OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is Big Tech’s spiciest move away from Nvidia
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OpenAI’s Jalapeño chip is Big Tech’s spiciest move away from Nvidia

Nvidia has dominated the AI chip market for years, but the era of total dependence might be ending.   OpenAI just shared its plans to spice things up with Jalapeño, its custom inference...

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AI agents blew the whistle on their cheating colleagues Google AI

AI agents blew the whistle on their cheating colleagues | AI News

A group of AI agents asked to solve a series of math problems split into rival factions—when some cheated, others tried to stop them. That whistlebl...

google • Sep 14 1m read
Recreating a 70-year love story frame by frame Google AI

Recreating a 70-year love story frame by frame | AI News

Discover how filmmakers and Google DeepMind used AI to recreate a couple's unrecorded past in the short film "Love, Rendered."...

google • Sep 9 1m read
Google Cloud races to catch up in the AI deployment wars with Accenture deal Google AI

Google Cloud races to catch up in the AI deployment wars with Accenture deal | AI News

Google Cloud expands its enterprise AI push with Accenture, betting on forward-deployed engineers to drive adoption and overcome deployment bottleneck...

google • Sep 8 1m read
Chrome is now shipping updates every 2 weeks as AI changes the security landscape Google AI

Chrome is now shipping updates every 2 weeks as AI changes the security landscape | AI News

Google is speeding up Chrome’s release schedule to ship security patches and new features faster....

google • Sep 8 1m read
Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning Google AI

Hikers rescued after using Google Gemini for planning | AI News

The sheriff’s office said the hikers “were advised by Gemini to bring far less food and water than their group required."...

google • Sep 5 1m read
Google’s Gemini Spark can now manage your Google Photos library Google AI

Google’s Gemini Spark can now manage your Google Photos library | AI News

Gemini Spark can edit and curate photo albums, create shared collections, turn photos into calendar events, and handle other Google Photos tasks for A...

google • Sep 4 1m read
Google’s latest AI weather model gives you no excuse to forget your umbrella Google AI

Google’s latest AI weather model gives you no excuse to forget your umbrella | AI News

WeatherNext 3 is the latest wave of a sea change in meteorology brought out by deep learning techniques. Google says it will start feeding into weathe...

google • Sep 3 1m read
Google’s Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more Google AI

Google’s Android update tackles motion sickness, accessibility, and more | AI News

The new features coming to Android are aimed at reducing motion sickness, helping blind users navigate their surroundings, and more....

google • Sep 1 1m read
The latest AI news we announced in August 2026 Google AI

The latest AI news we announced in August 2026 | AI News

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google • Sep 1 1m read
Google’s answer to Canva is an AI tool where you prompt instead of design Google AI

Google’s answer to Canva is an AI tool where you prompt instead of design | AI News

With Google Pics, Google is pushing deeper into the creative software market dominated by Canva and Adobe, but with a distinctly AI-first approach. ...

google • Sep 1 1m read
Try Google Pics: Easy image creation and editing in Google Workspace Google AI

Try Google Pics: Easy image creation and editing in Google Workspace | AI News

Built on our latest Nano Banana model, Google Pics — our image creation and editing tool — is now available....

google • Sep 1 1m read
Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more Google AI

Google’s AI Mode can now track flight prices, help book hotels, and more | AI News

The updates indicate that Google is looking position to AI Mode as an AI travel agent of sorts, as it's moving beyond simply helping users find inform...

google • Aug 27 1m read
3 new ways to plan and book travel in Search Google AI

3 new ways to plan and book travel in Search | AI News

Book hotels and track airfares, plus view miles and rewards with AI Mode in Google Search....

google • Aug 27 1m read
AI’s memory crunch is coming for Android apps Google AI

AI’s memory crunch is coming for Android apps | AI News

Google is setting new memory-use limits for Android apps as AI data centers contribute to hardware shortages that could leave lower-cost phones with l...

google • Aug 27 1m read
Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI Google AI

Google’s Gemini has a branding problem, and so does the rest of AI | AI News

Consumer AI apps need to stop making users learn their product architecture....

google • Aug 26 1m read
5 ways to upgrade your home decor with Google Search Google AI

5 ways to upgrade your home decor with Google Search | AI News

Learn how to use Google Search tools to find home decor inspiration, shop for furniture, and tackle DIY projects....

google • Aug 25 1m read
Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses Google AI

Google gives publishers a new way to fight AI-driven traffic losses | AI News

Google is giving publishers a new button that lets readers make them a preferred source across Search, Discover, and Google News, potentially boosting...

google • Aug 20 1m read
5 new ways to level up your learning with Search Google AI

5 new ways to level up your learning with Search | AI News

Here’s how you can use Google Search tools to study for classes and standardized tests....

google • Aug 19 1m read
AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team Google AI

AI automation startup Relay shuts down, staff joins Google’s Chrome team | AI News

"We have some really ambitious plans to help you work with AI in Chrome to get things done, and I’ll have more to share soon," Jacob Bank, Relay fou...

google • Aug 17 1m read
Get closer to the game with Gemini and Pixel Google AI

Get closer to the game with Gemini and Pixel | AI News

Google Gemini and Pixel partner with five global football clubs to elevate the fan matchday experience through AI and Smartphone Technology....

google • Aug 17 1m read
Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations Google AI

Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations | AI News

Turning off this setting won't affect invisible benchmarks used to identify an AI generated file....

google • Aug 14 1m read
Everything announced at Made by Google ’26: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag, and tons of Gemini features Google AI

Everything announced at Made by Google ’26: Pixel 11, Pixel Watch 5, Pixel Tag, and tons of Gemini features | AI News

From the Pixel 11 series and a brand new competitor to Apple’s AirTag, here are all the announcements from the Made by Google 2026 event. ...

google • Aug 12 1m read
AMIE, our research medical AI system, demonstrates real-time clinical video consultation capabilities in a first-of-its-kind study. Google AI

AMIE, our research medical AI system, demonstrates real-time clinical video consultation capabilities in a first-of-its-kind study. | AI News

Google introduces AMIE for real-time clinical video consultations in simulated settings....

google • Aug 11 1m read
Evolve your marketing with new AI tools Google AI

Evolve your marketing with new AI tools | AI News

Learn how new AI and agentic experiences across Google Ads and Google Analytics can simplify your marketing workflow....

google • Aug 10 1m read
These startups are chasing the next big thing in LLMs Google AI

These startups are chasing the next big thing in LLMs | AI News

MIT Technology Review’s What’s Next series looks across industries, trends, and technologies to give you a first look at the future. You can read ...

google • Aug 10 1m read
Exclusive: Mirendil inks $100M+ Google Cloud deal to scale self-improving AI Google AI

Exclusive: Mirendil inks $100M+ Google Cloud deal to scale self-improving AI | AI News

Mirendil has signed a $100 million-plus Google Cloud partnership to expand its compute infrastructure, powering research into self-improving AI system...

google • Aug 8 1m read
Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings Google AI

Google Maps adds agentic features, including food ordering and hotel bookings | AI News

The launch of these new features reflects Google’s ambitions to transform Google Maps from a navigation tool into an assistant that's capable of hel...

google • Aug 8 1m read
Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup Google AI

Jeff Dean and other top AI researchers are leaving Google to launch their own startup | AI News

The legendary Google executive is joined by other outgoing Google execs in a joint mission to use AI to push forward the process of scientific discove...

google • Aug 8 1m read
Shopify says AI search is driving more traffic and sales, not replacing Google Google AI

Shopify says AI search is driving more traffic and sales, not replacing Google | AI News

Shopify says AI isn’t cannibalizing search traffic the way it has for publishers. Instead, AI-driven traffic and orders to Shopify stores tripled ye...

google • Aug 8 1m read
Inside our 353,000-person vibe coding course Google AI

Inside our 353,000-person vibe coding course | AI News

Kaggle’s AI Agents Intensive with Google brought learners together in a no-cost course to build and deploy the next frontier of AI....

google • Aug 4 1m read
The latest AI news we announced in July 2026 Google AI

The latest AI news we announced in July 2026 | AI News

Here are Google’s latest AI updates from July 2026...

google • Aug 4 1m read
Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation Google AI

Google nixes its Earth AI feature one day after launch, amid criticism it would spread misinformation | AI News

A tool that allowed anyone to generate fake AI-generated imagery and superimpose it over real Google Earth maps quickly spurred backlash....

google • Jul 31 1m read
Reddit reports a solid quarter but shows signs of AI’s impact Google AI

Reddit reports a solid quarter but shows signs of AI’s impact | AI News

Reddit's financial situation is looking good but uncertainty about its relationship to Google and the new AI-ified web are stirring market concerns. ...

google • Jul 31 1m read
Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI Google AI

Google says it fixed more Chrome bugs in June than over the past two years, thanks to AI | AI News

As experts have warned for the last two years, some companies — like Microsoft and now Google — are finding and patching an exponential number of ...

google • Jul 30 1m read
Discover what’s next for AI, from the SaaS reckoning to the agent security gap, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026  Google AI

Discover what’s next for AI, from the SaaS reckoning to the agent security gap, at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026  | AI News

At TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, the AI Stage is back to dig into the single hottest topic in the community for the past few years, presented by Google for...

google • Jul 29 1m read
Gemini API Managed Agents: 3.6 Flash, hooks, and more Google AI

Gemini API Managed Agents: 3.6 Flash, hooks, and more | AI News

We’re announcing even more new capabilities in Managed Agents in Gemini API so developers can build reliable, production-ready agents....

gemini • Jul 28 1m read
5 ways to host the ultimate dinner party with Google Search Google AI

5 ways to host the ultimate dinner party with Google Search | AI News

These AI features can help you craft a menu, design a tablescape, and handle other party-planning tasks....

google • Jul 28 1m read
PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google Google AI

PSA: Your Claude shared chats and Artifacts may have ended up on Google | AI News

The issue appears to have originated from Claude’s “share chat” feature, which allows users to create links that enable anyone with the assigned...

google • Jul 27 1m read
Google’s AI search is rapidly becoming the default, new data shows Google AI

Google’s AI search is rapidly becoming the default, new data shows | AI News

Google’s AI Overviews now appear in 43% of searches, underscoring how quickly AI-generated answers are becoming the default way people discover info...

google • Jul 27 1m read
AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI-driven spear phishing Google AI

AegisAI, founded by former Google security execs, lands $36M to stop AI-driven spear phishing | AI News

The Series A was led by Battery Ventures, bringing AegisAI total funding to $49 million....

google • Jul 23 1m read
Google’s Gemini nears billion-user milestone Google AI

Google’s Gemini nears billion-user milestone | AI News

Gemini had over 750 million monthly users in February....

google • Jul 23 1m read
Google justifies its massive AI spending with a booming cloud business Google AI

Google justifies its massive AI spending with a booming cloud business | AI News

Google's cloud business is thriving, as companies adopting its AI and AI infrastructure services help the tech giant to report record profits. ...

google • Jul 22 1m read
3 Google updates from Galaxy Unpacked 2026 Google AI

3 Google updates from Galaxy Unpacked 2026 | AI News

We shared how Samsung users can boost productivity and get time back on new foldables, watches, and glasses coming soon....

google • Jul 22 1m read
Google releases three new Gemini models — but no 3.5 Pro Google AI

Google releases three new Gemini models — but no 3.5 Pro | AI News

Google released Gemini 3.6 Flash, 3.5 Flash-Lite, and Flash Cyber, but the continued absence of Gemini 3.5 Pro raises fresh questions about its AI str...

google • Jul 21 1m read
Google is working on a new AI chip designed to make Gemini more efficient Google AI

Google is working on a new AI chip designed to make Gemini more efficient | AI News

Alphabet, Google's parent company, is reportedly working on a new chip designed to make its Gemini models run much more efficiently. ...

google • Jul 20 1m read
Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos Google AI

Google Vids now lets you star in your own AI videos | AI News

Google is adding personalized AI avatars to Vids that let users create videos starring a digital version of themselves, alongside Gemini Omni-powered ...

google • Jul 16 1m read
Google’s AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps Google AI

Google’s AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps | AI News

With this new update, Google is expanding AI Mode beyond answering questions and into completing tasks across the apps they use regularly....

google • Jul 16 1m read
Create, edit and star in videos with two Google Vids updates Google AI

Create, edit and star in videos with two Google Vids updates | AI News

Gemini Omni and personal avatars in Google Vids make video creation easier than ever....

google • Jul 16 1m read
Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers Google AI

Google faces another AI training lawsuit from major publishers | AI News

Hachette, Cengage, Elsevier, and other publishers allege that Google trained its AI on copyrighted works without the necessary permissions....

google • Jul 14 1m read
DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI Google AI

DeepMind CEO calls for an independent standards body to regulate frontier AI | AI News

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis is proposing an AI "standards body" modeled after FINRA, to test frontier models and develop best practices for their rele...

deepmind • Jul 14 1m read

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