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Apple Updates Siri with Gemini to Power Next-Gen AI Features

Alphabet (GOOG) Stock: Google Backs Anthropic’s Massive $5B Texas AI Data Hub

Google’s ‘live’ AI search assistant can handle conversations in dozens more languages

Google has expanded its Search Live AI assistant to over 200 countries and territories, supporting dozens of languages. The feature allows users to search for information using voice and camera together, providing audio responses and web links.

Search Live is expanding globally

Search Live, an AI-powered search feature, is expanding its global availability to all languages and locations where AI Mode is currently offered. This represents a significant scaling of the platform's real-time search capabilities worldwide.

Google Introduces TurboQuant: A New Compression Algorithm that Reduces LLM Key-Value Cache Memory by 6x and Delivers Up to 8x Speedup, All with Zero Accuracy Loss

BMO Is First Bank to Join CME's Tokenized Cash Platform on Google Cloud

Revenue-Sharing as Infrastructure: A Distributed Business Model for Generative AI Platforms

Hackers Use Fake Google Play Pages to Spread Crypto Mining Malware Across Brazil

Google Threat Intel flags 'Ghostblade' crypto-stealing malware

Ethereum Investor Druckenmiller Predicts Stablecoin-Led Payment Systems

Google Colab Now Has an Open-Source MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server: Use Colab Runtimes with GPUs from Any Local AI Agent

Pentagon Faces Backlash Over Anthropic Claude AI Ban as Replacement Proves Difficult

Why Walmart and OpenAI Are Shaking Up Their Agentic Shopping Deal

Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock: Google Turns to Chinese Suppliers for AI Cooling Solutions

Google is partnering with Chinese suppliers like Envicool to secure liquid cooling equipment for its AI data centers amid global supply chain constraints. Analysts maintain a Strong Buy rating on GOOGL stock as the company addresses infrastructure challenges for AI operations.

Literary Narrative as Moral Probe : A Cross-System Framework for Evaluating AI Ethical Reasoning and Refusal Behavior

Researchers developed a new method to evaluate AI ethical reasoning using literary narratives from science fiction, testing 13 AI systems across 24 conditions. The study found that current AI systems perform surface-level ethical responses rather than genuine moral reasoning, with more sophisticated systems showing more complex failure modes.

Meta’s $135 Billion AI Push Is Stumbling: Layoffs Loom as Flagship Model Trails Rivals

Google DeepMind Introduces Aletheia: The AI Agent Moving from Math Competitions to Fully Autonomous Professional Research Discoveries

Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Rises as Gemini AI Powers Workspace Automation

Alphabet (GOOGL) stock gains momentum as Google integrates its Gemini AI technology into core Workspace applications including Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. The company also launched a new Embedding 2 model, strengthening its position in the competitive AI automation market.

Arbiter: Detecting Interference in LLM Agent System Prompts

Researchers developed Arbiter, a framework to detect interference patterns in system prompts for LLM-based coding agents. Testing on major platforms (Claude, Codex, Gemini) revealed 152 findings and 21 interference patterns, with one discovery leading to a Google patch for Gemini CLI's memory system.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai’s new $692 million compensation package hinges on the success of two Google moonshots that aren’t making any money

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai's $692 million compensation package ties nearly half of his pay to the performance of two unprofitable Alphabet subsidiaries: autonomous vehicle company Waymo and drone delivery service Wing. Both companies are currently operating at a loss despite being key moonshot investments for the tech giant.

NotebookLM can now summarize research in ‘cinematic’ video overviews

Google's NotebookLM now generates fully animated 'cinematic' video overviews from user research and notes, upgrading from basic narrated slideshows. The feature uses multiple AI models including Gemini 3, Nano Banana Pro, and Veo 3 to create animated visuals and determine narrative style automatically.

Google’s AI-powered workspace is now available to more users in Search

Google is expanding its Canvas workspace feature to all US users within AI Mode in Search, allowing users to create documents, code, and organize plans in a dedicated panel alongside chat. Previously limited to the Gemini app and travel planning, Canvas now supports creative writing and coding tasks with access to real-time search information.

Google’s Gemini rolls out Canvas in AI Mode to all US users

Google has rolled out Canvas in AI Mode to all US users, allowing them to create plans, projects, and applications in English. This expansion makes Google's AI-powered creative tool widely available to American users.

Use Canvas in AI Mode to get things done and bring your ideas to life, right in Search.

Google has made Canvas in AI Mode available to all users in the United States. The enhanced feature now supports document drafting and building interactive tools directly within Google Search.

Google stuffs Gemini into Android Studio Panda 2 to build apps from prompts

Google has integrated its Gemini AI model into Android Studio Panda 2, enabling developers to build Android applications directly from text prompts. This represents a significant advancement in AI-powered development tools, potentially streamlining app creation workflows.