Google has announced significant updates to its AI assistant Gemini, coinciding with Samsung’s Galaxy S25 launch event. The most notable change enables Gemini to execute tasks across multiple applications in a single interaction, while also becoming the default assistant on Samsung’s new flagship phones, replacing Bixby. The enhanced Gemini Live feature now supports the integration … Read more
Google has invested an additional $1 billion in AI company Anthropic, according to a Financial Times report by George Hammond, Madhumita Murgia, and Arash Massoudi. This new investment builds on Google’s previous $2 billion commitment to the AI startup. Anthropic, known for its Claude AI models, is approaching a $60 billion valuation and is close … Read more
Major technology companies Google and Mistral AI have announced separate partnerships with leading news agencies to enhance their AI chatbot services. Google has entered an agreement with The Associated Press (AP) to incorporate real-time news feeds into its Gemini app, while Paris-based Mistral AI has partnered with Agence France-Presse (AFP) to improve its Le Chat … Read more
Google has announced the integration of its AI capabilities into Google Workspace business subscriptions, eliminating the previous requirement for separate AI add-ons. According to a statement from Google Cloud Applications President Jerry Dischler, the company will include Gemini AI features in all Workspace Business and Enterprise plans, making them available to business customers without additional … Read more
Google DeepMind has introduced FACTS Grounding, a new benchmark system to evaluate the factual accuracy of large language models (LLMs). According to Taryn Plumb’s report in VentureBeat, the benchmark tests how well AI models generate accurate responses based on long-form documents. The system includes a public leaderboard on Kaggle, where Gemini 2.0 Flash currently leads … Read more
This Reddit post begins with the user KnightTrain expressing frustration after watching “John Wick 4” and searching for information about a potential “John Wick 5.” The comments show a broad frustration with the current state of internet search engines, particularly Google, which many users feel has devolved into a platform filled with AI-generated content, ads, … Read more
Google’s search engine, once praised for its simplicity, has become cluttered with advertisements, AI-generated content, and optimized results that diminish user experience and trust. An analysis by strategist and developer Chuck W. Nelson points out how Google has evolved from its clean, straightforward interface of the 2000s to today’s complex layout where genuine search results … Read more
A comprehensive analysis of 62 search queries reveals that Google maintains an edge over ChatGPT search across most search categories, particularly in local and commercial searches. The study, conducted by search expert Eric Enge and published on Search Engine Land, found that while ChatGPT search performs competitively in informational queries, Google’s established infrastructure and vast … Read more
Google has submitted a proposal to the US federal court offering to restrict how it distributes its Gemini AI chatbot for three years. According to reporting by Paresh Dave for Wired, the proposal would prevent Google from requiring device manufacturers, browsers, and wireless carriers to include Gemini in their US products. The company’s proposal comes … Read more
Google has released a new artificial intelligence model called Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental, designed to enhance reasoning capabilities in complex problem-solving tasks. The model, available through Google’s AI Studio platform, is described by the company as being optimized for multimodal understanding, reasoning, and coding across fields including programming, math, and physics. The new model … Read more