Topic: gemini ai
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Google's Gemini AI Assistant Now on Android Auto
Google is integrating its Gemini AI assistant into Android Auto, enabling more natural voice interactions and smarter assistance for drivers using compatible Android smartphones. The AI enhances in-car functionality by allowing conversational navigation queries and personalized messaging, while a...
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Google's Gemini AI Is Coming to Your TV Screen
Google is integrating its Gemini AI assistant into Google TV, allowing users to interact with it using natural language to find content and access information on over 300 million devices. The AI serves as an entertainment concierge for personalized show recommendations, plot summaries, and film s...
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Google's Gemini to Power a New, Personalized Siri
Apple has partnered with Google to integrate the Gemini AI platform into Siri, aiming to create a more intelligent and conversational assistant by leveraging Google's advanced language models. The integration will use Gemini for complex language processing while maintaining privacy through Apple'...
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My Weekend With a Family-Watching AI Got Strange
The author tested Google's Gemini for Home AI, which provided real-time descriptive alerts of household activities, improving on generic security notifications with specific details like identifying family members versus strangers. While real-time alerts were mostly accurate, the system's daily H...
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Google's 'Make Build Unlock' Puzzle Hints at I/O 2026
Google has launched an interactive online puzzle called "Make Build Unlock" to collaboratively reveal the official dates for the 2026 Google I/O developer conference, requiring community participation to reach a completion goal. The puzzle features five mini-games designed to showcase the capabil...
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Gemini's 'Screen Automation' Can Order Food and Book Rides on Android
Google is developing "screen automation" for Gemini, enabling it to perform real-world tasks like ordering food or booking rides directly within apps on Android phones. The experimental feature includes warnings that Gemini can make mistakes, placing responsibility on users to supervise its actio...
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Gemini Analyzes Your Photos and Emails for Smarter Answers
Google is launching an optional "personal intelligence" feature for paying Gemini AI Pro and Ultra subscribers, allowing the AI to analyze personal data from services like Gmail and Photos for more tailored responses. Users maintain full control, able to selectively connect data sources and revok...
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Google's Gemini AI to Personalize Using Your Gmail, Search & YouTube Data
Google's Gemini AI is introducing a "Personal Intelligence" feature that integrates with personal data from services like Gmail and Photos, enabling it to reason across this information for highly tailored assistance. This capability allows Gemini to proactively synthesize data from multiple sour...
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Google's Gmail gets AI search and an organized inbox
Google is integrating its Gemini AI into Gmail, launching new features for paying subscribers and expanding access to some AI tools for a wider audience. A key addition is AI Overview in Gmail search, which allows users to ask questions in plain language to get concise answers and summaries direc...
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Gemini vs. Google Assistant: The Android Showdown Isn't Over
Google has extended its timeline to replace the classic Google Assistant with Gemini AI on Android, now aiming for completion by 2026 to ensure a smooth transition. Once the transition is complete, the original Google Assistant will be permanently discontinued and its app removed from devices tha...
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Google Gemini Now Integrates with Chrome on iPhone and iPad
Google has integrated its Gemini AI assistant directly into the Chrome browser for iPhone and iPad, replacing the Google Lens icon in the address bar for easy access. The feature allows users to ask questions about the current webpage or get article summaries via a sidebar, offering quick, in-con...
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Google Gemini Arrives on Android Auto
Google has launched its Gemini AI assistant for Android Auto, enabling drivers to use natural voice commands for navigation, messaging, and complex tasks to maintain focus on the road. Access requires downloading the Gemini app on an Android smartphone, with activation via voice, touch, or steeri...
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Google Maps' Biggest Update: Try New Gemini AI Features Now
Google Maps integrates Gemini AI to enable conversational, multi-step requests, transforming it into a proactive co-pilot that connects with other Google services for smarter navigation. The update introduces landmark-based guidance using visual and voice cues from Street View data and provides e...
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Google Maps Integrates Gemini AI as Your Smart Copilot
Google Maps is integrating Gemini AI to transform from a basic navigation tool into an interactive travel guide, offering conversational assistance and using landmarks for easier, stress-free travel. The AI enhances navigation by providing real-time traffic alerts, answering open-ended questions ...
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Google's New AI Browses the Web Like a Human
Google has launched Gemini 2.5 Computer Use, an AI model that mimics human web browsing to automate interactions with websites lacking API access, such as completing online forms. This technology excels in user interface testing and digital navigation, building on prior agent-driven projects like...
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Play Games on Google Play with Gemini AI
Google is integrating its Gemini AI assistant directly into mobile games via an in-game overlay, allowing players to get real-time, voice-activated hints without pausing gameplay. The AI can analyze on-screen action to provide tailored advice, and the overlay will also centralize player profiles,...
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Google TV's Gemini Update: Generate Images, Videos & Voice Control
Google TV's latest update integrates the Gemini AI assistant, enabling conversational queries and personalized recommendations with a new visually rich interface designed for television. The AI can now directly control TV settings through voice commands, such as automatically adjusting audio to f...
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Google Search Now Powered by Upgraded Gemini AI
Google has integrated its advanced Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio model to make voice search more conversational and responsive, delivering expressive, real-time spoken answers. A key new feature is seamless live speech-to-speech translation, which facilitates natural, real-time conversations betw...
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Google Faces Outcry Over Gmail Setting That Gave Gemini AI Inbox Access
A default Gmail setting automatically granted Google's Gemini AI access to user inboxes and calendar data for training, sparking widespread user backlash and privacy concerns without explicit consent. Google clarified the feature is part of its existing Smart Features system, designed to automate...
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Google Maps Integrates Gemini for Smarter, Hands-Free Navigation
Google Maps is integrating Gemini AI to enable hands-free navigation, allowing drivers to ask questions and perform tasks safely without manual interaction. The AI enhances the driving experience by providing information on nearby points of interest, handling practical actions, and supporting con...
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Apple Reportedly Taps Google Gemini to Power Siri Revamp
Apple is reportedly developing a major Siri upgrade using Google's Gemini AI, with a custom model set to launch in spring 2026 on Apple's Private Cloud Compute infrastructure. The decision to partner with Google over Anthropic was driven by cost savings, as using Anthropic's Claude would have exc...
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Google Maps Gets Smarter with Gemini AI Integration
Google Maps is integrating Gemini AI to become a conversational driving companion, replacing the standard microphone with the Gemini logo for intuitive, voice-activated assistance. This upgrade allows drivers to use natural dialogue for tasks like finding toll-free routes or checking weather, enh...
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The Android Show: I/O 2025 Edition - A Glimpse into the Future of Android
Google's I/O season kicked off with a bang, and "The Android Show: I/O Edition" gave us an exciting look at what's next for the world's most popular mobile operating system. With Android now powering over 3 billion devices across 190 countries, the updates announced are set to impact users globally, pushing the industry forward with innovation at its core. Let's dive into the key takeaways from this year's showcase.
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TCL's New Google TVs Detect Your Presence with mmWave
TCL's new QM9K QMini LED TV series is now available, starting at $2,999, and is the first to feature Google's Gemini AI for intuitive voice control and a built-in mmWave presence sensor for detecting user proximity. The integrated mmWave sensor enables the TV to automatically power on or enter st...
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Gemini AI Solves ICPC Challenge That Stumped 139 Human Teams
Google's Gemini AI won a gold medal at the 2025 ICPC by solving 10 out of 12 complex problems, matching the performance of the top human teams. The competition is highly demanding, and Gemini participated using its general-purpose model without custom training, enhanced only for sustained reasoni...
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Google Docs Adds AI Audio Summaries with Gemini
Google Docs has launched AI-powered audio summaries, a new feature that generates brief spoken overviews of documents to enable quicker comprehension without reading. The tool is accessible via the Tools menu, offering customizable playback speeds and voice styles, and is powered by Google's Gemi...
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Google Hits $400 Billion in Annual Revenue for First Time
Alphabet (Google's parent) surpassed $400 billion in annual revenue for the first time in 2025, driven by strong growth in Google Cloud and YouTube. Google Cloud reached a $70 billion annual run rate, while YouTube's revenue exceeded $60 billion, and the company's subscription services have over ...
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Google's 'Disco' Crafts Web Apps from Browser Tabs Using Gemini AI
Google has introduced an experimental AI tool called Disco, featuring a **GenTabs** function that creates personalized web applications directly from a user's open browser tabs and research activity. The tool leverages the Gemini AI model to instantly generate interactive apps for tasks like plan...
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Google DeepMind Hires Boston Dynamics Ex-CTO to Boost Robotics Push
Google DeepMind has appointed former Boston Dynamics CTO Aaron Saunders as VP of Hardware Engineering, signaling a stronger commitment to developing advanced AI-powered robotics. DeepMind's strategy involves using its Gemini AI as a universal robot operating system, adaptable across various robot...
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Google One: Is It Worth the Subscription?
Google One provides expanded cloud storage shareable with up to five family members, while keeping individual files private unless shared. Subscribers gain access to advanced AI tools like Magic Editor in Google Photos, Gemini Pro for complex tasks, and premium features in Google Workspace and Yo...
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Gmail's AI Finds Your Perfect Meeting Time
Google has introduced "Help me schedule," a new AI feature in Gmail that uses Gemini AI to automatically suggest available meeting times based on your calendar and email content. The tool activates when composing an email about scheduling, allowing users to insert proposed time slots with one cli...
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Schedule Meetings in Gmail with Gemini AI
Google has launched "Help Me Schedule" in Gmail, using Gemini AI to detect meeting scheduling intent in emails and suggest available time slots to recipients. The feature activates via a button in the email toolbar, scans your calendar and email context to propose suitable times, and embeds an in...
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Schedule Google Calendar Meetings with Gemini
Google has launched an AI-powered "Help me schedule" feature in Gmail and Google Calendar, which suggests optimal meeting times based on your availability and shares them directly in emails to streamline coordination. This tool is currently limited to scheduling one-on-one meetings and does not s...
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Google's Smart Home Revolution
Google reaffirms its commitment to the smart home market, emphasizing that its Gemini AI will enable a truly intelligent home environment, despite past perceptions of waning interest. The discussion highlighted Google's focus on using AI to revolutionize device interactions and acknowledged that ...
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Google's Gemini Smart Home: Hardware & Plans Revealed Next Month
Google will introduce major updates to its smart home ecosystem on October 1st, integrating the Gemini AI assistant into Google Home for more advanced functionality. New hardware is expected, including an upgraded Nest Cam and a new Nest Doorbell, both likely featuring 2K camera resolution for im...
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Google's Experimental Browser Redefines Web Apps
Google has launched an experimental browser called Disco, which uses its Gemini AI to generate personalized, interactive mini-apps (GenTabs) from user prompts instead of just providing static search links. The system creates a collaborative loop: it opens relevant web pages and uses their content...
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Google Workspace AI Features Enabled by Default
Google has enabled AI-driven smart features by default for many Workspace users without direct consent, raising privacy concerns and questions about user control over data from services like Gmail and Drive. These features are not activated by default in regions with stricter data protection laws...
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Google Teases New Nest Hub Release
Google has confirmed its ongoing commitment to smart displays, with plans to announce new hardware soon, reassuring fans of the Nest Hub line. Smart displays are seen as ideal for interacting with advanced AI like Gemini, offering multi-modal experiences through audio, visual, and camera inputs. ...
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TCL QM9K Review: Brilliant Mini-LED TV with Gemini AI
The TCL QM9K is a 2025 flagship mini-LED TV featuring exceptional brightness, rich colors, and powerful contrast, enhanced by an anti-reflection screen and wide viewing angle technology. It introduces Google TV with Gemini AI, enabling conversational voice interactions for content discovery and r...
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Apple's Siri Gets Smarter with Gemini AI on Private Cloud
Apple is partnering with Google to integrate Gemini's AI into Siri, aiming to enhance its intelligence while maintaining a strong commitment to user privacy through a collaborative effort. The enhanced Siri will use a combination of on-device processing and Apple's Private Cloud Compute infrastru...
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Google's Smart Glasses: Software vs. Style Showdown
Google's new smart glasses directly challenge Meta by leveraging its superior Gemini AI and Android XR ecosystem, contrasting with Meta's focus on fashionable hardware and brand partnerships. Meta is scaling production of its popular, brand-collaborative glasses as a core priority, while Google p...
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I Tried Google's Android XR Glasses: The Future Is Here
Google demonstrated a developer version of Android XR glasses, featuring a fluid multimodal AI assistant and polished spatial computing capabilities, signaling the technology's move toward a platform. The company's strategy leverages its mature Android ecosystem to seamlessly integrate third-part...
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Google DeepMind's AI Masters Video Games
Google DeepMind's SIMA 2 AI agent shows advanced proficiency in playing diverse video games, enhanced by integration with Gemini AI for interpreting objectives and executing goal-oriented actions in unfamiliar environments. The primary goal of SIMA 2 is not consumer gaming but to use virtual worl...
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Google Finance Integrates Gemini AI for Stock Traders
Google Finance is integrating Gemini AI to introduce a Deep Search feature, enabling users to ask complex questions and receive comprehensive, cited answers, with a US rollout planned in the coming weeks. The platform is adding support for prediction markets, allowing investors to access probabil...
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Samsung and Google Reveal the Future of Smart Glasses
The Samsung Galaxy XR headset, developed in partnership with Samsung and Google, serves as an initial step toward creating everyday smart glasses, blending mixed reality and aiming to compete with products from Meta and others. Its key innovation is deeply integrated AI, like Gemini, which unders...
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Why Google's Nest Cams Won't Get 2K Upgrade Yet
Google's latest Nest Cam update introduces 2K video to wired indoor, outdoor, and doorbell models, but excludes battery-powered cameras from this enhancement. The company is prioritizing wired devices because they provide continuous power, enabling richer data collection for Gemini AI integration...
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Google Accidentally Reveals Upcoming Nest Cams and Doorbell
Google inadvertently revealed three new Nest products—Nest Cam Indoor (3rd gen), Nest Cam Outdoor (2nd gen), and Nest Doorbell (3rd gen)—via its Home app. The devices are expected to feature enhanced 2K video resolution, new color options, and integration with Gemini for Home AI assistant. These ...
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Google Tests AI-Powered Audio Overviews in Search Labs
Google is testing AI-powered audio summaries (Audio Overviews) in its Search Labs program, using Gemini AI to convert text search results into brief spoken clips for easier consumption. The feature, currently limited to English-speaking U.S. users in Search Labs, provides quick audio explanations...
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Google's Project Aura AR Glasses: First Look with Xreal
Project Aura, a collaboration between Google and Xreal, is developing discreet "wired XR glasses" for a 2026 release, designed to look like everyday sunglasses with a connected battery and trackpad. The platform leverages the existing Android app ecosystem, allowing apps built for Samsung's Galax...
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Free AI Chatbots: How to Choose & When to Upgrade
The article recommends testing the free, powerful tiers of top AI chatbots, ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, Grok, and Perplexity, to evaluate their fit for your specific needs before paying. It advises choosing a chatbot based on your primary digital ecosystem, such as Microsoft for Copilot or Google for...
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