Google Search and Gemini users to get more accurate, timely weather forecasts powered by AI

digitaltrends - Google has unveiled WeatherNext 2, an advanced AI forecasting model built by DeepMind and Google Research, which uses an entirely new, AI-powered model to forecast weather.

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Google Calendar finally lets you block task time like real meetings

Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Google Calendar’s latest feature update enables users to block off time for tasks and mark themselves as busy directly within the app. This expands the existing Tasks feature, fulfilling requests from Workspace users. The rollout began for Rapid Release d…

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 5:20 am / permalink 16060 / 3 stories in 3 months

DeepMind releases a new weather forecasting model for more accurate predictions

Lawrence Bonk / engadget - Google's DeepMind just released WeatherNext 2, a new version of its AI weather prediction model. The company promises that it "delivers more efficient, more accurate and higher-resolution global weather predictions." To that end, it should be able to prov…

Back to Top / Monday, November 17, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 16051 / 5 stories in 3 months

Google rolls out its AI ‘Flight Deals’ tool globally, adds new travel features in Search

Aisha Malik / techcrunch - To get started, users need to describe where, when, and how they want to travel. Flight Deals will then use AI to display the best bargains available.

Back to Top / Monday, November 17, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 16047 / 6 stories in 3 months

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is betting on Google for the first time ever

Catherine Baab / qz - The Berkshire endorsement adds legitimacy to Google's AI narrative, signaling confidence even as investors have balked at AI-related buildout costs

Back to Top / Monday, November 17, 2025, 7:21 am / permalink 16030 / 3 stories in 3 months

Google pitches EU on adtech fixes to dodge breakup after €2.95B slap

Richard Speed / theregister - Brussels reviewing proposal as Mountain View insists it will appeal antitrust ruling Google has proposed a plan to the European Commission aimed at addressing antitrust concerns following a €2.95 billion fine imposed on the company for its online advertis…

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Waymo to roll out driverless taxis on highways in three US cities

Rafe Rosner-Uddin, Financial Times / arstechnica - Alphabet will add routes in LA, Phoenix, and San Francisco for its driverless cars.

Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 15932 / 4 stories in 3 months

Watch Google DeepMind’s new AI agent learn to play video games

Hayden Field / theverge - Google DeepMind’s new AI agent learned how to play a bunch of video games — including No Man’s Sky, Valheim, and Goat Simulator 3 — to become a viable “interactive gaming companion.” The new agent tool, SIMA 2, builds on its earlier iteration, SIMA (Scala…

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Google augments AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout and an AI that calls stores for you

Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Google is expanding AI shopping with conversational search, agentic checkout and an AI that calls stores for you about local inventory.

Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 15925 / 8 stories in 3 months

Google says new cloud-based “Private AI Compute” is just as secure as local processing

Ryan Whitwam / arstechnica - New system allows devices to connect directly to secure space in Google's AI servers.

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 4:22 pm / permalink 15878 / 8 stories in 3 months

Google Photos Has New AI Abilities: Nano Banana Support And AI Edits On The iPhone

bgr - Google added a few new AI features to Google Photos, including Nano Banana support, AI editing on the iPhone, and a more powerful Ask button.

Back to Top / Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 11:20 am / permalink 15871 / 9 stories in 3 months

AI Chips: Google’s Ironwood TPU and New Axion Chips Are Now Generally Available

Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Google's powerful Ironwood TPU is now generally available together with new Axion CPUs, heatubg up the AI hardware arms race against Nvidia.The post AI Chips: Google’s Ironwood TPU and New Axion Chips Are Now Generally Available appeared first on WinBuzze…

Back to Top / Thursday, November 6, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 15727 / 6 stories in 4 months

Google gets the US government’s green light to acquire Wiz for $32B

Rebecca Szkutak / techcrunch - Google announced its intent to acquire cloud security company Wiz in March and the deal is now on track to close in early 2026.

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 9:21 am / permalink 15690 / 5 stories in 4 months

Google Tests A New Version Of AI Mode

barry@rustybrick.com (Barry Schwartz) / seroundtable - Google is testing a new version of AI Mode responses in the wild, directly in the Google Search AI Mode interface. Google even tells the searcher, "You're giving feedback on a new version of Al Mode. Which response do you prefer?"

Back to Top / Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 8:21 am / permalink 15686 / 7 stories in 4 months

Google's Next Moonshot Is Putting TPUs In Space With 'Project Suncatcher'

BeauHD / slashdot - Google's new "Project Suncatcher" aims to launch Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) into space, creating a solar-powered, satellite-based AI networkcapable of scaling machine learning beyond Earth's limits. Google says a "solar panel can be up to 8 times more…

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Chrome Autofill Now Supports Passport, Driver's License and Vehicle Info

Imad Khan / cnet - Soon, you'll never need to remember anything ever again.

Back to Top / Monday, November 3, 2025, 9:20 pm / permalink 15634 / 6 stories in 4 months

Waymo To Expand Robotaxi Service To Las Vegas, San Diego and Detroit Next Year

BeauHD / slashdot - In its largest rollout yet, Waymo said it will launch its driverless robotaxi service to Las Vegas, San Diego, and Detroit in 2026. The Alphabet unit will also debut new Zeekr-built vehicles developed with Geely to complement its existing Jaguar I-PACE fl…

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Next version of Apple's personal assistant Siri will be powered by Google Gemini

techspot - Bloomberg's Apple guru Mark Gurman notes that the new Siri will "lean on Google's Gemini model" for features such as AI-powered web search. Apple expects Gemini to make Siri more capable than ever, though some employees reportedly question whether iPhone …

Back to Top / Monday, November 3, 2025, 2:21 pm / permalink 15623 / 5 stories in 4 months