Google has released new versions of its Gemma 3 AI models that can run on consumer-grade graphics cards through a technique called Quantization-Aware Training (QAT). This development makes powerful AI models accessible to users without high-end hardware. The company announced that QAT dramatically reduces memory requirements while maintaining high quality performance. Gemma 3’s largest 27B … Read more
Google has released Gemini 2.5 Flash in preview, offering developers unprecedented control over the AI model’s reasoning capabilities. This new version allows users to toggle “thinking” on or off and set specific “thinking budgets” to balance quality, cost, and response time. The pricing structure reveals the cost impact of reasoning: input costs $0.15 per million … Read more
Google is leading the AI race with its Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental model, which currently ranks as the best performing AI model across multiple benchmarks. According to Alberto Romero in his newsletter The Algorithmic Bridge, Google now dominates on every AI front. The model tops leaderboards including LMArena, GPQA Diamond, and Humanity’s Last Exam, outperforming … Read more
Google has officially launched a feature that adds links in AI Overviews directing users to Google’s own search results. Barry Schwartz from Search Engine Land reports that this update aims to help users explore topics more easily. According to a Google spokesperson, the links appear when their systems determine it might be useful for users. … Read more
Anthropic has launched a new integration that allows its AI chatbot Claude to access Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Docs. Maxwell Zeff reports that the feature is rolling out in beta to subscribers of Anthropic’s premium plans including Max, Team, Enterprise, and Pro. The integration aims to provide more personalized responses without requiring users to … Read more
Google has released Veo 2, its text-to-video AI model, to Gemini Advanced subscribers globally. Starting April 15, 2025, users can generate eight-second videos in 720p resolution by entering text prompts in the Gemini app. The feature, which Google claims delivers “cinematic realism” with improved physics and human motion understanding, is available through a dropdown menu … Read more
Google has launched Gemini 2.5 Flash, a new AI model designed for efficiency and strong performance. According to Kyle Wiggers of TechCrunch, the model will soon be available on Google’s Vertex AI development platform. The new model offers “dynamic and controllable” computing that allows developers to adjust processing time based on query complexity. As a … Read more
Website owners are experiencing dramatic traffic losses following Google’s introduction of AI Overviews, according to an investigation by Davey Alba and Julia Love of Bloomberg. The report, based on interviews with 25 publishers, reveals that many independent websites have seen traffic plummet by up to 70% since March 2024, disrupting the long-standing relationship between content … Read more
Google has expanded its “AI Mode” search feature to support image understanding. The update enables users to upload or take photos that AI Mode can analyze to provide relevant search results. According to Ryan Whitwam at Ars Technica, the feature uses a custom version of the Gemini large language model working alongside Google Lens to … Read more
Google has announced that its Gemini 2.5 Pro model is now available in public preview through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio, with Vertex AI rollout expected shortly. According to Google, this model is their “most intelligent” to date and has been priced competitively at $1.24 per million input tokens and $10 per million … Read more