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Google is adding an AI-powered “Ask YouTube” search experience for U.S. YouTube Premium users on desktop and bringing its Gemini Omni video model into Shorts Remix and the YouTube Create app.

At I/O 2026, Google discussed AI-enabled glasses with partners including Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, but largely avoided calling the category ‘smart glasses,’ instead using terms such as ‘intelligent eyewear’ and ‘a

At Google I/O 2026, Google introduced Pics, an AI-powered design and image-generation app for Workspace that aims to make editable visual creation more accessible across business and education use cases.

The US Department of Justice wants Apple and Google to provide data on more than 100,000 users of an OBDII app linked to emissions defeat-device allegations, raising broad privacy concerns.

A reported Justice Department request for Apple, Amazon, and Google to identify more than 100,000 users of a car app would mark a sweeping attempt to reach customer identities and purchase histories through major tech平台s

Google is pushing back on the idea that AI search requires special optimization tactics, saying visibility in AI Overviews and AI Mode still depends on the same ranking and quality systems behind traditional search.

Google says its redesigned Finance experience is rolling out across Europe with local language support, adding AI research responses, deeper charting tools, live earnings features and broader market data.

Google’s Threat Intelligence Group says it identified the first known case of a threat actor using AI to discover and weaponize a zero-day vulnerability, and says the planned mass attack was stopped.

Google is expanding Gemini’s role on Android through a new Gemini Intelligence suite that can automate tasks across apps, improve speech-to-text, and power browser actions on premium devices.

Google says new Gemini-powered features coming first to the Samsung Galaxy S26 and Google Pixel 10 will help Android users complete multi-step tasks, summarize web content, fill forms, and turn rough voice notes into tid

Google says AI-assisted cyberattacks have rapidly moved from an emerging concern to an industrial-scale threat, with criminal groups and state-linked actors using commercial models to refine and scale operations.

Google has introduced the $100 Fitbit Air, a screenless fitness band positioned as a lower-cost alternative to Whoop’s subscription-based model.

Google has launched The Small Brief, pairing leading creative figures with local businesses while giving them access to its Flow AI creative studio to build campaigns.

Google has unveiled the $100 Fitbit Air and a new Google Health app, betting that a smaller, screenless wearable can make continuous health tracking easier to live with than a smartwatch.

AI News reports that Google is testing a staff-only Gemini-linked agent called Remy, designed to take actions for users in work and daily tasks, with user control becoming a central design concern.

Google has shut down Project Mariner, its experimental web task agent, and says the technology has moved into other products including Gemini Agent and AI Mode.

Xcel Energy says its Minnesota agreement for a large Google data center will serve as a template for future large-load tariffs, as utilities try to capture hyperscale growth without shifting costs onto existing customers

A ZDNET walkthrough highlights a simple point with broader implications: Android users can scan paper documents into PDFs without installing third-party software, reducing friction and some security risk.

Google engineers say a new compression method called TurboQuant can cut AI working-memory needs by up to six times without sacrificing model performance, potentially easing one of the infrastructure burdens of large chat

Australia has released draft legislation that would tax major digital platforms on part of their local revenue if they do not strike deals with news publishers, reviving the fight over who pays for journalism online.