Google is rolling out Google Pics, a new AI-powered image generation and editing suite for Google Workspace. Jess Weatherbed reports for The Verge that the service combines Gemini with Google’s Nano Banana image model and is designed for business graphics such as marketing materials, presentations, and product visuals. Google Pics is available as a standalone …
Google is adding a feature called Expert Intelligence to Gemini Notebook that lets users import eligible books they own through Google Play Books. The feature turns purchased titles into sources that users can question, summarise and reuse in AI-generated formats. Emma Roth reports for The Verge that users can also create plans, infographics and AI-generated …
Google has introduced Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, an update to its generative video model aimed at giving developers and creative teams more control over how clips are made, extended and refined. The company is adding scene continuation, keyframe-based video generation, low-cost draft rendering, video references and output options up to 4K. The update addresses a …
Google is expanding Gemini Live with voice-driven task automation, daily summaries and Gmail controls. In an official Google Blog post, Neel Joshi announces that the update connects Gemini Live with Spark, Google’s system for handling longer, multi-step tasks. The new Spark integration lets users describe a goal by voice and have Gemini carry out related …
Google has introduced Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a speech-to-text model for live conversations, recorded meetings and voice-driven software. The company says the model produces formatted text directly from raw audio and is built to handle noise, specialist vocabulary, accents and spoken corrections. The release comes in two versions for developers. The Live API model, called gemini-3.5-transcribe-live, …
Google will introduce Ask Gemini in Google Chat, adding a central interface for finding information, creating content and managing work without leaving the collaboration app. The company announces in an official Google Workspace Updates blog post that the feature begins rolling out on August 26. Ask Gemini appears in Chat’s Shortcuts menu and works as …
Google is introducing a setting that lets users remove visible watermarks from AI generated images, videos and music created in Gemini and Flow. Emma Roth reports for The Verge that the option controls the small sparkle symbol shown in the lower right corner of media produced with Google’s Nano Banana and Omni models. Users can …
Google has introduced Gemini 3.7 Flash, a new version of its lower cost AI model aimed at coding, workplace tasks and AI agents that use software tools. The company is offering an introductory API price of $0.75 per million input tokens and $3.75 per million output tokens through the end of 2026. Prices are set …
Google is positioning the Pixel 11 family less as a hardware refresh and more as a vehicle for Gemini features that can act across apps, handle routine requests and reshape how photos are processed. The new phones introduce agent-like Gemini tasks, expanded translation tools and AI camera functions, while the Pixel Watch 5 extends Google’s …
Google is expanding its Gemini model family with two lower-cost general-purpose models and a cybersecurity-focused system that is initially limited to governments and trusted partners. The releases underline Google’s effort to compete on the price, speed and operating efficiency of AI tools, particularly for companies building automated workflows. The most capable of the new public …