, vocabulary builders, and "why it matters" sidebars to actively guide curiosity.
Google just started testing a dedicated Gemini app for iOS, bringing its conversational Gemini Live voice assistant to the iPhone for the first time. Previously, iOS users were stuck accessing a limited version hidden inside the main Google app. The new standalone app even works from the lock screen, though it is currently limited to select regions like the Philippines.
Google just added native compatibility for Gemini models directly inside the OpenAI Library and REST API. Developers can now switch to Gemini using Chat Completions and Embeddings endpoints without rewriting code—simply point the base URL to Google and plug in a Gemini API key.
Google and Sourcegraph just shared test results from plugging Gemini 1.5 Flash's 1M-token context into the Cody coding assistant. The massive context dropped hallucination rates from 18.97% down to 10.48% on complex codebase tasks, while custom caching trimmed initial response latency from 40 seconds to roughly 5.
Google just rolled out generative AI capabilities for Google Maps Platform and Google Earth, allowing developers to ground LLMs in real-world data from 250 million places. Google Earth is also getting Gemini-powered multi-step reasoning to slash urban planning analysis time from days to minutes. Next month, Rivian will begin rolling out AI place summaries to its vehicle screens.
Google just added Grounding with Google Search to Google AI Studio and the Gemini API, letting Gemini 1.5 fetch live web answers with inline citations. Testing is free inside AI Studio, while API access runs $35 per 1,000 grounded queries. Why it matters: developers can finally plug Google's web index directly into Gemini without messy custom retrieval pipelines.
Google just pumped the brakes on its advanced AI agents, with CEO Sundar Pichai confirming that Project Astra won't ship until 2025 at the earliest. Despite rumors of a December launch for automated web chores, Google is taking extra time to crack real-time multimodal reasoning.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai just revealed that more than a quarter of all new code at the company is generated by AI, which engineers then review and accept. The milestone highlights how deeply automated development has become inside the tech giant itself. Why it matters: Big tech isn't just selling AI coding tools to developers—they're letting AI build their own stack.
Meta is reportedly developing its own AI-powered search engine to power conversational news and web summaries inside Meta AI. A dedicated team has spent eight months building the underlying web index to slash the company's reliance on Google and Microsoft Bing. Why it matters: Owning the search layer means Meta can keep its massive user base inside its own ecosystem without paying rivals for web access.
Google's internal chip division leaks just revealed upcoming AI features for the Pixel 10 and 11. Powered by a TSMC 3nm Tensor G5 chip, the Pixel 10 will reportedly feature on-device generative video editing, voice-based photo tweaks, and sketch-to-image. Why it matters: Google is doubling down on custom silicon to run heavy creative AI tasks locally instead of offloading them to the cloud.
Google just announced its biggest AI Overviews rollout yet, expanding search summaries to more than 100 countries and territories. The move pushes the feature past 1 billion monthly users worldwide, alongside broader multi-language support for English, Japanese, Spanish, and more.
Meta just dropped NotebookLlama, an open-source project that recreates Google NotebookLM's viral podcast generator using its own Llama models. The pipeline turns uploaded files into dramatic dialogue scripts before piping them into open text-to-speech tools. Why it matters: The audio still sounds robotic and cuts each other off, but developers now have an open recipe to customize and upgrade.
Redditors in London are purposefully sharing fake restaurant recommendations to keep tourists and influencers away, tricking Google’s AI Overviews into serving bogus answers. The grassroots misinformation campaign highlights a glaring flaw in search engines relying on scraped user forums for factual summaries.
Google just announced it is adding sponsored ads directly inside its AI Overviews search summaries on mobile in the U.S., alongside links to relevant web pages. The company is also rolling out AI-organized search pages powered by custom Gemini models. It shows Google is racing to monetize generative answers before users switch to ChatGPT or Perplexity.
Google just dropped a major AI update for Search and Lens. Users can now record a short video while speaking a question aloud, letting Gemini analyze the moving scene to generate an AI Overview. The update also brings voice queries for photos, song identification to Circle to Search, and AI-organized search pages. Video search is currently rolling out in English for Search Labs testers.
Google just graduated Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B from experimental status to general availability. The ultra-lightweight model nearly matches the standard 1.5 Flash on key benchmarks while offering Google's lowest price per token yet and doubled rate limits of up to 4,000 requests per minute.
OpenAI co-founder Durk Kingma just announced he is joining Anthropic to focus on responsible AI development from the Netherlands. Kingma previously led generative AI algorithm research at OpenAI before a stint at Google Brain. The move marks another major talent win for Anthropic following the recent arrivals of Jan Leike and John Schulman.
Google just shipped a streamlined mobile experience for Google AI Studio, stripping away clutter and putting models front and center. The redesign makes prompting and testing models significantly easier and faster while on the go.
