Tag: Google
Google opens Home MCP so agents can run a smart home
Google has given AI agents a supported route into its smart home ecosystem, opening early access to a…
Google ships two live voice models for very different jobs
The two new audio models switch between 97 languages mid-sentence and run tool calls in the background while…
Google’s Chrome halves release cycles in the AI security era
Chrome 153 starts a two-week cadence meant to shrink the AI-era patch gap.
Google helps Cathay Pacific dodge warming contrails on long flights
Trial reroutes on more than 80 ultra-long-haul flights cut contrail warming by an estimated 40 percent.
Gemini Flash models now pick which video frames to watch
Google's agentic video processing cuts tokens by up to 88 percent on long recordings.
Lyria 3.5 lets Gemini users compose full songs from prompts
Google's music model moves beyond Flow Music into the Gemini app and API with guided creation tools.
Google hands Photos library work to its Gemini Spark assistant
The personal agent gains Google Photos powers including curation, shared albums, and flyer-to-calendar workflows.
Google opens its Mantis bug-hunting agents to developers
Google's open-source harness reproduces suspected flaws in sandboxes to silence AI scanners' false alarms.
Google Pics turns design prompts into Workspace visuals
Google's new Workspace tool generates posters and graphics from prompts.
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash extends video scenes to 40 seconds
Google's updated video model reads ten seconds of context, pins start and end frames, and renders drafts in…
Zoph lands back at Google after a five-month OpenAI stint
Barret Zoph returns to Google as vice president of research after a five-month OpenAI stint.
Google slims Android apps as AI data centers squeeze RAM supply
Google caps Android app memory use as AI data centers drive up RAM prices.