Google is expanding Personal Intelligence, a feature that connects its AI services to apps like Gmail and Google Photos, to all users in the United States. The feature is now available in AI Mode in Search and is rolling out in the Gemini app and Gemini in Chrome for free-tier users. Personal Intelligence allows Gemini …
ChatGPT remains the dominant consumer AI product globally, but competitors are gaining ground fast. Olivia Moore writes for Andreessen Horowitz that ChatGPT now reaches 900 million weekly active users, up by 500 million over the past year, meaning more than 10 percent of the global population uses the tool every week. Despite that lead, Google’s …
Google has announced a new set of AI-powered features for four of its core productivity apps: Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. The additions expand what Gemini, Google’s AI system, can do inside these tools by connecting it to information stored in a user’s Gmail, Google Chat, and Drive files. The new features are available in …
Google has released Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, a new artificial intelligence model designed for developers handling large numbers of tasks at low cost. The Gemini Team writes in the Google Blog that the model is now available in preview through the Gemini API, Google AI Studio, and Vertex AI for enterprise users. The model is priced …
Google has launched Nano Banana 2, its latest image generation model. Technically called Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, the model aims to combine the image quality of the existing Nano Banana Pro with the speed of Google’s Flash model tier. Google first released Nano Banana in August 2025. The model generated widespread interest, particularly in countries …
Google has released Gemini 3.1 Pro, an updated version of its Gemini 3 Pro AI model. The company describes it as a step forward in core reasoning, intended for complex tasks where straightforward answers fall short. The model is now available to consumers through the Gemini app and NotebookLM, though access on those platforms is …
A bug in Google Gemini is causing chat histories to disappear from the sidebar for a large number of users. Entire conversation lists are going blank, with some users losing up to a year of stored chats. Reports have surfaced on Reddit, Google’s own support forums, and other platforms, affecting both free and paid subscribers …
Google has added music generation to its Gemini app, allowing users to create 30-second tracks from text prompts or even images. Joël Yawili and Myriam Hamed Torres write in the Google Blog that the feature is powered by Lyria 3, Google DeepMind’s latest generative music model, and is currently available in beta. Users can describe …
Google’s AI chatbot Gemini has reached 750 million monthly active users, marking significant growth in the competitive AI assistant market. The milestone was announced during Alphabet’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings report. Lauren Forristal reports for TechCrunch that this represents a jump of 100 million users from the previous quarter, when Gemini had 650 million monthly active …
ChatGPT’s commanding lead in the chatbot market is shrinking as competitors gain momentum. OpenAI’s flagship product saw its market share among daily U.S. mobile app users fall from 69.1% to 45.3% between January 2025 and January 2026. Alex Kantrowitz reports for Big Technology, citing data from mobile insights firm Apptopia. During the same period, Google’s …