Google launches Gemini 3.7 Flash with lower introductory API prices

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 …

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Google Pixel 11 puts Gemini agents and AI camera tools at the center

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 …

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Google’s SynthID watermark withstands heavy edits but cannot stop AI deception

Google’s SynthID watermark can remain detectable after severe image compression, resizing and screenshots, but it cannot reliably distinguish authentic media from the growing volume of unlabeled AI content. Ryan Whitwam writes for Ars Technica that tests of images generated and edited with Google AI found SynthID still detectable after 300 rounds of simulated sharing and …

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Google withdraws AI satellite image tool after disinformation concerns

Google has paused a Google Earth feature that let users generate artificial satellite images from text prompts, following strong criticism from journalists, human rights advocates and open-source investigators. Geoff Brumfiel reports for NPR that Google removed the tool one day after introducing it. The company says it saw screenshots of generated images that appeared to …

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Claude users find shared chats and Artifacts exposed through Google

Some publicly shared Claude conversations and Artifacts have appeared in Google Search results, making them accessible to people who did not receive the original links. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that Reddit and X users found Claude pages through Google queries targeting the service’s sharing URLs. The issue does not indicate that private Claude accounts …

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Report: Google AI Mode keeps users on Google, and the web is paying the price

Google’s expansion of AI-powered search is raising fresh concerns that the company could weaken the open web by keeping users inside its own products. Kate Conger reports for The New York Times that publishers, retailers and other website operators are seeing search traffic fall as Google provides more answers directly through AI. Google’s AI Mode …

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Google launches Gemini 3.6 Flash and a restricted cybersecurity model

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 …

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Google Vids adds personal AI avatars and Gemini Omni video tools

Google Vids is expanding from an AI assisted presentation tool into a broader video creation service. The new features let eligible users create a digital avatar based on their own appearance and voice. Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch that Google Vids creates these personal avatars from an uploaded selfie and voice recording. Users can then …

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NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook and it has new capabilities

Google renames NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook, expanding its research assistant across the company’s AI ecosystem. Josh Woodward announces the change in an official Google blog post, noting that more than 30 million people and over 600,000 organizations already use the tool to summarize documents, prepare onboarding materials or turn notes into audio and video content. …

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Google adds AI disclosure feature to ads

Google will soon let users see whether an ad was created or edited with artificial intelligence. Sarah Perez reports for TechCrunch that the feature expands to all ads on Search, YouTube and Discover, not just political ones. Businesses increasingly use AI to generate product images, place items in different settings, and cut costs on traditional …

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