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Stay updated on Google’s AI ambitions, from Gemini 1M-token updates to the latest DeepMind tools and hardware integrations.
… The new conduct rule imposed by the Competition and Markets Authority CMA requires Google to let website owners keep their content out of features like AI Overviews and prevent it from being used for the “fine-tuning” of Google’s AI models. “In a world first, publishers will now have effective tool… …
… Image: You’ll find your recent tabs in the “plus” menu on Google’s search bar. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/google-ai-mode-tabs.png?quality=90&strip=all These AI Mode updates are available now to users in the US, with a global expansion coming “soon.”
… So far, Google has held off on giving Waze a full AI revamp. Google Maps, however, has been getting more and more AI-powered capabilities, as the tech giant seemingly exerts greater control over its flagship navigation tool.
… Over the past couple of years, Chrome, Edge, and Firefox have quickly snapped up new AI features, while Safari has largely lagged behind as Apple slowly fed AI into its products. …
… The example shared by Google details Australia’s unsuccessful war on emus, pairing paper cutout-style AI art of emus with narration. It adds to some of the other ways NotebookLM lets you interact with your research, including by generating AI podcasts, cinematic videos, and visual explainers. …
Google is launching a new feature for its Phone app that aims to protect you from AI impersonation scams. Now, when you receive a call from a scammer that appears to be coming from the same number as one of your contacts, Phone by Google will flag the call as suspicious so you can hang up. …
… Google’s AI Overviews can now code interactive visualizations, such as a diagram showing how a black hole works, and include them in its response. Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers will also gain access to a new feature that allows them to create “super apps” directly in Search. …
In April, Google announced that AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra subscribers in the US would be able to connect Google Photos with Personal Intelligence to let Gemini generate AI images based on their personal context. …
Google’s AI Overviews and AI Mode pose an “unacceptable risk,” with both features failing to properly and consistently respond to kids showing signs of crisis, “reinforcing signs of psychosis and mania,” as well as “validating disordered eating.” Common Sense Media’s risk assessment pdf also found … …
… Over the past few years, Google has been adding new features to the app to help organize and make sense of your notes, such as the ability to summarize them as AI podcasts, narrated slideshows, and TikTok-style clips. …
