Google’s Lyria 3 Pro brings structure to AI-generated music

Google has expanded its AI music generation capabilities with the launch of Lyria 3 Pro, a model that creates tracks up to three minutes long. Myriam Hamed Torres writes for Google DeepMind that the model understands musical structure, allowing users to prompt for specific elements such as intros, verses, choruses, and bridges. Lyria 3 Pro …

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Google expands Search Live globally

Google has expanded Search Live, its voice and camera-based search feature, to all countries and languages where AI Mode is available. The rollout covers more than 200 countries and territories. Search Live lets users ask questions by speaking out loud instead of typing. The feature responds with audio and can also draw on live camera …

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Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash Live voice model

Google has released Gemini 3.1 Flash Live, its latest real-time voice and audio model. Valeria Wu and Yifan Ding write in the Google Blog that the model offers faster responses and improved natural conversation compared to its predecessor. The model is available in several Google products. Developers can access it via the Gemini Live API …

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You can now bring your entire AI history with you when switching to Gemini

Google has launched new tools for its Gemini AI assistant that allow users to transfer their chat history and personal preferences from other AI apps, such as ChatGPT and Claude, directly into Gemini. The update introduces two main features. Users can now import a summary of personal context — such as interests, relationships, and preferences …

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Tested: Google’s Gemini can now control apps on your phone

Google’s Gemini AI can now navigate apps on your smartphone and complete tasks on your behalf. Allison Johnson reports for The Verge that the feature, currently in beta, is available on the Pixel 10 Pro and the Galaxy S26 Ultra and limited to a small number of food delivery and rideshare apps. The feature runs …

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Google expands Personal Intelligence to all U.S. users

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 …

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Google adds Gemini AI features to Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive

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 …

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Google’s new tool lets AI agents take care of your emails and edit your documents

Google has released an open-source command-line interface (CLI) that gives AI agents direct access to its Workspace suite, including Gmail, Google Docs, Sheets, Drive and Calendar. Carl Franzen reports for VentureBeat that the tool, called googleworkspace/cli, is designed for both human developers and automated AI agents. The CLI allows developers to interact with all major …

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A quarter of your website traffic could vanish because of Google’s AI answers

Google’s AI Overviews are dramatically reducing organic search traffic in Germany, with health and parenting websites hit hardest. Johannes Beus reports for Sistrix, an SEO analytics platform, based on an analysis of more than 100 million keywords. AI Overviews are AI-generated answer boxes that appear directly on Google’s search results pages. Instead of linking to …

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