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The US Supreme Court heard arguments in Chatrie v. United States, a case that could redefine how far police may go in demanding location data from technology companies.

More than 600 Google employees have signed a letter urging CEO Sundar Pichai to block classified military uses of the company’s AI, highlighting renewed internal conflict over defense work.

A reported classified agreement would let the US Department of Defense use Google AI models for any lawful government purpose, while limiting Google’s ability to veto operational decisions.

A new ZDNET comparison found OpenAI’s latest image model outperforming Google’s Gemini Nano Banana across nine tests, while also surfacing a fresh concern about personalization and privacy.

Google said it will build its first Austrian data center in Kronstorf, pairing new AI and cloud infrastructure with local workforce training, river water funding, and a design prepared for off-site heat recovery

Google is spotlighting its Tensor Processing Units as demand for larger AI workloads accelerates, framing custom chips as a core advantage in the race to train and run modern models at scale.

Google is pitching Gemini as a practical assistant for home organization, repair guidance, errands, inbox cleanup and plant care, signaling a broader effort to embed its AI tools into routine daily tasks.

Google is set to invest at least $10 billion in Anthropic, with the deal potentially rising to $40 billion if performance targets are met, intensifying the contest to secure AI customers through cloud and chip access.

Google is reportedly committing an initial $10 billion to Anthropic, with another $30 billion tied to performance targets, while also expanding the AI company’s access to large-scale Google Cloud compute.

At Google Cloud Next, Google and Nvidia outlined infrastructure plans aimed at lowering the cost of AI inference at scale, highlighting how the economics of serving models are becoming a primary battleground.

Five years after Google acquired Fitbit, the brand’s Charge 6 remains a standout for mainstream users, underscoring how simplicity, battery life, and approachable health features still matter in wearables.

Google says its new TPU 8i and TPU 8t chips are specialized for distinct AI workloads, with one focused on fast agent performance and the other on large-scale model training.

Google says its AI agent for Google Ads is adding proactive policy troubleshooting, around-the-clock security monitoring and faster certification handling.

Meta’s AI-enabled glasses have moved from novelty to mainstream wearable category leader, with more than 7 million pairs sold in 2025 and rivals now adjusting their own strategies around the format.

Google’s new Personal Intelligence feature for Gemini connects data from apps such as Gmail, Photos, and Search to deliver more tailored responses, underscoring the industry shift toward context-rich AI assistants.

Google says its new AI for the Economy Forum will pair research funding with worker training efforts as policymakers and economists debate how AI will reshape jobs and growth.

Google is launching Skills in Chrome, a feature that lets users save and rerun AI prompts as one-click workflows across the web through Gemini in Chrome, with a built-in library of ready-made options.

Google has begun rolling out Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS, a new text-to-speech model aimed at giving developers and enterprise users finer control over synthetic voices while extending support to more than 70 languages.

Google is rolling out new Gemini app features that let users generate more personalized images by drawing on their preferences and connected Google Photos libraries, without requiring long prompts or manual uploads.

Google is expanding AI Mode in Chrome with side-by-side browsing and search across recent tabs, aiming to make AI assistance part of the browser flow instead of a separate destination.