Google has introduced a new feature in its AI tool Gemini that allows users to transform still photos into eight-second video clips with sound. The capability was announced in a company blog post by David Sharon, the Multimodal Generation Lead for Gemini Apps. The feature is powered by Veo 3, Google’s latest video generation model. …
Google has begun rolling out its AI assistant, Gemini, to smartwatches running on Wear OS 4 or higher. The announcement was made in a blog post by Jaime Williams, Group Product Manager for Wear OS at Google. According to the company, the update will be available for watches from brands including Pixel, Samsung, and Xiaomi …
Google’s AI assistant, Gemini, can generate highly personalized content by analyzing users’ private data stored across its services. According to an article by Lila Shroff for “The Atlantic,” this capability is ushering in an era of hyper-personalized chatbots. Shroff details how Gemini wrote a birthday letter for her friend that felt “unnervingly” like something she …
Google’s entry into the generative AI arena isn’t just a single product. It’s an integrated ecosystem designed to provide AI assistance in many ways and places. Gemini acts as the engine powering everything from Google Docs and Gmail to Google Ads and advanced video creation tools. Instead of switching to a separate AI app, it …
Scale AI faced significant spam and security problems while training Google’s Gemini chatbot between March 2023 and April 2024, according to internal documents obtained by Inc. magazine. The issues plagued the company’s “Bulba Experts” program, which was designed to use qualified specialists to improve Google’s AI system. The documents reveal that unqualified contractors flooded the …
Google has released Imagen 4, its newest text-to-image artificial intelligence model, through the Gemini API and Google AI Studio. The announcement was made on the official Google Developer Blog. The company introduces two versions of the model to serve different creative needs: Google claims Imagen 4 offers significant improvements in text rendering compared to previous …
YouTube will add Google’s most advanced AI video generator, Veo 3, to its Shorts platform later this summer. CEO Neal Mohan announced the integration at the Cannes Lions festival, as reported by Alex Weprin for The Hollywood Reporter. The AI tool can create both videos and sound from text prompts. Mohan said the technology will …
Google has launched voice conversation capabilities for its AI Mode search feature in the United States. The new “Search Live” function allows users to engage in back-and-forth spoken dialogue with Google’s artificial intelligence system. This development was reported by TechCrunch journalist Aisha Malik. Users can access the feature through the Google app by tapping a …
Google announced that its Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash AI models have moved from preview to general availability. The company stated that developers can now build production applications with confidence using these stable versions. Several organizations including Snap, SmartBear, Spline, and Rooms have already been using the latest versions in production for recent weeks, according …
News publishers are experiencing dramatic traffic declines as Google’s artificial intelligence features replace traditional search results. Major outlets report losing more than half their search-driven visitors over the past three years. Isabella Simonetti and Katherine Blunt report in The Wall Street Journal that Google’s AI Overviews and new AI Mode are fundamentally changing how users …