… Microsoft continues to participate directly in OpenAI’s growth as a major shareholder. The biggest change here is that OpenAI can now serve “all its products” through “any cloud provider,” as some products, such as the GPT API, were exclusively available via Azure. …
… In an email to app developers, Google positions the “confidential content offer pilot” as a way to “generate additional revenue from your apps.” Google says that the code purchased is being used “to help improve Google’s developer tools and products,” with a link in the email going to a page about … …
Google updates best AI models for coding Android apps, Gemini & GPT 5.4 at the top Ben Schoon | Apr 9 2026 - 10:05 am PT | Apr 9 2026 - 10:05 am PT The “Android Bench” for ranking AI models used in Android app development has been updated, with OpenAI’s latest model now tied with Gemini for the top… …
… Learn how to leverage integrations with AI Studio and Antigravity to vibe-code full-stack apps. Gain confidence to move from prototyping to productionizing AI, and scale your applications securely with Google Cloud infrastructure. …
… In fact, of the 40 products that Google has announced this year, only 13 of them have rolled out widely, and many of them are still limited to US users. Big-ticket features like Gmail’s AI Inbox , announced at CES back in January, are still only available to Google AI subscribers in the US. …
… Everyone’s desire to build AI products requires AI to get better, which requires more resources, which ends up putting those very products out of reach by drastically raising the prices. And yet, the AI train keeps on chugging along. …
… This week, Google is giving Vids a number of capability updates, especially around AI avatars. …
What Gemini app upgrades you get with Google AI Plus & AI Pro Abner Li | Jul 4 2026 - 1:40 pm PT | Jul 4 2026 - 1:40 pm PT While the free tier of the Gemini app allows you to be quite productive, subscribing to Google AI Plus or AI Pro unlocks a lot more. …
AI avatars in Google Vids are now available for free users Abner Li | Jun 17 2026 - 7:00 am PT | Jun 17 2026 - 7:00 am PT Google Vids announced today that it’s making AI avatars available to free accounts, with the Workspace video creation tool now used by 7 million users every month. …
… More from Google I/O 2026: Everything Google announced at I/O 2026: Gemini, Search, Android XR, and more ‘Gmail Live’ is a new way to search emails as AI Inbox comes to AI Plus, AI Pro Gemini app rolling out ‘Neural Expressive’ redesign, 3.5 Flash, 24/7 Spark agent, & Daily Brief Follow Ben: Twitte… …