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Google AI Product Usage Survey Embedded Multiple Times

2025-07-04
Google AI Product Usage Survey Embedded Multiple Times

A blog post contains multiple embedded instances of the same Google AI product usage survey. The survey aims to understand how frequently users utilize Google AI tools like Gemini and NotebookLM, and also gathers feedback on article improvements. The survey includes a question about usage frequency (daily, weekly, monthly, hardly ever, unsure) and an open-ended question asking for suggestions on improving the article (make it more concise, add more detail, make it easier to understand, include more images or videos, it's fine as is).

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Google Gemini 2.5: Faster, Cheaper, and More Powerful

2025-06-17
Google Gemini 2.5: Faster, Cheaper, and More Powerful

Google announces the general availability of its Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash models, alongside a preview release of the even more cost-effective and faster Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite. These models achieve a Pareto optimal balance of cost and speed, outperforming their predecessors across various benchmarks including coding, math, science, reasoning, and multimodal tasks. Flash-Lite especially excels in high-volume, low-latency applications like translation and classification. The Gemini 2.5 family boasts features like adjustable reasoning budgets, integration with tools like Google Search and code execution, multimodal input, and a massive 1 million-token context window.

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Android 16: Faster Updates, Smoother Experience

2025-06-10
Android 16: Faster Updates, Smoother Experience

Google today launched Android 16, initially for Pixel devices, with broader rollout to other phone brands later this year. This marks the earliest major Android release in recent years, prioritizing timely updates for users. Android 16 introduces the foundation for Material 3 Expressive design, enhancing accessibility and ease of use. Key features include streamlined notifications with live updates, providing real-time information for services like food delivery and ride-sharing without constantly checking apps. This initially supports compatible apps and integrates with Samsung's Now Bar and OPPO/OnePlus' Live Alerts.

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Google AI Ultra: Your VIP Pass to Cutting-Edge AI

2025-05-20
Google AI Ultra: Your VIP Pass to Cutting-Edge AI

Google unveils Google AI Ultra, a premium AI subscription service costing $249.99/month (50% off for the first three months). It offers unparalleled access to Google's most powerful AI models and premium features, including Gemini (with Deep Think 2.5 Pro), Flow (AI filmmaking tool), Whisk (text and image prompt visualization), NotebookLM, Gemini integration across Gmail, Docs, etc., Gemini in Chrome, Project Mariner task management, YouTube Premium, and 30TB of storage. Designed for filmmakers, developers, creative professionals, and anyone demanding the highest level of AI access.

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Google Unveils Breakthrough Generative Media Models

2025-05-20
Google Unveils Breakthrough Generative Media Models

Google today announced its newest generative media models, marking significant advancements in image, video, and music creation. Veo 3 and Imagen 4 produce breathtaking visuals, while Lyria 2 expands musical capabilities. Additionally, Flow, a new AI filmmaking tool, empowers creators with sophisticated control over characters, scenes, and styles, enabling cinematic storytelling. Developed with close collaboration from creative industries, these models and tools responsibly empower artists and creators to explore the potential of AI in their work.

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Material 3 Expressive: A More Expressive Android Experience

2025-05-13
Material 3 Expressive: A More Expressive Android Experience

Building upon the award-winning Material You design, Google introduces Material 3 Expressive, bringing a more personalized and expressive phone experience to Android users. It enhances everyday routines with smoother animations and more natural, springy effects. For instance, dismissing a notification subtly affects neighboring ones, coupled with satisfying haptic feedback. This makes Android feel more human, approachable, and grounded in user needs.

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Google Wallet Expands Digital ID Capabilities: More States and Countries Added

2025-05-01
Google Wallet Expands Digital ID Capabilities: More States and Countries Added

Google Wallet is rapidly expanding its digital identity features. Residents in several US states can now store government-issued digital IDs in Google Wallet and use them at DMVs in select states. Additionally, Google Wallet supports using ID passes created from US passports for TSA security at supported airports for domestic travel. Future use cases include Amazon account recovery, accessing online health services, and Uber profile verification. Fast, privacy-preserving age verification is implemented using Zero Knowledge Proof (ZKP) technology. Finally, Google Wallet is expanding to 50 more countries.

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NotebookLM Now Offers Multilingual Audio Summaries

2025-04-30
NotebookLM Now Offers Multilingual Audio Summaries

NotebookLM has updated its audio summarization feature, allowing users to select their preferred output language. Whether you upload a Portuguese documentary, a Spanish research paper, or an English study report, the system can generate an audio summary in your chosen language, facilitating the creation of multilingual content or learning materials. For instance, a teacher can share resources about the Amazon rainforest in various languages, and students can upload these and generate audio summaries in their native language, breaking down language barriers and making information more accessible.

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Wikimedia's Structured Data Lands on Kaggle!

2025-04-16
Wikimedia's Structured Data Lands on Kaggle!

The Wikimedia Foundation and Kaggle are collaborating to release a beta version of structured datasets from Wikipedia in both French and English. This data, specifically formatted for machine learning, is perfect for data science training and development. Kaggle, home to over 461,000 publicly accessible datasets, provides a rich resource for researchers, students, and machine learning practitioners. This collaboration ensures data quality and provenance, and we're excited to see what people build with it.

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Google Simplifies Search Domains: ccTLDs Are Going Away

2025-04-16
Google Simplifies Search Domains: ccTLDs Are Going Away

Google announced it will gradually phase out country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs, such as google.ng and google.com.br), redirecting all traffic to google.com. This is based on Google's improvements in providing localized search results over the years, making ccTLDs unnecessary. The change won't affect how Search works or Google's handling of national legal obligations; only the browser address bar will change. Users may need to re-enter some search preferences.

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Gemini's New Video Generation Model: Veo 2

2025-04-15
Gemini's New Video Generation Model: Veo 2

Gemini Advanced users can now generate and share videos using Veo 2, Google's state-of-the-art video generation model. Transform text prompts into dynamic videos, easily shareable to platforms like TikTok and YouTube Shorts. Veo 2, also accessible through Google Labs' Whisk, produces high-resolution, detailed videos with cinematic realism. Simply describe your scene, and let Gemini bring your vision to life.

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Open-Sourcing DolphinGemma: A New Tool for Cetacean Research

2025-04-14
Open-Sourcing DolphinGemma: A New Tool for Cetacean Research

This summer, the Wild Dolphin Project, Georgia Tech, and Google are open-sourcing DolphinGemma, an acoustic model trained on Atlantic spotted dolphin sounds. Its potential extends to studying other cetaceans; researchers can fine-tune it for different species' vocalizations. By providing this tool, researchers can analyze their acoustic datasets, accelerating pattern discovery and deepening our understanding of these intelligent mammals. This collaboration combines field research, engineering expertise, and cutting-edge technology, opening exciting possibilities for bridging the communication gap between humans and dolphins.

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AI Reimagines a Classic: The Wizard of Oz Hits the Sphere

2025-04-12
AI Reimagines a Classic: The Wizard of Oz Hits the Sphere

Google DeepMind, Google Cloud, and other companies have used AI to bring the 1939 classic film, The Wizard of Oz, to the colossal Sphere screen in Las Vegas in an unprecedented way. Utilizing AI models like Imagen, Veo, and Gemini, the team transformed the original black-and-white film into ultra-high-definition imagery, expanding scenes and creating an immersive experience. The project respected the original work, adding no new dialogue or music. This achievement showcases the advancements in AI technology while offering a fresh interpretation of a cinematic classic.

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Google Unveils Ironwood: A 7th-Gen TPU for the Inference Age

2025-04-09
Google Unveils Ironwood: A 7th-Gen TPU for the Inference Age

At Google Cloud Next '25, Google announced Ironwood, its seventh-generation Tensor Processing Unit (TPU). This is Google's most powerful and scalable custom AI accelerator yet, designed specifically for inference. Ironwood marks a shift towards a proactive “age of inference,” where AI models generate insights and answers, not just data. Scaling up to 9,216 liquid-cooled chips interconnected via breakthrough ICI networking (nearly 10MW), Ironwood is a key component of Google Cloud's AI Hypercomputer architecture. Developers can leverage Google's Pathways software stack to easily harness the power of tens of thousands of Ironwood TPUs.

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Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental: Deep Research Just Got a Whole Lot Smarter

2025-04-09
Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental: Deep Research Just Got a Whole Lot Smarter

Gemini Advanced subscribers can now access Deep Research powered by Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental, deemed the world's most capable AI model by industry benchmarks and Chatbot Arena. This personal AI research assistant significantly improves every stage of the research process. In testing, raters preferred reports generated by Gemini 2.5 Pro over competitors by more than a 2:1 margin, citing improvements in analytical reasoning, information synthesis, and insightful report generation. Access detailed, easy-to-read reports on any topic across web, Android, and iOS, saving hours of work. Plus, try the new Audio Overviews feature for on-the-go listening. Learn more and try it now by selecting Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental) and choosing 'Deep Research' in the prompt bar.

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Google's Gemini Robotics: A Slam Dunk on First Try

2025-04-02
Google's Gemini Robotics: A Slam Dunk on First Try

Google showcased its new Gemini Robotics model, enabling robots to perform complex tasks like successfully slam dunking a basketball on the first try, without prior training on the specific object or action. Built upon Gemini 2.0, the model is fine-tuned with robot-specific data, translating multimodal outputs (text, video, audio) into physical actions. Highly dexterous, interactive, and general, it adapts to new objects, environments, and instructions without further training. Google's ambition is to build embodied AI to power robots assisting with everyday tasks, eventually becoming as commonplace an AI interface as phones or computers.

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Google's Gemini 2.5: A Thinking AI Model Takes the Lead

2025-03-25
Google's Gemini 2.5: A Thinking AI Model Takes the Lead

Google unveiled Gemini 2.5, its most intelligent AI model yet. An experimental version, 2.5 Pro, achieves top ranking on LMArena, significantly outperforming competitors. Gemini 2.5's key innovation is its 'thinking' capabilities: it reasons before responding, leading to enhanced accuracy and performance. This reasoning extends beyond simple classification and prediction; it involves analyzing information, drawing logical conclusions, understanding context and nuance, and making informed decisions. Building upon prior work with reinforcement learning and chain-of-thought prompting, Gemini 2.5 combines an improved base model with advanced post-training. Google plans to integrate these thinking capabilities into all future models, enabling them to tackle more complex tasks and power more sophisticated, context-aware agents.

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Google Unveils Gemini 2.5: A Giant Leap in AI Reasoning

2025-03-25
Google Unveils Gemini 2.5: A Giant Leap in AI Reasoning

Google has introduced Gemini 2.5, its most intelligent AI model yet. The experimental 2.5 Pro version boasts top performance across various benchmarks, achieving the #1 spot on LMArena by a considerable margin. Gemini 2.5 models are 'thinking' models, capable of reasoning through their responses, leading to enhanced accuracy and performance. This reasoning extends beyond simple classification and prediction, encompassing information analysis, logical conclusions, contextual understanding, and informed decision-making. Building on prior work with reinforcement learning and chain-of-thought prompting, Gemini 2.5 represents a significant leap forward, combining a vastly improved base model with enhanced post-training. Google plans to integrate these thinking capabilities into all future models, enabling them to tackle more complex problems and support more sophisticated agents.

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Pixel 9a: A Kid-Friendly Phone with Robust Parental Controls

2025-03-19
Pixel 9a: A Kid-Friendly Phone with Robust Parental Controls

The Google Pixel 9a is designed with kids in mind, offering a suite of safety and parental control features. Parents can manage their child's account and device using Google Family Link, controlling screen time, monitoring app usage, approving downloads, setting privacy options, and sharing location. A new 'School Time' feature restricts functionality and silences notifications during school hours. Additionally, Google Wallet for kids is rolling out on the Pixel 9a, enabling safer payments with Google Pay and allowing kids to add passes like movie tickets and library cards. Parents maintain control over payment cards and passes through Family Link.

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Google Acquires Cloud Security Firm Wiz for $32B

2025-03-18
Google Acquires Cloud Security Firm Wiz for $32B

Alphabet Inc. announced it will acquire Wiz, a leading cloud security platform, for $32 billion in an all-cash deal. This acquisition accelerates Google Cloud's strategy in two key areas: enhanced cloud security and multi-cloud capabilities in the AI era. Wiz offers an easy-to-use platform connecting to major cloud providers and code environments, preventing cybersecurity incidents. The combined expertise of Google Cloud's AI capabilities and Wiz's innovative technology will improve cloud security, reduce customer costs, and boost multi-cloud adoption.

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Google Search's AI Mode Enters Limited Testing

2025-03-05
Google Search's AI Mode Enters Limited Testing

Google is testing a new AI-powered search feature called "AI Mode" in Labs. Leveraging deep information retrieval, AI Mode helps users find information more precisely and presents results in various formats. Early testing shows promising results in speed, quality, and freshness. Initially limited to Google One AI Premium subscribers, Google will refine AI Mode based on user feedback and plans to add features like image and video support, richer formatting, and improved access to relevant web content.

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Free AI Coding Assistant: Gemini Code Assist Now Available for Individuals

2025-02-25
Free AI Coding Assistant: Gemini Code Assist Now Available for Individuals

Google's Gemini Code Assist is now free for individual developers, integrated into Visual Studio Code and JetBrains IDEs. Offering code completion, generation, and chat capabilities, it boasts a usage limit 90 times higher than other free assistants. With a generous 128,000 token context window, developers can work with large files seamlessly. Using natural language prompts in various languages, developers can generate code (like a simple HTML form), explain code snippets, and debug. This powerful tool allows developers to focus on creativity while Gemini handles repetitive tasks.

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Gemini 2.0 Family Gets a Major Update: Enhanced Performance and Multimodal Capabilities

2025-02-05
Gemini 2.0 Family Gets a Major Update: Enhanced Performance and Multimodal Capabilities

Google has significantly updated its Gemini 2.0 family of models! The 2.0 Flash model is now generally available via API, enabling developers to build production applications. An experimental version of 2.0 Pro, boasting superior coding performance and complex prompt handling with a 2 million token context window, has also been released. A cost-effective 2.0 Flash-Lite model is now in public preview. All models currently feature multimodal input with text output, with more modalities coming in the following months. This update significantly boosts performance and expands applicability, marking a major step forward for Gemini in the AI landscape.

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Google's Gemini App Integrates Real-Time AP News Feed

2025-01-15
Google's Gemini App Integrates Real-Time AP News Feed

Google announced that its Gemini app will integrate a real-time news feed from the Associated Press (AP) to enhance the timeliness of search results. This builds on Google's long-standing partnership with AP, leveraging AI to improve products and services. The AP will provide real-time data, helping Gemini users access the latest information. Google also highlighted its collaborations with news organizations worldwide and its commitment to exploring AI's role in journalism, supporting journalists and the news ecosystem.

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Google Proposes Remedies in DOJ Search Distribution Case

2024-12-21
Google Proposes Remedies in DOJ Search Distribution Case

Google strongly disagrees with and will appeal the Department of Justice's (DOJ) ruling in the search distribution lawsuit. Ahead of an April 2025 hearing, Google submitted its own remedies proposal, focusing on contracts with browser and Android device makers. The proposal aims to give browser companies and device makers more flexibility in choosing default search engines, while ensuring compliance with the court's order and avoiding harm to consumer privacy and US tech leadership. In contrast, the DOJ's proposal is seen as overly interventionist and potentially harmful to consumers and US tech competitiveness.

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Google Unveils Android XR: A New Platform for Headsets and Glasses

2024-12-12
Google Unveils Android XR: A New Platform for Headsets and Glasses

Google, in partnership with Samsung and Qualcomm, announced Android XR, a platform designed to extend reality for exploration, connection, and creation. Leveraging AI advancements, Android XR enables headsets and glasses to understand user intent and context, facilitating more natural interactions. The first device, codenamed Project Moohan and built by Samsung, will launch next year and features integration with Gemini AI, pre-installed apps like YouTube and Google TV, and seamless transitions between virtual and real environments. Future plans include support for glasses offering everyday assistance.

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