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Google Expands Gemini Across Samsung Foldables, Watch and Glasses

Key Takeaways

Google introduced broader Gemini integrations at Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event in London.
The newest Galaxy foldables gain task automation across more than 40 apps.
Gemini Notebook is positioned as a research and project-organization tool for foldable devices.
Google also announced Gemini access on Galaxy Watch 9 and said intelligent eyewear is coming this fall.

DT Editorial Team·Jul 23, 2026·via blog.google

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold shown in hand.

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Android 17 Adds a Foldable Gaming Mode With Half-Screen Controls

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Android 17 is getting a foldable gaming mode that places a virtual gamepad on half the screen.
Google says the feature emulates physical button presses at the system level for compatible games.
Users will be able to adjust layout, button size, and haptics, and the overlay turns off when a physical controller connects.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 26, 2026·via theverge.com

Berlin court says Google AI Overviews are a search format, not original content

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A Berlin court ruled Google AI Overviews are a new search format summarizing third-party content.
The case involved trademark complaints tied to perfume imitation search results.
The decision conflicts with a recent Munich ruling, leaving AI search liability unsettled.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 17, 2026·via the-decoder.com

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Google investing $1.5B more in Jackson County data center campus, adds energy and education initiatives (via waff.com)

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Google commits $1.5 billion to expand Alabama data center campus

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Google plans a $1.5 billion Alabama data center expansion for 2026 and 2027.
The company says it will cover its own power and infrastructure costs.
A $2 million energy fund and $550,000 STEM donation accompany the project.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 15, 2026·via blog.google

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Google Earth brings its hidden flight simulator to the browser

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Google Earth’s flight simulator is now accessible through the browser.
The feature previously existed as a hidden mode in the desktop app since 2007.
Users can launch it from the Tools menu after opening the Google Earth website.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 15, 2026·via theverge.com

Google opens Pinpoint to everyone, widening access to large-scale document analysis

Key Takeaways

Google’s Pinpoint is now open to everyone, not just journalists and academics.
The tool can analyze very large collections of documents, emails, audio, video, and handwritten material.
Pinpoint emphasizes search, transcription, labeling, summarization, and sharing across large archives.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 14, 2026·via fastcompany.com

German court says Google liable for AI Overviews

Key Takeaways

A Munich court preliminarily ruled Google liable for false AI Overviews claims.
The court treated AI summaries as new statements, not passive links.
The decision could influence how AI search products manage legal risk.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 13, 2026·via wired.com

Google and OpenAI expose separate China-linked AI abuse operations

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Google sued an alleged cybercrime network it says used Gemini to power large-scale fraud.
OpenAI said it banned two China-linked clusters involved in covert influence activity.
The cases show AI systems being used for both scams and political narrative operations.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 13, 2026·via the-decoder.com

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Our new community investments in Virginia support local jobs and expand energy affordability.

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Google Invests in Virginia: $15M Energy Fund and 2,741 Apprenticeships

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Google announces $15 million Energy Impact Fund for Virginia to reduce utility bills via home repairs, weatherization, and efficiency upgrades.
Funding for electrical training ALLIANCE to support 2,741 additional apprentices by 2030.
Google has invested in over 500 megawatts of new energy capacity in Virginia.
Part of national Google.org commitment to prepare over 300,000 skilled tradespeople.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 12, 2026·via blog.google

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Google's DiffusionGemma Generates Text from Noise, Up to 4x Faster on Single GPU

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Google releases DiffusionGemma, a 26B-parameter model generating text via diffusion.
Produces 256 tokens in parallel, up to 4x faster on single GPU than autoregressive models.
Nvidia optimized the model; achieves ~1000 tokens/sec on H100.
Lower quality but suited for non-linear tasks like code gap-filling.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 11, 2026·via the-decoder.com

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Podcast: Google Employees Meme About How Bad Their AI Is

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Google Employees Mock Their Own AI in Internal Memes, Microsoft Aims to Make AI 'Addictive'

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Google employees share memes internally criticizing their own AI's quality.
Microsoft internal documents show explicit goal to make AI assistant addictive.
Companies are manipulating Reddit to influence AI search results from ChatGPT and Google.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 11, 2026·via 404media.co

Google Gemini 3.5 Live Translate Delivers Real-Time Voice Translation Across 70+ Languages

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Google releases Gemini 3.5 Live Translate for real-time voice translation across 70+ languages.
Model automatically detects languages and preserves speaker's tone, pace, and pitch.
Translates continuously without waiting for sentence end.
Available via Gemini Live API, Google AI Studio, Google Meet preview, and Google Translate app.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 10, 2026·via the-decoder.com

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The latest AI news we announced in May 2026

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Google’s May AI Push Centers on Gemini 3.5 and Omni

Key Takeaways

Google used its June 5 recap to package May as the start of an "agentic Gemini era."
Gemini 3.5 was framed around agents and coding, while Gemini Omni was pitched as a multimodal creation system.
The company also linked AI to shopping, health, hardware and life-sciences research.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 5, 2026·via blog.google

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Google gives publishers an AI search opt-out, but keeps the power

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Google will let sites opt out of AI search features without affecting normal search rankings.
Search Console is gaining separate reporting for generative AI impressions and related metrics.
The move comes amid regulatory pressure, especially from the UK's competition authority.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 4, 2026·via the-decoder.com

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DuckDuckGo's Doing Numbers After Pitching Itself as the Home of AI-Free Web Searches

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DuckDuckGo leans into AI-free search as Google backlash grows

Key Takeaways

DuckDuckGo is promoting an AI-free search experience.
The company launched browser extensions for Chrome and Firefox to set that experience as default.
The push comes as Google faces criticism over AI-generated search answers.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 2, 2026·via gizmodo.com

Google details how Gemini helped produce I/O 2026

Key Takeaways

Google says it used Gemini and other AI tools across conference production.
A short film workflow combined puppetry, traditional animation, and AI generation.
The post frames AI as a way to speed prototyping and reduce routine production work.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 1, 2026·via blog.google

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As AI Matures, Consumer Trust Becomes The New Battleground (via forbes.com)

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AI search can answer faster, but trust is becoming the real battleground

Key Takeaways

Search is becoming an answer-first product rather than a link-first one.
Google is commercializing AI-powered search experiences with new ad formats.
Trust, attribution, and publisher economics are emerging as core issues.

DT Editorial Team·May 30, 2026·via fastcompany.com

Google-Backed Futures Lab Turns Student AI Ideas Into Prototypes

Key Takeaways

Google and the University of Waterloo run an eight-week AI prototyping workshop.
Student projects include Kanji Garden, SignFluent, and MuscleMemory.
The program emphasizes human-centered product development, not just AI theory.

DT Editorial Team·May 29, 2026·via blog.google

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Google’s Coral Board pushes small-device AI further onto the edge

Key Takeaways

Google unveiled a Coral Board that can run Gemma 3 270M locally.
The hardware targets small AI devices including wearables and AR glasses.
Google says the platform is meant to reduce fragmentation in edge AI development.

DT Editorial Team·May 29, 2026·via the-decoder.com

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YouTube now lets you offload your playlist curation to AI - Engadget

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YouTube rolls out AI-made custom feeds for playlist building

Key Takeaways

Users can generate a personalized feed with a text prompt.
Custom feeds can be pinned to the top of the homepage.
Rollout starts in the US for signed-in English-language users.

DT Editorial Team·May 28, 2026·via engadget.com